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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Alabama Newsletter for Wednesday April 19, 2023 ( 5 items )  

House Armed Services Committee Chair Rogers Issues Opening Statement At INDOPACOM Posture Hearing
WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Alabama, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on U.S. military posture and national security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. Chairman Rogers' remarks as prepared for delivery: Today we continue our posture hearings with INDOPACOM and U.S. Forces Korea. I wa  more

House Committee Chairs Rogers, Turner Press DOD For Answers On Intel Leaks
WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Alabama, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and Mike Turner (R-OH), Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin pressing the Department of Defense for accountability and answers regarding the unauthorized disclosure of classified materials. In   more

Rep. Barry Moore Introduces Legislation to Repeal the 16th Amendment on Tax Day
WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Barry Moore, R-Alabama, issued the following news release on April 18, 2023: Rep. Barry Moore (AL-02) introduced legislation to repeal the 16th Amendment to the Constitution, which allows the United States government to collect income taxes on its citizens. Rep. Bob Good (VA- 05) and Rep. Keith Self (TX-03) are co-sponsors of this legislation. Today is Tax Day, the date by which taxes must be filed for most Americans. "On average, Americans must work nearly half th  more

TUBERVILLE SPONSORS BILL TO PROTECT FARMERS FROM BURDENSOME BIDEN CLIMATE RULE
WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release on April 18, 2023: U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Mike Braun (R-IN) to cosponsor the Protect Farmers from the SEC Act to exempt family farmers from Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requirements to report all operational Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The legislation comes in response to the SEC's proposed rule that would require publicly  more

U.S. SENATOR KATIE BRITT: INFLATION NOT TRANSITORY - BIDEN ADMINISTRATION CONTINUES TO POUR GAS ON THE FIRE
WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release on April 18, 2023: Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today at a hearing of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs questioned Dr. Jared Bernstein, President Biden's nominee to be Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), on his steadfast support for the most radical of the Biden Administration's economic agenda items. Senator Britt noted previous statements by Dr. Bernstein downplayi  more