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Film screening in US on post-conflict Sri Lanka
News.lk | November 1, 2011
"Lies Agreed Upon" screening in US, Sri Lankan Caucus, Congressman Chris Van Hollen and Congressman Robert Aderholt, Ambassador Jaliya Wickramasuriya.
"Lies Agreed Upon" will be screened at the U.S.Capital, tomorrow, November 2, hosted by the Co-Chairs of the Sri Lankan Caucus, Congressman Chris Van Hollen and Congressman Robert Aderholt. Following the screening, a panel discussion to discuss redevelopment and reconciliation efforts in Sri Lanka will be held.
Aderholt schedules annual tour
The Gadsden Times | October 26, 2011
Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Haleyville, has announced the dates and locations for the 12th annual Fourth Congressional District Agriculture and Industry Tour.
Shuler's Outreach Goes All the Way to Sri Lanka
By Daniel Newhauser | Roll Call | October 26, 2011
In North Carolina, he’s known as a Congressman. In Tennessee, he’s known as a quarterback. But in Sri Lanka, Rep. Heath Shuler is known as an ally.
Over the past three years, the Democrat has quietly built a reputation as a top Congressional booster of the small South Asian country, grabbing headlines there last week when he returned for his second Congressional delegation trip in about as many years.
The History of the Trade Agreements in the House
By Chad Pergram | Fox News | October 10, 2011
"You never know with trade agreements," mused a House Republican aide recently. "You can never take anything for granted."
And such is the case as the House of Representatives embarks on a slate of three trade agreements this week. They're designed to bolster the sale of goods and exchanges of services between the U.S. and Colombia, South Korea and Panama.
A Walking Economic Stimulus
By Stewart Verdery | Homeland Security Policy Institute | October 24, 2011
Illegal is illegal
By Malarie Haven | The Sand Mountain Reporter | October 21, 2011
Some believe Alabama's new law cracking down on illegal immigration may save taxpayers' money, but it's 15 years too late to save the brother-in-law of Albertville City Councilman Chuck Ellis.
Ellis favors the law and has spent many years fighting for immigration reform. if(typeof oTNCMS_Ad.setRelative == 'function'){ oTNCMS_Ad.setRelative(); }oTNCMS_Ad.show();
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"I think what is missing is the realization trillions of dollars of stimulous spending simply did not work" - Robert B. Aderholt.
Will Social Security checks be paid out next month?
By Eric Sollman | WAFF | July 23, 2011
DECATUR, AL (WAFF) -
When it comes to talking about America's debt rising through a metaphorical roof, you've mostly heard from Republicans and Democrats in Washington D.C.
We spoke with several men and women who do not hold elected office, but they do have plenty of political clout.
"Social security and Medicare are essential to people who live in this district, and people who live in this nation," said Bob Clark.
Foreign companies shouldn't reap benefits from U.S. trade rules
By Rep. Robert Aderholt | The Gadsden Times | July 22, 2011
Prior to the surge in Bangladeshi sleeping bags into the U.S., Exxel was supplying nearly 30 percent of all non-down sleeping bags sold in America. Since the surge, it has lost as much as 20 percent in sales/production orders per year.