As Senate Votes on Defense Bill, Tuberville, Colleagues Call on President Biden to Expand U.S. Submarine Industrial Base
GOP National Security Leaders: Implementing AUKUS Deal Will Require ‘Generational Investments’ in U.S. Sub Production Capacity WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville joined Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and 22 Senate and House colleagues on a letter […]
Ahead of Farm Tour, Tuberville Introduces Legislation to Help Alabama Farmers and Producers
“Agriculture is the foundation of our economy.” WASHINGTON — Yesterday, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) introduced two pieces of legislation—the Farm Board Act and the Mid-South Oilseed Double Cropping Study Act of 2023—to improve opportunities and representation for Alabama’s agriculture community. “Agriculture is the foundation of our economy,” Senator Tuberville said.“That’s why I am proud to work on a bipartisan basis with Senators Warnock and Welch to introduce the Farm […]
Tuberville Advocates for SPACECOM’s Move to Alabama at Senate Armed Services Hearing
“We in Alabama, in Huntsville, are excited about Space Command being assigned to Huntsville in Redstone Arsenal.” WASHINGTON — In a Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) hearing today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) questioned Lieutenant General Gregory Gulliot, nominee to be general and Commander of NORTHCOM, and Lieutenant General Stephen Whiting, nominee to be general and […]
Senate Overwhelmingly Adds Key Part of Tuberville Legislation to Defense Bill
“We must increase federal oversight of foreign investments in agricultural land, especially from China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran.” WASHINGTON — Late on Tuesday, the United States Senate adopted Senator Mike Rounds’ Amendment #813 to the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on a 91-7 vote. The amendment would block the purchases of U.S. farmland by China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran and […]
Manchin, Tuberville Introduce Legislation to Address Name, Image and Likeness in College Sports
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) introduced the Protecting Athletes, Schools, and Sports (PASS) Act of 2023 to protect student-athletes, maintain fair competition and compensation, strengthen transparency, and preserve the time-honored tradition of college sports. Two years after the U.S. Supreme Court decided National Collegiate Athletics Association v. Alston (Alston), this bipartisan legislation would […]
Tuberville Legislation Would Require Senate Confirmation of CDC Director Immediately
“One of the best things we can do to set us up to defeat future pandemics is to give Americans a voice when it comes to leadership at such an important agency.” WASHINGTON — This week, during a U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) markup, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) offered an amendment to the Pandemic and […]
