WBRC: Senator Tuberville introduces GOAL Act to address rising graduate student loan debt

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – In a move to combat the escalating burden of student loan debt, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville, representing Alabama and serving on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, has introduced the Graduate Opportunity and Affordable Loans (GOAL) Act. The legislation seeks to rein in rising tuition costs by imposing a […]

Alabama Today: Sen. Tommy Tuberville to participate in press conference on student loans and skyrocketing tuition costs

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville on Wednesday led the introduction of the Graduate Opportunity and Affordable Loans (GOAL) Act. Sen. Tuberville was joined at Wednesday’s press conference by Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and John Cornyn (R-Texas) in a joint press conference. “I spent almost 40 years in this business of education,” Sen. Tuberville said. “In that time, I have seen the cost of college go up, and the […]

Yellowhammer: Tuberville’s GOAL to Lower Cost of Grad School

Legislation aimed at lowering the cost of graduate school has been introduced by Sen. Tommy Tuberville. The Graduate Opportunity and Affordable Loans Act (GOAL) will combat rising tuition costs by reinstating a limit on the the amount of federal loans a graduate student can have, according to the senator’s office. “More and more of our young people […]

Yellowhammer: Tuberville blames Biden’s ‘weakness’ for China’s spy base in Cuba

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville believes recent provocations from China’s government on the world stage are a direct result of President Joe Biden’s foreign policy decisions. Monday, Tuberville (R-Auburn) reacted to recent reports that detailed China paying billions of dollars for a secret spy base in Cuba during an appearance on Fox Business “Kudlow” television show. “Well it’s […]

1819 News: Tuberville unveils bill to ban investors linked to Chinese government from American crypto exchanges – ‘These regulators are asleep at the wheel’

As tensions mount between the United States and China both at home and abroad, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) is fighting to keep investors linked to the Chinese government out of American cryptocurrency exchanges. With more exchanges being formed across the country, Tuberville said crypto was “here to stay” and needed proper regulation. But the two regulating bodies, the SEC and […]

Alabama Today: Sen. Tommy Tuberville makes plea for solutions to mental health crisis

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville spoke with U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on exploring solutions to the mental health crisis in America during a U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) hearing on Thursday. Senator Tuberville made a passionate appeal for state, federal, and local action on America’s mental health crisis, calling it “the biggest problem we have in this country” and […]