WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators and Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) announced that Sumpter Smith Air National Guard Base is selected as a finalist to be the home of the KC-46A Tanker. "I am proud Birmingham's Sumpter Smith Air National Guard Base has been selected as a finalist for this important basing decision. Alabama is the arsenal of the world, and because of that we have incredible communitie  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Alabama, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 27, 2024: * * * U.S. Representatives Mike Rogers (R-AL) and Adam Smith (D-WA), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, along with Trent Kelly (R-MS) and Joe Courtney (D-CT), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, released a statement following reports that faulty welds were knowingly m  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: Birmingham, AL Today, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) celebrated the selection by the U.S. Air Force of Birmingham's Sumpter Smith Air National Guard (ANG) base, home of the 117th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), as one of seven finalists to base the new KC-46A refueling aircraft. "As I have communicated to Secretary Kendall, it is in the best interest of our national security to base the new KC-46A aircraft righ  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) spoke on the House Floor to recognize the work of Ms. Brenda Phillips-Hong, breast cancer survivor and founder of Brenda's Brown Bosom Buddies (BBBB) in Birmingham, Alabama. The organization is dedicated to the support, education, and early detection of breast cancer for minority, low-income, and underserved women and men. BBBB's annual "Sistah Strut" walk to fight breast cancer wi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.), the ranking member of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), and John Cornyn (R-Texas) with 11 of their colleagues introduced their Visa Integrity Preservation Act. The legislation would close a loophole in current law that the Biden-Harris administration took advantage of to grant amnesty to illegal aliens who entered the United States wi  more