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With a vote by the U.S. House on Tuesday funding for historically black colleges and universities and minority-serving schools was restored.  “Today we are sending an important message of support for our HBCUs and showing in no uncertain terms that we believe they are vital to our system of higher education,” said Sen. Doug Jones, … Continued

Seven candidates are in a hunt to capture the Republican nomination for Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House, a seat currently held by Congresswoman Martha Roby, who announced on July 26, 2019, that she would not seek re-election in 2020. In August, before King’s official announcement, APR looked at his vote totals in the … Continued

Any hopes that President Trump might support a House bill to lower prescription drug prices by negotiating those prices with drug makers were dashed Thursday after a White House official said the administration supports a Senate version instead.  U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, wrote a provision into the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now … Continued

Tuesday, in response to a planned U.S. House floor vote to grant Venezuelans eligibility for so-called “Temporary Protected Status” (HR549), Congressman Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville introduced the “TPS Reform Act.” The bill requires that Congress must vote on and approve a nation’s citizens’ eligibility for Temporary Protected Status and sets strict but reasonable maximum lengths for … Continued

One wonders if the 2018 midterm elections will ever end. There are still races undecided, recounts going on all over the nation. The original thoughts that the results were only mildly in favor of Democrats on a national level have turned toward a true Blue wave, as Democrats continue to win close races in once-solidly … Continued

By Samuel Mattison Alabama Political Reporter Former U.S. Senator and Attorney General Jeff Sessions told U.S. representatives at a House Judiciary Committee meeting that he has “no reason to doubt” Republican U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore’s accusers. Five women have stepped forward saying Moore pursued a relationship with them when they were teenagers. Moore was … Continued