Representative Bobby Bright News

In 45 days, qualifying will open for the 2010 elections with the Republican Primary held on June 1. Up for grabs, most county and state offices in Alabama.

U.S. Rep. Bobby Bright presents Principal Brent Zessin with the school's - Blue Ribbon' plaque.

An Andalusia High School band member plays in the parade. Covington County residents turned out in strong numbers to show their support for veterans at Wednesday morninga s Veterans Day parade and program.

Artur Davis, Rep. Bobby Bright and Rep. Parker Griffith to progressives around the country.A Why?A Because they were amongst the 39 Democrats who voted against HR 3962 on Saturday night, and many progressives view that as unforgiveable offense.

By Bobby Bright After months of deliberation, the House voted yesterday on its version of a health care reform bill.

Elba, AL- While b visiting 7th graders at Elba High School, Congressman Bobby Bright mentioned work congress did in the past few weeks on the healthcare reform bill that narrowly passed the house on Saturday.

Note: lesson learned: always go by official roll call votes . What was once eight is now four.

The Associated Press : "Voting is set for Saturday on the 10-year, $1.2 trillion legislation that embraces Obama's goals of extending health coverage to tens of millions of uninsured Americans and putting tough new restrictions on insurance companies." The points of contention remain abortion and immigration .

Republican opposition was nearly unanimous. The 220-215 vote cleared the way for the Senate to begin debate on the issue that has come to overshadow all others in Congress.

Some candidates have been on the road for months, and Republicans are well into a plan to try to wrest control of the Legislature from Democrats, even though the 2010 election is almost a year away.

The Alabama and Mississippi congressional delegations presented an almost united front against the Democratic health care bill approved late Saturday night as only one member, Rep.

The House is now in a rare Saturday session for the government health care takeover ram down.

Virginia authorities on Tuesday are scheduled to execute one of two D.C. sniper suspects whose first victims were employees of an Alabama state liquor store in 2002.

House Democratic leaders worked furiously on Thursday to secure the final votes for weekend approval of a sweeping health care overhaul as President Obama threw his weight behind the lobbying effort and Republicans dug in against the health plan.

Now that the off-year elections are over, Democrats are bracing for losses in Congress next year - and history tells them they should.

Get Ready For Election 2010! Brian Doherty November 4, 2009 C'mon, election 2009 is so yesterday! Congressional Quarterly points us to 10 highly vulnerable congressional candidates for next year.

R oll Call today published its list of House members most likely to lose their seats in the 2010 elections, and Rep.

U.S. Rep. Artur Davis, D-Birmingham, announced today that he will vote against the version of health care reform legislation pending in the U.S. House.

On Tuesday November 3rd, voters across Alabama will head to the polls for municipal elections.

With today's announcement by Dede Scozzafava, the GOP approved candidate in NY-23, that she was endorsing the Democrat, conservative concerns about her were certainly validated.