Tuberville, Blackburn Probe D.C. Mayor on Sister City Relationship with Beijing
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) in sending a letter to Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on the status of the District’s Sister City relationship with Beijing after the agreement was removed from the city’s website in August without any formal announcement. “We are writing to inquire about the District’s Sister City relationship […]
Tuberville Introduces Bill to Vet Unaccompanied Alien Children & Prevent Placement of UACs with Criminal Sponsors
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) to introduce the Kayla Hamilton Act, which would require the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct thorough background and criminal record checks on unaccompanied alien children (UACs) and potential sponsors prior to their placement. This legislation is named in honor of […]
Tuberville Promotes 340B Program to Help Alabama Hospitals
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) spoke with witnesses during a Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing about the impacts of the 340B program on hospitals in Alabama. Sen. Tuberville noted the importance of these discounts to the day-to-day operation of many of Alabama’s hospitals. The witnesses included Michelle Rosenberg, Director of Health Care at the U.S. Government Accountability Office; […]
Tuberville Speaks with Mark Cuban, Dr. Smith About Importance of Increasing Transparency to Lower Health Care Costs
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) spoke in a U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing about increasing transparency to lower health care costs. Sen. Tuberville spoke with Mark Cuban, Co-Founder of Cost Plus Drugs, and Dr. Keith Smith, Co-Founder of the Surgery Center of Oklahoma. Read Sen. Tuberville’s remarks below or watch on YouTube or Rumble. […]
Tuberville Introduces Alabama’s Nominee for TVA Board of Directors
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) introduced Mr. Randall (Randy) Jones, Alabama’s nominee to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), during his nomination hearing before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW). Congress established TVA in 1933 through the TVA Act, which designates a 9-member Board […]
Tuberville Advocates for Forest Owners during Ag Meeting
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) introduced an amendment to the Fix Our Forests Act during a U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee (Ag) business meeting. His amendment consists of the bill text of the Disaster Reforestation Act, which would help landowners recover from the loss of timber after natural disasters. Currently, forest landowners do not have financial assistance […]
