Tag: Martha Roby
Martha Roby: One year later, more improvement needed at VA
An important part of my job in Congress is making sure national Veterans Affairs leaders pay attention to Alabama and remain focused on improving...
Alabama delegation supports U.S. House passed fishing reforms, despite Obama veto...
Disregarding a veto threat from President Barack Obama, the U.S. House of Representatives reauthorized the four-decade-old Magnuson-Stevens Act, the nation’s primary fishing law, on Monday,...
Martha Roby: Next generation of military leaders
One of my favorite parts of serving in Congress is the honor and responsibility I have to nominate young men and women for an...
Martha Roby: Honoring America’s “Aces”
More than 60,000 fighter pilots have served in the U.S. armed forces through the years. Among them, only 1,447 have earned the designation of...
Know a vet getting the government run around?
Soon our nation will be celebrating Memorial Day. More than a three-day weekend marking the beginning of summer, Memorial Day is time to pay...
Martha Roby: Blocking Harmful, Nonsense Regulations
Did you know that federal water regulators have been trying to greatly expand their reach into private lands by seeking to make small ponds,...
Martha Roby blasts Robert McDonald, President Obama over VA missteps
U.S. Rep. Martha Roby said Thursday that Veterans' Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald and the Obama administration "need to spend less time on political posturing and more time...
U.S. House passes bill to limit late-term abortions
After a long political struggle that began shortly after Republicans took back the House from Democrats and Speaker Nancy Pelosi in 2010, the GOP-led...
Alabama congressional delegation largely supportive of Benghazi Select Committee
In the wake of recent news that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has agreed to testify before a U.S. House Select Committee investigating the 2012...
Alabama’s 2015 Congressional Art Competition winners selected
Each spring, high school students from across the state submit their artwork to the annual Congressional Art Competition for a chance to represent their congressional...
