
There is no shortage of American workers, but rather a surplus that drives down wages and is exacerbated by ever increasing levels immigration, Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL), says.
by Caroline May7 Jan 2016, 2:16 PM PST0

Republican House members blasted their GOP leadership Wednesday for caving to Democratic leaders by abandoning the House’s bipartisan bill to tighten screening of refugee applicants from Syria and Iraq.
by Michelle Fields2 Dec 2015, 2:39 PM PST0

A letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers (R-KY) requesting that the year-end spending bill feature language to fully defund refugee resettlement to the U.S. has 57 co-signers, according to the letter’s author Rep. Brian Babin (R-TX).
by Caroline May18 Nov 2015, 9:02 AM PST0

“It will be very difficult for me to vote for any funding bill that risks American lives by improving the chances of successful terrorist attacks on American cities,” Mo Brooks said in an interview with Breitbart News Tuesday. “And so if that’s the funding bill Barack Obama and the House and Senate leadership want me to support they’re going to need to look elsewhere for votes.”
by Caroline May17 Nov 2015, 1:49 PM PST0

As Paul Ryan takes over as Speaker of the House, he has a big shadow falling across his new gavel. To get the office, Ryan vowed to uphold a promise made by former Speaker Dennis Hastert.
by Rich Tucker29 Oct 2015, 8:52 AM PST0

“The proposed debt deal takes as much as $150 billion from the Social Security Trust Fund for retirees and transfers the cash to the fraud-ridden disability program,” Sen. Sessions and Rep. Brooks write. “There is no ‘surplus’ in the retirement Trust Fund to spend somewhere else – Social Security will be insolvent by 2034 and has a $9.4 trillion unfunded liability.”
by Caroline May28 Oct 2015, 1:23 PM PST0

Representative Mo Brooks (R-AL), a member of the House Freedom Caucus suggested that Republicans should “perhaps” look at someone other than Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI), who he described as “from the liberal half” of the conference, as speaker and that
by Ian Hanchett21 Oct 2015, 1:14 PM PST0

During Friday’s Yellowhammer Radio with Cliff Sims, Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) discussed the resignation of House Speaker John Boehner. While Boehner’s resignation is not effective until October 30, Brooks speculated on who the replacement would be, saying there is a “smorgasbord”
by Trent Baker26 Sep 2015, 3:18 PM PST0

Brooks pointed to estimates from the Pew Hispanic Center that American workers ceded 7.8 million jobs to illegal immigrants in 2009 and a 2013 Federation for American Immigration Reform estimate that illegals took 8.5 million jobs away from Americans. He added that studies point to wage suppression due to cheap illegal immigrant labor — pinning wages lost at about $800 a year for high school graduates and $2,300 lost in annual income for low-skilled labor.
by Caroline May14 Jul 2015, 12:42 PM PST0

“Last Wednesday, President Obama said that the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) could be amended after its adoption to add China to the agreement, raising new questions about the powers Congress is ceding to the executive through fast-track approval,” Brooks and Reps. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Walter Jones (R-NC), Ted Yoho (R-FL), and Gary Palmer (R-AL) wrote on Wednesday to Ryan in a letter that was just made public this morning.
by Matthew Boyle11 Jun 2015, 7:27 AM PST0

Despite 20 Republicans defecting to join Democrats, Republicans and conservatives won big on Thursday evening: An amendment from Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) passed onto the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) stripping amnesty for illegal aliens from the defense bill.
by Matthew Boyle14 May 2015, 5:40 PM PST0

The House voted to strip language from the National Defense Authorization Act that would have called on the Pentagon to consider allowing illegal immigrants granted executive amnesty — via Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)— to serve in the U.S. military.
by Caroline May14 May 2015, 4:43 PM PST0

Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) is calling on his House colleagues to support the effort to remove an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act seeking to allow illegal immigrants granted executive amnesty to enlist in the military.
by Caroline May14 May 2015, 9:54 AM PST0

At 5 p.m. on Tuesday, the House Rules Committee will begin general debate on the NDAA—and will wrap its discussion on Wednesday at 3 p.m. Because of the significance of these proceedings, Breitbart News will be carrying a live blog of them launching at 5 p.m. on Tuesday.
by Matthew Boyle12 May 2015, 10:34 AM PST0

More than two dozen Republicans are calling on the House Rules Committee to eliminate an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would call on the Secretary of Defense to make illegal immigrants granted executive amnesty eligible to serve in the U.S. military.
by Caroline May5 May 2015, 5:51 PM PST0

The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) should not be used as a vehicle to pursue allowing illegal immigrants to serve in the U.S. military, according Reps. Mo Brooks (R-AL) and Dave Brat (R-VA).
by Caroline May4 May 2015, 5:35 PM PST0

“It’s appalling that some members of the Republican conference, and frankly all members of the Democratic conference, place illegal immigrants on pedestals over American citizens, contrary to the needs and wishes of the American people,” Rep. Mo Brooks says.
by Caroline May30 Apr 2015, 2:54 PM PST0

In an interview with host Cliff Sims earlier this week on “Yellowhammer Radio” on 101.1, WYDE in Birmingham, AL, Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) sung his praises for Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), who announced his candidacy for the 2016 Republican presidential
by Jeff Poor26 Mar 2015, 7:08 AM PST0

Representative Mo Brooks (R-AL) defended tying funding for the president’s executive action on immigration to DHS funding on Thursday’s “All In with Chris Hayes” on MSNBC. “I agree with [Sen.] Harry Reid (D-NV), the Department of Homeland Security ought to
by Ian Hanchett26 Feb 2015, 8:44 PM PST0

In a briefing hosted by the Center for Immigration Studies in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) dismissed “well-intentioned” efforts to stop President Barack Obama’s so-called executive amnesty through legislative process. Instead, Brooks advocated using the judiciary and
by Jeff Poor14 Jan 2015, 6:15 AM PST0

The chairman of the House Appropriations Committee pitched GOP colleagues on a plan to rescind funding for targeted programs in the next Congress to respond to President Obama’s planned executive amnesty, throwing a new idea into a ring already full
by Jonathan Strong18 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

In an interview that aired on Huntsville, AL CBS affiliate WHNT, Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) emphasized the need for the United States to get a grasp on its immigration policy, particularly because of the potential for the spread of infectious
by Breitbart TV19 Oct 2014, 8:50 PM PST0

At a political rally in Alabama on Tuesday, Rep. Mo Brooks took a few jabs at President Barack Obama, one in particular with regards to his fundraising prowess. Brooks noted the Democratic fundraising advantage in fundraising this election cycle and
by Breitbart TV24 Sep 2014, 6:44 AM PST0

On Tuesday’s broadcast of “Lou Dobbs Tonight” on the Fox Business Network, Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) criticized President Barack Obama and his administration’s efforts in tackling the ISIS threat in the Middle East. Brooks explained to host Lou Dobbs that
by Breitbart TV17 Sep 2014, 6:11 AM PST0

Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) joined Sens. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Tuesday to demand that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid allow a vote on the House-passed bill blocking a continuation or expansion of the president’s Deferred Action
by Matthew Boyle9 Sep 2014, 6:00 PM PST0