WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Alabama, issued the following statement on March 13, 2024: * * * Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-04) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelming 352-65 to ban TikTok unless it is sold by its Chinese based ownership. "Americans should be free to use the apps they choose, but they should also be free from those apps spying on them on behalf of a foreign adversary. We were all upset with the Chinese s  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Alabama, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Morgan Luttrell (R-TX) delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on the integral role of software in Department of Defense systems and how to acquire and deploy it for rapid innovation. Rep. Luttrell's remarks as prepared for delivery: We are here today to discuss one of the most critical enablers within the U.S. arsenal, and th  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Marc Molinaro, R-New York, issued the following news release: Following the Alabama Supreme Court ruling, U.S. Rep. Marc Molinaro (R-NY-19) today cosponsored the Access to Family Building Act, a bill that protects access to in-vitro fertilization (IVF). Millions of Americans rely on IVF to have children. The bill was introduced by U.S. Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA-7). Companion legislation was introduced in the Senate by U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Tammy Duckwort  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: Today, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) released the following statement regarding her vote for the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act: "Throughout my time in Congress, I have fought to ensure that every American can cast their vote in free and fair elections. Our elections are sacred, and we cannot allow our adversaries to undermine them by weaponizing   more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: U.S. Reps. Terri Sewell (D-AL) and Carol Miller (R-WV) celebrated as their Bipartisan Kidney Patient Access to Technologically Innovative and Essential Nephrological Treatments (PATIENT) Act passed 41-1 in the House Ways and Means Committee. Reps. Sewell and Miller introduced the legislation to provide access to critical care and affordable oral medicines for chronic kidney disease patient  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: Today, U.S. Reps. Terri Sewell (AL-07) and Shontel Brown (OH-11) led 31 of their House colleagues in a bipartisan letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and Election Assistance Commission (EAC) requesting information regarding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to intimidate, threaten, or misinform voters during the 2024 election cycle. AI is  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Rules Committee, today in a hearing received confirmation from Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen that President Biden's Executive Order 14019 directing that taxpayer dollars be used to drive voter turnout, including through the use of outside organizations, is highly unusual and being implemented in a partisan fashion.   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: "One of the best things to ever come out of this building is Title IX" Yesterday, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) hosted a roundtable discussion with former SportsCenter Host Sage Steele along with athletes, parents, and coaches about how Title IX is being attacked under the Biden administration. The conversation focused on protecting the rights of female athletes, ensuring Title IX remains intact  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C., March 13, 2024 -- U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) today introduced the Laken Riley Act, the Senate Companion to H.R. 7511, originally introduced by Representative Mike Collins (R-Ga.). The Laken Riley Act would require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to arrest illegal aliens who commit theft, burglary, larceny, or shoplifting offenses and woul  more