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September 28, 2016
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A big family brunch is not what you'd typically expect on a Tuesday. But then the Schwindlings and the Braddocks aren't typical families. "It's official and it's finished. It's just nice for it to be done," T.C. Schwindling said. The "it" is the Schwindling's adoption of four-year-old Zoe. She's a little ball of energy who was born as Petronie more than 7000 miles away in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Schwindlings had considered adoption since early in their marriage and had both spent some time in Africa over the years.
September 27, 2016
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. intends to deploy a missile defense system in South Korea "as soon as possible" to counter the threat from North Korea despite opposition from China, the top U.S. diplomat for East Asia said Tuesday.
September 24, 2016
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala.-- It was another successful Walk to Defeat ALS in Huntsville Saturday. Held at Hudson Alpha, they had over 48 teams walking and raising money. North Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks said his favorite part of the Walk to Defeat ALS is the American spirit that's so evident.
September 21, 2016
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Alabama 5th District U.S. Congressman Mo Brooks took to the House floor Wednesday morning to warn against the risks he believes will be posed to the economy and national security should America continue with its current immigration wave that has persisted the past 40 years.
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September 16, 2016
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WASHINGTON — Congressman Mo Brooks (R-AL5) this week helped pass the Prohibiting Future Ransom Payments to Iran Act out of the House Foreign Relations Committee in an effort “to ensure there are no future cash payouts to Iran, the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism.”
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September 16, 2016
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Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks voted Wednesday for a bill that will prohibit future ransom payments by the U.S. Government to Iran. The vote, which took place among members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, comes less than a month after the Department of State revealed that it sanctioned a $400 million payment to Iran in January that was designed to leverage the release of U.S. captives in the Middle Eastern county.
September 16, 2016
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Long days and late nights beckon for the group of four Alabama Representatives and one Senator as negotiations over the 2017 defense budget stalled Thursday because of disagreements over money. The Senate Armed Services Committee's top Democrat, Jack Reed of Rhode Island, said that the bill will not likely be resolved before the end of the month, meaning stop-gap funding will have to be pushed through to fund the government after the fiscal year ends on Sept. 30.
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September 14, 2016
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WASHINGTON, D.C., – The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation’s leading small business association, today awarded Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) with its Guardian of Small Business Award for his outstanding voting record in support of America’s small business owners in the 114th Congress.
September 14, 2016
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A bill to improve career and technical education (CTE) in the U.S. overwhelming passed the House of Representatives Sept. 13 with 405 “yes” votes.
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September 13, 2016
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Arguing the United States is on pace to go bankrupt in 30 years "absent correction," Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, said Tuesday he intends on voting against a short-term budget bill that funds the government when the new fiscal year begins Oct. 1.