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 […]
Tuberville Questions General David Allvin About Military Preparedness Against Communist China
“I wish they’d bring you to the floor today. I’d vote for you to be confirmed.” WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) questioned Air Force Vice Chief of Staff General David Allvin during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Armed Services. Coach Tuberville focused his questions on military readiness against the growing threat […]
Tuberville on 9/11: “If we lose a strong military, then we lose everything.”
“If Democrats and the Biden Administration continue to inject politics in our military, then our children and our grandchildren will live in a much more dangerous world.” WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) spoke on the Senate floor on the 22nd anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks. Senator Tuberville commemorated the thousands of lives […]