Congressman Robert Aderholt, Representative of the fourth district of Alabama, is scheduled to speak at the University Tuesday, October 19.
“Congressman Aderholt always looks forward to speaking to college students about his job as a U.S. Congressman,” says Darrel Jordan, press secretary for Aderholt. “He plans on talking with the students about his career and how he became a Congressman. He will also share advice for anyone who might be interested in working in politics after graduation.”
Seth Morrow, communications director of the College Republicans, says students will also be able to register to vote and learn about the absentee voting process.
The discussion will be held in the Ferguson Center in room 360 and is open to the public. The College Republicans will be sponsoring the event.
“Regardless of political affiliation, it is a major accomplishment to have a United States Congressman on campus, and we hope to have an impressive turnout,” says Morrow.
“It is rare that a current Congressman would take time out of their busy schedule to visit campus, so we are excited to have Congressman Aderholt,” Morrow added.
Aderholt sponsored the first bill President Obama vetoed which would have allowed banks to speed up the process of foreclosure.
“My legislation would improve interstate commerce by requiring that documents be recognized in any state or federal court,” said Aderholt, according to a press release. “It would help court reporters, attorneys, business owners, and consumers in general.”
“The bill expressly requires lawful notarizations, and in no way validates improper notarizations. Enforcement of legal notarizations is a state responsibility and I fully support each state attorney general vigorously prosecuting all notarization fraud,” he added.
The legislation would have required that documents be recognized in any state or federal court if the subject affects interstate commerce and the document is duly notarized by seal or if a seal is tagged to an electronic document, according to a press release.
Aderholt introduced the bill in October of 2009 and it passed the House and Senate in 2010.
“I first introduced this legislation in April of 2005, and obviously there was no concern about weakening the foreclosure documentation process at that time,” Aderholt said.
“I was pretty shocked that the bill had received so much opposition at the last minute like that,” he added.
He said he believes the “fears” of the bill were because of the recent news in foreclosure documentation fraud.
“I am eager to get another version of this bill completed and passed in November, with the support of the White House, the Senate and the House,” Aderholt said. “This bill has strong bipartisan support and I hope that the White House will work with Congress to educate the public and answer any concerns so that this legislation can become law.”
