WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Alabama, issued the following statement on March 22, 2024: * * * Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-04) released the following statement after learning that Chairwoman of the House Committee on Appropriations, Kay Granger, is stepping down. "I was sad to hear that Congresswoman Granger has decided to step down as Appropriations Chair. Kay and I were elected the same year, and so I feel like she and I have been on this journey in Congress together.   more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: Today, ahead of the 14th anniversary of the landmark Affordable Care Act (ACA), U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) celebrated its historic progress in lowering health care costs for Alabama families and vowed to continue building on its success. The ACA was signed by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010. "Fourteen years after the Affordable Care Act was signed, more Americans have health insurance than at   more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) penned an op-ed for the Daily Caller about his bill to standardize Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) deals and save college sports. In his op-ed, Coach Tuberville argues that March Madness will fundamentally change if NIL issues aren't addressed. Excerpts can be found below and the entire op-ed can be found here. "March Madness has begun--one of the greatest traditions in  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined "The Evening Edit" on Fox Business Network with Elizabeth MacDonald to discuss the Americans trapped in Haiti, and this week's House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing about the Biden administration's disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan. Excerpts from the interview can be found below, and the full interview can be found on YouTube or Rumble. MacDONALD: "W  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-California, issued the following news release: Yesterday, in wake of the Alabama Supreme Court's ruling on IVF, Ms. Magazine published an op-ed by Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) discussing how women in Alabama are feeling right now, who will suffer the most from this ruling, and the continued fight for reproductive justice. To read the op-ed, click here or see below: Ms. Magazine IVF Allowed Me to Dream of Motherhood By U.S.   more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: Legislation includes an additional $3.3 million that Sewell secured for community projects in Alabama's 7th Congressional District Today, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) voted to pass the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024, the second and final package of six funding bills that would avert a government shutdown and fund the programs that Americans rely on. Rep. Sewell secured an additional $3.3  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Arizona, issued the following news release: Sinema-backed legislation protects families' access to assisted reproductive technology services including IVF Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema cosponsored the Access to Family Building Act - legislation protecting women's and families' access to assisted reproductive technology services, including in vitro fertilization (IVF). The bill's introduction follows the recent Alabama Supreme Court ruli  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tuberville (R-AL) and Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Republican Senator Bill Cassidy, MD (R-LA) sent a letter to the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) seeking more information on its policies related to transgender athletes and asking if the NCAA has ever taken action against violations of these policies. Additionally, Senator Tu  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Cyber Attack Affecting Healthcare Across Alabama Yesterday,U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) and U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-AL) urged the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide additional information on how it has responded to the recent cyberattack on Change Healthcare that has wreaked havoc on patients and health care providers in Alabama and across America. "HHS' response to   more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) questioned INDOPACOM Commander Admiral John Aquilino and U.S. Forces Korea Commander, General Paul LaCamera, about America's military posture in the Indo-Pacific region. Senator Tuberville's questions come as the Senate Armed Services Committee begins drafting the FY2025 National Defense Authorization Act. Excerpts from Senator Tuberville's remarks can be f  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: The United States Senate unanimously passed a resolution, sponsored by U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), designating today as "National Women in Agriculture Day," honoring "countless women who help agriculture prosper both at home and abroad." Senator Tuberville, Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee and Ranking Member of the Rural Development and Energy Subcommittee, continues to stand up in s  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Cattle production is a $2.5-billion industry in Alabama Today,U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville voted in favor of overturning the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) rule to resume Paraguayan beef imports as the U.S. Senate passed a Congressional Review Act resolution by a bipartisan vote of 70-25.Paraguay does not have the same food processing and sa  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS) in a letter urging the U.S. Department of Education (ED) to help alleviate administrative headaches for colleges and universities rolling out financial aid packages for prospective students. This letter comes on the heels of widespread troubles with the department's new process for the Free Application for Federa  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Sen. Ossoff continues push to protect access to IVF U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is continuing his push to protect access to In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) in Georgia. Yesterday in a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Sen. Ossoff lifted up concerns of Georgia families worried about access to IVF after the overturning of Roe v. Wade and the Alabama Supreme Court's subsequent extreme ruling last month. "I've   more