112th Congress
Rep. Aderholt says Dodd-Frank hurting job creators
By Alexandra Villarreal | BankCreditNews.com | August 29, 2012
Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Ala.) and Jay Reed, the president of the Associated Builders and Contractors of Alabama, recently said that Dodd-Frank is hurting job creation and creating uncertainty for the financial industry.
Cullman residents serving as delegates, alternates at GOP convention
By David Palmer | The Cullman Times | August 28, 2012
Ending the Abortion-Pill Mandate, ACLJ & 79 Members of Congress File in 12 Lawsuits
By Edward White | ACLJ | August 24, 2012
The American Center for Law & Justice (“ACLJ”), along with seventy-nine Members of Congress, has submitted “friend of the court” briefs in twelve separate lawsuits brought by more than forty Catholic organizations.
Taxes, regulations hurting businesses
The Montgomery Advertiser | August 24, 2012
There is little question that our nation’s economy continues to struggle. The question remains, why?
79 Congressmen sign briefs supporting Catholic institutions in suit against HHS mandate
CatholicCulture.org | August 24, 2012
Some 79 members of the US House of Representatives have signedamicus curiae briefs in support of the 40 Catholic institutions that have brought suit to halt enforcement of the Obama administration’s contraceptive mandate.
Texas Congressman Lamar Smith aids ICE agents’ suit
By Stewart Powell | The Houston Chronicle | August 24, 2012
Ten agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are getting Republican air cover for their lawsuit challenging the Obama administration’s election-year decision to grant temporary legal status to up to 1.7 million children of undocumented immigrants.
When feds sought to shutter immigration jail, politics intervened
By Lisa Riordan Seville and Hannah Rappleye | NBC News | August 22, 2012
GADSDEN, Ala. -- The serpentine Coosa River once brought people and goods aplenty to this pretty Southern town, known first for its riverboats and later for its rubber and steel plants.
Brooks, Aderholt get chamber awards
Times-Daily | August 19, 2012
Congressmen Mo Brooks and Robert Aderholt have been presented "Spirit of Enterprise" awards by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
They were officially presented their awards Friday in a ceremony held by the Shoals Chamber of Commerce.
The award recognizes a legislator's work to promote American business and economic opportunity.
Aderholt, Brooks say they are ready to represent the Shoals
By Robert Palmer | Times-Daily | August 18, 2012
FLORENCE — Republican congressmen Mo Brooks and Robert Aderholt told a gathering of the Shoals Chamber of Commerce that, though Colbert and Lauderdale counties are now in separate congressional districts, representation in Congress will remain seamless.
In fact, they said the Shoals will get double the representation now.