“President Obama may think our economy is taking a ‘step in the right direction,’ but for middle-class Americans the Obama economy is upside down. Instead of more jobs and lower unemployment, millions of Americans are struggling for work. President Obama’s failed policies have left the economy upside down from where it should be. From Day
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Mitt Romney: President Obama Is The “Outsourcer-In-Chief”
MITT ROMNEY: PRESIDENT OBAMA IS THE “OUTSOURCER-IN-CHIEF” “[T]his president has been outsourcing a good deal of American jobs himself by putting money into energy companies, solar and wind energy companies that end up making their products outside the United States. If there is an outsourcer-in-chief, it’s the President of the United States, not the
Armistead Reacts to Release of June Unemployment Rate
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Bill Armistead, Chairman of the Alabama Republican Party, released the following statement regarding the June job numbers: “It’s important to remember that 8.2% is not merely a number. It represents millions of Americans who continue to face joblessness in the midst of a deep recession. When he took office, President Obama promised
Marsh Shows Leadership and Accountability in Senate Pro Tem’s Office
An op-ed by Chairman Bill Armistead – Wasteful spending and corrupt politicians go together like pigs and mud. One of the oldest tactics in politics is to place blame on an opposing party for financial shortcomings in order to cover their own failures. Since 2010, Alabama Democrats have complained about the way the new Republican
Armistead Reacts to Supreme Court Decision on Obamacare
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Bill Armistead, Chairman of the Alabama Republican Party, released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s ruling on Obamacare: “Today’s decision by the United States Supreme Court has essentially created the largest tax increase in American history. There is no need to refer to it as Obamacare from this point forward. It
Lt. Governor Ivey Responds to Supreme Court Decision on Obama Care
MONTGOMERY, Alabama (June 28, 2012) – The Supreme Court’s ruling today, upholding major portions of Obamacare, perpetuates the illusion that taxpayers can and should provide healthcare for every citizen, in spite of the fact that the country is broke! If our elected leadership in Washington does not overturn this law, it will bring America down.
President Pro Tem Responds to Supreme Court Ruling on Obamacare
MONTGOMERY – Alabama Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh released the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Obamacare: “Today’s Supreme Court ruling confirms that Obamacare is in fact one of the biggest tax increases in our nation’s history. While the federal government increases bureaucracy and red tape that cripples small business,
Speaker Hubbard Comments on ObamaCare Ruling
MONTGOMERY – Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard today reacted to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on ObamaCare calling it “a victory for government-loving bureaucrats and a loss for taxpayers and small businesses.” The Court upheld the law’s requirement to purchase health insurance under Congress’ authority to tax, but struck down the authority to penalize
AG Strange: Regarding U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on Federal Health Care Law
(MONTGOMERY)— While I respect the Court’s decision, I strongly disagree with its ruling today. The individual mandate was sold to the American people as a penalty when it was proposed, but is now ruled constitutional as a tax, the very thing the Obama Administration and Congress insisted it was not. Now it is up to
Governor Bentley Responds to U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on Obamacare
MONTGOMERY – Governor Robert Bentley on Thursday issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act. “I am deeply disappointed by today’s Supreme Court decision. The health care law is an overreach by the federal government that creates more regulation, bureaucracy, and a dramatic increase in costs to taxpayers. The ACA