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Brooks supports Air Force’s National Security Space Launch Program

Twenty-eight bipartisan members of the U.S. House of Representatives, led by Congressman Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, sent a letter to United States Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson on Friday, April 12 declaring their support for the Air Force’s National Security Space Launch Program’s Phase 2 acquisition strategy. The signers requested the Air Force refrain from weakening … Continued
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April 30, 2019
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Alabama Congressional Delegation praises proposal to adjust Medicare reimbursements

Tuesday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced changes to the Inpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule that provides relief from the increasing disproportion of reimbursement to hospitals created by the Medicare wage index. U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby’s office said that while CMS uses wage index data based on regional labor costs to determine … Continued
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April 26, 2019

Sewell: Mueller report shows Trump, campaign were dishonest, unethical, immoral and unpatriotic

Friday, U.S. Representative Terri A. Sewell, D-Selma, released a statement on the Department of Justice’s release of a redacted version of the Special Counsel’s report on the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. “Even in its incomplete form, the redacted Special Counsel report makes one thing very clear: irrespective of whether President … Continued
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April 22, 2019

Sewell proposal passes in tax reform bill

Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed the Taxpayer First Act. Sponsors say that it is a commonsense, bipartisan reform package to improve the relationship between American taxpayers and the IRS by improving taxpayer services and increasing transparency and accountability at the agency. The bill includes a provision introduced by Representatives Terri Sewell, … Continued
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April 11, 2019

Sewell condemns Trump’s “health care sabotage.” Brooks supports Trump’s efforts

U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Selma, voted in favor of House Resolution 271 on Wednesday, condemning the Trump Administration’s legal support for an effort by conservative states, including Alabama, to have the courts declare key parts of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, popularly called Obamacare, unconstitutional. “Not only are the Trump Administration’s … Continued
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April 4, 2019

AG: Ruling in federal lawsuit means state will not have to redraw congressional districts for 2020

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced Wednesday that a federal judge’s favorable initial ruling in a voting rights lawsuit against the state of Alabama’s congressional districting plan means there will be no change in Alabama’s congressional district map for the upcoming 2020 U.S. House elections. “I am pleased that U.S. District Judge Bowdre agreed with … Continued
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March 29, 2019

Alabama reaction to Mueller findings

Sunday, Alabama leaders reacted to the findings of Special Counsel Robert Mueller Report that there was no evidence of collusion between the President and Russian intelligence to win the 2016 presidential campaign. “When the Mueller investigation first began, I was one of the first to believe that it was unlikely to implicate President Trump, likely … Continued
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March 25, 2019

Sewell to meet with state legislators on healthcare

Congresswoman Terri Sewell, D-Selma will meet with state legislators and health care stakeholders in Montgomery Wednesday about making health care more affordable and innovative in Alabama. Sewell is hosting a bipartisan group of state legislators and health care stakeholders to discuss ways to shore up rural hospitals, improve health care affordability, access and quality and … Continued
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March 20, 2019