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U.S. Representative Martha Roby announced today that Caroline Madison, from Montgomery, is currently serving as a Congressional intern in her Washington D.C., office.
The Ripon Society hosted a breakfast discussion this past Thursday morning with three Republican women serving in the U.S. House of Representatives, who not only discussed budget reform, bipartisanship, and other key issues being debated on Capitol Hill, but shared their thoughts on why they would like to see more women serving alongside them in Congress, as well.
“I don’t know anyone who can grow only peanuts, all the time, and stay in business,” said Ken Baker, who grows peanuts in the Wiregrass area. “The biggest culprit is the input price. The price of peanuts is staying the same and fuel is more than $3.50 a gallon.”
Baker is not alone in his concerns regarding the rising cost of peanut production.
Congresswoman Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery warned on Facebook that some Democrats were willing to trigger a second recession in order to get their way on a massive new tax increase.
Representative Roby said, “We must avoid any tactics from those willing to "plunge the nation back into recession" in order to force a massive tax increase.”
Two bills are seeking to accomplish the same task: replacing the soon-to-expire 2008 farm bill.
Last month, the Senate passed the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012, but the House has yet to bring it up for a vote.
U.S. Representative Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery issued a written statement after she voted in favor of the Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012, H.R. 5872. The legislation requires that President Obama provide details about how his administration plans to implement the budget sequestration cuts that are scheduled to take place in January 2013.
The House Agriculture Committee approved a five-year farm and nutrition bill this morning that included an amendment, offered by Representative Martha Roby, to prevent illegal aliens from fraudulently obtaining federally subsidized food stamps.
Thursday, Representative Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery announced in a written statement that the House Agriculture Committee had approved a five-year farm and nutrition bill which included an amendment, offered by Representative Martha Roby, preventing illegal aliens from using fraudulent means to collect federally subsidized food stamps.
U.S. Representative Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery announced on Wednesday that she had voted in favor of legislation that would repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (usually referred to as Obamacare).
U.S. Representative Martha Roby now has a Congressional intern from the Wiregrass. Robert L. Gurley III, from Dothan, is currently serving in her Washington D.C., office.