Tuberville Questions Top Defense Nominees On Recruiting And Readiness
WASHINGTON – Yesterday,U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) questioned Lieutenant General Steven Nordhaus and Vice Admiral Alvin Holsey in a Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) hearing on their pending nominations. Senator Tuberville asked the nominees about recruitment numbers in the National Guard, the strategic importance of the Panama Canal, and the use of Saildrones in the Caribbean. Read Senator Tuberville’s remarks […]
Tuberville Rebukes Mayorkas for Irreparably Harming Alabama Communities, the American People
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas admonishing him for abusing immigration laws to permanently change the landscape of the United States. In the letter, Tuberville expresses his grave concerns about the unprecedented amount of foreign nationals flooding into rural communities, putting Americans’ lives and property at […]
Tuberville Joins Resolution Recognizing September as National Literacy Month
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Jack Reed (D-RI) in cosponsoring a bipartisan resolution to designate September 2024 as National Literacy Month. According to a 2020 study in partnership with the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy, it is estimated that low levels of adult literacy could be costing America as much as $2.2 […]
Following Tuberville’s Demands, Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Schedules Hearing about VA Budget Shortfall
“Veterans and taxpayers deserve answers. This hearing is the first step to ensuring this disaster never happens again.” WASHINGTON — Yesterday, following calls by U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) and other Senate colleagues for increased oversight, the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee scheduled a hearing on the $15 billion budget shortfall at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). […]
Tuberville Continues Efforts to Secure America’s Farmland from Foreign Adversaries
Legislation Strengthens Oversight to Protect American Agriculture by Adding AG Secretary to CFIUS WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 to permanently add the Secretary of Agriculture to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and provide the Secretary authority to flag all U.S. farmland acquisitions by foreign […]
ICYMI: Tuberville Introduces Alabama Educator Ruben Morris at HELP Committee Roundtable
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) in a roundtable discussion on ways to innovate within K-12 education to improve outcomes. Senator Tuberville introduced and welcomed the founder of Alabama Aerospace and Aviation High School Ruben Morris to the panel discussion. Senator Tuberville asked the panelists about the impact of artificial intelligence on […]