WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Shomari C. Figures, D-Alabama, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2025: * * * Figures Gives Floor Statement Pressing the Trump Administration to Extend Temporary Protected Status for Haitians WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Shomari C. Figures (AL-02), spoke on the House floor to address the recent decision by the Trump Administration to revoke Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian nationals in the United States. Highlighting the dire conditions in Haiti,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Shomari C. Figures, D-Alabama, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2025: * * * Figures Seeks Answers From Veterans Affairs Secretary After Reports Of Service Issues at VA Facilities in Alabama WASHINGTON - Rep. Shomari C. Figures (AL-02) sent a letter today to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins requesting a meeting and information about recent reports of layoffs of employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and t  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI, Rep. Rogers: Our Warfighters Will Be Focused on Lethality, Capability, and Readiness WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (AL-03), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement on President Trump's Executive Orders to restore the focus of the military on lethality by gutting the DEI bureaucracy, ending far-left gender ideology, and reinstating servicemembers who were discha  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Neal, Sewell, Thompson Slam Closure of 100 IRS Offices, Demand Answers from Administration Washington D.C. -- House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (MA-01), Oversight Subcommittee Ranking Member Terri Sewell (AL-07), and Tax Subcommittee Ranking Member Mike Thompson (CA-04) released the following statement on the reported closure of over 100 Internal Revenue Service offices of  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Alabama, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2025: * * * Palmer, Ryan Introduce Standard FEES Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, Representative Gary Palmer (AL-06) and Patrick Ryan (NY-18) introduced the Standard Fees to Expedite Evaluation and Streamlining Act (Standard FEES Act) in an effort to streamline the application process for placing communication facilities on federal property by removing equivocal and confusing fees. Upon introduc  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Barry Moore, R-Alabama, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2025: * * * Rep. Barry Moore supports continuing resolution to deliver relief for producers and disaster victims Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Barry Moore's (AL-01) bill, The Jeremy and Angel Seay and Sergeant Brandon Mendoza Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act of 2025, passed the Judiciary Committee. This legislation would deport any alien who has been convicted or admitted to the offense of   more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Alabama, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2025: * * * Rep. Rogers Introduces Legislation to Make Way for Permanent Daylight Savings Time WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (AL-03), today announced the introduction of legislation that gives states the choice to remain on Daylight Saving Time year-round. Rep. Rogers has long supported measures to allow Alabama to remain on Daylight Saving Time. The Uniform Time Act of 1966 bars states fr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * What They Are Saying: Tuberville's Legislation Will Save Women and Girls' Sports WASHINGTON - In January 2025, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) reintroduced the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, or S.9, to save women's sports and preserve Title IX protections for female athletes. Over the past four years, the Biden administration took a sledgehammer to Title IX - resulting in more   more