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Our duty to refugees

Anybody who pays attention knows that the world has a refugee crisis. What they may not realize is that the United States has a refugee crisis, too. Not a crisis of people fleeing the United States because of persecution or threats of ethnic violence, or an unstable government out of control, or one ruled by … Continued
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July 13, 2018

Trump-bashing attorney represents AG Marshall’s mega donor in lawsuit

As if the attorney general’s race couldn’t become more bizarre, enter Washington, D.C. election lawyer Charlie Spies, who is defending appointed Attorney General Steve Marshall’s PAC contributions from the Republican Attorney Generals Association (RAGA). Spies is best known for his epic troll of then-candidate Donald Trump when he represented failed GOP presidential candidate and Never-Trumper … Continued
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July 12, 2018

President’s American heart, hands and grit promise may spur infrastructure campaign

As part of his Make America Great Again promise, President Donald Trump offered the American Infrastructure Initiative in February of this year. Many Alabama lawmakers hoped to pass a statewide infrastructure package during the last legislative session, but like President Trump’s plan, it stalled because Republicans feared voter backlash in an election year. As reported … Continued
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July 10, 2018
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What to expect during Kavanaugh’s confirmation battle

It’s official: President Trump has nominated Brett Kavanaugh to succeed Justice Anthony Kennedy as an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. Kavanaugh has served on the D.C. Circuit since 2006. A graduate of Yale and Yale Law, he clerked for the man he’s been chosen to replace, and for legal legend Alex Kozinski. He … Continued
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July 10, 2018
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Border security must always come first

If you have turned on your television recently, you have probably heard about the ongoing immigration debate in our country. Here in Congress, it is an issue that has drawn much of our attention as well. Since being elected to Congress, I have held two top principles when it comes to the immigration debate. First, … Continued
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July 10, 2018
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An Independence Day wish

A friend asked her Facebook followers this question on Independence Day: “On this beautiful 4th of July, I am just wondering what freedom means to you?” It’s a great question, and one well worth thinking about. One person wrote: “The right to think for myself is one thing.” Another quoted Nelson Mandela: “For to be … Continued
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July 4, 2018
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The media is the enemy

We are the enemy. That’s what the president said of “the media” — and really, if nothing else, we need to discuss the all-encompassing idiocy of that label sometime. But now isn’t the time, because right now we need to discuss the continued attacks from the highest office in the country on the profession that … Continued
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June 29, 2018
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Let them eat frozen dinners

Do not let up. Listen to me, progressives and liberals and all the rest of you just plain ol’ ticked off Americans. Do not stop the protesting. Do not stop the heckling. Do not stop making life absolutely, utterly miserable for the conservative lawmakers who have worked so diligently the last several years to make … Continued
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June 27, 2018
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The truth about what’s happening with child separations

There is a debate raging over what’s happening at our southern border, as the Trump administration separates children, including toddlers, from their parents. There should not be a debate about this. And the only reason there is a debate about it is because one side is being fed a steady helping of BS from the … Continued
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June 19, 2018