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Jones calls for McConnell to bring the Senate back to work on bipartisan aid package

Alabama Sen. Doug Jones and two of his Democratic Senate colleagues — Nevada Sen. Jacky Rosen and New Hampshire Sen. Maggie Hassan — led 10 other senators in a letter asking Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky to bring the Senate back into session and work through the weekend until Congress reaches a bipartisan deal … Continued
August 3, 2020

GDP fell by an unprecedented 9.5 percent in second quarter

The Bureau of Economic Analysis released its advance estimate of U.S. GDP for the second quarter of 2020 reflecting the months of April, May and June dropped 9.5 percent in the second quarter, According to the BEA report, real GDP contracted at an unprecedented annualized rate of 32.9 percent. This is the largest quarterly decline … Continued
July 31, 2020

Has Alabama lost its independent streak?

What if I told you that Sen. Richard Shelby, outraged by the stories of laid off Alabama workers forced to camp out overnight to get unemployment compensation, was pushing his fellow senators to pump more money into states to rectify the situation?  What if I told you that Shelby had fought to get more funding … Continued
July 3, 2020

Jones calls for more federal funding, support for state Departments of Labor

U.S. Senator Doug Jones, D-AL, today is urging Senate leadership for additional federal funding and support for the state Departments of Labor, which have been overwhelmed by the wave of unemployment insurance claims. This also comes as disturbing reports emerge out of Montgomery, where Alabamians have been camping out overnight outside of an unemployment claims … Continued
July 3, 2020

Alabama’s government has failed in this crisis

Alabama has failed at crisis management.  If you doubt this, take a drive by Alabama State University or simply look at the photos taken by al.com of the parking lot outside of the university’s Acadome. Look at the massive line of people, many of them elderly, baking in the Alabama summer sun in the middle … Continued
June 26, 2020

Brooks praises Trump executive order blocking some work visas

Congressman Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, on Tuesday, praised President Donald Trump’s proclamation blocking some work visas through the end of 2020 in an effort to prevent the importation of cheap labor. “America suffers from some of the worst unemployment ever recorded,” Brooks said. “The unemployment rate nearly quadrupled between February and May of 2020 and now … Continued
June 25, 2020

Sessions releases four-part immigration plan

Monday, former U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) released a new four part immigration reform plan. Following the Supreme Court’s decision thwarting President Donald J. Trump’s (R) effort to swiftly end the DACA amnesty program, Senator Sessions released a plan to fix America’s immigration system. The plan has four pillars which Sessions claims provide the right … Continued
June 23, 2020

Pence says all states and territories are in the process of reopening

Monday, Vice President Mike Pence (R) said that all states and U.S. territories are in the process of reopening their economies. Pence made the comment in a teleconference with members of the Heritage Foundation. The Vice President provided an overview on the national level and then took questions and answers from participants. Heritage Foundation President … Continued
June 16, 2020