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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.
Boaz school starts petition for flight 93 families
By Stephen McLamb | WAFF | September 16, 2011
BOAZ, AL (WAFF) - Students at a Boaz Middle School have started a petition to congress that would give awards to surviving family members of flight 93, whose members banned together to fight a terrorist attack on 9-11.
Passengers worked together to attack the terrorists that day and kept them from hitting their target, students feel they acted in the form of a militia and should be honored as such.