MONTGOMERY – Governor Robert Bentley on Thursday announced the State of Alabama is on track to reach one billion dollars in annual savings thanks to extensive efforts to reduce costs and increase government efficiency. Governor Bentley was joined by legislative leadership as he unveiled the state’s Road to a Billion Dollars in Savings. The long-term
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Working with Tampa Bay to make convention a success
Op Ed by Republican National Convention CEO William Harris Tampa Bay Times: Sunday, July 15, 2012 http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/columns/working-with-tampa-bay-to-make-convention-a-success/1240199 “Today, the Republican National Convention moves into the Tampa Bay Times Forum and the countdown to making Tampa Bay history is officially on. A small army of carpenters, electricians, glass installers, movers, painters, stagehands, steel fabricators and laborers
Even Democrats Oppose President Obama’s Tax Hike on Families and Job Creators
“President Obama’s response to even more bad economic news is a massive tax increase. It just proves again that the President doesn’t have a clue how to get America working again and help the middle class. The President’s latest bad idea is to raise taxes on families, job creators, and small businesses. Almost half a
Jobs are Down, Unemployment is Up
“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
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
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
Obama’s Promise Ruled Broken
Supreme Court Rules That Obama Broke His Promises Not To Raise Taxes On The Middle Class “Supreme Court Upholds Mandate As Tax” (Brent Kendall, Louise Radnofsky and Jess Bravin, “Supreme Court Upholds Mandate As Tax,”The Wall Street Journal , 6/28/12) OBAMA’S PLEDGE NOT TO RAISE TAXES ON THE MIDDLE CLASS GETS BROKEN AGAIN, NOW 26 MILLION AMERICANS
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