Stewardship of our air and water is a responsibility that should be free of the bias of politics. What's more, environmental regulators should abide by the law.Collection: Environmental
Every day, the hard-working men and women of Alabama's Department of Environmental Management are on the ground, protecting Alabama's rivers and lakes in a way that is beneficial to all. EPA should support them in that work, not make it more difficult.Collection: Environmental
Almost every day, you see an article in the papers about someone violating a campaign finance law.Collection: Finance
I've had the honor and privilege of knowing Jeff for over 25 years. He's been a dear friend and a mentor, and there is no finer person in public service than Jeff Sessions. He's conducted himself with the greatest integrity of any public official I've ever met.
You can't erase history.
Our farmers feed the world. They are up before dawn and work till well after sunset. They face any number of challenges they can't control, from too much rain to not enough, from disease to insect infestations.
A job is the best cure for poverty, and that's why economic development and job creation has been my principle focus.
Exxon fought claims resulting from the Exxon Valdez spill in court for 20 years. Alabama could have suffered the same fate. What would be the benefit to the state or its coastal counties in delaying indefinitely the receipt of monies that we need sooner rather than later?
Science has advanced a long way in the 44 years since Roe v. Wade, and it is time that our laws reflect the undeniable truth that life begins at fertilization and that unborn citizens are entitled to the same protections as every American.
I have no doubt that Russia tried to meddle in our election. They're going to continue trying to - just like they have my entire lifetime.
We have neglected our aerospace program, and I am detecting a lot of bipartisan support to continue that mission.
We have a failing Medicaid system, and you know who that's going to hurt in the end are the most vulnerable in people in our society.
I'm running because I think I'm the best candidate to take Jeff Sessions' place.
Tom McMillen was a three-term congressman from Maryland. He is the tallest member of Congress. Period. He's 6'11''.
I think the thing that's impressed me the most has been the fantastic professionalism of the officials in the Senate.
It's really important if you're in politics to have a loyal friend.
I was recruited at Alabama and at Auburn to play basketball.
We have a fabulous civil rights history here in Birmingham.
It just worries me that if we start trying to erase history that we can learn from, where does that end? Do you start taking away books people find offensive? It's just a path that seems very dangerous to me in this country.
We learn from history. That's what it's all about.
To suggest the President of the United States and the head of the free world - the man who is changing the world - is being manipulated by Mitch McConnell is insulting to the president; it's absolutely insulting.
I have been fighting - and winning - against Obama-era experiments with illegal amnesty.
I am confident that President Trump's administration is capable of making the Pentagon run at maximum efficiency and enacting procurement reforms that will get weapons and assets to our warfighters more quickly and efficiently.
I agree with President Trump that our trade deals need to be renegotiated so they are more fair to American workers.
I stand with President Trump in the fight to make sanctuary cities pay for the border wall.
I'm not backing down on immigration. I'm not backing down on the wall.
President Trump is the greatest thing that's happened to this country. I consider it a biblical miracle that he's there.
If I have to filibuster on the Senate floor, I'll even read the King James Bible until the wall is funded.
Daily fantasy sports operators claim that they operate legally under Alabama law. However, paid daily fantasy sports contests are, in fact, illegal gambling under Alabama law.
I have the best job in politics in Alabama. As the attorney general, I just go to work every day and think of a way to sue the Obama Administration. If you don't think that is fun, that is a full-time job.
The federal, state, and local governments are involved in virtually every aspect of business.
I think more and more business leaders are becoming aware of the impact of the government in their success.
A corporation cannot make a campaign contribution to a candidate for federal office.
Sen. Sessions' commitment to public service is nearly unparalleled in Alabama history, and his departure from the Senate leaves tremendous shoes to fill.
I pledge to the people of Alabama to continue the same level of leadership as Jeff Sessions in consistently fighting to protect and advance the conservative values we all care about.
Based on my experience and record, I'm the best person to take Jeff Sessions' place.
America is very fortunate to have Jeff Sessions as Attorney General.
There's a learning curve to understanding how the Senate operates.
I've got that hands-on experience with federal judges and how important it is to have judges like Neil Gorsuch, who will take a rule-of-law approach to the decision-making process. I think he's eminently qualified.
We need to work as hard as President Trump is working.
Short of the passage of a Constitutional Amendment protecting marriage as between one man and one woman, the U.S. Supreme Court has the final say.
Alabama has a history of safeguarding our freedom of religion.
If the federal government believes free contraception is vital, then surely it can find another way to implement it than by forcing family businesses and religious broadcasters and others to violate their religious beliefs.
The U.S. Military is no place for social experiments.
As a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, my first priority is to ensure the readiness of our military.
I've always been supportive of President Trump and his agenda, and that's what people in the state that I talk to care about.
I feel very comfortable being compared to Sen. Sessions.
I have the utmost confidence in Sen. Sessions, now General Sessions.
It's frustrating when people question your integrity.
We want to make sure that we take care of people that most need healthcare, make sure they actually get healthcare instead of just an insurance policy that means they can't access the doctor they want.