Alabama State Sen. Jerry Fielding, R-Sylacauga, on Thursday announced he would be introducing a bill to honor embattled “Duck Dynasty” star Phil Robertson during the upcoming legislative session, which begins next month. “Phil Robertson’s family values are shared by the vast majority of Alabamians, who are rightfully concerned by the vitriol aimed at his Christian […]

Back in June, Bradley Byrne was one of the first candidates to announce his intention to run for the Alabama first congressional district seat to be vacated by then-Rep. Jo Bonner. On Tuesday, Byrne was officially the last man standing. With 93 percent reporting, Byrne defeated Democratic nominee Burton LeFlore by a 32,506-13,989 margin. Byrne […]

WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, Rep. Frank Wolf, R-Va., announced he would not be seeking reelection for in 2014 for his 10th congressional district of Virginia seat. “I have decided not to seek re-election to the U.S. Congress in 2014,” Wolf said in a statement on Tuesday afternoon. “It has been an honor to serve the […]

Late Thursday, the U.S. House approved a budget deal brokered between House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., and Senate Budget Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray, D-Wash., by a bipartisan 332-94 margin. Alabama’s congressional delegation reflected that vote, with the lone “no” vote coming from Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville. “While parts of the Murray-Ryan spending deal […]

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., and Senate Budget Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray, D-Wash., announced a breakthrough on what could be the first federal budget passed by Congress since April 29, 2009. However, Murray’s counterpart on the U.S. Senate Budget Committee, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Mobile, won’t be supporting the agreement. […]

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday afternoon, Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Vestavia Hills, announced he is co-sponsoring legislation that would protect Alabama’s 75 volunteer fire departments from a provision of ObamaCare that would threaten their staffing levels. The Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act was introduced by Rep. Lou Barletta, R-Pa. Currently, the IRS defines volunteer firefighters […]

Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, on Monday let it be known in no uncertain terms that he views President Barack Obama as one of history’s greatest con artists. In an appearance on Steve Malzberg’s radio show on Monday, Brooks blistered the president’s controversial healthcare law, criticizing both the way it was sold to the American people […]

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, the Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3309, also known as the “Innovation Act.” The bill had 16 cosponsors, including Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Vestavia Hills, and passed overwhelmingly by a 325-91 vote. According to a release from Bachus’ office, the bill aims to thwart abusive litigation practices of so-called “patent […]

WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, introduced a bill to secure funding for several key NASA programs that impact Alabama’s fifth congressional district. The bill, H.R. 3625, would ensure funding for the Space Launch System, Orion Crew Capsule, and International Space Station, which according to Brooks “reflects congressional priorities.” “H.R. 3625 is multi-faceted,” […]

(Above: WTVY’s Tessa Darlington interviews Sen. Jeff Sessions) While traveling across Alabama this week, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Mobile, made an appearance on Dothan CBS affiliate WTVY’s evening newscast to discuss ObamaCare, the current state of the Farm Bill and the tension between Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Senate. Sessions wasted no time getting into […]

Last week, ThyssenKrupp announced the $1.55 billion sale of its Calvert, Ala. plant to a 50-50 joint venture owned by Luxembourg-based ArcelorMittal and Japan’s Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. ThyssenKrupp spent about $5 billion to build the now three-year-old plant that provides steel for auto manufacturers with production facilities in the southeastern United States. According […]

WASHINGTON – On Monday, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Mobile, blasted President Obama and a small group of CEOs who have allied with him to push comprehensive immigration reform, and urged the GOP-controlled House to stand strong against them. “House leaders must lay out clearly to the American people the President’s dismal record on immigration,” Sessions said in […]

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the 2008 Republican vice-presidential nominee, is scheduled to make an appearance at the Orange Beach Event Center at the Wharf in Orange Beach, Ala. on April 25, 2014. The event was originally announced back in June by Baldwin County GOP Chairman Matt Simpson. Simpson told Yellowhammer that some ticket levels […]

WASHINGTON – On Friday, the Alabama congressional delegation sent a letter to Boeing Chairman, President and CEO, James McNerney, Jr., touting Alabama as a potential location for its 777X aircraft manufacturing facility. Huntsville is among the finalists for the coveted facility, along with Charleston, S.C., Long Beach, Calif., Philadelphia and St. Louis. The letter points […]

(Above: Sen. Jeff Sessions blasts Senate Democrats for destroying the rights of the minority party) WASHINGTON – On Thursday, Senate Democrats voted to do away with the filibuster as a method to block presidential judicial appointments, delivering a blow to minority party rights on nominations within Congress’ upper chamber. Among those who opposed Democratic Senate […]

Last night, Huntsville NBC affiliate WAFF aired a segment (above) about a Huntsville woman who has seen her family’s health insurance premium double and deductible skyrocket under ObamaCare. Mary Elizabeth Comulada explained her situation to WAFF’s Charles Molineaux. “People aren’t going to be able to afford this,” Comulada said bluntly. Comulada took her situation to […]

WASHINGTON — The Senate Banking Committee voted by a 14-8 margin earlier today to proceed forward with Janet Yellen’s nomination to chair the United States Federal Reserve. The full senate will now vote on her confirmation. Yellen, who is currently the Federal Reserve’s vice chairman, is expected to win confirmation in the Senate and will […]

Back in 2009 and 2010, former Alabama Democratic Rep. Artur Davis was the only member of the Congressional Black Caucus to vote against the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which would later become known as ObamaCare. Davis suffered politically and endured searing criticisms from his fellow Democrats at the time. Jesse Jackson went as far […]

WASHINGTON – On Monday, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Mobile, sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Jack Lew regarding tax credits to SolarCity, a solar energy company that has lost over $300 million since 2008. The inquiry was sparked by an August 31 story in the financial publication Barron’s about SolarCity, a company that is the U.S. […]

(Above: the final moments of the House vote on the “Keep Your Health Plan Act”) On Friday afternoon, the U.S. House passed the Keep Your Health Plan Act, allowing individuals to keep their private health insurance plans even if those plans don’t meet the ObamaCare coverage requirements. Every Republican in Alabama’s congressional delegation voted in […]

(Above: Rep. Martha Roby shares constituent’s ObamaCare horror stories on the floor of the U.S. House) WASHINGTON – After asking constituents to send her their ObamaCare horror stories last week, Rep. Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, this morning took to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives and detailed some of the stories to her colleagues. Roby began […]

(Above: Dr. Ben George takes credit for the “Boycott Byrne” signs lining the Mobile causeway) The runoff election between Republican congressional hopefuls Bradley Byrne and Dean Young was held over a week ago with Byrne winning by a solid margin. Calls for unity among south Alabama Republicans have grown louder in the wake of Byrne’s […]

(Above: President Obama gives a pitch to Congress to pass ObamaCare in 2009, uses Alabama as an example) Before a joint session of Congress back in September 2009, President Barack Obama made a final push for passage of his healthcare reform bill now commonly known as ObamaCare. That speech is better remembered for South Carolina […]

WASHINGTON – Rep. Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, is encouraging her constituent to tell their ObamaCare horror stories to her and her staff. In a release put out on Thursday, Roby laid out her view of the law and presented the challenge she and her colleagues face in fighting it. “House and Senate members from both parties […]