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Roby and Aderholt Vote to Oppose Obama’s Election Year Tax increase

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, the House voted to extend the current income tax rates. President Obama and most Democrats want to raise taxes on higher income individuals. Following today’s vote Congresswoman Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery and Congressman Robert Aderholt (R) from Haleyville both released written statements to explain to the people … Continued

August 2, 2012

Roby says the Military Family Should Not Be Used as “Political Pawns”

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Representative Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery issued a written statement after she voted in favor of the Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012, H.R. 5872. The legislation requires that President Obama provide details about how his administration plans to implement the budget sequestration cuts that are scheduled to take … Continued

July 19, 2012

Roby and Shelby Warns of Democrats Who Would Force a Recession to Raise Taxes

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congresswoman Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery warned on Facebook that some Democrats were willing to trigger a second recession in order to get their way on a massive new tax increase. Representative Roby said, “We must avoid any tactics from those willing to “plunge the nation back into recession” … Continued

July 18, 2012