Democrats forget they support defunding the police
On Tuesday, Sen. Cory Booker pretended that Democrats had never supported defunding the police. In response to a nonbinding amendment proposed by Sen. Tommy Tuberville that would block federal funds from localities that defund their police departments, Booker mockingly said , “There’s some people who have said that there are members of this deliberative body that want to defund […]
Tommy Tuberville leads effort to designate ‘National HBCU Week’
U.S. Senators Tommy Tuberville and Tim Scott have introduced a resolution to designate the week of September 6, 2021, as “National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week.” The resolution would honor and recognize the contributions of HBCUs across the nation. There are 107 colleges in the United States that are identified by the US Department of Education as HBCUs. Alabama has 13 HBCUs, […]
Did Senate Democrats Finally Realize the Truth About ‘Defund the Police’?
Senate Democrats overnight appeared to have realized defunding police departments in the aftermath of last year’s riots and amid this year’s crime wave is not a good thing after voting in favor of amendments for the fiscal year 2022 budget resolution. In a vote of 99-0, the Senate voted in favor of Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s […]
GOP senators push back on Dems’ ‘far-left’ budget with amendments backing police, anti-critical race theory
GOP senators are pushing back on the Democrats’ “far-left budget” with amendments aimed at combating critical race theory in schools and backing the police. Several Republican senators are introducing amendments during a “vote-a-rama” that started Tuesday, taking aim at progressive priorities included in Senate’s budget resolution for the 2022 fiscal year, which carries a $3.5 trillion price tag. […]
Tuberville takes aim at illegal immigration, anti-law enforcement rhetoric — ‘Wanting safe communities is something every American wants and deserves’
U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) on Monday took to the Senate floor to discuss policies that he believes to be jeopardizing Americans’ security such as illegal immigration and efforts by some in the Democratic Party to divert funding from police forces across the nation. “When I go home back to Alabama, I usually ask the […]
Tuberville pushes Alabama defense priorities as NDAA inches forward in D.C.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The National Defense Authorization Act, which is the annual defense budget, recently left the Senate Armed Services Committee. Senator Tommy Tuberville secured several amendments that benefit military bases across Alabama as well as defense contractors. “After what we did, you mesh it with the House. They have their own wish-list. You put […]
