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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Alabama Newsletter for Saturday April 13, 2024 ( 5 items )  

House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces Chairman Lamborn Issues Opening Statement At Hearing On FY25 Budget Request For Missile Defense & Defeat Programs
WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Alabama, chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Chairman of the Strategic Forces Subcommittee, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on the Fiscal Year 2025 budget request for missile defense and missile defeat programs. Rep. Lamborn's remarks as prepared for delivery: The subcommittee meets today to review the Department's fis  more

ICYMI: Tuberville on Newsmax: Democrats are Trying to Destroy Women's Sports, Title IX
WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville joined "National Report" on Newsmax to discuss how he recently forced a vote on an amendment that would protect female athletes by keeping men out of women's sports. All 51 Democrats voted to block the amendment from proceeding. Excerpts from Senator Tuberville's remarks can be found below, and the full interview can be found on YouTube or Rumble. RECHENBERG: "In t  more

Rep. Sewell Honors the Retirement of Tennessee State University's First Woman President, Dr. Glenda Baskin Glover
WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) spoke on the House Floor to honor the retirement of Dr. Glenda Baskin Glover, the first woman President of Tennessee State University. Dr. Glover is also the Immediate Past International President of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. Rep. Sewell will visit TSU this weekend to celebrate Dr. Glover's barrier-breaking career including her 11 years of service to the campus comm  more

Schneider Statement on Arizona Supreme Court Decision
WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Bradley Schneider, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Representative Brad Schneider (IL-10) released the following statement on the Arizona Supreme Court decision reviving an 1864 law, allowing a near-total abortion ban: "The devastating legal precedent set by Trump's Supreme Court in the Dobbs decision continues to reverberate through our legal system, from Alabama's ruling ending IVF and today in Arizona, an archaic, near total ban on abortion. I wil  more

Tuberville Presses Defense Official About Growing Russia Threat
WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) questioned the Commander of United States European Command, Christopher Cavoli, during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing. Senator Tuberville pushed General Cavoli on the increasing likelihood of a conflict with Russia and the United States' current military readiness levels. Excerpts from Senator Tuberville's remarks can be found below, and his full r  more