WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Alabama, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2025:: * * * Palmer Announces 2025 U.S. Service Academy Nominations BIRMINGHAM, AL - Each December, Congressman Gary Palmer partners with his Academy Advisory Board to interview and nominate outstanding students from Alabama's Sixth Congressional District for an appointment to our nation's service academies. U.S. Service Academy recruiters laud the level of preparedness and exceptional achievemen  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Palmer Bill to Reverse Biden-Harris DOE Rule Passes House WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Gary Palmer (AL-06)'s bill to reverse the Biden-Harris Administration's ban on natural gas water heaters passed in the House of Representatives. Following the bill's passage, Rep. Palmer released the following statement: "In November, the American people gave the Republican party a mandate to put the pe  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Alabama, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * Palmer, Sewell Introduce Bill to Award the 761st Tank Battalion a Congressional Gold Medal WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representatives Gary Palmer (AL-06)and Terri Sewell (AL-07) introduced a bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 761st Tank Battalion in honor of them being the first Black American armored unit and for their valiant service during World War II. "The 761st Tank  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Sewell, Palmer Introduce Bill to Award the 761st Tank Battalion with the Congressional Gold Medal Washington D.C. -- U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) joined Rep. Gary Palmer (AL-06) to introduce a bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 761st Tank Battalion, the first Black American armored unit in World War II. "As the first African American armored unit to serve in combat during World   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville Advocates for Farmers During Senate AG Hearing WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) spoke with Bret Erickson, Board Member of the International Fresh Produce Association, and Anna Rhinewalt, Council Member of the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation and Mississippi Sweet Potato Council, during a Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Ag) hearing. During th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Continues Efforts to Protect Border Patrol Agents, Local Law Enforcement WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas), both members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced the Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act. Their legislation would make it a crime to flee from agents or officers in the performance of their duties. "Our border pat  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Fights Sanctuary City Policies, Stands Up for Small Businesses Questions DOJ nominees about competitiveness for small businesses and recovering from the Biden-Harris' flawed immigration system WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) recently participated in a hearing of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on the nominations of Todd Blanche to serve as Deputy A  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Joins Colleagues in Efforts to Block Natural Gas Tax, Reduce Energy Costs, Boost U.S. Energy Production WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today voted in favor of a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval to block implementation of the Biden Administration's Natural Gas Tax, which was passed as part of Democrats' so-called Inflation Reduction  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt to Lead Presidential Delegation to the Oriental Republic of Uruguay WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Donald J. Trump today announced U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) will lead a Presidential Delegation to Montevideo, Uruguay, to attend the Presidential Inauguration of His Excellency Yamandu Orsi. "On behalf of President Trump and our nation, I am excited to be leading the Unite  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Votes to Advance HALT Fentanyl Act from Senate Judiciary Committee 'The era of allowing deadly fentanyl to flow into our country is over' WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today voted to advance the Halt All Lethal Trafficking (HALT) of Fentanyl Act out of the Senate Judiciary Committee. The HALT Fentanyl Act would permanently schedule fentanyl-related sub  more