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Morris Jackson "Mo" Brooks, Jr. (born April 29, 1954) is the U.S. Representative for Alabama's 5th congressional district. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Early life
Brooks was born in 1954 in Charleston, South Carolina,and moved to Huntsville, Alabama, in 1963. His father, Jack Brooks, was raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and worked as an electrical engineer before retiring from Redstone Arsenal's Metrology Center. His mother, Betty Brooks, taught economics and government for over 20 years at Lee High School. They still live in Madison County, Alabama. Brooks graduated from Grissom High School in 1972. He graduated from Duke University in three years with a double major in political science and economics. Brooks later graduated from the University of Alabama School of ...
Freshman Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) added his name to 14 different bills on Thursday that would reduce overall immigration levels and work to end illegal immigration. Rep. Brooks was identified as a "True Reform" Candidate during last year's mid-term elections, agreeing in the affirmative to all 12 questions on NumbersUSA's Immigration-Reduction survey.
During the last Congressional recess, Rep. Brooks made some strong statements regarding illegal immigration during a town hall meeting. He also expressed strong support for a recently passed bill in Alabama that requires all businesses to use ...
U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, said he will vote against the debt ceiling compromise tonight.
One of his reasons is what would happen to the defense budget if the bipartisian committee created by the deal fails to reach another agreement on spending cuts by the end of the year.
"You're looking at a 20 percent cut in FY '13 in our (national) security, and I cannot agree to do that," Brooks said after a meeting of House Republicans.
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By Mary Orndorff
Source: blog.al.com
Politicalwire picked up on a story reported by the San Antonio Express-News featuring Rep. Mo Brooks' (R-Ala.) controversial remarks about undocumented immigrants.
"As your congressman on the House floor, I will do anything short of shooting them," Brooks said. "Anything that is lawful, it needs to be done because illegal aliens need to quit taking jobs from American citizens."
Rep. Charlie Gonzalez, (D-Texas) head of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, blasted Brooks remarks.
"Rhetoric referencing acts of violence has no place in the discussion for realistic solutions to our country's ...