WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Alabama, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on the Department of the Navy's Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) budget request. Chairman Rogers' remarks as prepared for delivery: Today we complete our FY25 budget and posture hearings with the Department of the Navy. I want to t  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) announced more than $3 million from the National Park Service's (NPS) African American Civil Rights Grant Program to preserve historic sites in Alabama related to Civil Rights and the African American struggle for equality. Each year, Sewell leads the congressional effort to increase funding for the African American Civil Rights Grant Program to preserve America's Civil Ri  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: Birmingham, AL -- Ahead of National Small Business Week, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) continued her Small Business Tour through Alabama's 7th Congressional District. Rep. Sewell made stops at four local businesses to showcase their contributions to the local economy and highlight the importance of shopping small. "We in Alabama's 7th Congressional District are home to so many amazing small businesses whose   more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) spoke on the House Floor to honor Lieutenant General A. C. Roper, the former Birmingham Chief of Police and first African American three-star general in the U.S. Army Reserve. Lieutenant General Roper is retiring after 33 years in law enforcement and 41 years of military service. Watch it on YouTube here. Rep. Sewell: Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the extraordinary   more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined Senators J.D. Vance (R-OH) and Mike Lee (R-UT) in sending a letter to Department of Justice (DOJ) officials, raising concerns that the administration is not faithfully carrying out its legal duties to protect American workers from employment practices that privilege asylum seekers, parolees, and other aliens over American citizens. "We write to ensure that the Depart  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) introduced a resolution designating May as "Fallen Heroes Memorial Month." As the son of a veteran and a member of both Senate Armed Services and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees, Senator Tuberville is committed to supporting and honoring the millions of U.S. service members who have given their lives to protect our nation's freedoms. "Memorial Day is not abo  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senators Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) in introducing two Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions of disapproval to overturn the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) radical vehicle emissions standards for light and medium-duty vehicles and heavy-duty vehicles. The Biden administration continues to enact unnecessary one-size-fits-all scenario  more