111th Congress
Congressman Robert Aderholt Op-Ed Column
Friday, November 27, 2009
The Times-Journal: Keep Terrorists Out Of America
By Rep Robert Aderholt (AL-04)
Two weeks ago, the President Obama Administration announced that five accused Sept. 11 conspirators currently held at the U.S. military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, will be transferred to federal court in Manhattan to face trial, just blocks from the site of the former World Trade Center.
Congressman Robert Aderholt Op-Ed Column
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Times-Journal: Should We Listen To Our Generals In Afghanistan?
By Rep Robert Aderholt (AL-04)
Eight years ago, the United States led an invasion of Afghanistan with the purpose of hunting down and defeating Osama bin Laden, al-Qaida and its extremist allies. However, the war subsequently took a back seat to the conflict in Iraq.
Can the stimulus teach us anything about the health care debate?
By Rep Robert Aderholt (AL-04)
Sunday, October 4, 2009, Daily Mounatin Eagle
As we all react to another disappointing unemployment report from Friday, I can’t help but wonder if the President and Congress would’ve passed the stimulus if it knew then what we know now.
After all, the administration told us we needed to spend nearly $1 trillion for a stimulus bill that would create jobs “immediately” and keep unemployment below 8% nationally. That has not happened.