Tuberville Presses VA Secretary About Priorities for Veterans’ Care
WASHINGTON — During a Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs hearing, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) questioned U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary, Denis R. McDonough, about the Department’s priorities when it comes to caring for veterans. Highlighting a recent interim rule from the department authorizing abortion and abortion counseling services to be offered at its medical facilities, Senator Tuberville pressed for answers about how the VA is implementing […]
Tuberville Hammers Biden Administration’s Handling of Military Recruitment Crisis
Trust and interest in the U.S. military plunge as Biden officials oversee shrinking force, record enlistment shortfall WASHINGTON — During a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the U.S. military’s ongoing recruitment and retention efforts across the Department of Defense, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) hammered the Biden administration’s lack of solutions to reverse record low […]
Tuberville, Colleagues Call on Leader Schumer to Safeguard National Security by Voting on NDAA
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) led 23 of his Senate colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) demanding the Senate vote on the FY2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) before the end of September. The U.S. House of Representatives approved its version of the legislation in July, with a broad, […]
Tuberville Slams Democrats’ Radical Takeover of Higher Education
“Left-wing activists have fundamentally shifted higher education to become a vehicle to further their political agenda…” WASHINGTON —U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) today spoke about the disastrous impacts of progressive ideologies on the American higher education system. The Biden administration’s decision to forgive student loans and undermine financial accountability will worsen inflation for hardworking Americans while driving the cost of tuition even […]
Tuberville, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Streamline Grant Applications for Small Towns, Local Governments
WASHINGTON — For local governments in small towns across the country, the federal grant application process can be overly cumbersome and expensive. To support these rural and smaller communities, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) and eight of his colleagues introduced the Simplifying Grants Act (S. 4799). The legislation would make the federal grant process easier to navigate for […]
Tuberville Blasts Biden Administration’s Disregard for Protecting Women’s Sports
WASHINGTON — As a part of the public comment period for the U.S. Department of Education’s proposed rule that would negatively affect the future of women’s sports, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) today submitted a public comment urging the department to abandon its efforts to change how Title IX is implemented. Announced in July, the Biden administration’s proposed rule would, […]
