Tuberville Supports Rural Broadband Deployment in New Bill Protecting Grant Funding
“Taxing broadband grants would undermine federal efforts to prioritize rural broadband expansion.” WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined a bipartisan, bicameral group of colleagues in introducing legislation to prevent the taxation of broadband grants. The Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act (BGTTA) would amend the Internal Revenue Code to ensure that federal grant funding for broadband deployment will […]
Tuberville, Cramer Introduce Fair Access to Banking Act
Bill would bar financial institutions from refusing or limiting banking services for political purposes WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined 36 of his U.S. Senate colleagues to introduce the Fair Access to Banking Act, a bill to protect fair access to financial services by preventing banks and financial institutions from discriminating against law-abiding businesses. The legislation would require banks to base service decisions on impartial, […]
Tuberville Continues Advocating for Alabama’s Ag Interests in Farm Bill Hearing
Tuberville stressed importance of diverse crop insurance and disaster programs as Alabama’s voice on Senate AG Committee WASHINGTON — During a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing today covering commodities, crop insurance, and credit within the 2023 Farm Bill, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) spoke with top officials from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) about the department’s farm safety net, […]
Tuberville, Cloud Lead Bicameral Effort to Block Illegal VA Abortion Rule
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) and U.S. Representative Michael Cloud (R-TX-27) led more than 65 colleagues in introducing a bicameral joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to nullify an illegal U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) rule that provides abortion services through the taxpayer-funded VA health care system. The CRA gives Congress the authority to review major rules issued by federal agencies before they take […]
Tuberville Responds to Biden’s State of the Union Address
“The divide between President Biden’s big-government view of our country and the conservative vision for our potential has never been wider.” WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) released the following statement after attending President Biden’s State of the Union address: “It’s hard for President Biden to address the weakened State of our Union when he doesn’t […]
Tuberville Named to Armed Services Subcommittees Crucial to Alabama, National Defense
“America’s peace and security is guaranteed by the strength of our armed forces, and Alabama’s importance to our national defense capabilities cannot be overstated.” WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) was appointed to three subcommittees on the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) that are crucial to America’s security and Alabama’s defense industry: Seapower; Readiness and Management Support; and Strategic Forces. “America’s peace and security is […]
