Open Congress : News Articles for Sen. Jefferson Sessions [R, AL]

Not a dream for citizens

2009-11-08T00:00:00Z

...the chance to seek a college education without fear of deportation and to qualify for scholarships and grants. Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., states that this bill would provide amnesty to four million illegal immigrants, or roughly one-third of that popul

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GOP senators want to query attorney general on reporter-shield legislation

2009-11-07T00:00:00Z

...to keep Americans safe and protect our most vital classified information," said Stephen Miller, press secretary for Sen. Jeff Sessions (Ala.), the ranking Republican on the committee. "The attorney general's two-page views letter was woefully short and

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Reid Pushes For Vote On Appeals Court Nominee Hamilton Before Veteran's Day

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) and other Republicans who object to Hamilton's nomination have criticized his ruling to issue an injunction blocking enforcement of a provision in a state abortion law. The provision would have required women seeking abortions to

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Kenyen Brown appears headed to confirmation as southwest Alabama's top federal prosecutor

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...Judiciary Committee unanimously voted to send his nomination to the full Senate. The vote came with no debate, as U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Mobile, lauded Brown as having the "the gifts and qualities to be a good United States attorney." The final co

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Kenyen Brown gets committee approval for Mobile-based U.S. attorney job

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...him of final Senate confirmation. That vote will occur as soon as the majority Democrats choose to "bring him up" Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Mobile, said afterwards. President Barack Obama nominated Brown, currently a top staffer on the House ethics commi

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Senate Judiciary Committee Grills 'Piracy Czar' Nominee

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...Supreme Court justice who drew nationwide attention when his 2008 opponent ran a TV ad involving a sex offender. Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., the committee's top Republican, criticized one of Butler's rulings allowing a product liability suit to move fo

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Vanaskie makes his case before Senate committee

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...Pennsylvania, a place where many of us have been exposed to a history and a heritage of hard work and sacrifice." Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama, the committee's ranking Republican, asked Judge Vanaskie if he favored "judicial restraint" as he did once i

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Analysis: Democrats have short memory on judges

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...conservative philosophy for the law and the Constitution. "It would be wrong for us to be a rubber stamp for each nominee," Sen. Jeff Sessions, the senior Republican on the Judiciary Committee, said in a recent confirmation dustup in the Senate. After E

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Obama's First Judicial Nomination Re-Ignites Controversy Ahead of Vote

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...to blocking enforcement of certain state abortion statutes. In a letter penned Nov. 3 to his GOP colleagues, Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama blasted Hamilton for using his position to "drive a political agenda." Hamilton stated in a 2003 speech

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Kenyen Brown nomination for U.S. Attorney for Alabama's Southern District set for Senate committee

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

(Press-Register file)Kenyen Brown is likely to win easily committee approval today.WASHINGTON -- The Senate Judiciary Committee is set Thursday to take up Kenyen Brown's bid to become the top federal prosecutor for southwest Alabama, according to

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Each side blames the other in battle over federal judgeships

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

...think we're seeing a common DNA run through the Obama nominees, and that's the ACLU chromosome," said Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, the top-ranked Republican on the Judiciary Committee, who voted against Chen. As judicial nominations pile up on Capitol Hi

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Senate committee will likely vote on Brown nomination Thursday

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

...is likely to vote in favor of sending Brown's nomination to the full Senate, particularly since its top Republican, Sen. Jeff Sessions of Mobile, is expected to be supportive, according to a spokesman. If confirmed, Brown would become the first black U.

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Parade Of PATRIOT Act Bills Grows Longer

2009-10-30T00:00:00Z

...Judiciary ranking member Jeff Sessions, introduced legislation Friday to reauthorize three expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act two weeks after his panel approved 11-8 a related reauthorization bill offered by Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy. Sen

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Senate Confirms Dr. Regina Benjamin As U.S. Surgeon General

2009-10-30T00:00:00Z

...Jamie Burch Reaction from Senator Jeff Sessions Im delighted that the Senate voted unanimously to approve Regina Benjaminone of Alabamas most dedicated and civic-minded medical professionalsto be Americas Doctor. Dr. Benjamin has an extensive resume, in

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Parade Of PATRIOT Act Bills Grows Longer

2009-10-30T00:00:00Z

Column: Vote justified

2009-10-30T00:00:00Z

...the amendment was designed for such purposes. Republicans, alas, haven't been brilliant in explaining their position. Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., in a statement ridiculed by "The Daily Show's" Jon Stewart, said the Senate shouldn't be in the business of

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Judicial nominations pile up, and parties blame each other

2009-10-30T00:00:00Z

..."I think we're seeing a common DNA run through the Obama nominees, and that's the ACLU chromosome," said Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, the top-ranked Republican on the Judiciary Committee, who voted against Chen. As judicial nominations pile up

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Pentagon favors Boeing in air tanker competition, say Alabama lawmakers

2009-10-28T00:00:00Z

...a rival team headed by Northrop Grumman Corp. "I am very troubled by the situation we find ourselves in today," Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Mobile, said at a U.S. Capitol news conference attended by five other members of the state's congressional delegation

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Bush, Sessions talk tort reform at ILR Summit

2009-10-28T00:00:00Z

...(Legal Newsline) - Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions highlighted the speakers at the 10th U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform Summit, held Wednesday. Bush spoke to the role of tort reform in reshaping Florida's economy, while

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Alabama lawmakers accuse Pentagon of Boeing bias in tanker competition

2009-10-27T00:00:00Z

...at a news conference this afternoon at the U.S. Capitol. Five other members of the delegation also attended, including Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Mobile, Rep. Jo Bonner, R-Mobile, and Rep. Artur Davis, a Birmingham Democrat whose district includes Choctaw Co

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