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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Alabama Newsletter for Wednesday March 06, 2024 ( 8 items )  

Booker Joins Effort to Protect IVF Access After Alabama Supreme Court Ruling
WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker, in the wake of Alabama's State Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos created during the IVF process are "children" under state law, joined a group of Democratic senators in cosponsoring U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Patty Murray (D-WA)'s legislation to protect access to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted reproductive technology (ART) nationwide. T  more

Duckworth to Host Doctor Amanda Adeleye at State of the Union, Highlighting Need to Protect IVF Access
WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today announced that Illinois reproductive endocrinologist and infertility specialist Dr. Amanda Adeleye will be her 2024 State of the Union guest as part of the Senator's continuing efforts to protect access in-vitro fertilization (IVF). Dr. Adeleye is the Medical Director of CCRM Fertility's Chicago-area center, where she specializes in reproductive endocrinology and  more

ICYMI: Tuberville Joins "The Bottom Line" on Fox Business
WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined The Bottom Line on Fox Business Network to offer his thoughts on the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that states cannot remove presidential candidates from their ballots and preview President Biden's State of the Union address. Excerpts from Senator Tuberville's interview can be found below, and the full interview can be found on YouTube or Rumble. ON ACTUAL "STATE   more

Kaine Announces Elizabeth Carr as State of the Union Guest
WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, announced that Elizabeth Carr will join him as his guest at Thursday's State of the Union address. Carr was the first person in the United States born via in-vitro fertilization (IVF). She was born in Norfolk, Virginia in 1981. Carr's attendance at the State of the Union follows a ruling by the Alabam  more

Rep. Barry Moore praises Supreme Court ruling in favor of President Trump
WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Barry Moore, R-Alabama, issued the following news release on March 4, 2024: Today, Rep. Barry Moore praised the Supreme Court's 9-0 ruling in favor of keeping President Donald Trump on the Colorado presidential ballot. Colorado's Supreme Court attempted to malign the Constitution and remove Trump from their ballot, which would have taken the right to vote away from their own people. "Leftist judges and politicians are desperate to do everything possible, including t  more

Rep. Barry Moore supports strongest anti-CCP legislation in history
WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Barry Moore, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Rep. Barry Moore co-sponsored the Countering Communist China Act led by Republican Study Committee (RSC) Chairman Kevin Hern (R-OK) and RSC National Security Task Force Chairman Joe Wilson (R-SC). The bill sanctions Chinese officials for trafficking fentanyl into the U.S., curtails trade with China, restricts outbound investments in Chinese technologies companies, promotes democracy to Chinese citizens and mo  more

Senate Rules and Administration Committee Sets March 12 Hearing on Administration of Upcoming Elections
WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The Senate Rules and Administration Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Administration of Upcoming Elections" at 3 p.m. on March 12, 2024, at 301 Russell Senate Office Building: Witnesses * The Honorable Jocelyn Benson, Secretary of State, State of Michigan, Lansing, Michigan * The Honorable Wes Allen, Secretary of State, State of Alabama, Montgomery, Alabama * Mr. Isaac Cramer, Executive Director, Charleston County Board of Voter Registr  more

Warren, Duckworth, 46 Democratic Colleagues Introduce Bill to Protect IVF Access Nationwide
WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on March 4, 2024: U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), and 46 Democratic senators introduced legislation to protect access to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted reproductive technology (ART) nationwide. The Access to Family Building Act -- which would establish a statutory right to access IVF for all Americans who need it to start or grow a family w  more