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July 17, 2015
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Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) released the following statement regarding the attack on U.S. Marines in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Our hearts and prayers go out to the families of the Marines and others who were murdered and injured in Chattanooga by a Muslim
July 16, 2015
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Washington, D.C. – Last night on Capitol Hill, Sue Zupko, who teaches gifted classes at Weatherly Heights Elementary School, was honored at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Teacher at Sea Program 25th Anniversary Cele
July 14, 2015
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Washington, D.C. – This morning, Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) in a U.S. House floor speech applauded Democrat presidential candidate's goal of increasing American family incomes but noted that her "trickle down federal government dictates solut
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July 13, 2015
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Washington, D.C. – On July 9th, 2015, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management revealed that sensitive information, including the Social Security numbers of 21.5 million individuals, was stolen from the background investigation databases. The Direct
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July 1, 2015
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Huntsville, AL – This morning Congressman Mo Brooks (R-AL) made the following statement on the passing of state representative and former Athens mayor, Rep. Dan Williams.
June 29, 2015
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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) announced his cosponsorship of H.R. 2905, the SCOTUScare Act of 2015, which would eliminate the exemption for all U.S. Supreme Court Justices and their employees from ObamaCare and require them
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June 25, 2015
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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Mark Meadows (R-NC) was reinstated as Chairman of the Oversight & Government Reform Committee's Government Operations Subcommittee. By all accounts, Congressman Meadows had done an excellent job as subcommi
June 25, 2015
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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) released the following statement regarding H.R. 2042, the Ratepayer Protection Act, that passed the House today on a 247-180 vote. As background, in 2014 the EPA proposed a "Clean Power Plan" rule th
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June 24, 2015
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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) issued the following statement lauding today's announcement by Google to build a $600 million data center in Jackson County.
June 23, 2015
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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) announced his co-sponsorship of H.R. 2812, the Tax Free Health Insurance Act, which would eliminate taxes on health insurance for those in the individual market. According to the Centers for M
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June 30, 2017
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President Trump formed a long-anticipated National Space Council today bringing both military and civilian government space programs closer together. Vice President Mike Pence will chair the council and become the president's chief adviser on national space policy.
June 29, 2017
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The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) voted 60-1 to authorize $696.5 billion in defense spending for 2018 Wednesday night with the support of three Members of the Alabama delegation that sit on the committee.
June 24, 2017
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Rep. Brooks, eyewitness to Scalise shooting, talks push for concealed carry for members of Congress.
June 7, 2017
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Alabama 5th District U.S. Congressman Mo Brooks appeared on the House floor Wednesday to support President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord.
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May 30, 2017
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A new piece of legislation by a Republican lawmaker would tighten current processes which give illegal aliens de facto amnesty under what is meant to be a temporary, protected status.
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May 25, 2017
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Two days ago, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released a report showing that average premiums have increased by more than 200 percent for plans sold on Healthcare.gov in Alabama.
April 28, 2017
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Thursday, April 27, 2017, US Representative Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) filed House companion legislation for the Ensuring Lawful Collection of Hidden Assets to Provide Order (EL CHAPO) Act, HR2186. This legislation was recently introduced in the Senate by US Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas). The EL CHAPO Act would use approximately $14 billion of the fortune belonging to famed Mexican drug lord, Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera “El Chapo” to pay for President Trump’s controversial border wall plan.
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April 28, 2017
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On Thursday, Brooks filed companion House legislation to a bill that Cruz recently introduced in the Senate. H.R. 2186, the Ensuring Lawful Collection of Hidden Assets to Provide Order (EL CHAPO) Act, would reserve approximately $14 billion in potential assets forfeited to the United States Government as a result of the criminal prosecution of Joaquin Guzman (aka El Chapo), the former leader of the Sinaloa drug cartel, as well as other drug lords, for border security funding – to include the completion of the wall along the U.S.- Mexican border.
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April 27, 2017
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The last holdout among Alabama's six Republican House members is now backing the new, and now reworked, Republican health care plan.
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April 27, 2017
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U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks has joined with U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz to sponsor a bill that would reserve about $14 billion for border security, including a wall on the Mexican border.
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