Representative Bradley Byrne

Representing the 1st District of Alabama

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U.S. Representative Bradley Byrne

The Electoral College

Dec 15, 2020

When the members of the Constitutional Convention in 1787 debated how to pick the executive, several options were considered.  Some wanted the people to directly elect the president, while others distrusted the people to know enough about the candidates to make that important decision on their own.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in the New Jobs Report

Dec 8, 2020

Last Friday the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its monthly jobs report covering November.  It contained some good news, some bad news and some downright ugly news.

A National Compact

Nov 24, 2020

Four hundred years ago this month, a group of just over 100 people arrived off the shores of Cape Cod after a two-month sail from England.  They were dissenters from the Church of England like the Puritans but went further by formally separating from the established church they considered to be corrupt beyond repair.

Much To Do

Nov 16, 2020

Congress returns to Washington this week after a six-week hiatus for the election.  Since the end of July, we have only met for a few weeks, and the work we need to complete has piled up.  This Congress ends at noon on Sunday, January 3 when the new Congress will be sworn in and start all over again as any bills pending from the old Congress die.

What America Said

Nov 9, 2020

Election Day has come and gone.  Despite the fact that multiple national news sites have “called” the presidential election, court cases and recounts are going forward in several states where the margin is less than 1%, and we don’t yet “know” who was elected president.

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