WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, issued the following news release on March 5, 2025: * * * CONGRESSMAN JOE MORELLE ANNOUNCES LEGISLATION TO PROTECT EVERY AMERICAN'S RIGHT TO VOTE Morelle--along with other members of House Democratic Leadership--will be in Selma, Alabama for the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday this weekend (Washington, D.C.)--Today, Congressman Joe Morelle, top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, which has jurisdiction over federal elec  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Shomari C. Figures, D-Alabama, issued the following news release on March 5, 2025: * * * Figures Condemns Trump's Mistreatment of Federal Workers, Slams President for Taxpayer-Funded Trips to Mar-a-Lago WASHINGTON - In a heartfelt floor statement, Rep. Shomari C. Figures (AL-02) condemned President Donald J. Trump and Republicans for treating federal workers as statistics and not as human beings. Figures also called out Republicans' hypocrisy in their fiscal prio  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Tuberville in Newsweek: America is Back. President's Joint Address Will Celebrate It WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) penned an op-ed in Newsweek previewing President Donald J. Trump's Joint Address to Congress tonight. In the piece, Sen. Tuberville celebrates the Trump administration's accomplishments since returning to the White House, including securing the borde  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Alabama, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on March 4, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the retirement of Steven Folks as City Manager for Anniston, Alabama. Mr. Folks received an associate's degree from Gadsden State Community College and a bachelor's degree from Jacksonville State University. He spent 21 years honorably serving our country in the United States Army Mili  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Sewell Introduces the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act Ahead of the 60th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday Washington, D.C. - Today, ahead of the 60 th anniversary of Bloody Sunday and the historic Selma to Montgomery March, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) led every House Democrat in introducing H.R. 14, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. The bill would restore and modernize t  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville Reintroduces Legislation to Expand Treatment Options for Veterans WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senators John Hoeven (R-ND) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) in reintroducing the HBOT Access Act to make Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) an available resource for veterans suffering from Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) who have e  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville Speaks with Nominee for Under Secretary of Defense for Policy WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing to speak with President Donald J. Trump's nominee for Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Elbridge Colby. During the hearing, Senator Tuberville and Mr. Colby discussed the Trump administration's plan to counter our f  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville, Scott Urge Leadership to Support DOGE, Cut Waste When Funding Government WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) and other congressional colleagues in sending a letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson (R-LA-4) urging them to oppose any Democrat demands that would   more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville: "Every Republican Voted to Protect Women, Every Democrat Voted Against It" "My Democrat colleagues either hate Donald Trump so bad or they just think that they know better than everybody else." WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined Senate Republican Leadership's weekly press conference to discuss last night's vote on his bill, the Protection of Women and Gi  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Makes Republican Case for Child Care Legislation Investing in Families, Small Businesses 'Don't we want to incentivize rather than deter parents from starting their families?' WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) spoke on the Senate floor to highlight America's child care crisis and her commonsense, pro-parent legislation aimed at improving accessibility and   more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Meets with Alabama Steelworker Jeff Denard 'Emblematic of the hardworking men and women the Trump Administration is fighting to protect' WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today issued a statement after meeting with Jeff Denard, one of First Lady Melania Trump's special guests to attend President Trump's joint address to Congress. Denard is an Alabama steel  more