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July 14, 2011

Worried and waiting on the Hill
By John Stanten | Roll Call | July 14, 2011

The debt limit issue dominated conversations on Capitol Hill on Thursday, but with no apparent movement toward an agreement on raising the nation’s borrowing capacity.

A group of conservative Republicans sent President Barack Obama a letter urging him to ensure that Social Security, Medicare and service member payments are made even if the country defaults on its debt Aug. 2, while also paying off the interest on that debt.

July 14, 2011

Who's telling the truth about the debt ceiling?
By Jon Paepcke | Alabama's 13 | July 14, 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WVTM) --- In three weeks, more than $20 billion worth of social security checks are set to ship out.

The day before is the deadline to solve the issue surrounding the cap on our nation's debt.

July 14, 2011

GOP lawmakers call on Obama to stop debt ceiling scare tactics
By Andrew Ackerman | Fox Business | July 14, 2011

July 7, 2011

The April 27th

July 1, 2011

Aderholt: No tax increase to reduce debt
By Andy Powell | The Gadsden Times | July 1, 2011

U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Haleyville, said he opposes a tax increase coupled with spending cuts, as proposed by President Barack Obama, to reduce the national debt, and doesn’t think other Republicans will support the idea, either.

June 29, 2011

House Republican cybersecurity task force given until October to respond to administration

Infosecurity | June 28, 2011

The House Republican leadership has tasked Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) to head a cybersecurity task force to analyze the Obama administration’s cybersecurity legislative proposal and to develop a Republican response by October.

June 24, 2011

Homeland Security secretary visits local town

By Bernie Delinski | Times Daily | May 30, 2011

It is impossible to visit Hackleburg without being reminded of the deadly April 27 tornado that tore through town.

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U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano stood Sunday afternoon among the damage and promised the disaster is not forgotten by authorities in Washington, either.

June 24, 2011

Homeland Security chief surveys Alabama storm damage

Montgomery Advisor | May 30, 2011

June 21, 2011

Senate's spending-bill backlog

By: Rep. Robert Aderholt and Rep. John Culberson | Politico |June 21, 2011

June 19, 2011

Phils, Phyllis lend a helping handy

By Trevor Stokes | Times Daily | June 19, 2011

All eyes were on Phil Campbell this weekend as the cheeky gathering of men who share the town’s name showed up for their second convention and in the process brought worldwide attention to the tornado-ravaged town.