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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Alabama Newsletter for Saturday March 08, 2025 ( 6 items )  

Hoyer Statement on 60th Anniversary of "Bloody Sunday"
WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on 60th Anniversary of "Bloody Sunday" WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today regarding the 60th anniversary of the first civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama where 600 people were attacked on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, commonly referred to as "Bloody Sunday": "Sixty years ago today, my dear friend and brother Jo  more

Reps. Sewell, Figures Demand Trump Administration Remove Freedom Rides Museum From List of Buildings To Be Sold
WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Sewell, Figures Demand Trump Administration Remove Freedom Rides Museum From List of Buildings To Be Sold Washington D.C. -- Today, U.S. Reps. Terri Sewell (AL-07) and Shomari C. Figures (AL-02) sent a letter calling for the immediate removal of the Freedom Rides Museum from the U.S. General Services Administration's (GSA) list of properties slated for sale. "The museum serves as an essential  more

Tuberville Continues Advocating to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent
WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville Continues Advocating to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent "It's time for America to move forward and stop falling back." WASHINGTON - As Americans prepare to "spring forward" this weekend,U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) spoke on the floor about the many benefits of making Daylight Saving Time (DST) permanent at the federal level. Sen. Tuberville has helped introduce the Sunshi  more

Tuberville, Moran Introduce Bill to Expand Capital for Rural Communities
WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville, Moran Introduce Bill to Expand Capital for Rural Communities WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS) in reintroducing the Access to Credit for our Rural Economy (ACRE) Act. This legislation would benefit American families, farmers, and rural communities nationwide by providing greater flexibility to more financial institutions to  more

U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Tim Scott Lead Effort to Combat Debanking
WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Tim Scott Lead Effort to Combat Debanking WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.), along with all Banking Committee Republicans, recently introduced the Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act, which would eliminate all references to reputational risk as a measure to determine the safety and soundness of regulated  more

Van Orden Statement on Rep. Al Green's Conduct on the House Floor
WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Van Orden Statement on Rep. Al Green's Conduct on the House Floor WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) released the following statement on Representative Al Green's (D-TX) conduct that broke House decorum during a vote to censure him over his actions during President Trump's Joint Address to Congress earlier today: "Both of my parents were Freedom Riders in the 1960s who   more