Alabama’s GOP congressional delegation sponsors resolution overturning ATF pistol brace rule | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
United States House Joint Resolution 44, spearheaded by U.S. Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.), passed the House on Tuesday by a vote of 219-210 with five abstentions. U.S. Reps. Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville), Jerry Carl (R-Mobile), Barry Moore (R-Enterprise), Gary Palmer (R-Hoover), Mike Rogers (R-Saks) and Dale Strong (R-Huntsville) were among the 189 Republican co-sponsors of the […]
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Barry Moore not sold on Kevin McCarthy for House Speaker — Other Alabama Republicans enthusiastic about support | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Four out of six Alabamian Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives announced their support for Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) for Speaker of the House Monday night, despite opposition from more conservative Republicans. Representatives Mike Rogers (R-Saks), Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville), Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) and Dale Strong (R-Huntsville) said they intend to vote for McCarthy on […]
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How Did Alabama’s Congressional Delegation Vote on the $1.7T Omnibus to Avoid a Government Shutdown? | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WHNT) — Almost all of Alabama’s congressional delegation voted to reject a $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill to fund the federal government Friday. The final package passed on a 225-201-1 vote. According to The Hill, the bill includes an increase in defense spending, $40 billion in aid to Ukraine, reform for the Electoral […]
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Most of Alabama Republican congressional delegation opposes earmark ban | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Most of Alabama’s Republican congressional delegation opposed banning earmarks for the upcoming Congress. House Republicans voted last week against a proposed earmark ban during a conference rules meeting. The conference voted 52-158 against an amendment proposed by U.S. Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Calif.) that would eliminate the current rule allowing members to earmark spending bills. One […]
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Alabama’s congressional delegation to be reelected, as usual | News | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Our Alabama Congressional delegation will all be reelected next month, as usual. We are no different than any other state when it comes to the incumbency advantage of being a congressperson. When someone is elected to the U.S. Congress, they are usually there for life unless they run for higher office. They probably would not be defeated […]
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Congressional delegation reelected in November | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Our Alabama Congressional delegation will all be reelected next month, as usual. We are no different than any other state when it comes to the incumbency advantage of being a congressperson. When someone is elected to the U.S. Congress, they are usually there for life unless they run for higher office. They probably would not […]
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Four Alabama congressional Republicans raise concerns over foreign-owned agricultural land | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Four Republican members of Alabama’s congressional delegation are scrutinizing an increase in foreign buyers of agricultural land in the United States. According to a letter signed by 130 House Republicans last week to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), “foreign ownership and investment in U.S. agricultural land has nearly doubled over the past decade, 2010 through […]
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