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Roby: Advocating for Alabama’s military installations
In Congress, I consider it a tremendous privilege and responsibility to represent a district that is home to two of our country’s finest military...
Flowers: One vote can make a difference
Some of us who were former legislators, who served our counties in the legislature a long time, were considered by many to always be...
Dad-deprived homes reach crisis levels in Alabama
Father's Day has come and gone, and sadly so too has the concept of fatherhood in many parts of Alabama.
Nearly half of all babies...
America’s impending divorce
The New York Times recently published a very insightful article pointing out the political polarization among America’s state governments. We read that a full...
Ensuring parity for all Huntsvillians
There is a lot going on in the metropolitan area west of Redstone Arsenal these days. An entirely new retail opportunity has entered the...
Alabama has one of the nation’s strongest … campus free speech laws?
Alabama has been in the news lately for recently passing the nation’s strongest anti-abortion law, but it also just enacted what is being hailed...
Byrne: Border crisis needs lawful fix, not amnesty
Decades of bad immigration policies have undermined our laws and led to the worst conditions at our border we’ve ever seen.
U.S. Border Patrol agents...
Are you afraid to answer the phone?
Millions of Americans fear answering their phone due to a plague of billions of robocalls. These calls have made a mockery of the national...
Roby: Honoring our symbol of freedom
On June 14th, 1777, our country’s flag was officially adopted by a resolution of the Second Continental Congress. Many years later, in 1916, President...
Community support required to inspire future generations of Army leaders
“Thank you for your service.” As the civilian aide to the secretary of the Army for Alabama (South), I am always grateful for these...
Recent bills to bring rural broadband, business growth to Alabama
For more than 40 years, I have dedicated my life to advancing the economic interests of Alabama. I’ve spent time in the state legislature...
Rogers’ report from Washington: The crisis at our border continues
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As folks across East Alabama know all too well, we have a serious national security and humanitarian crisis at our Southwest...
Byrne: On abortion, we cannot remain silent
For most of the history of our country, it was widely accepted, as I firmly believe now, that life begins at conception, that we...
Roby: Help is on the way for farmers
As those of us who live and work in the Second District remember well, last year on October 10, Hurricane Michael made landfall and...
Ledbetter: Historians will view 2019 regular session among the state’s most important and influential
When Alabama historians look back at this era decades from now, they may well determine that the recently completed 2019 regular legislative session was...
Medicare for All: A plan driven by politics, not patients
Last month, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) visited Alabama where he held campaign rallies and town halls in Birmingham and Montgomery touting his Medicare for...
Byrne: We deserve the whole story — Investigate the investigators
It is fitting that last week, now-former special counsel Robert Mueller announced his resignation and return to private life and his shuttering the office...
In the shadows: Defining the world of opposition research and why it wins races
This is my 28th year in politics, and I have seen firsthand that with every election cycle, opposition research becomes a more valuable tool...
Roby: A productive week of travel in the Second District
For the last week of May, Congress was out of session for a district work period, and I had the opportunity to travel around...
Can federalism help us today?
Alabama and other states have recently passed new laws restricting or criminalizing abortion to challenge the Supreme Court’s 1973 landmark decision in Roe v....
Time to stop daydreaming about a lottery
Lottery supporters were left saying “so close ...” last week after the latest attempt to establish the game in Alabama collapsed under the weight...
Byrne: All who have gone before
War-time letters throughout our nation’s history can offer us a window into the personal sacrifices of our fighting men and women. Perhaps one of...
Roby: We owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to all members of our Armed Forces
Every year, on the last Monday in May, our country takes a collective pause to remember the men and women who gave their lives...
The great truck driver shortage
The Alabama legislature lowered the minimum age for a truck driver’s (CDL) license to 18 for within-state transport (the minimum age remains 21 in...