Tuberville: Farm Bill Should Be for Farmers, Not Welfare
“We don’t need to idly sit by while our hardworking producers work tirelessly and barely survive under this Joe Biden economy.” WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) spoke on the Senate floor about the Farm Bill, which expires at the end of the year. Senator Tuberville pointed out that the Democrats’ proposed Farm Bill costs $1.5 trillion […]
Tuberville, Colleagues Introduce Secure the Border Act of 2023
Tuberville continues effort to stop Biden border crisis WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) and sixteen other U.S. Senate colleagues in introducing the Secure the Border Act of 2023, to combat the Biden Border Crisis. This bill is the Senate companion to legislation passed by the U.S. House of Representatives earlier this year, commonly known as […]
Tuberville Challenges Admiral Lisa M. Franchetti to Keep Politics out of the Military
Our military is a team. We’ve got to win. There’s no second place in war.” WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) challenged Admiral Lisa M. Franchetti to keep politics out of the military “as much as you can,” and focus on winning wars. Read an excerpt from Senator Tuberville’s exchange with Admiral Franchetti below or […]
Tuberville, Aderholt Lead Effort to Name Guntersville VA Facility in Honor of Colonel Ola Lee Mize
Marshall County native and Medal of Honor recipient known for courage in Korean and Vietnam wars WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Representative Robert Aderholt (R-AL-04) and the Alabama delegation in an effort to rename the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Guntersville, Alabama, in honor of Alabama native and Medal of […]
After Tuberville Oversight, Navy Discontinues Digital Ambassador Program
WASHINGTON – In response to oversight from U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Under Secretary of the Navy Erik Raven sent a letter that confirmed the Navy’s controversial digital ambassador program has been discontinued. You can read the letter here. BACKGROUND: At an April 18, 2023 Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) hearing, Coach Tuberville questioned Admiral Michael Gilday, then-Chief of Naval Operations, […]
Ahead of Farm Bill, Tuberville Introduces Bill to Boost Alabama Pecan and Tree Nut Farmers
Legislation would add tree nuts to USDA’s Seniors’ Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program WASHINGTON – As Congress prepares to pass the next five-year Farm Bill, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) today introduced the Farmers’ Market Expansion Act, a bill that would make pecans and other tree nuts eligible for the USDA’s Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP). “I just […]