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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Alabama Newsletter for Friday July 12, 2024 ( 9 items )  

Rep. Barry Moore slams Biden's Title IX rule
WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Barry Moore, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Barry Moore supported a Congressional Review Act resolution(link is external) introduced by Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL) that would stop the Biden Administration's final Title IX rule. This new rule erases vital protections for women and girls by removing female-only spaces such as locker rooms and bathrooms and allows biological males to compete in women's sports. This rule also chills the free speech  more

Rep. Barry Moore votes to hold AG Garland in inherent contempt
WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Barry Moore, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Barry Moore voted to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in inherent contempt of Congress for failing to respond to a lawfully issued subpoena. The resolution(link is external) calls on the Speaker of the House to impose a daily fine of $10,000 per day on Attorney General Garland until he turns over the audio recordings of President Biden's interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur regarding his  more

Rep. Sewell Announces 13th Annual Job Fair
WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: The 2024 Job Fair will be held at the Bessemer Civic Center on Thursday, August 8th Bessemer, ALToday, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) announced that she will host her 13th Annual Job Fair at the Bessemer Civic Center in Bessemer, Alabama on Thursday, August 8th from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Rep. Sewell's largest constituent event of the year, the annual job fair connects job-seekers to employers and reflects  more

Rep. Strong Advocates for Marshall Space Flight Center During NASA Reauthorization
WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Dale W. Strong, R-Alabama, issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: Today Rep. Dale W. Strong (AL-05) joined his colleagues on the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee for a full committee markup of H.R. 8958, the NASA Reauthorization Act of 2024. This bill provides comprehensive support for advancements in human space exploration, prioritizing missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. It also tackles our nation's near-term space priorities, incl  more

Tuberville Hosts Alabama Leaders as Witnesses in Senate AG Hearing
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Mark Bolin of Foley and Brad Kimbro of Ashford Testify About Condition of Rural Infrastructure Today, two Alabamians, Wiregrass Electric Cooperative CEO Brad Kimbro and Alabama Rural Water Association President Mark Bohlin, testified in a U.S. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (AG) Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy hearing at the invitation of Ranking Member U.S. Senator Tommy Tuber  more

Tuberville Leads Hearing on Natural Disaster Infrastructure in Rural Communities
WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Ranking Member of the AG Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, led a hearing on the necessity for strong infrastructure to safeguard our rural areas from natural disasters and examine how the federal government can better support rural communities with disaster response, recovery, and resiliency. Senator Tuberville questioned two Alabama natives--Wiregrass Electri  more

Tuberville Questions CFTC Chairman on Taxation of Cryptocurrency and the Need for a Regulatory Framework for Cryptocurrency
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) questioned the Honorable Rostin Behnam, Chairman of Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), during a Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (AG) Committee hearing. Senator Tuberville called for a cryptocurrency regulatory framework that encourages innovation, and he pressed Chairman Behnam for clarity on the tax treatment inconsistencies Americans fac  more

U.S. Senator Katie Britt Issues Statement Following Senate Democrats' Partisan Show Vote, Continued Fearmongering
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today issued the following statement following Senate Democrats' vote on the so-called Reproductive Freedom for Women Act: "I'm proud to be pro-life, pro-family, and pro-woman. Make no mistaketoday was nothing more than yet another self-serving show vote by Senator Schumer. Democrats' continued far-left push to get rid of the longstanding, bipartisan Hyde Amendment and force  more

U.S. Senator Katie Britt: American Security Demands More than Proposed CFIUS Rule
WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today reiterated the need to pass the Protect Our Bases Act, which she introduced with Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), to protect America's military, intelligence, and national laboratory sites. Senator Britt's call follows the Treasury Department releasing a proposed rule to strengthen the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States' (CFIUS) protections. "We cannot allow fo  more