Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Martha Roby [R, AL-2]

Alabama Congresswoman Takes Aim at Common Core Standards

2013-05-24T01:00:00Z

...Rep. Martha Roby, a Republican from Alabama, has introduced a bill that would prohibit the U.S. Department of Education and the education secretary from using federal grant money or waivers to encourage states to adopt common standards or tests. "The Ex

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Alabama Voices - U.S. Rep. Martha Roby: Bill would rein in federal intrusion in education

2013-05-21T01:00:00Z

...federal intrusion. LetÂs get Washington out of the business of trying to use federal money to influence state policy. Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, represents AlabamaÂs Second Congressional District. She is a member of the House Committee on Education an

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Flextime would create options for workers, companies (5/21/13)

2013-05-21T01:00:00Z

...other times they might offer a day off. A change in the law would give both the opportunity to make such a choice. U.S. Rep. Martha Roby, R-Ala., a mother of two and a co-sponsor of the bill, was right on the mark when she said: "This is about choice. T

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Dem: Benghazi turns 'witch hunt'

2013-05-21T01:00:00Z

...on the attacks. Smith charged that the briefing, led by Armed Services Committee Chairman Buck McKeon, and Alabama Rep. Martha Roby, who chairs the Oversight and Investigations subcommittee, was “unnecessary” and a “redundant waste of time” as t

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Rep. Roby's comp-time bill sparks hardball politics

2013-05-20T01:00:00Z

...— Rep. Martha Roby started out believing her proposal to offer comp time to hourly workers in the private sector would be popular with both Republicans and Democrats. But by the time the House was ready to vote on it, the bill Roby viewed as family fr

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Letters to the Editor: Clock ticking on future of spay/neuter clinics

2013-05-18T01:00:00Z

...is glaring. I take issue with the recent letter by Mr. Hess regarding the efforts of one of our members of Congress, Rep. Martha Roby. Mr. Hess incorrectly suggests that Roby is to blame for sequestration. It is well documented in this paper that Roby v

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Roby: Fort Rucker flight training hours restored

2013-05-17T01:00:00Z

...with sequestration appears to have resulted in the restoration of originally-planned flight training at Fort Rucker. U.S. Rep. Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, said Friday she received official word from Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno that the Army’s

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Reactions vary to federal online sales tax bill

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...bill is headed for the House Judiciary Committee for consideration, according to Todd Stacy, communications director for Rep. Martha Roby, R-Montgomery. The Dothan Area Chamber of Commerce, along with Gov. Robert Bentley, the Business Council of Alabama

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Duckworth makes first trip to war zone since copter shot down

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

...is on the House Armed Services Committee. Other committee members on the trip: Republican Reps. Kristi Noem of South Dakota and Martha Roby of Alabama and Democratic Reps. Susan Davis of California and Niki Tsongas of Massachusetts. The sixth lawmaker a

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Is Congress Asking Hourly-Paid Americans to Work More for Less Pay?

2013-05-14T01:00:00Z

...Democratic votes. "This is about helping working moms and dads, providing the ability to commit time at home," said Rep. Martha Roby (R-Ala.), who sponsored the bill as an update to federal labor law in one report. "This is something that the public sec

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Video: Kerry, Boston police commissioner sign cooperation agreement

2013-05-13T01:00:00Z

...can help working Americans better balance life's demands by offering more flexibility for time away from work," said Rep. Martha Roby, R-Ala., in the weekly GOP address on Saturday, pushing the Working Families Flexibilty Act, a bill that she said would

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Happy Mother’s Day: Obama Threatens to Veto Flex Time Bill

2013-05-13T01:00:00Z

...this week, because of what the WSJ describes as the White House’s “fealty to unions.” The bill, sponsored by Alabama Rep. Martha Roby, would reform the 75-year-old Fair Labor Standards Act to “allow employees to swap overtime pay for compensator

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In the Nation

2013-05-12T01:00:00Z

...Agency, which oversees government-controlled mortgage lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. In the Republican address, Rep. Martha Roby of Alabama discussed legislation passed by the GOP-controlled House to give private-sector workers the right to trade o

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Obama talks about housing market in weekend address

2013-05-12T01:00:00Z

...North Carolina Rep. Mel Watt to head the Federal Housing Finance Agency. The Republican response was given by Alabama Rep. Martha Roby, who highlighted the Working Family Flexibility Act of 2013, which the House of Representatives passed this week. Roby

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Video: Michelle Obama delivers commencement speech at Eastern Kentucky University

2013-05-12T01:00:00Z

Obama calls on Congress to help more homeowners

2013-05-11T01:00:00Z

...Carolina congressman helped enact rules to protect consumers from dishonest lenders. In the Republican address, Alabama Rep. Martha Roby discusses legislation passed by the GOP-controlled House to give private-sector workers the right to trade overtime

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President Obama Urges Congress to Boost Homeowners in ‘Healing’ Housing Market

2013-05-11T01:00:00Z

...this weekend, Republicans used their weekly address to promote the “Working Families Flexibility Act,” introduced by Rep. Martha Roby, R-Ala., who delivered the GOP’s weekly address. “While we may not be able to legislate another hour into the d

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GOP says overtime bill would provide 'options' for working families

2013-05-11T01:00:00Z

...changes federal overtime rules because it would help working families, the House author of the measure said Saturday. Rep. Martha Roby of Alabama, delivering the Republican party's weekly media address, said the proposal "provides options for working mo

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GOP pushes paid time off in lieu of overtime

2013-05-11T01:00:00Z

...Martha Roby, R-Ala., called on the Senate to pass legislation that would allow employers to offer employees paid time off in exchange for overtime pay in the weekly Republican address on Saturday, framing the legislation, which she herself shepherded to

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GOP pushes overtime bill in weekly address

2013-05-11T01:00:00Z

...bill, the Working Families Flexibility Act, passed the House on Wednesday. Rep. Martha Roby (R-Ala.) on Saturday urged the Senate to act on House Republicans' bill to change the way overtime benefits are calculated for some workers. "This bill provides

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