Tuberville Honors National Agriculture Week, Continues to Stand Up for Farmers
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee and Ranking Member of the Rural Development and Energy Subcommittee, continues to stand up for American farmers and agriculture workers. As the Biden administration insists on overregulating and crushing the agriculture industry, Senator Tuberville is standing up for farmers by cutting red tape, advocating […]
Tuberville Advocates for Extending Poultry Line Speed Waiver Deadline, Biden Administration Reverses Course
WASHINGTON – Following a hearing in February when U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) urged Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to extend the poultry line speed waiver past the expiration date of March 31, 2024, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the waivers are being extended until November 15, 2024. This is big news for Alabama, as eight poultry plants in […]
Tuberville Denounces Biden Regulation Threatening AL Paper Industry
WASHINGTON –U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined his colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai, expressing concern with a regulation that could negatively impact U.S. paper and pulp producers. The regulation, called the European Union’s Deforestation-Free Regulation (EUDR), would impose costly reporting requirements for American companies in the forest products […]
ICYMI: Tuberville Hosts Roundtable about Saving Women’s Sports
WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) hosted a roundtable with former NCAA athletes, parents, and coaches to discuss the importance of protecting women’s sports. Former host of SportsCenter, Sage Steele, moderated the discussion and Senators Katie Britt (R-AL), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) also joined. Watch the full roundtable here. “This isn’t a […]
Following Tuberville Efforts, Biden Administration Reverses Course on Disastrous Catfish Rule
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Commerce announced that it is reversing course on a preliminary decision that would have severe economic impact on U.S. catfish farmers, including those in Alabama. A Federal Register notice indicated that the Administration is abandoning the preliminary decision which would have reduced the non-market economy (NME) anti-dumping duty from $2.39/kg to $0.14/kg for all producers […]
Tuberville Questions Generals About Terrorists Crossing Northern Border
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) questioned General Gregory M. Guillot, USAF, Commander, United States Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command, and General Laura J. Richardson, USA,Commander, United States Southern Command, about what we are doing to secure the border during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing. Excerpts from Senator Tuberville’s remarks can […]
