Tuberville, Colleagues Introduce Permanent Ban on Taxpayer Funding for Abortions
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined 46 of his Senate colleagues in introducing the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act to establish a permanent prohibition on federal funding for abortion. The bill seeks to correct 40 years of inconsistent policies that have regulated federal funding for abortion. It would make funding restrictions permanent for abortion and elective abortion coverage, including the Hyde […]
Tuberville, Jackson Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort to Protect Ag Industry from Foreign Interference
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) and U.S. Representatives Ronny Jackson (R-TX-13), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX-34), Pete Sessions (R-TX-17), and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) today led a bicameral, bipartisan effort to protect America’s agricultural industry from improper foreign investment. Senator Tuberville and Representative Jackson introduced the Foreign Adversary Risk Management (FARM) Act to bolster the U.S. agriculture industry’s role on […]
Tuberville Op-Ed in 1819 News: Count on me to be a Voice for Rural America
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) authored the following op-ed in 1819 Newsoutlining how his conversations with members of Alabama’s agriculture industry and rural communities are driving his legislative priorities for the 2023 Farm Bill. Senator Tuberville recently spoke about these priorities in the first hearing for the 2023 Farm Bill with U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary for Rural Development […]
Tuberville, Colleagues Introduce National School Choice Week Resolution
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-SC) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) to introduce a resolution designating January 22-28, 2023, as National School Choice Week. U.S. Representative John Moolenaar (R-MI-02) introduced the companion resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives. “Nothing rivals the opportunity and freedom that come with a quality education. The COVID-19 pandemic […]
Tuberville Urges New Congress to Protect Freedom, Citing Dangerous Consequences of COVID Lockdowns
“We are just now starting to understand the impact of COVID-related lockdowns. They weren’t just extreme — they were deadly.” “Locking Americans out of school, work, church, and social contact had disastrous impacts on our economy, our education system, and our society as a whole.” “We must be the barrier between the American people and […]
Tuberville Supports Alabama’s Communities Following Deadly Storms
WASHINGTON — After damaging and deadly storms swept across the state, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) issued the following statement today in support of Alabama’s communities and Governor Kay Ivey’s emergency declaration: “I join all Alabamians in praying for the impacted families and mourning the lives lost to the extreme weather in our state this week. We’re also praying for those whose […]