1819 News: Tuberville warns crypto exchanges could move to other countries if overregulated
The collapse of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange under Samuel Bankman-Fried is sure to draw a response from Congress. However, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) warns there could be unintended consequences by such a move. During an interview with Fox Business Network’s Larry Kudlow on Friday, Tuberville acknowledged cryptocurrency “was here to stay” and said regulated […]
Fox News: GOP Senator to hold defense nominees over DoD’s ‘irresponsible’ abortion policy
A GOP senator is threatening to place Senate holds on the Defense Department’s civilian and senior military nominations until DOD reverses its “irresponsible” shift on abortion that will facilitate the termination of thousands of pregnancies by service members and their families. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., warned Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in a Friday letter that […]
1819 News: Tuberville: Defense Department attempting to begin funding abortion by year’s end
U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) is doubling down on his threats to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and accused him of attempting to “fund thousands of abortions a year.” On Tuesday, Tuberville informed Austin that he would be blocking all Department of Defense (DoD) nominees until receiving a brief from the DoD clarifying its position […]
Alabama Today: Tommy Tuberville addresses need for domestic production of critical minerals
On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville spoke about his concern that America’s dependence on foreign countries for critical minerals that are crucial to U.S. food, energy, and military supply chains. “The pandemic revealed America’s concerning dependence on foreign adversaries for items we used to produce here in the United States,” Tuberville said in a speech […]
Yellowhammer: ‘A disgrace’: Tuberville warns of foreign reliance on critical minerals
U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) issued a stark warning concerning the nation’s dependence upon foreign adversaries for critical minerals. According to federal data, the United States imports 100% of its supply of 14 of the 35 minerals defined by the Department of Interior as being critical to the nation. Much of this foreign supply is […]
AL.COM: Tuberville push to ax military vax mandate passes House in final defense spending bill
The mandate for military personnel to be vaccinated against COVID-19 is one step closer to being rescinded after language to remove the requirement championed by Sen. Tommy Tuberville was included in the final bill and passed by the House on Thursday. “We shouldn’t be firing our service members for their decisions on the COVID shot,” […]
