Alabama

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HUGE WIN for common sense

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I am thrilled to see this ruling come out of the Supreme Court and will continue fighting to protect girls and women.

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The Supreme Court's conservative majority is allowing the State of Alabama to use a congressional map that three Republican-appointed judges have repeatedly found was the product of intentional racial discrimination. And just three years ago, this same Supreme Court agreed that Alabama had discriminated against Black voters in drawing its maps. But, given the Supreme Court's recent highly politicized and unprecedented actions, we are certainly not surprised by this decision.

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A federal court confirmed what we have said all along: Alabama's 2023 congressional map was intentionally designed to discriminate against Black voters and dilute our political power. While we know that this legal battle is far from over, today's ruling sends a clear message — Black voters in Alabama cannot and will not be silenced.

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We're not going to reward people that attack policemen and people of authority.

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I would have a real problem with compensating people who were convicted of attacking Capitol Police officers.

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You might win this battle today, but you remember, for me, joy comes in the morning.

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How will Black Alabama voters feel if they have already cast an absentee ballot in this election cycle that is happening as we speak, only to find out their vote has been nullified, especially when the state of Alabama is under court order not to do anything in regards to redistricting until 2030?

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Alabama is ground zero for voting rights, and we are going to be ground zero to make sure we retain those voting rights. This special session is nothing more than a power grab designed to silence Black voters.

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By calling the Legislature into a special session, I am ensuring Alabama is prepared should the courts act quickly enough to allow Alabama's previously drawn congressional and state Senate maps to be used during this election cycle.

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We made great progress on increasing recruitment, improving efficiency, and modernizing the Army. Throughout his long career in service to America, Gen. George has demonstrated his commitment, courage, and leadership.

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We saw what happened in the last government shutdown in regards to how it hurt real, hardworking Americans