Tuberville Questions Pentagon Nominees On Defense Spending, Border Wall Sales
Tuberville Questions Pentagon Nominees On Defense Spending, Border Wall Sales WASHINGTON – In a Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) hearing today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) questioned President Biden’s nominees for Under Secretary of the Air Force, Melissa Dalton, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology, Dr. Aprille Ericsson, and Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, Dr. Douglas Schmidt. Senator […]
Tuberville, Colleagues Introduce National School Choice Week Resolution
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) in introducing a resolution designating January 21-27, 2024, as the 14th National School Choice Week. This is the third year Senator Tuberville has joined in introducing this resolution. U.S. Representative John Moolenaar (R-MI-02) introduced the companion resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives. “Every child deserves the opportunity to excel […]
Tuberville Joins Supreme Court Amicus Brief in Support of President Trump’s Appeal of Colorado Ballot Disqualification
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) in filing a Supreme Court amicus brief in the case Donald J. Trump v. Norma Anderson, et al. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) led the amicus effort in the U.S. House of Representatives and was joined by Speaker Mike Johnson and 135 other Members of Congress. […]
Tuberville Sponsors Bill to Force Biden to Hold Offshore Lease Sales in the Gulf
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) in cosponsoring the Offshore Energy Security Act of 2023. The legislation requires the Department of the Interior (DOI) to hold two offshore oil and gas lease sales in 2024 and 2025 of at least 74 million acres each. In addition to mandating these sales, the bill also defines acreage, stipulates lease […]
Tuberville Warns Biden Against Order Threatening Alabama Catfish Industry
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) and seven other U.S. Senate colleagues in warning the Biden administration of the disastrous economic outlook for U.S. catfish farmers and processers if it adopts a preliminary decision to significantly reduce antidumping duties on imported catfish from Vietnam. In a letter to U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, the Senators requested a reversal […]
Tuberville Bill To Stop DOJ Corruption Passes House
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, the U.S. House passed Senator Tommy Tuberville’s (R-AL) legislation, the Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act, by a 211-197 vote. Due to the Biden Administration’s decision to finalize a rule that revives the Obama-era policy of directing corporate settlement funds to third-party organizations, Coach Tuberville and U.S. Representative Lance Gooden (R-TX) reintroduced their Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act in February 2023. The bill would prohibit the Department of Justice (DOJ) from allowing defendants to enter quid-pro-quo agreements that entail donations to […]
