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June 6, 2012

TEA Party will be big event
By Mary Anne Cole | TJ Times-Journal | June 6, 2012

Editor,

There is a great deal of excitement as we anticipate the DeKalb County TEA (Taxed Enough Already) Party at Fort Payne City Park on Saturday.

June 3, 2012
Homeland Spending Bill Set for Floor Consideration
June 2, 2012

Grant Clears War for Center Lane 31
By Benjamin Bullard | The Cullman Times | June 2, 2012

June 1, 2012

Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard Promotes his book in Washington
By Mary Orndorff | al.com | June 1, 2012

WASHINGTON -- Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard said his two-day swing through Washington, D.C., this week was prompted by an invitation to a partisan conference on business, but he expanded his trip to promote his book on the Republican takeover of the Alabama Legislature.

June 1, 2012

Washington Insider - Money and Regulations Top Washington's Agenda
The Maritime Executive | June 1 2012

Don’t be distracted by all the presidential politicking. There’s important maritime business going on in Washington.

May 30, 2012
DHS Spending Bill Heads to Floor, But Democrats Still Have Abortion, immigration Objections
May 29, 2012
The House this week begins what could be this year¹s busiest stretch offloor work on spending bills, with three fiscal 2013 appropriationsmeasures due to hit the floor over the next week and a half.The House Rules Committee on Wednesday is expected to pave the way forlawmakers to conduct a freewheeling debate on the bills by agreeing toallow the measures to come to the floor with unlimited amendments. TheMilitary Construction-VA bill will go first and is likely to move quicklythrough the open amendment process.
May 29, 2012

U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt of Alabama challenges Army decision to buy Canadian product instead of one made in Cullman
By Mary Orndorff | Washington Burea | May 29, 2012

WASHINGTON -- The Army would not be allowed to spend money on new cargo transport gear until a government auditor reviews why the Army stopped buying a product built in Alabama, under a provision adopted by a key House committee.

May 28, 2012
Lawmakers Have Mixed Views Moving Coast Guard Headquarters
May 27, 2012

Aderholt Stalls Army's Switch from SUMMA Transport System
By Trent moore | The Cullman Times | May 27, 2012