Gary Palmer, President of the Alabama Policy Institute, is going to announce his candidacy for Alabama’s 6th Congressional District seat next week, according to sources close to the long-time conservative think tank leader. Palmer founded API as the Alabama Family Alliance in 1989. Since then, he has built the non-profit organization into the state’s leading […]

(Above: Alabamian Bud Porter expresses frustration with his skyrocketing health insurance premiums) On Thursday afternoon, an article by Birmingham News reporter Mike Oliver detailed the reactions of several Alabamians when they realized the Affordable Care Act is — well — apparently not that affordable. In some cases, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama customers are seeing their […]

On Wednesday, President Barack Obama named Federal Reserve Board Vice Chairwoman Janet Yellen as his nominee to replace outgoing Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. If confirmed, Yellen would be the first woman to head the Fed. Yellen’s nomination has been met with skepticism from Republican senators, including Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Mobile, the ranking member of […]

Later this afternoon, President Barack Obama is set to announce Janet Yellen as his nominee for chairman of the Federal Reserve, succeeding current chairman Ben Bernanke. The nomination of Yellen, the current vice-chairman of the Fed Reserve, could make her the first woman to lead the Fed in its 100-year history. However Sen. Jeff Sessions, […]

In an interview with Huntsville CBS affiliate WHNT on Tuesday, Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, said he believes there’s a chance congressional Democrats will back down from their intransigent stance on upholding the president’s controversial healthcare law. Brooks also conceded the current government shutdown isn’t good for the economy. “A government shutdown has an adverse effect […]

(Above: Rep. Mo Brooks speaks on the floor on the U.S. House of Representatives Oct. 3, 2013) WASHINGTON – Just moments before the U.S. government shutdown on Monday, Congress passed a bill that was signed into law by President Barack Obama ensuring members of the military are paid despite the government being shut down. Rep. […]

WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, the first day of the partial federal government shutdown, Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Vestavia Hills, escorted a group of World War II veterans to through the World War II Memorial on the National Mall in defiance of the National Park Service. With the assistance of Bachus and other lawmakers, the group of […]

Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Vestavia Hills, set off a media firestorm yesterday when he announced that his 11th term in the U.S. House will be his last. Bachus has represented Alabama’s 6th District in Congress for over two decades. His impending departure will leave the the seat open for the first time in a generation. The […]

(Above: Laura Ingraham’s interview with Rep. Mo Brooks) Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, made an appearance on Laura Ingraham’s nationally syndicated radio show on Friday to warn about the consequences of ObamaCare. According to Brooks, there are a plethora of hidden costs to the American public which will come in the form of new taxes, $600 […]

(Above: highlights of Sen. Sessions participation in Sen. Cruz’s filibuster on the Senate floor) WASHINGTON – On Tuesday afternoon, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Mobile, joined a handful of his Republican colleagues in participating in Sen. Ted Cruz’s, R-Texas, “filibuster” on the Senate floor. Sessions participated in a nearly half-hour back-and-forth Cruz. Beginning with Cruz’s cue “we […]

Bradley Byrne and Dean Young have cleared the first hurdle in the race to succeed Rep. Jo Bonner as Alabama’s First Congressional District representative. With all 246 precincts reporting, former state senator and chancellor of the two-year college system Bradley Byrne topped businessman Dean Young by an 18,090-12,011 vote margin, followed by State Rep. Chad […]

WASHINGTON – During his “filibuster” over defunding President Barack Obama’s health care, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, went through a list of employers having to make adjustments to their payrolls in order to afford ObamaCare’s compliance costs. The list of employers, which was created by Investor’s Business Daily, happened to include the University of Alabama. Cruz […]

(Above: Sen. Jeff Sessions delivers remarks on the floor of the U.S. Senate) WASHINGTON – On Monday afternoon, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Mobile, took to the floor of the U.S. Senate to make the argument for action to be taken against President Barack Obama’s 2010 health care reform law, otherwise known as ObamaCare. Sessions went through […]

WASHINGTON – In a statement released by his office on Thursday, Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Haleyville, said he would support efforts to defund ObamaCare through the budget process. The “defund” strategy has been a point of contention among congressional Republicans, many of whom have expressed concerns with the possibility of a government shutdown. But Aderholt said […]

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Mobile, delivered the first of what he says will be a series of speeches focusing on the U.S. economy. Sessions said that the lack of growth is limiting lower-income Americans’ upward mobility, which has historically been a hallmark of the country’s economic system. “The sad fact is that […]

In an interview with Huntsville CBS affiliate WHNT, Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, reacted to yesterday’s tragic Navy Yard shooting in Washington, D.C. by renewing a push to end a law that bans members of the military from carrying their weapons on base. The Clinton-era law last came under scrutiny after 2009’s Fort Hood, Texas mass […]

According to data from the Federal Elections Commission, the fundraising contest for the upcoming Alabama first congressional district election to fill the seat vacated by former Rep. Jo Bonner isn’t really much of contest. FEC filings reveal Republican hopeful Bradley Byrne outpacing his two closest Republican competitors, Quin Hillyer and Wells Griffith by near almost […]

WASHINGTON – In spite of his previous warnings that a potential government shutdown wasn’t something that should be lightly walked into, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Mobile, announced on Thursday he has joined the push to leverage the threat of a shutdown to defund ObamaCare. In a press release blasted out this afternoon, Sessions pledged his support for […]

It’s been a year since the Sept. 11, 2012 terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, and Rep. Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, indicated Wednesday she is not satisfied with the information the Obama Administration has made available to Congress with regard to the attack. In a video address, Roby recognized the 12-year anniversary of the […]

WASHINGTON – Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, is an emphatic ‘no’ vote for U.S. military intervention against the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria. In a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday, Brooks cited last year’s decision by the Obama administration to attack Libya without congressional authorization. That, he said, led […]

WASHINGTON – Just hours before President Barack Obama was set to address the nation, Sen. Richard Shelby came out of a closed-door briefing on the situation in Syria to announce he would not be supporting the current proposal to use force. “I will firmly oppose the resolution brought before the Senate calling for the use […]

WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Tuscaloosa, applauded the U.S. Army’s announcement it will convert 66 additional flat bottom Stryker infantry combat vehicles to newer, more survivable Double V Hull (DVH) models. According to a release from Shelby’s office, that work will preserve 80 jobs that are part of the so-called DVH exchange program […]

In an interview with Dothan CBS affiliate WTVY, Rep. Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, weighed in on potential U.S. intervention in Syria. Speaking at one of her “Martha Listens” town hall events in Enterprise, Roby expressed the seriousness of casting a vote to authorize President Barack Obama to use military force. “It’s the most solemn decision a […]

In an interview aired on Mobile CBS affiliate WKRG on Thursday, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Mobile, said he has heard from his constituents strong opposition to a U.S. military strike in Syria. “My phones are ringing off the hook,” Sessions said. “People do not want us involved in another deep commitment in the Middle East in […]