Tag: US Senate
Richard Shelby joins elite crowd having cast 10,000+ Senate votes
Alabama U.S. Senator Richard Shelby joined an elite crowd of U.S. Senators this year when he cast his 10,000 vote on the Senate floor earlier...
U.S. Senate needs to welcome baby Duckworth with open arms
It's tough enough being a woman in politics (see my recent op-ed), but today I was surprised to read Sen. Tammy Duckworth, the first...
Richard Shelby selected to chair powerful Senate spending panel
Republicans on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee selected Alabama's senior Sen. Richard Shelby as their new chairman Monday. On Tuesday, the full Senate confirmed the selection...
Senators to preview proposals on improving election systems
With the 2018 primary season already underway, leaders of the Senate Intelligence Committee are launching an effort to protect U.S. elections from a repeat...
With Democratic support, Senate eyes rollback of banking law
Ten years after a financial crisis rocked the nation’s economy, the Senate is poised to pass legislation that would roll back some of the...
Steve Flowers: History will record Richard Shelby as Alabama’s greatest senator
A few months back the Jefferson County Republican Party honored our Senior U.S. Senator, Richard Shelby. It was held at The Club in Birmingham. The...
Senate swears-in Doug Jones, GOP majority shrinks
Alabama Democrat Sen. Doug Jones was sworn in to the United States Senate Wednesday, narrowing the Republican majority 51-49 in the upper chamber.
Jones arrived...
US Senate passes historic tax reform legislation
The U.S. Senate passed the most historic rewrite of the nation's tax laws in more than three decades Tuesday night by a 51-48 vote.
The...
Senate confirms Alabama-native Paul Compton as HUD’s General Counsel
Monday night, by a vote of 62 to 34, the U.S. Senate confirmed Alabama-native Paul Compton, Jr. to be the next General Counsel of...
Alabama Senate election results: Roy Moore vs Doug Jones
Democrat Doug Jones has bested Republican Roy Moore in a nail-biter of an Election night in race to fill the U.S. Senate seat previously held...
