U.S. House of Representatives

Coup d’etat or Unleashing Secretariat?

America is at a crossroads, either we follow Nancy, Adam, Jerry and Chuck in their unceasing attempt to remove President Trump or we as a country participate in a historic 2020 landslide election and unleash Secretariat. Often when I write, there is an issue at the core of the discussion and I try my best … Continued

October 18, 2019

Byrne calls House Democrats’ investigations “witch hunts”

Congressman Bradley Byrne, R-Alabama, delivered a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday expressing his view that partisan Congressional investigations into the personal and business dealings of President Donald Trump before taking office may run outside the scope prescribed by the Constitution. “Last week, the chairman of the House Ways and … Continued

April 10, 2019

House of Representatives passes measure to reverse federal employee salary freeze

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday giving federal workers a 2.6 percent pay increase, nullifying President Donald Trump’s administration’s December 2018 decision to freeze federal employee salary rates. This pay increase will put executive branch employees at an equal level with military members in terms of pay raises. The measure reverses … Continued

January 31, 2019

Jones’ Civil Rights Cold Case bill signed into law

Sen. Doug Jones’ bipartisan bill to publicly release government records related to unsolved civil rights cases has been signed into law. The bill, which Jones co-sponsored with Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, requires the review, declassification and release of government records related to the crimes. Dubbed the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act, … Continued

January 10, 2019

Can’t write too much about voting until it’s too late

Yes, I’ve been writing about voting a lot over the past few weeks. I’ll likely continue until the Tuesday, Nov. 6, midterm elections where, in Alabama, we also elect a governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, justices to the state Supreme Court, and other constitutional offices. There also are a limited number of local elections. Some … Continued

October 18, 2018

The duty of the voter

Now that Labor Day is behind us, the political campaigns for November’s General Election are in full swing. Or should be. While polls indicate Democrats likely will take back the U.S. House of Representatives, nothing is certain. It depends on which side can get out their voters. In Alabama, these “midterm” elections are always a … Continued

September 6, 2018

House passes VA bill, funds Choice Program

The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed S. 2372, the VA MISSION Act, taking another critical step towards fulfilling our promise to make the Department of Veterans Affairs work for the men and women who have selflessly served our great nation. I was proud to support the legislation, and I am very pleased that it … Continued

May 21, 2018

Senate support for Poarch Creek legal fix in jeopardy

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, the Poarch Band of Creek Indians celebrated a short victory when the U.S. House of Representatives approved a Land Reaffirmation Act that addresses a legal technicality that potentially jeopardized the tribe’s reservation status. However, over the weekend, the Alabama Political Reporter confirmed that Alabama’s Republican Senior U.S. … Continued

January 23, 2018

Hidden Agenda. Part Two.

By Larry Lee Earlier this week we asked if there is a hidden agenda to the state school board’s hiring of non-educator Mike Sentance of Boston to be our state school superintendent. This concentrated on the actual education of students. However, there is another part of this picture that few have considered and that may … Continued

August 30, 2016

Casson Challenges Incumbent Congressman

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R) from Saks was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2002, replacing popular incumbent Rep. Bob Riley (R) from Ashland who left Congress to run for Governor of Alabama (Riley served two terms as governor from 2003 to 2011). Congressman Rogers is seeking … Continued

May 21, 2014