Tag: Pope Francis
U.S. House of Representatives: Sept. 21 – Oct. 2
Even though the House was out of session for all but two days last week, it proved to be one of the most eventful two...
Bradley Byrne: What is a joint session of Congress?
All eyes were on Washington last week as Pope Francis became the first pope to address a joint session of Congress in our nation’s...
5 things you need to know about Congress this week: 9/25/15
It may have had a slow start, preparing for Pope Francis, but this week in Congress turned out to be a game-changer. Here are five...
Alabama’s congressional delegation attends historic joint-session with Pope Francis
Pope Francis made history Thursday morning as he became the first-ever pontiff to address a joint-session of Congress in Washington, D.C.
All nine members of Alabama's congressional delegation were...
Breaking Keystone silence, Hillary Clinton says she opposes pipeline
Whether it was by coincidence or not, Hillary Rodham Clinton picked a fortuitous time to announce that she opposes the Keystone XL pipeline.
The longstanding...
U.S. House of Representatives: Sept. 21-25
It’s an incredibly short legislative week in the U.S. House of Representatives as the Capitol prepares for the papal visit.
The House will remain out of session...
For GOP candidates, better to be with pope than against him
To some Republican presidential candidates, it's better to be with the popular pope than against him.
Marco Rubio, Rand Paul and Ted Cruz have deep...
Presidential primary brief: 484 days until Election Day
Welcome to the Monday presidential primary brief provided by Alabama Today. Every week you can find your latest headlines on the presidential primary races as we...
White House: Action needed now to slow climate change
Failure to act on climate change could cause an estimated 57,000 deaths a year in the United States from poor air quality by 2100,...
Alabama man to lobby for carbon fee in Washington
Montgomery's own Bryan Seigneur, a computer programmer with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, will advocate for what he calls a "Carbon Fee and Dividend" to...
