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11/21/14
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) - President Obama says America's immigration system is broken and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle agree that it needs to be fixed. But critics say the president is going about it the wrong way.
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10/15/14
HUNTSVILLE Ala. (WAAY)- With more Americans worried over the possibility of an Ebola outbreak in the United States, some are calling on lawmakers to ban travel to affected countries.
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10/12/14
Republican Congressman Mo Brooks on Friday said the decision to carry out airstrikes on targets in Syria and Iraq may be slowing the progress of the terror group known as the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, but it's not stopping them.
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10/02/14
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - With the horrors of the April 27, 2011 tornado outbreak far from fading in the minds of Alabamians, the mandate given Thursday to the new severe weather research center in Huntsville carried no hyperbole.
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09/23/14
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) -
The Pentagon is declaring success with its round of air strikes against terrorists in Syria. President Obama said Tuesday that America "will not tolerate safe havens for terrorists who threaten our people."
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09/12/14
Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) joined Sens. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Tuesday to demand that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid allow a vote on the House-passed bill blocking a continuation or expansion of the president's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) amnesty. Brooks said the policies of President Obama and Sen. Reid are killing the American dream.
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08/28/14
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama – The U.S. space program is on a "clear path" to explore beyond low-earth orbit and eventually travel to Mars, U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks said Thursday.
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08/15/14
Students who are interested in learning more about attending one of the country's service academies are invited to attend an upcoming informational session.
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08/13/14
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center has a new rocket: the Space Launch System (SLS), and a new building for the brains behind it. Wednesday, the center held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the latest addition to the skyline on Redstone Arsenal.
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08/01/14
Rep. Mo Brooks urged U.S. support for Israel in the Gaza conflict as Israeli and Palestinian forces have clashed for three weeks with more than 1,200 casualties.
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07/24/14
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks said on Twitter on Thursday that he was joining a House immigration bill designed to offset an executive order issued two years ago by President Obama.
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07/15/14
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAAY) – Alabama representative, Mo Brooks-(R) and a New York representative, Bill Owens- (D) have introduced a new bill that could increase a veterans chance of being hired by the Veterans Administration.
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07/12/14
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) -
One Republican is blasting the president's plan as "financial insanity." North Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks said the current situation is entirely of the administration's making.
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07/08/14
A new bill from Rep. Mo Brooks would give former service personnel preference in when seeking a healthcare job with the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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06/30/14
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAAY) – A heated day in our nation's capital over immigration reform. President Obama says he will bypass congress to get something done about the border crisis; and immigration as a whole.
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06/30/14
FLORENCE, AL (WAFF) - President Obama said he is tired of waiting on Congress to change immigration policy. The President said he decided to take executive action after House Speaker John Boehner said he won't vote on a comprehensive bill this year.
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06/13/14
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) -
Several North Alabama veterans watched the President speak, and attended a Flag Day ceremony at Athens State University. Many of them said they were closely following what was unfolding in Iraq.
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06/03/14
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAAY) - A Madison World War II Veteran is in Atlanta to finally receive his passport.
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05/19/14
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) - Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks is pushing hard for more legislation to keep the International Space Station from becoming dependent on the Russians.
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05/15/14
WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) and two other leaders of NASA oversight committees in the House of Representatives are condemning Russia's announced ban on exporting rocket engines used America's defense and civilian space programs.
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04/28/14
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - Just over a year from now, Huntsville will have a VA clinic that matches its reputation as a magnet for military veterans.
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04/02/14
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.(WHNT) – North Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks blasted the enrollment extension for the new federal health care law Monday, just hours before a previously set deadline that mandates health insurance for most Americans took effect.
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04/02/14
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) - Congressman Mo Brooks said he believes the American people will eventually push to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
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03/06/14
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, took to the House floor on Tuesday morning to discuss Remington Outdoor Co.'s recent decision to open a manufacturing plant and create 2,000 new jobs in the Rocket City.
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03/06/14
WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks spoke out today against a House bill that would send American dollars to Africa to help build electrical power plants and transmission lines.
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02/11/14
Your morning commute should be easier today. Redstone Arsenal's Gate 8, closed since Jan. 27, reopened this morning at 5:30 a.m.
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02/11/14
It seems like the din of early morning traffic can catch an ear, even all the way up on The Hill. A spokesperson for Congressman Mo Brooks (R-5th) details his quest for answers about recent traffic gridlock outside Redstone Arsenal.
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02/05/14
Washington, D.C. - Republican Congressman Mo Brooks said on Sunday that he can't support his party's immigration proposal because it will lower the wages of Americans by $2,000 a year.
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01/09/14
The Obama administration's immigration reform plans would triple the number of green cards give to those seeking permanent residency and further harm the American workforce, according to a pair of Alabama lawmakers.
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12/13/13
Rep. Mo Brooks - the only member of the Alabama delegation to vote against the bipartisan House-Senate budget deal - characterized the plan as "fiscally irresponsible" and said he couldn't support the measure.
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12/13/13
Alabama's House delegation threw its full support behind the compromise version of this year's defense authorization bill, setting the stage for the measure to go before the Senate just before its end-of-year break.
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12/11/13
Washington state lawmakers are stepping up efforts to keep Boeing and its billion dollar airplane manufacturing plant in Everett.
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12/11/13
WASHINGTON - A bill to protect funding for certain NASA programs passed a House committee today, sending it to a vote before the full House.
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12/04/13
Congressman Mo Brooks (R-5th) offered up a bill on Monday that could free up some cash for NASA. HR 3625 would make it so NASA did not have to keep funds on hand to cover termination liability costs for contractors.
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12/04/13
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House Science Committee is set to consider a bill that would allow contractors on NASA's biggest human spaceflight programs – the international space station, Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion crew capsule – to tap into more than $500 million dollars in funds set aside to cover program termination liabilities.
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12/03/13
Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) has introduced a measure that would prevent the Obama Administration and any future president from canceling the Space Launch System and Orion crew vehicle programs without Congressional approval while freeing up hundreds of millions of dollars to be applied to those programs.
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11/20/13
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks says Boeing manufacturing its next-generation 777X jetliner in Huntsville would be a "natural progression" for the company. Boeing's aerospace and defense division already employs about 2,600 people in the Rocket City - many of them involved in developing NASA's new heavy-lift Space Launch System.
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11/19/13
WASHINGTON – The website to sign up for the new national healthcare is not secure enough to protect personal information and the website, Healthcare.gov, should be shut down, according to technology experts who appeared before members of Congress today, Reuters news service reported.
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11/14/13
WASHINGTON - Rep. Mo Brooks said today he has joined 39 other members of Congress in filing a "friend of the court brief" supporting a lawsuit against President Obama's national healthcare program.
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11/08/13
WASHINGTON - If you like your health insurance, U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks wants you to be able to keep it no matter what the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act say.
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11/06/13
WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, has joined proposed legislation that would expand a ban on candidates' personal use of campaign funds from political committees, Brooks announced today.
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11/05/13
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - A northeast Alabama man who was taken prisoner by German forces during World War II today received the Prisoner of War Medal.
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11/04/13
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - Taxes associated with the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act will cost Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Alabama about $600 million over the next three years, according to U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks.
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11/01/13
WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, has joined proposed legislation that would expand a ban on candidates' personal use of campaign funds from political committees, Brooks announced today.
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10/17/13
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Two members of Alabama's delegation in Washington voted for the plan to reopen government and raise the debt ceiling, while six voted against it.
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10/16/13
Washington, D.C - On Wednesday, Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) joined Alabama Senators Richard Shelby and Jeff Sessions, and Alabama Congressmen Mike Rogers, Robert Aderholt, and Martha Roby in voting "No" to increasing America's debt ceiling, and debt
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10/16/13
Today Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) introduced legislation to fund the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for Fiscal Year 2014. This legislation is consistent with Congressman Brooks' efforts to return furloughed personnel to work fo
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10/15/13
WASHINGTON - Rep. Mo Brooks today introduced legislation to fund NASA for the 2014 fiscal year as part of an effort to get furloughed workers back on the job even as the government shutdown continues.
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10/14/13
WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, said he did not know if a deal to raise the debt ceiling would be reached by Thursday's deadline, citing the lack of common ground on financial issues between Democrats and Republicans.
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10/14/13
Rep. Mo Brooks said he doesn't like the ongoing Washington stalemate but contends it's the only way to get the White House to join in the fight to control spending.
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10/07/13
Congressman Mo Brooks says he is not bluffing. If Congress does not slash welfare programs, or take steps to adopt a balanced budget, he will vote against raising the debt ceiling.
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10/04/13
WASHINGTON - Repeating a stance he took Thursday, U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks spoke on the House floor for the second straight day and demanded that Department of Defense civilians be returned to work from government shutdown furloughs in accordance with a law Co
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10/04/13
Rep. Mo Brooks is joining a bipartisan group of lawmakers co-sponsoring legislation that would ensure retroactive pay for furloughed federal employees.
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10/03/13
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - Speaking on the House floor for the second straight day, U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, pushed for Department of Defense workers to return to work in the midst of the government shutdown.
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10/03/13
WASHINGTON - Department of Defense workers at Redstone Arsenal and around the nation should be at work and not victims of government shutdown furloughs, U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks said today.
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09/16/13
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.(WHNT) – North Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks expressed his sympathy to families of the Washington Navy Yard shooting Monday evening, while also blasting a federal law that prevents members of the military from carrying their weapons
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09/11/13
(WHNT) – President Obama had a difficult task with his address to the nation Tuesday night, in trying to convince the American people and Congress that Syria should be punished for allegedly using chemical weapons against its own people.
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09/11/13
WASHINGTON – In a strongly worded speech, U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks today told fellow House members he strongly opposes a U.S. attack on Syria.
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09/11/13
The anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on America should serve as a reminder to thank all those who help protect the country on a daily basis.
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09/11/13
WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, said today he would not support a military strike against Syria.
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09/11/13
WASHINGTON D.C. (WAFF) - After two weeks on the fence, Congressman Mo Brooks has announced where he stands on the Syrian conflict and the possibility of US strikes in that country.
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08/30/13
WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks today called on President Obama to delay any military action against Syria until Congress reconvenes Sept. 9.
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08/30/13
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) - Both of North Alabama's congressmen believe President Obama should consult with lawmakers before deciding whether to use military force against Syria.
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08/28/13
Forty-one lawmakers, including Huntsville's Rep. Mo Brooks, are calling on President Barack Obama to seek Congressional approval before any military strikes are carried out against Syria.
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08/20/13
ALABAMA (WAFF) - Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks is steering clear for the time being from fellow Republicans' call for a high stakes push to derail President Obama's signature Affordable Care Act.
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08/15/13
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, told members of the media Thursday he's not "commander in chief," but if he were in U.S. President Obama's shoes, he would stay out of Egypt
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08/07/13
Killen: U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks knew the question would come up sooner or later, and he was prepared.
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08/06/13
Huntsville: Six UH-1H helicopters arrived for maintenance Tuesday morning at the Huntsville International Airport's International Intermodal Center after a successful three-year deployment in Afghanistan.
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08/05/13
Morgan County: The new terrorist threat against Americans is simply more of terrorists doing what U.S. leaders have been fighting to stop for years, said Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks.
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08/05/13
Huntsville: U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, will be meeting with constituents throughout the 5th Congressional District this week.
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07/31/13
Huntsville: Bankrupt Detroit should get no taxpayer money to rescue it from its beleaguered financial situation, U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks said today.
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07/31/13
Hartselle: U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, will visit Hartselle Mon., Aug. 5 for a town hall meeting.
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07/30/13
Huntsville: A top House Republican said in Huntsville Monday that he's sure employees of NASA and other federal agencies don't like a bill passed in the House last week to end sequestration and furloughs in the Defense Department, but nowhere else
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07/24/13
Washington, DC: The Department of Defense Appropriations Act passed a House vote Wednesday.
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07/23/13
Gadsden: Amendments by Alabama Republicans Rep. Mo Brooks and Rep. Mike Rogers are among the 100 tacked on to the defense appropriations bill that's set to come before the House of Representatives today.
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07/10/13
House Republicans met Wednesday to discuss immigration reform for the first time in seven years, formally launching what promises to be a months-long review of the contentious issue.
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07/01/13
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.(WHNT)-Starting next week, roughly 15,000 local civilian defense workers will be staying home from work one day a week due to mandated federal furloughs. And north Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks says he isn't optimistic about a last-min
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07/01/13
LACEY'S SPRING, Alabama - Echoing what House leaders have said in recent days, U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks declared tonight that the immigration bill that passed the Senate last week "is dead" as it arrives in the House of Representatives.
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07/01/13
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A Kansas congressman wants to stem the legal tide for same-sex marriage and change the U.S. Constitution so it declares marriage in the United States "shall consist only of a man and a woman."
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06/10/13
An amendment by Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, to prevent classified missile technology from being used as a bargaining tool with Russia was included in the House Armed Services Committee's National Defense Authorization Act.
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06/09/13
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – In the days since information was leaked, that the National Security Agency obtained millions of Verizon customers' phone records, lawmakers have spoken out for and against the national security efforts.
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06/05/13
Alabama politicians this morning welcomed a new study warning that the current immigration legislation would add 1.6 million more guest workers to the U.S. economy in the first year, and more than 600,000 over current levels each following year.
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05/31/13
HUNTSVILLE–U.S. Representative Mo Brooks of Huntsville has been awarded the prestigious NAM Award for Manufacturing Legislative Excellence by the National Association of Manufacturers, the nation's premier manufacturing trade association.
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05/31/13
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, has been honored for his pro-manufacturing votes by the National Association of Manufacturers.
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05/30/13
HUNTSVILLE – U.S. Rep Mo Brooks (R-AL) hosted a reception at the Huntsville-Madison County Public Library in honor of this year's 9 U.S. Service Academies appointees from Madison County.
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05/28/13
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Rep. Mo Brooks will hold a reception Wednesday for 10 high school graduates from the 5th Congressional District who have received appointments to service academies.
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05/21/13
U.S. Congressman Mo Brooks coauthored a letter last week to Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel, seeking budget flexibility to try to avoid furloughs for civilian workers.
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05/07/13
Huntsville, Alabama: As Congress and the White House wrestle for a solution on illegal immigration, U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks turned the calendar back more than 25 years for some perspective.
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05/03/13
Florence: A new round of hearings on the Sept. 11, 2012, attack on the American consulate in Benghazi could start next week and include witnesses to the deadly event, U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks said.
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05/01/13
Huntsville, Alabama: U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) said the expected things when he took the stage Wednesday to honor Lockheed Martin Corporation's 50 years in Huntsville, but Brooks had something else on his mind first.
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05/01/13
Huntsville, Alabama: Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] today commemorated 50 years of operations in Huntsville, Ala., with a celebration attended by approximately 1,000 people, including Lockheed Martin employees and retirees, government and military personnel
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04/29/13
Huntsville, Alabama: Alabama A&M; University hosted a town hall meeting Monday afternoon with Congressman Mo Brooks in the engineering building.
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04/29/13
Huntsville, Alabama: During a town hall meeting today at Alabama A&M; University, U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks said he considered Iran to be a greater threat to the United States than North Korea even as tensions linger between the two countries.
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04/29/13
Huntsville, Alabama: Alabama Representative Mo Brooks is questioning a report that the Department of Defense wants Congress to approve a new round of BRAC.
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04/24/13
It is unclear if Republican leaders have the votes to pass Rep. Joe Pitts's (R-Pa.) bill, which would shift ObamaCare money to boost high-risk insurance pools.
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04/17/13
WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks had harsh words for Secretary of State John Kerry today following Kerry's testimony about the uprising in Libya last year that left four Americans dead.
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04/15/13
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) -
Boeing's was the first building to open at the Redstone Gateway complex, located next to Gate 9.
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04/12/13
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks of North Alabama grabbed his glasses to scan page 51 of President Barack Obama's budget request Wednesday and turned red as he absorbed a seven-sentence proposal that could put TVA in private hands, alter rates f
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04/10/13
WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks defended TVA today and said that President Obama provided no basis for proposing to sell the federally-owned utility.
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04/08/13
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, today remembered former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher as a "great friend to the United States."
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04/02/13
Congressman Mo Brooks held a town hall meeting at the Jackson County Senior Center last Tuesday night.
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03/26/13
WASHINGTON - Congress is trying to ease the sequestration blow on the Pentagon this fiscal year and beyond, says U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville), but there's no relief in sight for other affected government agencies and programs.
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03/25/13
WASHINGTON - There will not be another military base realignment and closing (BRAC) commission convened to consolidate military commands "anytime in the immediate future," U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) said Monday, March 25, regardless of whether the
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03/21/13
Congressman Mo Brooks' legislation to prevent the sharing of classified missile defense technology with Russia was included as part of the new Continuing Resolution approved by Congress this week.
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03/21/13
WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks joined most other House Republicans in passing a budget bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan in a vote that went largely along party lines.
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03/20/13
WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, today introduced bipartisan legislation designed to attack China's practice of manipulating currency to give the country a competitive advantage.
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03/14/13
New legislation from 5th District U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks would stop the White House from sharing classified missile defense technology with Russia, a move he said would protect "American technology and American lives."
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03/13/13
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, will be among a group of Republicans who will meet today with President Obama to discuss the budget.
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03/13/13
WASHINGTON (WHNT)-President Obama met House Republicans on their turf Wednesday in an attempt to break an impasse on several key fiscal issues, but a forum that both sides called cordial and polite still offered little in actual breakthrough.
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03/13/13
WASHINGTON (WHNT)-President Obama met House Republicans on their turf Wednesday in an attempt to break an impasse on several key fiscal issues, but a forum that both sides called cordial and polite still offered little in actual breakthrough.
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03/01/13
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) - Those automatic budget cuts, better known as sequestration officially began just after 7:30 p.m. March 1st. President Obama signed an executive order to begin spending cuts.
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03/01/13
WASHINGTON -- With massive cuts on defense spending set to go in effect tonight with the start of sequestration, the House Armed Services Committee spoke out today about concerns facing national security.
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02/28/13
WASHINGTON -- Speaking next to a display titled "Responsibility Ignored," U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks said today he has reached out to President Obama to stop sequestration.
Brooks, R-Huntsville, said while
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02/27/13
WASHINGTON - With sharp words for both the U.S. Senate and his fellow Congressmen, Rep. Mo Brooks today urged the House of Representatives to remain in session until the sequester budget cuts are stopped.
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02/27/13
WASHINGTON - The implementation of the Affordable Care Act should be delayed to stop the dramatic federal budget cuts that go into effect Friday, according to a Congressional bill co-sponsored by U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks.
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02/27/13
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) has co-sponsored a bill in Washington today to stop sequestration.
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02/23/13
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Several GOP lawmakers, a conservative talk-show host and representatives of the National Rifle Association are scheduled to appear today at a Second Amendment rally at the Von Braun Center, according to organizers.
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02/20/13
HUNTSVILLE, Ala (WAAY)-The nation is focused on a big what if.
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01/30/13
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) - Tennessee Valley Congressman Mo Brooks is pushing a plan that would give the president the power to balance the federal budget or be impeached if he doesn't.
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01/30/13
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- The recently appointed chairman of the House Armed Services Committee's Strategic Forces Subcommittee said he expects defense spending will be cut but thinks Congress can reach an agreement to avoid the massive across-the-board
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01/30/13
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, is proposing legislation that could lead to removing the president from office if a balanced budget is not passed by Congress, according to a newspaper that covers Capitol Hill.
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01/28/13
For the second time in two weeks, Limestone County residents had the opportunity to attend a legislative forum and share their concerns and viewpoints.
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01/26/13
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Congressman Mo Brooks this week added his voice to many in Alabama opposing gun control restrictions being bandied about in Washington this month.
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01/26/13
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Congressman Mo Brooks this week added his voice to many in Alabama opposing gun control restrictions being bandied about in Washington this month.
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01/24/13
U.S. Representative Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) said Tuesday he would not vote to raise the nation's debt ceiling unless action was taken to lower the deficit and to reduce the debt.
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01/24/13
U.S. Rep Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, said he wrote a letter to Republican leaders in the House this week to complain they are wasting time and misleading the American public with the "No Budget, No Pay" refrain.
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01/23/13
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, took part today in the questioning of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during a House hearing over the death of four Americans in a Libyan uprising last year.
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01/23/13
WASHINGTON -- On the eve of an expected vote today by the U.S. House of Representatives on temporarily suspending the federal debt ceiling, Rep. Mo Brooks argued against the plan on a national cable show.
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01/22/13
WASHINGTON -- As a Congressman who has been critical of the rising national debt since being elected to office in 2010, U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks said he has no plans to contribute to growing the debt even more.
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01/20/13
U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, R-5th, was recently chosen to serve as vice chair of the Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee in the 113th Congress.
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01/15/13
U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, is proposing to divert funds from foreign aid to pay recovery costs from Super Storm Sandy.
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01/08/13
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, will be vice chair of the House subcommittee that oversees NASA including its operations at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville.
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01/07/13
Homeowners continue to rebuild after many lost their houses to Hurricane Sandy. But maybe the most important house to this recovery – sits untouched miles away.
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12/31/12
WASHINGTON - With the deadline for averting the fiscal cliff just hours away, Huntsville Congressman Mo Brooks criticized the Democratic Party for seeking to raise taxes "whenever they believe can get away with it."
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12/26/12
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) - As the nation inches closer to the so-called "fiscal cliff," President Obama is scheduled to return to the white house on Thursday, but the Republican-run House of Representatives does not have a scheduled return date right now.
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12/21/12
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, says he would have supported Republican House Speaker John Boehner's "Plan B" on the House floor Thursday night if it had made it to a vote. Instead, Boehner pulled the plan when it became clea
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11/27/12
DECATUR, Alabama -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden Jr. will tour the Decatur plant where United Launch Alliance assembles Delta and Atlas rockets Wednesday morning.
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11/26/12
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Raytheon held ribbon cutting ceremonies for its new $75 million missile integration and testing facility at Redstone Arsenal Monday. Now, company officials said, it's time to get to work.
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11/16/12
A $1 billion cut in military contract spending in Alabama through sequestration could mean a $2.5 billion impact to Alabama's economy, according to experts, and that's before the state deals with the trickle-down effect such losses could have on r
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11/14/12
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Despite rumblings of a policy reversal from senior GOP representatives, Congressman Mo Brooks said he is not convinced that comprehensive immigration reform is imminent. And any plans for amnesty for undocumented immigrants, he said
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11/11/12
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.(WHNT) – All eyes are now on the White House and Congress with massive defense cuts set to take effect in just a matter of weeks, dealing a potentially devastating blow to north Alabama.
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10/29/12
The nation's financial situation was pretty bad after the War of 1812. It was tough, too, following the Civil War and World War II.
But U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks of Alabama said the nation's current financial situation is the most threatening to its
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10/11/12
Republican District 5 congressman Mo Brooks visited Bob Jones on Wednesday to talk to the BJHS Young Politicians Club, teachers, and any students curious about politics.
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10/09/12
FLORENCE– Monday morning Rep. Brett Guthrie (KY-2), joined Rep. Mo Brooks (AL-5), in a visit to Florence High School.
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10/08/12
FLORENCE – Two congressmen urged Florence High School students on Tuesday to study the issues in this year's presidential and congressional elections, and vote – no matter which party they support.
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10/08/12
US Representative Brett Guthrie,of Kentucky and US Representative Mo Brooks, of Alabama, visit Florence High School Monday. Guthrie is a graduate of Bradshaw High School.
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09/24/12
U.S. Representative Mo Brooks (R) from Huntsville voted "No" on the Continuing Resolution, H.J.R. 117.
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09/17/12
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- An estimated 325 high school students, perhaps the largest crowd in the history of Academy Day, wedged into chairs and bleachers Sunday afternoon in the Madison Academy cafeteria.
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09/13/12
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, went to the floor of the House today to deliver a tribute to Neil Armstrong, whose memorial service was held at the National Cathedral in Washington today.
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09/12/12
WASHINGTON -- The chairman of the House Appropriations Committee says he won't bow to requests by conservative lawmakers to cut off U.S. aid to Libya in a spending package set for a vote this week.
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09/12/12
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - Area students who want to learn more about attending one of the United States military academies are encouraged to attend "Academy Day" with Congressman Mo Brooks from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. Sunday in the Madison Academy Cafeteria, 325 Sla
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09/11/12
As America commemorates the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, many may question if the nation is any safer from terrorists than before 9/11.
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09/05/12
The Base Realignment and Closure moves are over, but big buildings are still going up on Redstone Arsenal.
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09/04/12
During the August 1 hearing of the Research and Science Education Subcommittee of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Members heard from the business community about their partnerships and collaborations with research universities.
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08/27/12
The absence of former President George W. Bush at the Republican National Convention this week won't be lost on Mo Brooks.
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08/25/12
Former U.S. Astronaut Neil Armstrong has died at the age of 82.
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08/22/12
A big mobile radar dish - a radar square really - for the Medium Extended Air Defense System was rotating swiftly atop the back of one of the military trucks on the arena floor at the Von Braun Center last week.
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08/17/12
DECATUR, Alabama – Alabama 5th District Congressman Mo Brooks brought his message of fiscal responsibility to Decatur today against a backdrop of Alabama technical might, speaking to a town hall meeting of employees Thursday at United Launch Allianc
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08/16/12
DECATUR, Alabama -- United Launch Alliance managers used a tour of their rocket planet here Thursday to lobby U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks for help against a threat to their government launch business.
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08/15/12
Congressman Mo Brooks visited Scottsboro last week for a town hall meeting at the Jackson County Senior Center.
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08/15/12
HUNTSVILLE - The House has already taken action to offset the threat of sequestration - massive automatic cuts in the federal budget, primarily in defense, set for January - and it's now up to President Obama and Senate leaders to present their own pl
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08/07/12
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Amid stars and stripes, saluted by cannon fire, music and a crowd of dignitaries, Gen. Ann Dunwoody today passed the responsibility of leading the Army Materiel Command to Gen. Dennis Via.
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08/07/12
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Speaking to a group of home health care workers on Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks used a medical term to describe his approach to dealing with the ballooning federal deficit.
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08/04/12
Dr. Harry Hobbs of the Huntsville Police Department speaks to a group of soldiers from the Army Command and General Staff School at Redstone Arsenal. (Huntsville Times/Mike Mercier)
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- In 2008, a tragic end came to a high-speed police
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08/03/12
SCOTTSBORO – U.S. Congressman Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) will make host two Town Hall meetings in Jackson County Monday.
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08/02/12
WASHINGTON -- Alabama cattle ranchers struggling to feed their livestock in the summer drought would be eligible for disaster assistance under legislation approved this afternoon by the U.S. House
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07/31/12
Athens, Ala. – Representative Mo Brooks of Alabama's Fifth Congressional District will be the keynote speaker at Athens State University's summer commencement on Saturday, August 18 at 9:00 a.m. Graduation exercises are planned to be held o
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07/31/12
Preliminary steps that will turn County Line Road into a five-lane thoroughfare could begin as early as December.
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07/25/12
The U.S. Secretary of Defense issued a strong warning Wednesday against looming defense cuts that could have a significant impact on north Alabama's economy.
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07/25/12
Former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen testified before the House Armed Services Committee that, "The most significant threat to our national security is our debt…." When America's most senior military member considers Americ
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07/19/12
The House approved language on Thursday that would prevent the Obama administration from sharing classified information about U.S. missile defense technology with Russia.
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07/19/12
The Fiscal 2013 Defense spending bill that passed the House 326 to 90 with bipartisan support Thursday evening included an amendment that would prohibit President Barack Obama from making good on a deal with Russia that he appeared to hint at earlier this
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07/19/12
The House late Thursday approved a massive, $606 billion bill funding the Defense Department and war activities in Afghanistan and Iraq in 2013.
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07/17/12
Chicago, IL - The Subcommittee on Research and Science Education today held a field hearing in Chicago, Illinois to examine the new National Science Foundation (NSF) Innovation Corps, or "I-Corps," program and to assess its value to the American taxpayer.
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07/07/12
Auburn University's Vice President of Research Dr. John Mason was invited to speak before a congressional subcommittee last week to testify about the impact and role of research universities in the United States.
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07/06/12
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- World War II veteran Benjamin Frank Berry Jr. was wounded in action on July 2, 1944. Somewhere along the moves and many years since that day, Berry lost the Purple Heart he earned with his blood.
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06/29/12
In a narrow 5-4 decision Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the majority of President Obama's Affordable Care Act, including a provision requiring every American to have health insurance.
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06/28/12
WASHINGTON -- The Republicans in Alabama's congressional delegation were harshly critical of today's Supreme Court opinion upholding the bulk of the Affordable Care Act and they reissued their vows to try and repeal it.
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06/28/12
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - Not surprisingly, Republican U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks of Huntsville and local Democrats held diametrically opposing views of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision announced this morning upholding the Affordable Care Act.
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06/28/12
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Democrats are calling it a victory. Republicans are vowing to do everything in their power to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Meanwhile, healthcare providers are still trying to digest the sweeping healthcare reform bill in the wake of
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06/28/12
WASHINGTON (WAAY) - Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks (R - 5th Dist.) has issued a strongly worded rebuke of the Supreme Court's ruling upholding the Affordable Care Act - or "Obamacare".
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06/28/12
Washington, D.C. – Today Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) issued the following statement:
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06/25/12
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) -There were mixed reactions to the United States Supreme Court ruling on Arizona's Immigration Law.
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06/25/12
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- The laughter and good-natured shouts went across language barriers Monday morning at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center as teachers from 19 countries got some unique learning of their own.
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06/25/12
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) -More than 100 teachers from around the world gathered at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center Monday for the Space Academy Program.
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06/19/12
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, this morning addressed the U.S. House in protest of President Obama's recent decree providing immunity for some illegal immigrants.
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06/19/12
Republican Congressman Mo Brooks of Alabama hit the House floor with the U.S. Constitution in hand, proclaiming the president has overstepped his boundaries.
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05/31/12
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Eleven North Alabama students will be recognized next week in Huntsville for their appointment to the 2012 freshmen classes at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the Air Force Academy, the Naval Academy and the Merchant Marine
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05/19/12
Congressman Mo Brooks (R) from Huntsville released a written statement to announce that the U.S. House has passed HR 4310, the FY2013 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The new NDAA passed 299 to 120.
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05/18/12
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House today passed a $642 billion defense bill that abandons the deficit-cutting agreement that President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans backed last summer.
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05/15/12
Tom Moran at The International Foodservice Distributors Association notified Hank Richards that Congressman "MO" Brooks from North Alabama's 5th Congressional District is a recipient of the Thomas Jefferson Award for 2012.
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05/10/12
WASHINGTON -- The House passed a $17.6 billion NASA 2013 budget Thursday with $1.45 billion for a rocket being developed in Huntsville, but President Obama is threatening to veto it.
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05/07/12
Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) said Sunday that he believes Congress will be able to reach an agreement that avoids billions of dollars in Defense Department cuts as part of the so-called "sequester."
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05/07/12
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama --With potentially dramatic defense spending cuts looming next year, Huntsville leaders need Washington to do something it hasn't been good at lately: Compromise.
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05/07/12
Six members of Congress sent a letter to the chairman of the House Subcommittee on Defense, urging support of funding for an international missile defense system that is at risk of cancellation by appropriators.
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05/06/12
WASHINGTON -- A year ago in this space, I emphasized that America's unsustainable trillion dollar deficits risk a national insolvency and bankruptcy.
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05/06/12
HUNTSVILLE -- For the thousands of people in the U.S. armed forces and thousands of contractors that support and do business with the military, times are uncertain. Especially here in the Tennessee Valley.
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05/06/12
WASHINGTON -- In today's wars, we need rapid response capabilities to quickly react to shifting combat zones.
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05/04/12
U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, made a trip home Monday for an agricultural tour in Madison and Limestone counties.
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05/04/12
Jim Bevis painted a verbal picture Thursday of God on his throne, awaiting the prayers and praise to begin. As Christians from throughout Lauderdale County gathered in Wilson Park for the 61st annual National Day of Prayer, Bevis raised his arms toward th
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05/03/12
FLORENCE – About 300 Christians turned out Thursday at Wilson Park to pray for The United States, The Armed Forces, each other, and a small group of protesters who showed up to the event as well.
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05/03/12
FLORENCE, Ala. (May 3, 2012) – Congressman Mo Brooks of Alabama's 5th, and representative of Robert Aderholt of Alabama's 4th Districts, took today to get a full view of an empty Wilson Lock on the Tennessee River.
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04/22/12
"Congress has been unpopular, it has been unproductive because the voters elected gridlock," said Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.).
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04/20/12
The Grissom High School Marching Band visited Washington, D.C. on Friday. During their stop, they met with U.S. Representative Mo Brooks, who is from southeast Huntsville.
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04/19/12
Last summer, President Obama and Congress agreed to a deal to raise the debt ceiling and impose spending cuts. The plan called for a "super committee" to find $1.2 trillion in cuts over the next decade.
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04/19/12
Rep. Mo Brooks (R) from Huntsville released a statement about North Korea's launch of a ballistic missile in violation of its agreement with the United States and United Nations resolutions.
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04/13/12
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- North Korea's attempt to launch a three-stage rocket Thursday ended in failure, but is another example the nation continues to pose a threat to the United States and allies that must by countered by strong defense programs, said
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04/12/12
Congressman Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) told a group of Huntsville small government contractors the nation is on a collision course with fiscal disaster if Washington doesn't begin paying attention to the growing national debt and other budget concerns.
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04/11/12
During a speech at last week's Quad-A Forum & Exhibition, U.S. Congressman Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) laid out the goals of the Army Aviation Caucus (AAC), which he formed in December 2011 with co-chairman Rep. Mark Critz (D-Pa.). Brooks also provided an upda
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04/08/12
The check's in the mail, but who knows for how long. That's the warning from postal workers and local officials, who say a government plan to close a regional mail-processing facility in Huntsville next month is already causing mail delays, collec
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04/05/12
Congressman Mo Brooks had some tough words about the Nation's debt and national defense at today's Huntsville Chamber of Commerce Washington Update.
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04/05/12
With the U.S. debt approaching $16 trillion, U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, called the growing deficit the "greatest threat our nation faces."
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04/05/12
U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) delivered his keynote speech to a packed house at the South Hall of the Von Braun Center Thursday afternoon. Brooks' remarks, including the Q&A; afterward, are presented in their entirety.
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03/15/12
It's major understatement to say that Unmanned Aircraft Systems have proven their value over the last decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan. Soon, more of the remotely-piloted craft will be winging through stateside airspace helping law enforcement, f
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03/05/12
There is a growing consensus among U.S. allies in NATO and elsewhere that cooperative missile defense is an effective approach for countering missile threats in a dangerous and unpredictable world. Cooperative missile defenses represent a flexible, forwar
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03/02/12
Wise Metals Group today cut the ribbon on its latest expansion facility in The Shoals. Alabama Governor Robert Bentley, Congressman Mo Brooks, Retirement Systems of Alabama (RSA) C.E.O. David Bronner, Mayors of Florence, Tuscumbia and Muscle Shoals, and n
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03/01/12
Congressman Mo Brooks (R) from Huntsville is Chairman of the Subcommittee on Research and Science Education. The Subcommittee met Tuesday to examine the Obama Administration's proposed fiscal year 2013 budget request for the National Science Foundatio
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02/23/12
Advanced Placement history students at Hartselle High weren't the ones taking a quiz Thursday. Instead, they questioned U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, on various topics from the national debt to the Iran-Israel issue.
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02/17/12
U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, assimilated other Republicans in Alabama's congressional commission currently in voting opposite GOP care on a concede fluctuating a payroll taxation holiday until a finish of a year.
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02/14/12
Madison Academy has been named an Apple Distinguished School, the school announced. The designation from Apple cites schools for their technology, educational excellence and leadership.
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02/14/12
Unlike recent years when major programs were canceled or reached the end of their life cycles, Huntsville's NASA center is looking "pretty good" in President Obama's 2013 budget request to Congress, the center's director said Monday.
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02/10/12
A top aide to 5th District Rep. Mo Brooks told the annual Joseph P. Cribbins Aviation Product Symposium that Army aviation has Brooks' total support and the Congressman is leading efforts in Congress to increase recognition
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02/09/12
U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, has been named the 2011 "fighting freshman" by the U.S. Business and Industry Council "for his efforts to promote American job creation." Brooks was chosen from 93 members of the House freshman class.
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02/08/12
The nuclear waste commission has recommended that the government try a cooperative approach to recruit volunteer states to host a high-level radioactive waste site. But when several commissioners testified Wednesday in Congress, Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., of
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02/03/12
Today Congressman Mo Brooks (R-AL) voted yes on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, H.R. 658. The FAA Authorization Bill passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 248 to 169. T
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01/24/12
Alabama's two Republican senators are pairing up and sitting next to two Democratic senators for tonight's State of the Union speech by President Barack Obama.
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01/13/12
United States Congressman Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) issued a press release Thursday announcing that President Obama has passed Rep. Brooks Missile Security Amendment into law by signing the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that limits the administ
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01/13/12
In August 2011, President Obama defeated Congressional conservatives and forced a Budget Control Act compromise that disproportionately hammers defense spending. National defense is 18 percent of total federal spending, yet takes 50 percent of the hit.
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01/12/12
Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.), in a speech on Wednesday, gave low marks to Congress's performance in 2011, suggesting the Democratically-controlled upper chamber had stymied legislative progress.
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01/12/12
U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson became famous in 2009 for yelling "You lie!" at President Barack Obama during a presidential speech to Congress about health care. On Wednesday, during a speech in Huntsville, Wilson predicted Obama's presidency won't survive
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01/10/12
South Carolina Congressman Joe Wilson will visit Huntsville on Wednesday. He will be the keynote speaker for the Alabama Republican Party's grassroots rally.
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01/09/12
With the BCS national championship game between Alabama and LSU scheduled to kick off tonight at 7:30, Madison City Council President Ronica Ondocsin said she believes the council meeting "will be pretty quick."
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01/06/12
President Obama is required under legislation signed into law on Saturday to give U.S. lawmakers 60 days' notice before disclosing any sensitive missile defense data to Russia, Representative Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) said on Thursday.
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01/06/12
What's the solution to gridlock in Congress?
According to U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, a Huntsville Republican, the answer lies inside the ballot box.
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01/05/12
The National Defense Authorization Act signed by President Barack Obama on Saturday included 5th District U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks' amendment to prevent U.S. missile defense secrets from being shared with the Russian Federation.
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12/15/11
Reality is setting in for pro-defense deficit hawks on Capitol Hill: Military spending is headed for a nosedive as Congress shows no signs of any compromise on entitlement or tax reforms.
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12/14/11
Members of the House Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics expressed frustration at a hearing last month about what they and a prominent planetary scientist charged was the Obama Administration's lack of commitment to two missions to Mars in 2016 and
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12/13/11
AHS Executive Director Michael J. Hirschberg today helped kick off the Army Aviation Caucus with an invited presentation at the inaugural session of the newly-formed caucus. Hirschberg presented AHS's perspective on the global vertical flight industry
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12/11/11
In recent years Huntsville has been called the new "federal city" and a "Pentagon of the South." The area has been touted as an "oasis of prosperity" with growth from Base Realignment and Closure decisions and government work providing some insulation aga
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12/07/11
Section 1228 of the House version of the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 1540), sponsored by Representative Mo Brooks (R–AL), would impose an absolute ban on sharing sensitive missile defense technology with Russia, including the technology
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12/07/11
Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., and Rep. Mark Critz, D-Pa.., announced Wednesday the creation of the bipartisan Army Aviation Caucus, which currently has more than 20 members.
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11/22/11
Pressure is mounting against Alabama's "toughest in the nation" immigration law. Nearly 3,000 immigrants converged Monday night on a church with strong ties to the civil rights movement. They heard from democratic members of Congress who vowed to get
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11/22/11
Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks arrived Huntsville Monday. He's concerned that the Super Committee didn't come to a debt deal.
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11/22/11
North Alabama's congressman is sounding the alarm on impending defense cuts, warning that they could cause significant damage to the Tennessee Valley economy.
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11/21/11
Republican leaders today said the federal government should be sending Alabama accolades and thank you notes instead of lawsuits for trying to addressing the problem of illegal immigration.
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11/11/11
Several hundred people gathered in the Collins Elementary School auditorium Friday to honor America's military veterans with U.S. Congressman Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) as the keynote speaker.
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11/09/11
As the University of Alabama in Huntsville on Wednesday celebrated the 50th anniversary of its Research Institute, John Horack gave a perspective on research that perhaps underscored the significance of the event.
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11/08/11
Scottsboro's Green Power project became a go Tuesday afternoon at the city's landfill as local and state officials and others celebrated with a small ceremony and ribbon cutting.
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11/07/11
Congressman Mo Brooks visited the center and read books to the young patients as a part of their "Reach Out and Read" program.
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11/04/11
As pessimism mounted this week over the ability of a bipartisan Congressional committee to agree on a deficit-reduction plan, lawmakers began taking steps to head off the large cuts in Pentagon spending that would automatically result from the panel's
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11/03/11
It was fitting that a place where scientific discoveries are made would host a gathering where the region's "best and brightest" would talk about the future - and working together.
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11/03/11
Science, technology, engineering and math education in the United States should be improved not by changing the way it is taught, but by changing the way its teachers are educated, a panel of science professionals recommended to Congress on Thursday.
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11/01/11
Government investment in commercial space transportation will be a good one because it will be cost-effective and end NASA's reliance on Russian spacecraft to get crews to low-Earth orbit, executives of private space companies told a House committee h
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10/26/11
Congressman Mo Brooks said the recent announcement by Pennsylvania-based Carpenter Technology Corporation to open a manufacturing facility in Limestone County shows the Tennessee Valley is doing much better economically than other parts of the state and c
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10/23/11
Prior to the implementation of the state's illegal immigration law, there were an estimated 185,000 illegal immigrants in Alabama.
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10/22/11
U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks says he is frustrated by the "cone of silence" over a congressional supercommittee's efforts to beat a Thanksgiving deadline to cut the federal deficit.
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10/21/11
About 40,000 members of the U.S. military are coming home. This includes nearly a thousand members of the Alabama National Guard.
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10/19/11
A confrontation believed to be one of the first in the nation between a member of Congress and Occupy Wall Street affiliates continues to garner headlines and attention.
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10/17/11
Brooks had a mostly friendly audience among the 300-plus people who attended the event sponsored by the South Huntsville Civic Association.
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10/11/11
President Obama is campaigning across the country for another round of stimulus spending fueled by a massive tax increase. In response, congressional Republicans have taken a defensive posture, repeatedly saying no to a reckless administration plan that e
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10/10/11
Emboldened by a number of victories over incumbents and establishment-backed candidates last cycle, Republican candidates across the country have set their sights on defeating GOP incumbents in 2012 primaries.
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10/06/11
Many Hispanic students and workers have stayed home in response to Alabama's tough new immigration law – and that's the whole point of the measure, Rep. Mo Brooks said on Thursday.
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10/04/11
U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks is giving up his seat on the House Committee on Homeland Security to a newly-elected New York City representative.
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10/04/11
Congressman Brooks explains his plan to create jobs for Americans.
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09/30/11
WAFF 48 News caught up with Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks on Friday to get his thoughts on the state's tough immigration law.
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09/28/11
U.S. Congressman Mo Brooks toured Virginia College's facilities and attended a town hall meeting with employees at the school's new facility Wednesday.
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09/28/11
Virginia College in Huntsville recently welcomed U.S. Congressman Mo Brooks (R-AL) with a tour of the facility and a mini town hall meeting with employees at the school's new location on Drake Avenue
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09/23/11
NASA needs to invest in a clear plan for the future and to advance human spaceflight if the U.S. wants to remain competitive globally, according to a panel testifying before the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology on Thursday.
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09/21/11
Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) stood before the House floor on Tuesday night and said that removing illegal aliens from not only the U.S. workforce, but from the United States, would open up millions of jobs for unemployed Americans.
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09/21/11
Freshman House Republicans on Tuesday used a floor debate on immigration as an opportunity to go after President Barack Obama's jobs plans and his immigration record.
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09/17/11
Congressman Mo Brooks brought home an economics lesson about the nation's budget challenges this morning by presenting some big numbers and comparing them to the finances of a family that hadn't really been paying attention for three years.
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09/15/11
Late last week, NASA's big new rocket seemed firmly stuck in Washington's political mud. On Wednesday, it suddenly came unstuck. What happened?
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09/14/11
Politicians and community leaders react to the announcement today of NASA's new rocket.
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09/08/11
Most of Alabama's largely Republican congressional delegation was unimpressed with President Barack Obama's speech tonight.
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09/06/11
When Congress returns to work Tuesday after its August recess, freshman U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, will ask senior members of the Alabama delegation for "guidance" on protecting NASA.
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08/19/11
U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, said he appreciated the chance to hear from missile defense leadership and their industrial partners at the conference, along with a hands-on look at many of their products.
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08/16/11
Since the shuttle's twilight, NASA's been on a mission... to find a new mission. U.S. Representative Mo Brooks (R - District 5) says Congress is trying to help.
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08/16/11
Missile defense could be on the potential cutting board during the budget battles in Washington. Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks said he believes in the tool for the troops.
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08/14/11
U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, said he is proud Alabama has taken the lead on an issue that is "hurting so many Americans".
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08/10/11
Freshman Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) is warning against Department of Defense cuts that could either be recommended by the congressional "supercommittee," or occur automatically if that panel fails to find agreement on how to trim spending.
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08/10/11
On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, who voted against the final compromise, gave his assessment of what went on behind-the-scenes at the political wrangling during a town hall meeting at the Athens-Limestone Public Library.
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08/09/11
Tuesday evening, Congressman Mo Brooks met with business owners at Decatur's Entrepreneurial Center. Many are concerned about how the nation's credit downgrade could affect the economy here in the Valley.
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08/09/11
All eyes were focused on Congressman Mo Brooks on Tuesday, as he held a town meeting in Limestone County to talk about an ever weakening economy.
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08/09/11
During a town hall meeting held Saturday in Scottsboro, Brooks (R-Huntsville) pointed out numerous reasons why he believes the current vote to raise the debt ceiling limit will not fix the growing national debt problem.
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08/02/11
Representative Brooks spoke about the House passage of compromise debt ceiling legislation the previous day on a vote of 269 t0 161, with significant numbers of defections by both parties.
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08/01/11
Republican Congressman Mo Brooks said Monday afternoon he would not vote for the debt ceiling bill.
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08/01/11
Newly-elected Tea Party members may be divided on how they are voting on the debt deal, but said they remain united by their principles.
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08/01/11
Alabama's two Republican freshmen rejected their leadership's last-minute deal-making and opposed the final bipartisan debt agreement that passed the U.S. House tonight.
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07/31/11
MSNBC anchor Contessa Brewer asked North Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks a question this month she'd probably like back.
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07/29/11
Representative Mo Brooks of Alabama knew his own power when he stood face to face with Speaker John A. Boehner in the cloakroom off the House floor.
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07/29/11
U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, said today he will vote for the debt ceiling plan proposed by House speaker John Boehner after Boehner agreed to include a balanced budget amendment requirement.
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07/29/11
Several House Republicans exiting a closed door meeting in the basement of the Capitol Friday morning said that House Speaker John Boehner was altering his debt-limit bill in a way that would allow it to pass, just hours after House leadership failed to secure enough votes for the plan.
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07/29/11
House Republicans will hold a vote Friday on a revised plan to raise the debt ceiling and cut spending by $22 billion next year.
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06/15/11
Chamber of Commerce president Tom Donohue told an Atlanta audience this week that the Chamber would "get rid of" freshmen who refused to vote for raising the debt ceiling.
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06/15/11
Spider webs line the 50-story cooling towers, parts have been amputated for the scrap value of their nickel or copper, and the control room still has analog dials at Bellefonte 1, a half-built nuclear plant here that was shelved 23 years ago.
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06/12/11
U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks Brooks details the seriousness of the country's $1.4 trillion budget deficit and long-term debt problems
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04/13/11
Several freshmen – who came to Washington saying they wouldn't compromise – insisted Friday night the $38.5 billion in cuts negotiated by lawmakers and the White House was a major win for Republicans and a sign of what's to come when leaders negotiate a debt ceiling vote and debate the 2012 budget after that.
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04/13/11
The eleventh-hour drama Friday night to avert a government shutdown doesn't guarantee easy passage of the $38.5 billion in spending cuts, as critics from the right and the left are still picking at the landmark deal as the final vote approaches this week.
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04/08/11
Alabama Farmers Federation President Jerry Newby applauded the state's U.S. representatives for their unanimous vote April 7 to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act.
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03/29/11
Fifth District Congressman Mo Brooks fielded questions about the no-fly zone over Libya, illegal immigration and more during a town hall meeting at Athens State University.
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03/29/11
Despite a stormy Saturday morning, about 85 people attended a town hall meeting with Republican Congressman Mo Brooks at Athens State University.
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03/02/11
Rep. Mo Brooks returned to Washington, D.C., Saturday after an eight-day trip as part of a congressional delegation visiting Iraq, Afghanistan, Bahrain and other key areas and American bases in the Middle East.
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03/02/11
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02/14/11
Six Congressmen on the House Armed Services Committee visited USS George H.W. Bush Feb. 6-7, as part of the Navy's Distinguished Visitor Embark program.
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02/14/11
The head of the Transportation Security Administration assured Republican lawmakers Thursday that unionization of airport screeners is not likely to lead to illegal strikes or work slowdowns, but said he would be willing to fire workers en masse should that happen.
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02/04/11
Rep. Mo Brooks visited two area schools to pick up brownies and cookies for sailors aboard the USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier in the Atlantic Ocean.
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02/03/11
Congressman Mo Brooks visited Bob Jones High School and Whitesburg Middle School on Feb. 3 to collect baked goods, and will personally deliver them to Seamen aboard the George H.W. Bush this weekend.
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02/03/11
The Republican freshman class is turning conventional wisdom on its head, with national media, powerful specials interests and even ambassadors scrambling for a piece of the young guns.
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