{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "is_view": false, "human_description_en": "where party = \"Republican\", state = \"AL\" and year = 2026 sorted by date descending", "rows": [["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/u-s-senators-katie-britt-chris-coons-james-lankford-brian-schatz-introduce-bipartisan-ai-safety-and-transparency-legislation/", "U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Chris Coons, James Lankford, Brian Schatz Introduce Bipartisan AI Safety and Transparency Legislation", "2026-09-28", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", null, 0, "2026-09-29T11:07:12Z", "2026-09-29T11:07:12Z"], ["https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/tuberville-graham-introduce-resolution-honoring-religious-education/", "Tuberville, Graham Introduce Resolution Honoring Religious Education", "2026-09-28", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Tommy Tuberville", "T000278", "www.tuberville.senate.gov", "tuberville", "https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Darline Graham (R-SC) in introducing a resolution to designate this week, September 27-October 3, 2026, as \u201cReligious Education Week\u201d to highlight the importance of religious education in the United States.\n\n\u201cAs Republicans, we believe that parents, not the government, should be in charge of a child\u2019s education,\u201d said Sen. Tuberville. \u201cOur country was founded on Christian values, and private religious schools are a great option for many Alabamians. There\u2019s a myth out there that our Founders wanted to keep God out of the public square. That just isn\u2019t true. This country was built on love of God, love of country, and love of family.\u201d\n\nSens. Tuberville and Graham were joined by Sens. Jim Banks (R-IN), John Barrasso (R-WY), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Katie Britt (R-AL), Ted Budd (R-NC), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), John Cornyn (R-TX), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Steve Daines (R-MT), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Jim Justice (R-WV), James Lankford (R-OK), Mike Lee (R-UT), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Jim Risch (R-ID), Eric Schmitt (R-MO), Rick Scott (R-FL), Tim Scott (R-SC), Roger Wicker (R-MS), and Todd Young (R-IN) in cosponsoring the resolution.\n\nThe resolution is supported by School Time Bible Ministries, the Foundation for American Christian Education, Agudath Israel of America, the Association of Christian Schools International, the Coalition for Jewish Values, and Catholic Education Partners.\n\nRead full text of the resolution here.\n\nSenator Tommy Tuberville represents Alabama in the United States Senate and is a member of the Senate Armed Services, Agriculture, Veterans\u2019 Affairs, HELP and Aging Committees.\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-29T11:07:12Z", "2026-09-29T11:08:49Z"], ["https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/tuberville-takes-action-to-ban-toxic-forever-chemicals-in-food-packaging/", "Tuberville Takes Action to Ban Toxic \u201cForever Chemicals\u201d in Food Packaging", "2026-09-28", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Tommy Tuberville", "T000278", "www.tuberville.senate.gov", "tuberville", "https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) reintroduced legislation to ban toxic PFAS chemicals \u2013 also known as \u2018forever chemicals\u2019 \u2013 in food wrappers and packaging. PFAS chemicals, which are sometimes used in food wrappers to repel grease, oil, and water, are linked to serious health challenges in humans, including cancer.\n\n\u201cThanks to the Make America Healthy Again movement, Americans have started waking up to the toxic chemicals that are in many of the products and foods we use every day,\u201d said Senator Tuberville. \u201cAmerica has the best resources, technology, and people in the world, so why are we sicker than ever? We need to start taking a closer look at things in our environment that are poisoning us. Our children are the most precious resource we have and we owe it to them to ban toxic chemicals like PFAS from products that have proven to be cancerous.\u201d\n\nSen. Tuberville was joined in introducing this bill by Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH). Read the full text of the bill here.\n\nBACKGROUND:\n\nAs a founding member of the Senate Make America Healthy Again Caucus, Sen. Tuberville has been a vocal advocate against allowing toxic chemicals in American foods. In December of 2024, Sen. Tuberville made remarks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) hearing with a Biden FDA official about the dangers of allowing cancer-linked Red Dye No. 3 in foods, despite banning its use in other products. Following Sen. Tuberville\u2019s remarks, the Trump administration banned Red Dye No. 3 from foods in January 2025.\n\nSenator Tommy Tuberville represents Alabama in the United States Senate and is a member of the Senate Armed Services, Agriculture, Veterans\u2019 Affairs, HELP and Aging Committees.\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-29T11:07:12Z", "2026-09-29T11:08:49Z"], ["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/u-s-senator-katie-britt-continues-fight-to-protect-women-and-girls-in-sports/", "U.S. Senator Katie Britt Continues Fight to Protect Women and Girls in Sports", "2026-09-25", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "America is saying, \u2018we want to protect women\u2019s sports,\u2019 despite the fact that my Democratic colleagues can\u2019t bring themselves to do that\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined her Senate Judiciary Committee Republican colleagues in a hearing entitled: \u201cStanding Up for Women in Sports: Ensuring Opportunity, Fairness and Safety for Female Athletes.\u201d She questioned several witnesses, including Kim Jones, the Co-Founder of The Independent Council on Women\u2019s Sport, Carly Smolak, former professional soccer player, and William Bock III, Partner at Kroger, Gardis, & Regas, LLP.\n\nFollowing the hearing, Senator Britt joined several of her colleagues, including Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Darline Graham (R-S.C.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), and Ashley Moody (R-Fla.), advocates, and athletes in a press conference.\n\nDuring the Senate Judiciary hearing, Senator Britt criticized the NCAA: \u201cI think the NCAA is feckless. I think that it is alarming, disturbing, and it is beyond reproach that they will not stand up for women. Can you tell us the issues at hand with regards to how the rules are written with the NCAA, or what\u2019s not written that needs to be written down?\u201d\n\nSenator Britt continued, \u201c\u2026(your) [biological sex] is an immutable characteristic. This is not a state of mind, much like your age is not, as much as we would like for it to be some days. We don\u2019t let 16 and 17-year-olds \u2026 decide that they\u2019re 21. We don\u2019t let them go vote \u2026 Why in the world are we allowing these untruths to occur?\n\nMr. Bock responded to the Senator\u2019s question, saying, \u201c100%. And part of the reason, probably for why they\u2019re unwilling to put that in the rules is from 2011 until 2025, after President Trump\u2019s executive order, the NCAA was the leader in putting men in women\u2019s locker rooms, the leader in putting men on the playing field against women and hiding it from the American public. But they had a policy where they allowed men to compete in women\u2019s sports, and they didn\u2019t follow on that issue, they led on that issue.\u201d\n\nSenator Britt continued with her line of questioning: \u201cThis is an 80/20 issue. America is saying, \u2018we want to protect women\u2019s sports,\u2019 despite the fact that my Democratic colleagues can\u2019t bring themselves to do that. But what happens if somebody else is in the white House and we don\u2019t have President Trump\u2019s strong leadership? What happens then? And what do we need to be doing right this second to make sure that we protect women\u2019s sports moving forward?\u201d\n\nMr. Bock answered, \u201cWell, the NCAA needs to have a policy based on biology, number one. And number two, they need to institute sex-verification testing of women\u2019s sports so that we know that women\u2019s sports are for women. But secondly, I think Title IX is a good basis, but I think that this Congress needs to go further, and there needs to be Commerce Clause equal rights legislation that applies not just to those recipients that receive federal funding, but applies as we do with racial discrimination, as we do with age and disability discrimination, that applies and protects women under the Commerce Clause nationwide, at every level \u2026 to be covered by the requirement to protect equal opportunities for women. It is a civil rights issue.\u201d\n\nSenator Britt continued, saying, \u201cYou talked about the silencing of women where women are not allowed to speak up. If you do not affirm what this man believes, then somehow you will be stripped of your opportunity to move forward, your opportunity to compete. Tell me a little bit more about that because I think it\u2019s insulting, I think it\u2019s degrading, I think it is gaslighting, honestly, in the extreme. So, Ms. Jones, can you talk a little bit about that and what we can do to prevent that in the future?\u201d\n\nMs. Jones responded, \u201cWe need to live in a society where we can speak truth and we can discuss facts, reason in our opinions without threat of, you know, social isolation, ostracization, punishment \u2026 The silencing of women on this, I think, is just an intense amount of intimidation. There\u2019s also a lot of fear from leadership to say, go away and be quiet, we\u2019ve settled this, it\u2019s our decision \u2026\u201d\n\nIn her final line of questioning, Senator Britt highlighted the innate physical advantage men have when competing against women: \u201c[W]e hear obviously a lot about safety and fairness, which is absolutely on the forefront. But people say, \u2018well, okay, now this man is on testosterone suppressors. So, you know, they don\u2019t enjoy as much of an advantage.\u2019 I believe that to be completely false. Can you also talk about the dangers of competing against women under those circumstances as well?\u201d\n\nMs. Jones agreed with the Senator, noting, \u201cOh, it\u2019s 100% false \u2026 You can look at the publications from many of the world\u2019s leading endocrinologists and scientists \u2026 [A]ll of the data to date shows that it does not mitigate male advantage of male development. But again, I want to emphasize that the concept of saying that a mitigated or weakened male is a woman is unacceptable. The female category is a sex-based category. Women\u2019s sports exist to give the female sex opportunities in sports. We do not put weakened men into other divisions. We do not take a short man and say he can play against the children.\u201d\n\nYou can watch the Senator\u2019s full line of questioning here.\n\nDuring the press conference, Senator Britt remarked:\n\n\u201cToday we went to the Senate Judiciary Committee, and not one Democrat came to ask a question. Here we have an issue where we have biological men, biological boys competing in women\u2019s sports, competing in youth sports, and [Democrats are] unwilling to say a thing. Look, what we know is, [your biological sex] is an immutable trait. This is truth. We have got to preserve this for young women for generations.\n\n\u201cWe had people who fought for opportunity for young women, who fought for that opportunity to grow, to learn, to lead, to try, to fail, to be a part of a team, to be able to be part of the discipline that comes along with that, the teamwork. All of those things are taken away by not just protecting female sports. You\u2019ve heard it over and over again: yes, it is about fairness, it is about safety. But one thing we heard at this hearing today is that young women are being silenced from coast to coast. They are being bullied. They are being told they cannot use their voice. They are being told they cannot speak the truth. That must end. The NCAA has been feckless at every single turn. It is time for them to do more to protect young women, to protect the opportunity that comes with sports.\u201d\n\n\u201c\u2026[T]here is no one who has done more on this than Senator Marsha Blackburn. When we are looking at Senator Blackburn\u2019s record from the famous moment where she asked, what is a woman to her moving forward and trying to make sure that we have a women\u2019s sports day where we protect women and we talk about young women and the opportunity that\u2019s created in sports on [October 10] to her continually going down to the floor to try to get the Democrats to do the right thing. I am grateful for her leadership on this.\n\n\u201cAs a mom of a young woman who I think is an incredible athlete, I want to make sure that that opportunity, that experience is protected for her and is protected for the next young woman. So, I will continue to elevate my voice. I will continue to push back on the gaslighting of the Democratic Party, the fact that today they could not stand with young women who want that opportunity.\u201d\n\nYou can view Senator Britt\u2019s full remarks here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-26T09:43:57Z", "2026-09-26T09:44:55Z"], ["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/u-s-senator-katie-britt-champions-senator-jon-husteds-ratepayer-protection-act-continues-call-to-codify-president-trumps-ratepayer-protection-pledge/", "U.S. Senator Katie Britt Champions Senator Jon Husted\u2019s Ratepayer Protection Act, Continues Call to Codify President Trump\u2019s Ratepayer Protection Pledge", "2026-09-24", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) is continuing her push to codify President Trump\u2019s Ratepayer Protection Pledge. This week, she cosponsored Senator Jon Husted\u2019s (R-Ohio) Ratepayer Protection Act to lower energy prices for Alabamians and ensure families and small businesses aren\u2019t left paying for the energy infrastructure needed to support new data centers.\n\n\u201cNo family, business, or ratepayer in Alabama should subsidize data centers. President Trump took a bold first step in announcing a Ratepayer Protection Pledge to not only ensure America continues to beat China in the AI race, but also, importantly, to protect consumers. This legislation already passed the House of Representatives with a resounding bipartisan vote, and the Senate must act urgently so we can get this to the President\u2019s desk and signed into law,\u201d said Senator Britt.\n\nThe Ratepayer Protection Act would require state utility commissions to consider establishing separate rate standards for large electricity users\u2014such as data centers\u2014when considering integrating them onto the grid. It ensures those customers, not families or small businesses, pay for the power generation, transmission lines, and other infrastructure needed to serve their facilities. Without those protections, utilities can shift those costs onto ratepayers through higher monthly electricity bills.\n\nIn March of 2026, Senator Britt joined President Trump at a White House roundtable to discuss the Ratepayer Protection Pledge. Since then, she has been a leader in calling for Congress to codify President Trump\u2019s pledge. The Ratepayer Protection Act would codify key elements of that pledge.\n\nThe Senator has discussed energy affordability with other members of the Trump Administration, including Energy Secretary Chris Wright. In a Senate Appropriations hearing earlier this year, she noted, \u201cWe have to keep that compute power advantage. That is critically important \u2026 But in the larger conversation, as we have talked about this, we want to make sure that that advantage and the cost of that doesn\u2019t actually fall on families\u2019 power bills.\u201d\n\nMedia coverage of Senator Britt\u2019s efforts can be viewed below:\n\nBritt: Congress should turn Trump\u2019s data center pledge into law\n\nKatie Britt backs Trump\u2019s Ratepayer Protection Pledge in national data center conflict\n\nBritt talks data center accountability, defends Trump admin ratepayer pledge\n\nKatie Britt backs data centers but supports Trump effort to \u2018protect ratepayers\u2019\n\nBritt stakes out middle ground on Alabama data centers, rejects moratorium and \u2018every corner\u2019 approach\n\nBritt wants to find a middle way on data centers\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-25T10:04:52Z", "2026-09-25T10:05:46Z"], ["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/u-s-senator-katie-britt-highlights-flock-camera-concerns-supports-law-enforcement-during-senate-judiciary-subcommittee-hearing/", "U.S. Senator Katie Britt Highlights Flock Camera Concerns, Supports Law Enforcement During Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing", "2026-09-24", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) recently discussed automatic license plate readers (ALPR), like Flock Safety cameras, during a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism hearing, including her concerns over the misuse of this technology and how, when properly utilized, they can be used as tools to combat crime and support law enforcement.\n\nThis hearing comes on the same week that Senators Britt and Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) sent a letter to Attorney General Todd Blanche urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) to provide state and local law enforcement agencies with guidance on how to prevent the misuse of ALPRs.\n\nSenator Britt began her line of questioning by acknowledging the recent public interest in Flock cameras: \u201cObviously, this is an important topic, and it\u2019s received a great deal of public attention in the last couple of weeks \u2026 I think two things can be true at the same time. One, we want to keep and make sure that our law enforcement officers have what they need to keep America safe \u2026 But we must, we must, protect people\u2019s Fourth Amendment rights. And when we\u2019re looking at this, I want to make sure that we\u2019re kind of looking at the total picture.\u201d\n\nSenator Britt continued, discussing her recent efforts on the misuse of ALPR technology: \u201cSenator Warnock and I came together and wrote a letter \u2026 We talked about our great concern over the widespread reports that there was misuse regarding these automatic license plate readers. In here we talk about many of the good things that we think have resulted, but ultimately believe that appropriate safeguards are necessary to protect against the unauthorized access and abuse that has come to light.\u201d\n\nShe then questioned one of the witnesses on the panel, Sheriff Ross Teeple, asking him, \u201cWhen we\u2019re looking at cases in Alabama, we kind of dug in and took a look at what we were seeing there. We saw that there were missing children, endangered persons, runaway kidnappings, that this has helped locate that person and bring them home. Also, more recently, someone, an older adult with dementia and ultimately getting them home. However, you know, we\u2019ve seen misuse and abuse in Alabama as well. When we\u2019re looking at this emerging technology \u2026 We want to make sure that we get this right \u2026 You\u2019ve obviously had access to this \u2026 Can you highlight what you believe would be some legitimate uses of this technology and maybe something anecdotally that you\u2019ve seen it help actually solve with regards to safety and security of the people that you serve?\u201d\n\nSheriff Teeple recounted a recent tragic story, noting, \u201cThere was an aggressive driver that ran a young lady\u2019s vehicle and pushed her into oncoming traffic. And she died, unfortunately. And we found him because of an automatic license plate reader.\u201d\n\nThe Senator then discussed with Sheriff Teeple the recommended guidelines for Flock cameras recently issued by the National Sheriffs\u2019 Association and other law enforcement groups. Sheriff Teeple remarked, \u201cOne of the biggest ones is you can read right in there is taking still images of license plates, not live streaming, not taking video, taking still images of license plates for use of that data alone.\u201d\n\nSenator Britt responded, noting, \u201cI think when you\u2019re looking to some of the reports that we\u2019ve heard about people, whether it\u2019s domestic violence victims, whether it\u2019s gun owners, everything in between, this technology being utilized to harass and or track someone is absolutely, completely unacceptable. We\u2019ve got to figure out how we can do this the right way. And based on your experience from what you\u2019re telling me, is there are some guidelines, there are some things that we could be doing that we\u2019re not doing now, that we could demand, that would ensure that one of the things that we\u2019ve talked about in this letter and that I hope, Mr. Chair, I hope you get an opportunity to look at it, is making sure that DOJ does its part in all of this. We\u2019ve asked for the proper oversight, the proper guidance, and we hope that state and local law enforcement officers will get that because something has to be done here.\u201d\n\nYou can view the Senator\u2019s full line of questioning here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-25T10:04:52Z", "2026-09-25T10:05:46Z"], ["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/u-s-senators-katie-britt-ted-budd-tim-kaine-colleagues-advocate-for-release-of-religious-prisoners-held-in-china/", "U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Ted Budd, Tim Kaine, Colleagues Advocate for Release of Religious Prisoners Held in China", "2026-09-24", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and a bipartisan group of their colleagues this week led a bipartisan letter to President Trump encouraging the administration to continue raising concerns with the People\u2019s Republic of China (PRC) at this week\u2019s meeting in Washington, D.C., on the persecution of religious groups in China, specifically pastors and religious minorities being unjustly held simply because of their faith.\n\n\u201cThe United States should continue to promote international religious freedom by calling on the Government of the People\u2019s Republic of China to end its harassment and persecution of members of religious organizations, unconditionally release all unjustly detained political prisoners imprisoned for exercising their right to freedom of religious belief, and ensure that detainees who have not yet been released are treated humanely,\u201d wrote the Senators.\n\nThe letter highlights the persecution of ethnic and religious minority groups such as Tibetan Buddhists, Christians, Uyghur Muslims, and Falun Gong practitioners. In May, President Trump successfully secured the release of Pastor Ezra Jin following conversations with President Xi Jinping at the U.S.-China Summit in Beijing.\n\nIn this letter, senators are now urging President Trump to specifically raise the cases of Pastor Gao Quanfu and his wife Pang Yu, Pastor Tang Bingyi of Light of Zion Church, and the eight remaining members of Zion Church\u2014Gao Yingjia, Wang Lin, Yin Huibin, Wang Zhong, Wang Cong, Liu Zhenbin, Lin Shucheng, and Wu Qiuyu at the U.S.-China Summit in Washington. You can read the full text of the letter here.\n\nSenator Britt is a proud champion of religious freedom and believes it is an unalienable, God-given right. In March of 2026, the Senator advocated for the release of Pastor Ezra Jin who was detained by the PRC and supported a previous successful effort to free 13 Christians who were wrongfully persecuted by the Nicaraguan regime, saying, \u201cThose who dedicate their lives to preaching the Gospel and advancing God\u2019s Kingdom should be celebrated, not persecuted.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-25T10:04:52Z", "2026-09-25T10:05:46Z"], ["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/u-s-senators-katie-britt-ted-cruz-introduce-legislation-to-improve-management-of-double-crested-cormorants/", "U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Ted Cruz Introduce Legislation to Improve Management of Double-Crested Cormorants", "2026-09-24", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced the Responsible Cormorant Management and Control Act of 2026. The legislation requires the Secretary of the Interior to develop regional management frameworks for the take of double-crested cormorants.\n\n\u201cAlabama\u2019s catfish farmers play a crucial role in our state\u2019s economy and put food on the table for hardworking families. We should be taking every step to ensure their continued success. Cormorants pose a significant threat to catfish populations, and that\u2019s why I\u2019m proud to join Senator Cruz in introducing this legislation to streamline burdensome regulations and bolster states\u2019 abilities to work with the Department of the Interior to protect this critical industry,\u201d said Senator Britt\n\n\u201cExcessive double-crested cormorant populations are harming fisheries, aquaculture operations, and private waters across Texas. This bill gives Texans the tools they need to responsibly manage these populations,\u201d said Senator Cruz.\n\nU.S. Representative Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) introduced companion legislation in the House of Representatives.\n\n\u201cOur fisheries are essential to our nation\u2019s economy, outdoor recreation, and cultural heritage. Recreational fishing across the United States generates significant economic benefit, supporting jobs and tourism-driven economies nationwide. When double crested cormorant populations grow beyond sustainable levels, they can significantly deplete fish stocks. This legislation ensures we have a responsible, science driven framework to protect the health of our fisheries,\u201d said Representative Walberg.\n\nThe introduction of this legislation builds on Senator Britt\u2019s work to protect Alabama\u2019s catfish industry. She has successfully advocated to the U.S. Department of Agriculture to purchase $20 million worth of farm-raised catfish products and has previously introduced the Cormorant Relief Act to protect catfish ponds.\n\nYou can read the full text of the bill here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-25T10:04:52Z", "2026-09-25T10:05:46Z"], ["https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/tuberville-introduces-bill-putting-american-workers-first-overhauling-americas-immigration-system/", "Tuberville Introduces Bill Putting American Workers First, Overhauling America\u2019s Immigration System", "2026-09-24", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Tommy Tuberville", "T000278", "www.tuberville.senate.gov", "tuberville", "https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) introduced the Americans First Immigration Act which would overhaul the nation\u2019s legal immigration system by prioritizing American workers, strengthening the nuclear family, and ensuring newcomers are selected based solely on merit.\n\n\u201cOur current immigration system does little to evaluate the type of people we let in \u2014 it\u2019s a free-for-all,\u201d said Sen. Tuberville. \u201cComing to the United States is a privilege, and we need to ensure that anyone immigrating to our country is willing to go by our laws and contribute to our society. We can\u2019t allow this current system to continue prioritizing foreign workers who aren\u2019t willing to assimilate to our values. I\u2019m proud to introduce the Americans First Immigration Act to end disastrous diversity lotteries and instead shift toa merit-based admissions process. I\u2019ll keep fighting to put AMERICANS first.\u201d\n\n\u201cMy bill draws a hard line \u2013 the days of putting illegals, random diversity lotteries, and foreign labor ahead of American workers are over,\u201d said Rep. Barry Moore. \u201cOur immigration system should serve the American people, not undercut them, and that means selecting individuals who will strengthen our economy, respect our laws, and share our values. If you want to come to the United States, you should earn it through merit, not diversity lotteries or loopholes. The Americans First Immigration Act restores fairness and accountability by protecting American jobs, prioritizing the nuclear family, and ensuring that every immigrant admitted is prepared to contribute and succeed. This legislation is about putting American citizens first and taking back control of our nation\u2019s future.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe Americans First Immigration Act is groundbreaking legislation that will end mass immigration and reorient our green card system to serve the national interest. We are in the midst of the longest wave of mass immigration in American history, rooted in random selection and chain migration. Decades of broken promises have produced a system that gives away green cards through a lottery and prioritizes extended-family relationships over skills \u2013 and American workers and taxpayers have paid the price. It\u2019s long past time that we overhaul our green card system to put Americans first. The Americans First Immigration Act will restore the promise and purpose of immigration by promoting economic opportunity and self-sufficiency, and in the process, will result in saving taxpayer dollars, increasing wages and enhancing opportunities for Americans,\u201d said Michael Hough, Co-President of NumbersUSA.\n\n\u201cAmerica has suffered under an immigration system that virtually ignores merit while selecting immigrants based on random lotteries and extended family ties for years. The result has been a mass influx of less-skilled, lower-wage-earning newcomers who are more likely to use public welfare programs and drain taxpayer dollars. The Americans First Immigration Act, if passed, would deliver long-overdue reform by prioritizing immigrants based on skill and merit, and helping ensure that individuals who truly represent the best and brightest and who truly want to become Americans are invited to join our nation. This benefits all Americans,\u201d said Chad Wolf, Chair of Homeland Security & Immigration, America First Policy Institute.\n\n\u201cThe Americans First Immigration Act will help stop the massive inflow of cheap, low-wage foreign workers that directly harms America\u2019s poor, and instead create a merit-based one that rewards education, skills, and self-sufficiency, ultimately benefiting the U.S. economy. Our immigration system should be built around improving America, instead of rewarding immigrants based on family relationships or random lotteries. Simply put, the legislation prioritizes the interests of the American people, instead of corporate interest groups, and creates a strong legal immigration system that is long overdue,\u201d said Ken Cuccinelli, Senior Fellow for Immigration and Homeland Security, Center of Renewing America.\n\n\u201cSecuring our border and restoring fairness to our immigration system is a top priority for the American people. We currently have an outdated system of chain migration and random lotteries, our workforce gets flooded with cheap, low-skilled labor at the expense of American workers, and our welfare programs get drained by illegal aliens who abuse the system. The Americans First Immigration Act would finally turn our immigration system to one based on merit. Americans should have a say in who stays in America. Now with this bill, they will,\u201d said Ashley Hayek, President, America First Works.\n\n\u201cSince the passage of the Immigration Act of 1965, chain migration has driven immigration to historic levels. These extended family members are allowed to permanently immigrate to the U.S. without any consideration of their skills, their ability to be self-sufficient, or desire to assimilate. By eliminating chain migration and implementing a merit-based immigration system, the Americans First Immigration Act would make landmark reforms that moderate the overall level of immigration and finally place the interests of Americans first,\u201d said Julie Kirchner, Senior Advisor, Homeland Security & Immigration, America First Policy Institute.\n\nRepresentative Barry Moore (R-AL-01) introducing companion legislation in the House of Representatives earlier this year.\n\nNumbersUSA, America First Policy Institute, Center for Renewing America, and America First Works endorsed the bill.\n\nRead full text of the bill here.\n\nBACKGROUND:\n\nThe America First Immigration Act replaces outdated and arbitrary policies with a system rooted in merit, accountability, and economic strength. The legislation eliminates the Diversity Visa Lottery and replaces it with a modern, points-based model that rewards skill, education, English proficiency, and high-value job offers. This legislation also narrows family-sponsored immigration to refocus our system on the nuclear family while strengthening protections for American workers by requiring employers to recruit domestically first and pay fair wages.\n\nSpecifically, the America First Immigration Act would:\n\nEnd the Diversity Visa Lottery and replacing randomness with a merit-based system.\n\nPrioritize the nuclear family by limiting family-sponsored immigration to spouses and minor children.\n\nCreate a points-based immigration system that rewards education, English proficiency, high-paying job offers, military service, and extraordinary achievement.\n\nRequire employers to recruit American workers first and ensure foreign labor does not displace U.S. workers.\n\nRequire applicants to affirm constitutional principles and reject un-American practices such as honor killings and female genital mutilation.\n\nPreserve a capped allocation for religious workers while eliminating lower-priority pathways.\n\nRequire public colleges and universities to charge non-permanent residents at least the out-of-state tuition rate.\n\nStreamline legal immigration to focus on long-term economic contribution and assimilation.\n\nSenator Tommy Tuberville represents Alabama in the United States Senate and is a member of the Senate Armed Services, Agriculture, Veterans\u2019 Affairs, HELP and Aging Committees.\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-25T10:04:52Z", "2026-09-25T10:05:46Z"], ["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/u-s-senators-katie-britt-raphael-warnock-send-letter-to-doj-urging-flock-camera-guardrails/", "U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Raphael Warnock Send Letter to DOJ Urging Flock Camera Guardrails", "2026-09-23", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) sent a letter to Attorney General Todd Blanche urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) to provide state and local law enforcement agencies with guidance on how to prevent the misuse of automatic license plate readers (ALPR), like Flock Safety cameras.\n\n\u201cFlock cameras have proven to be a valuable tool for law enforcement in keeping our communities safe. While I support the technology\u2019s aim, I also believe commonsense safeguards can prevent misuse by a small number of bad actors. That\u2019s why I look forward to working with Senator Warnock alongside the Department of Justice to ensure this technology is used responsibly by our law enforcement officers,\u201d said Senator Britt.\n\nALPR cameras capture the plate, make, model, and color of passing cars. The cameras are used by law enforcement agencies across the country to find stolen vehicles, locate missing people, and investigate other crimes. The Senators\u2019 letter comes amidst growing national concern over the misuse of ALPR technology.\n\n\u201cWe are deeply concerned about the misuse of ALPR systems and believe that appropriate safeguards are necessary to protect against unauthorized access and abuse, including by individuals who might misuse the technology to stalk and harass their victims. We also want to ensure that funding of these technologies is paired with appropriate oversight to ensure that the funding is not used to facilitate such abuse,\u201d wrote the Senators.\n\nSenator Britt prioritizes responsible technological innovation. She has pushed for increased guardrails for minors regarding AI, social media, and gambling, and she leads numerous pieces of legislation in the Senate, including , the GUARD Act, Stop the Scroll Act, and the GAME Act. She continues to fight for the privacy and safety of Americans, in addition to ensuring America continues to lead the AI race against China.\n\nYou can read the full letter here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-24T09:44:48Z", "2026-09-24T09:45:52Z"], ["https://aderholt.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/house-vat-chairman-robert-aderholt-calls-china-release-political", "House VAT Chairman Robert Aderholt Calls on China to Release Political Prisoners", "2026-09-22", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "House", "AL", "Robert B. Aderholt", "A000055", "aderholt.house.gov", "aderholt", "https://aderholt.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C \u2013 Congressman Robert Aderholt, Chairman of the House Values Action Team (VAT), calls for the immediate release of political prisoners ahead of Chairman Xi Jinping\u2019s visit to the United States.\n\n\u201cThe Chinese Communist Party\u2019s detention of many political prisoners, including Dr. Gulshan Abbas, Jimmy Lai, Ilham Tohti, and unjustly imprisoned members of the Zion Beijing Church, the \u2018Zion 8,\u2019 is an offense against freedom and international human rights,\u201d said Chairman Aderholt. \u201cThe United States must stand and speak up for people of faith everywhere in the world and I call for their immediate release.\u201d\n\n\u201cEarlier this summer, I had the honor of meeting Pastor Ezra Jin, who was arrested and imprisoned by the CCP for over 250 days for preaching the Gospel before his release in early July. While we celebrate that Pastor Jin is now free and has been reunited with his family in the United States, China\u2019s unjust persecution of other leaders continues.\u201d\n\nThe \u201cZion 8\u201d church members who remain in Chinese custody include Wang Lin, Yin Huibin, Gao Yingjia, Wang Cong, Wu Qiuyu, Elder Wang Zhong, Lin Shucheng, and Liu Zhenbin.\n\nDr. Gulshan Abbas is a Uyghur doctor who has been unjustly imprisoned since 2018.\n\nMr. Jimmy Lai remains unjustly imprisoned after 6 years.\n\nAnd Mr. Ilham Tohti, who was awarded the Sakharov Prize in absentia in 2019, has been unjustly imprisoned for 12 years.\n\n\u201cPresident Trump\u2019s meeting with Chairman Xi this week offers a critical opportunity to address the Chinese Communist Party\u2019s persecution of people of faith and request the immediate release of the leaders still detained. The United States will always stand up for those persecuted by the CCP for their religious and political views.\u201d", 1, "2026-09-23T09:45:16Z", "2026-09-23T09:46:14Z"], ["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/u-s-senator-katie-britt-applauds-u-s-department-of-educations-latest-investments-in-alabamas-historically-black-colleges-and-universities-and-historically-black-community-colleges/", "U.S. Senator Katie Britt Applauds U.S. Department of Education\u2019s Latest Investments in Alabama\u2019s Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Historically Black Community Colleges", "2026-09-22", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today applauded the U.S. Department of Education\u2019s latest investmentsin Alabama\u2019s historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and historically black community colleges (HBCCs). The Department of Education announced a one-time investment of more than $174 million in new funding for HBCUs and HBCCs, reflecting the Trump Administration\u2019s continued commitment to supporting the advancement of these important institutions and investing in communities across the nation. Alabama, which is home to the most HBCUs in the country, received a total of $21,259,618 in funding. A breakdown can be seen below:\n\nAlabama A&M University \u2013 $2,831,147\n\nAlabama State University \u2013 $2,873,624\n\nBishop State Community College (CA) \u2013 $250,000\n\nBishop State Community College (MA) \u2013 $1,947,586\n\nGadsden State Community College \u2013 $500,000\n\nJ.F. Drake State Community and Technical College \u2013 $947,755\n\nLawson State Community College \u2013 $2,120,333\n\nMiles College \u2013 $1,250,191\n\nOakwood University \u2013 $1,199,509\n\nShelton State Community College (Fredd Campus) \u2013 $1,161,241\n\nStillman College \u2013 $1,512,947\n\nTalladega College \u2013 $1,516,171\n\nTrenholm State Community College \u2013 $1,381,133\n\nTuskegee University \u2013 $1,767,981\n\nSenator Britt released the following statement after the announcement:\n\n\u201cAlabama is home to some of the finest HBCUs and HBCCs in the nation, and the standard of excellence they produce makes these investments well-deserved. I\u2019m proud to be a champion of Alabama\u2019s HBCUs in the Senate, securing funding through my role on the Senate Appropriations Committee, and raising their needs directly with Secretary McMahon. I will continue to fight for these outstanding institutions, and I\u2019m thrilled to see President Trump and Secretary McMahon continue to invest in HBCUs and HBCCs at a historic rate.\u201d\n\nSenator Britt, a member of the HBCU caucus, recently introduced the bipartisan HBCU Research Capacity Act, which would streamline federal funding opportunities for HBCUs. In June 2025, she publicly highlighted Alabama\u2019s HBCUs to Secretary McMahon and questioned the Secretary on funding for HBCUs in the President\u2019s Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) budget.\n\nThe Senator, a former trustee of Stillman College, has directly secured nearly $15 million in funding for Alabama\u2019s HBCUs and HBCCs, including more than $12 million to re-launch Tuskegee University\u2019s historic Aviation and Aerospace Technology program. Tuskegee University awarded her an honorary doctorate in November of 2025 for her work.\n\nShe also secured $60 million in funding for the 1890 Scholars Program through the Working Families Tax Cut Act. She secured critical funding to support all 1890 institutions in the FY26 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including $21.5 million for facility improvements; 89 million for research initiatives; $30 million for education grants; $10 million for scholarships; and more.\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-23T09:45:16Z", "2026-09-23T09:46:14Z"], ["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/u-s-senator-katie-britt-introduces-hard-cap-amendment-to-protect-college-sports-act-of-2026/", "U.S. Senator Katie Britt Introduces Hard Cap Amendment to Protect College Sports Act of 2026", "2026-09-22", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.), along with Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), today introduced an amendment to the Protect College Sports Act of 2026. The amendment would explicitly clarify that funds paid to athletes for their name, image, and likeness (NIL) by separate entities associated with an institution, such as a collective, count against that institution\u2019s revenue share cap.\n\n\u201cEvery school should play by the same rules. While this bill attempts to clarify that associated entity deals count against the cap, my amendment leaves no ambiguity and supports competitive fairness in college sports. The House settlement was clear on setting a hard cap on an institution\u2019s revenue sharing with student-athletes, and this amendment ensures the hard cap is enforceable. I\u2019m hopeful Chairman Cruz and Ranking Member Cantwell will consider this critical effort as we continue to strengthen this legislation and protect college sports for generations to come,\u201d said Senator Britt.\n\nThe House v. NCAA settlement established a hard cap on an institution\u2019s revenue share of $21.3 million per year. However, payments by separate entities associated with an institution do not count towards an institution\u2019s cap. This is why some college football programs currently have rosters costing upwards of $40 to $50 million, despite a nominal cap of $21.3 million being in place. The Senators\u2019 amendment would make clear that institutions can\u2019t utilize separate entities to circumvent the revenue share cap and, as a result, ensure that this is an enforceable, actual hard cap.\n\nSenator Britt has been an advocate for ensuring the Protect College Sports Act of 2026 is the strongest possible bill prior to a vote in the Senate on final passage. Last week, she secured an amendment to change the disaffiliation requirement for a school changing conferences from five years to three years, with an eventual sunset on this requirement six years after enactment of this legislation.\n\nIn a statement on her amendment she secured last week, Senator Britt noted that, \u201cWithout this change, if a school wanted to switch conferences, they would need to sit out five years as an independent. The threat of zero conference revenue for that amount of time would preclude almost every institution from ever being able to make a move, meaning they would always be at the mercy of their respective conference. While I don\u2019t foresee our schools ever leaving the SEC, I certainly don\u2019t want federal law to essentially handcuff them. The institutions that make up a conference should drive its direction, not the other way around. The sunset will allow for immediate stability and then will ultimately allow the free market to work. This is a significant improvement to the bill and will benefit schools across the country, not just in Alabama.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-23T09:45:16Z", "2026-09-23T09:46:14Z"], ["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/u-s-senator-katie-britt-introduces-tier-act-to-modernize-outdated-bank-regulatory-thresholds/", "U.S. Senator Katie Britt Introduces TIER Act to Modernize Outdated Bank Regulatory Thresholds", "2026-09-22", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "Legislation would ensure key regulatory thresholds keep pace with economic growth\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.), a member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, today introduced the Tailoring and Indexing Enhanced Regulations (TIER) Act, legislation to modernize outdated asset-based thresholds in federal banking law and ensure the nation\u2019s regulatory framework keeps pace with economic growth.\n\n\u201cBank regulation should be based on an institution\u2019s actual size, complexity, and risk, not on arbitrary thresholds that become increasingly outdated with every passing year,\u201d said Senator Britt. \u201cWhen our economy grows but these thresholds remain frozen in place, banks can be pushed into regulatory categories that Congress never intended for them to be simply because of economic growth. The TIER Act provides a commonsense solution that preserves strong safety and soundness standards while ensuring our regulatory framework remains appropriately tailored and grounded in economic reality. Ultimately, that means greater certainty for financial institutions and more opportunity for them to invest in families, small businesses, and communities across Alabama and our nation.\u201d\n\nMany of the asset thresholds Congress established to tailor enhanced federal banking regulations are fixed dollar amounts that do not automatically keep pace with the U.S. economy. As banks grow alongside the economy, they can cross these thresholds and become subject to significantly more complex and costly regulatory requirements even when their relative size, business model, and risk have not meaningfully changed, which can result in unnecessary consequences for families and businesses.\n\nThe TIER Act addresses both the growth that has already occurred and future economic growth. The legislation would make a one-time adjustment to certain key statutory thresholds to reflect historical economic growth and would then establish a process for periodically updating covered thresholds going forward.\n\nWhen banks are required to hold additional capital solely because they have crossed an outdated regulatory threshold, that is capital they cannot fully put to work elsewhere in the economy. It can reduce banks\u2019 capacity to make loans to small businesses, finance mortgages and car purchases, and support investment in local communities. The TIER Act would help ensure regulatory requirements remain aligned with an institution\u2019s actual size and risk, preserving strong safeguards while allowing more capital to support Alabama families and businesses.\n\nThe TIER Act would also require the Federal Reserve to evaluate whether nominal gross domestic product or the Consumer Price Index is the more appropriate measure for each covered threshold and periodically adjust those thresholds to reflect future economic growth. Together, the one-time catch-up and prospective indexing are designed to prevent statutory thresholds from remaining fixed indefinitely as the economy grows.\n\nThe Senate TIER Act builds on the TIER Act provisions included in the House-passed Main Street Capital Access Act, led by House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill (R-Ark.) and Financial Institutions Subcommittee Chairman Andy Barr (R-Ky.). The Main Street Capital Access Act passed the House on July 21 by a 270-155-1 vote. The House-passed legislation established a framework for periodically updating regulatory thresholds as the economy grows. The Senate legislation maintains that forward-looking approach while restoring a one-time adjustment for historical economic growth that was included in the original House proposal.\n\nSenator Britt has consistently advocated for a regulatory framework tailored to a financial institution\u2019s size, complexity, and risk. In July, she raised directly with Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh the need to modernize outdated tailoring frameworks and provide greater regulatory certainty as banks grow alongside the economy. Chair Warsh agreed on the importance of modernizing the regulatory framework and appropriately tailoring rules.\n\nSenator Britt looks forward to continuing to work with Chair Warsh and hopes the Federal Reserve will build on that commitment by ensuring key regulatory thresholds keep pace with economic growth.\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-23T09:45:16Z", "2026-09-23T09:46:14Z"], ["https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/tuberville-warns-of-disturbing-trend-of-violence-within-so-called-transgender-movement/", "Tuberville Warns of Disturbing Trend of Violence Within So-Called \u2018Transgender\u2019 Movement", "2026-09-22", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Tommy Tuberville", "T000278", "www.tuberville.senate.gov", "tuberville", "https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) took to the Senate floor to warn about a disturbing trend of violence among members of the so-called \u201ctransgender\u201d movement. In his floor speech, Sen. Tuberville called gender confusion a mental illness and accused Democrat-Socialists of promoting \u201cgender-affirming care\u201d instead of helping struggling individuals get the help they desperately need.\n\nRead excerpts from the speech below or watch on YouTube or Rumble.\n\n\u201cI\u2019ve come to the floor today to talk about the rise in violence coming from people who the Left refers to as transgender. I\u2019ve come to the floor many times in the last six years to talk about the issue of men competing in women sports. Well, this is a very serious issue and one that I fought hard against every day since I\u2019ve been in the Senate.\n\nI think it\u2019s time we have a broader conversation about the serious gender confusion mental illness that is taking over this country. I\u2019m not going to use the Leftists\u2019 preferred terminology of \u2018transgender\u2019 because it implies that it is possible for a person to change their God-given sex, which it is not. Here\u2019s the truth. From the beginning of time of humans on this earth, there are two genders, male and female. So, I will call these people what they are: gender confused.\n\nUnfortunately, this gender confused mental illness is on the rise in our society today, and it is very, very concerning. You know, for decades, the radical Left Democrat-Socialists have ignored science and brainwashed our young people into believing that you can change your gender by changing your clothes, getting on some hormone-altering medications, or God forbid undergoing some crazy surgery. You know, it\u2019s ironic that the same people who worship Anthony Fauci and lived by the motto \u2018follow the science\u2019 during the COVID-19 epidemic are the same ones today who are now ignoring the science when it comes to the horrific, life-altering consequences of hormone therapy and so-called \u2018gender affirming care\u2019 on young kids.\n\nThese mentally-ill, woke liberals think that if you were born a man, you can go under the knife and be magically transformed into a woman. And if you\u2019re born a woman, you can somehow be turned into a man. You know, these people will look you straight in the face\u2014and they have since I\u2019ve been here\u2014and tell you that men can have babies. It is pure insanity. What\u2019s going on in this country? I heard from one of the members of my staff recently who is pregnant and she was asked by her OBGYN what her gender is. Have we lost our minds? Obviously, if you\u2019re pregnant, you are a woman. But this is where the woke mind virus has taken our society.\n\nIt hasn\u2019t always been this way. For thousands of years, society accepted that there were two genders and you can\u2019t magically switch between the two. But over the past several decades, the Democrat-Socialists have been orchestrating a plan to destroy this country by slowly chipping away at the Christian values that have made this country great. And I wanna be clear about this\u2014gender confusion\u2014it is not normal. It is a cry for help, and our society needs to stop affirming people who are suffering from this mental illness.\n\nYou know, for years, the gender confused have been told that they\u2019ll finally be happy if they get treatment that will help them transition to the opposite sex. For years, our healthcare system has taken advantage of their mental illness. Getting people to pay tens of thousands of dollars for expensive medications and irreversible surgeries. All while lying about the negative side effects sex-change surgeries and medications have on their patients\u2019 physical and mental health forever. Not just a short time\u2014but forever.\n\nFor example, doctors often [fail to] tell young people who are gender confused about the fact that these life altering procedures leave them sterile and unable to experience any form of intimacy in the long term. They fail to tell them that. And in some cases, doctors don\u2019t even tell parents that their underage kid [is] undergoing these dangerous procedures, and they go behind the parents backs. How crazy is that? It is the highest form of medical malpractice. Every single one of these doctors should have their medical licenses revoked and should spend the rest of their lives in prison.\n\nNot to mention the fact that many times, gender-confused people go through these surgeries and hormonal treatments and end up in the long run, they regret it. So, I\u2019ve heard from young women like Chloe Cole who was gender confused in her teenage years and underwent a double mastectomy at age 15, only to be filled with regret years later after she got help and came to some of her senses about who she really was. But she will have to deal with this physical consequence of her actions at age 15 for the rest of her life. It\u2019s heartbreaking. It\u2019s so tragic that we\u2019re normalizing child sex change [mutilation]. It\u2019s tragic. [\u2026]\n\nThis is child abuse and unacceptable. We\u2019re doing no favors to anybody by tip-toeing through this issue. And that\u2019s the reason I\u2019m here today. It is past time that we have a national conversation about this serious mental health crisis that is causing this widespread gender confusion. In 2024, it was found that more than 300,000 teenagers ages 13 to 17 struggled with their gender confusion\u2014300,000. Gender-confused people have one of the highest suicide rates among mental illnesses, the highest. Data shows that roughly 61% of gender-confused students have thought about suicide and 30% have attempted suicide. That is significantly higher than the general population.\n\nGender confusion is an extremely serious mental problem that our society better start addressing. Unfortunately, these gender-confused individuals aren\u2019t just harming themselves They\u2019re also turning into violent people and hurting other people. In 2022, a study found that youth who identify as gender confused are at the highest risk of becoming violently radicalized.\n\nYou don\u2019t have to look long to see disturbing examples across our country. A recent case that comes to mind is the alleged assassin of my friend, Charlie Kirk. His name is Tyler Robinson. The investigation into Tyler Robinson revealed that he was living with a man, his lover, who is a gender-confused [individual] and was going by the pronouns of \u2018she/her.\u2019 Tyler himself was involved in transgender, furry culture\u2014a bizarre subset of transgenderism where people are sexually attracted and frequently dress up as animals.\n\nIt\u2019s no wonder this lunatic went after Charlie Kirk. Charlie spent his career going from college campus to college campus trying to reach students who were indoctrinated by the radical Left ideology with the truth. Charlie often spoke about his faith and advocated for traditional marriage and a growing family while denouncing the woke mind virus\u2014specifically the idea that you can change your gender. It was common for Charlie to oppose gender confusion during these debates, but he did it in a respectable way.\n\nI recently saw a video of Charlie Kirk interacting with a gender-confused person during one of his campus tours. The person, who is a female, told Charlie that she is a transgender male and asked Charlie, [\u2026] \u2018I need some advice on this subject.\u2019 I\u2019m sure she was expecting a very different response that what she got. Charlie looked at this young woman and said, \u2018I encourage you to work on what\u2019s going on in your brain. My prayer for you is that I want you to feel comfortable in the way that you were born. I think that with the right team and the right people, you don\u2019t have to wage war on your own body. You can learn to love yourself and your body.\u2019 His response was so filled with compassion for this young woman that everybody was moved to tears. Charlie was exactly right. We don\u2019t need to enable these people who are clearly struggling with gender confusion, but we need to encourage them to get help for what is clearly a very serious mental health problem.\n\nHe never became violent toward college students\u2014Charlie didn\u2019t\u2014who disagreed with him. [\u2026] His goal was to simply have a debate with these people hoping the truth would be revealed to them, and yet a gender-confused person assassinated him for what he believed. In fact, the bullets found on the scene that had DNA evidence matching Tyler Robinson had various engravings on them that are associated with the transgender culture.\n\nAfter the assassination of Charlie Kirk, gender-confused people celebrated his death. Now, what would cause people to celebrate the death of a father, a husband, and beloved public figure who positively impacted the lives of millions of people? Two words: mental illness. But that\u2019s not the only story of a gender-confused person committing violence against others.\n\nThomas Crooks, the lunatic who shot President Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July 2024 was also [involved] in online transgender furry culture and apparently used \u2018they/them\u2019 pronouns. While there are still a lot of questions surrounding what happened that day in Butler, we do know that this young man seemed to be at least somewhat involved in the gender-confused cult.\n\nIn 2023, a gender-confused shooter walked into a Christian school in Nashville, Tennessee, killing three nine-year-olds and three adults in a Christian school. This person\u2014a woman\u2014identified as a man and wrote in her diary that, \u2018This female gender role makes me not want to exist.\u2019 The level of mental anguish she was going through apparently led her to take her anger out on innocent kids.\n\nIn 2019, a different gender-confused high school student walked into his high school and killed a fellow student and injured eight others. His reason for committing this heinous act was because no one was willing to pretend with him that he was a woman. They refused to do it. He was, in fact, a man.\n\nAnd earlier this year, a gender-confused father opened fire at his family during a high school hockey game. This gender-confused man killed his wife and his son and then took his own life. Reports indicate that this man had prior family disputes over his insistence that he was a woman and not a man. Like any normal family, they rejected the notion that he could magically and unscientifically turn himself into a woman. Because his family told the truth, he decided to kill them and himself.\n\nAdditionally, a video game was created a few years ago that featured a gender-confused hero who shoots people, including priests, who refuse to go along with the gender confused mental illness. The video game allows people to \u2018unleash pent-up fury upon gender-critical tyrants with an arsenal of deadly weapons.\u2019 This is absolutely sickening.\n\nIt is clear that this gender confusion is a mental illness plaguing our society, and there is significant overlap between people who are gender confused and the furry community. Research shows that 25% percent of furries are gender confused, and it\u2019s more evidence of our society going to heck in a hand basket when we have stuff like this going on. What\u2019s more concerning is that this [mentally-unwell] furry community touts the fact that many\u2014listen to this\u2014that many airline pilots, flight attendants, and air traffic controllers are part of the furry community. Lord help us. It\u2019s terrifying when you think about this. When you walk on to a commercial flight, it\u2019s possible that the pilot flying your plane could have a deranged fetish of dressing up like an animal. You can\u2019t make this up.\n\nIt is in the best interests of our country to bring back mental institutions as a normal part of our society instead of sweeping it under the rug. Otherwise, we\u2019re just sitting ducks until the next gender-confused person decides to show up at our churches or our schools and start committing acts of violence. It\u2019s coming.\n\nSo, why is the Democrat-Socialist party elevating these people who are clearly mentally deranged? Why is that happening? You know, Joe Biden had multiple gender-confused people working in high profile jobs in his administration. A lot of people didn\u2019t know that. He had gender-confused people serving in the Department of Health and Human Services, Department of War, and Department of Energy. His actual Assistant Secretary of Health\u2014Secretary of HEALTH\u2014was a gender-confused individual. [\u2026]\n\nThis is all part, unfortunately, of the Democrat-Socialists\u2019 plans. They want to destroy every scientific fact and get rid of the absolute truth in this country. They don\u2019t want you looking to God and the Bible for what is morally good or morally right. Instead, they want you looking to them for what is right or wrong. This is all about control folks. That\u2019s what it is.\n\nThat\u2019s why for decades now that the Democrats have tried to destroy every morally good institution for their benefit. They\u2019ve taken over our education system to brainwash our children with this woke mind virus. For decades, they\u2019ve helped erode the sacred institution of marriage, telling people that marriage is a relic of the past or that raising a family is not worth it. The Democrat-Socialist alternative is to make you think that you can identify as whatever you want and society should accept it.\n\nBecause of this lie, we\u2019re seeing the younger generation that\u2019s growing up now plagued with mental illness. The Left loves to preach to all of us about \u2018kindness\u2019 and \u2018tolerance,\u2019 but it is not kind to affirm the delusions of someone who is clearly struggling with mental illness. In fact, the kind thing to do is to sincerely encourage them to get help before they harm themselves and others. We must put a stop to gender confusion before more innocent people lose their lives.\u201d\n\nSenator Tommy Tuberville represents Alabama in the United States Senate and is a member of the Senate Armed Services, Agriculture, Veterans\u2019 Affairs, HELP and Aging Committees.\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-24T09:44:48Z", "2026-09-24T09:45:52Z"], ["https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/tuberville-husted-introduce-bill-to-prioritize-american-collegiate-athletes-over-international-student-athletes/", "Tuberville, Husted\u00a0Introduce Bill to Prioritize\u00a0American Collegiate Athletes\u00a0Over International Student Athletes", "2026-09-21", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Tommy Tuberville", "T000278", "www.tuberville.senate.gov", "tuberville", "https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Jon Husted (R-OH) in introducing the Training and Education for American Members in University Sports and Athletics (TEAM USA) Act. Their bill would protect opportunities for American student-athletes by limiting international student-athlete (ISA) participation to no more than 20% of each varsity sports team.\n\n\u201cPlaying sports on the collegiate level in America is an honor athletes spend years working toward,\u201d said Sen. Tuberville. \u201cUniversities should be prioritizing AMERICAN students when giving out scholarships and building their rosters. Sadly, this is often not the case. NIL is continuing to incentivize foreign students to come to America and capitalize on our system. Saving sports should start and end with American athletes.\u201d\n\nU.S. Representative Tim Walberg (R-MI-05) led the effort in the House of Representatives.\n\nRead full text of the bill here.\n\nBACKGROUND:\n\nEach year, NCAA Division I and II schools provide more than $4 billion in athletic scholarships to over 197,000 student-athletes. Since 2001, the number of ISAs receiving scholarships has nearly tripled, from approximately 8,945 to roughly 25,000 today.\n\nOnly about 2% of American high school athletes receive an athletic scholarship. In several Division I sports, ISAs account for more than a third of participants, with some exceeding 60%.\n\nThe TEAM USA Act would:\n\nAmend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require colleges and universities participating in Title IV federal student aid programs to limit ISA participation to no more than 20% of each varsity team\u2019s roster. Schools would also be required to report ISA participation on each team annually to the U.S. Department of Education and the applicable athletic association.\n\nAim to strengthen the American Olympic development pipeline. At the 2024 Paris Olympics, 65% of Team USA were current, former or incoming NCAA student-athletes. However, of the 1,036 NCAA-affiliated athletes who competed in Paris, only 385 represented the United States, with the other 63% competing for other nations.\n\nEnsure that every team can roster at least 1 ISA if they so choose.\n\nTake effect beginning with the 2029-2030 academic year, to minimize disruption to current student athletes already on campus and to give schools and athletic programs time to adjust recruiting practices.\n\nSenator Tommy Tuberville represents Alabama in the United States Senate and is a member of the Senate Armed Services, Agriculture, Veterans\u2019 Affairs, HELP and Aging Committees.\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-22T09:42:49Z", "2026-09-22T09:44:35Z"], ["https://barrymoore.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-barry-moore-applauds-25-billion-trump-administration-investment-mobile", "Rep. Barry Moore applauds $2.5 billion Trump Administration investment in Mobile River Bridge and Bayway Project", "2026-09-18", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "House", "AL", "Barry Moore", "M001212", "barrymoore.house.gov", "barrymoore", "https://barrymoore.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C.- Today, Congressman Barry Moore (AL-01) applauded the U.S. Department of Transportation\u2019s approval of up to $2.52 billion in federal financing for the I-10 Mobile River Bridge and Bayway Project.\n\n\u201cFrom day one of representing Alabama\u2019s First District, this project has been a top priority for me,\u201d said Congressman Moore. \u201cToday marks a milestone that many Alabamians have waited decades to see. I appreciate President Trump, Secretary Duffy, Susie Wiles, the Alabama delegation, and our state and local partners for working with us to make this project a reality. This investment will improve travel across our region and strengthen the Gulf Coast for generations to come.\u201d\n\nThe approval provides the Alabama Toll Road, Bridge and Tunnel Authority with access to up to $2.52 billion in federal TIFIA financing for the first phase of the project. The financing will help move the long-awaited Mobile River Bridge and Bayway improvements toward construction.\n\nThe project will provide a new bridge across the Mobile River and expand the Bayway, improving the connection between Mobile and Baldwin County and strengthening a critical transportation route for Alabama's Gulf Coast.", 1, "2026-09-19T09:11:33Z", "2026-09-19T09:12:45Z"], ["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/u-s-senator-katie-britt-joins-president-trump-in-oval-office-for-signing-of-the-lindsey-o-graham-sanctioning-russia-and-iran-act-of-2026/", "U.S. Senator Katie Britt Joins President Trump in Oval Office for Signing of the\u00a0Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026", "2026-09-18", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today joined President Trump along with Senator Darline Graham (R-S.C.) and Representative Michael McCaul (R-Texas.) in the Oval Office for the signing of the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 into law. On Wednesday, September 16, the legislation passed by a vote of 262-159 in the House of Representatives. Senator Britt played a leading role in the successful passage of the legislation, including in the Senate, where it passed overwhelmingly by a vote of 86-11 on August 7, 2026.\n\n\u201cBy signing this bill today, President Trump sent a clear message to Russia, and any countries that help fund its war machine, that the United States stands unified in our opposition to their acts of aggression against Ukraine. I appreciate my Senate and House colleagues and the work that the White House has done to bring this historic legislation across the finish line. I know that my dear friend Lindsey Graham is celebrating this moment alongside us. We would not be here today if it weren\u2019t for his tireless work, and it\u2019s a true honor to have helped champion such an important part of his legacy,\u201d said Senator Britt.\n\nThe Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 will impose primary and secondary sanctions against Russia and actors supporting Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine. The sanctions target Russian officials, oligarchs, their family members, foreign persons, and Russian banks and financial institutions, as well as the Russian Shadow Fleet.\n\nThe legislation also directs the President to impose up to 100 percent tariffs on the five largest importers of Russian crude oil or gas or those among the top five facilitators of Russian oil sanctions evasion. The bill exempts countries whose Russian natural gas imports account for less than 15 percent of Russia\u2019s total natural gas exports and that are taking significant steps to reduce those imports.\n\nAdditionally, the legislation extends the Iran Sanctions Act by five years to prevent a lapse in sanction authority that restricts funding for Iran\u2019s energy and weapons sectors.\n\nYou can view the legislative text here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-19T09:11:33Z", "2026-09-19T09:12:45Z"], ["https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/tuberville-applauds-trump-administration-for-2-5-billion-loan-for-mobile-bay-bridge/", "Tuberville Applauds Trump Administration for $2.5 Billion Loan for Mobile Bay Bridge", "2026-09-18", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Tommy Tuberville", "T000278", "www.tuberville.senate.gov", "tuberville", "https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced the Alabama Toll Road, Bridge, and Tunnel Authority will receive a Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan of up to $2.52 billion from the Build America Bureau. The loan will fund construction of the Mobile River Bridge and Bayway Project, the largest infrastructure project in Alabama history. Ever since he got to Washington, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) has been working hard to secure funding for this critical project.\n\n\u201cEver since I got to Washington, I\u2019ve been hearing from Alabamians about the urgent need to expand the Mobile Bay Bridge,\u201dsaid Senator Tuberville. \u201cFor four years, Joe Biden sat on his hands, but thankfully, President Trump and Secretary Duffy are taking action. This long-overdue bridge expansion will relieve traffic, enhance safety, and expand freight access to the Port. This project is a game-changer for the Gulf.\u201d\n\n\u201cAfter decades of delay, this historic investment into Alabama is yet another example of how President Trump is delivering big, beautiful infrastructure projects that will transform communities for the better,\u201d said Secretary Duffy. \u201cThe Mobile River Bridge and Byway project will ease traffic congestion, boost the flow of freight, and enhance safety for drivers.\u201d\n\nBACKGROUND:\n\nFor decades, commuters and freight haulers have faced severe congestion at George Wallace Tunnel\u2014Alabama\u2019s worst traffic bottleneck. Because hazardous materials are prohibited from using the tunnel, hundreds of trucks every day are forced to detour through downtown Mobile and local neighborhoods. The project will provide a direct interstate route for these vehicles, removing hazmat freight from city streets.\n\nThe project will be constructed and managed by the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) and transform I-10 by:\n\nEliminating the state\u2019s primary bottleneck through the design and construction of a new six-lane, cable-stayed bridge over the Mobile River\n\nEnhancing hurricane evacuation capabilities by making improvements that enhance key interchange, intersection, and traffic flow in Mobile and Baldwin counties, which also supports the new bridge and expanded Bayway capacity\n\nExpanding freight access to the Port of Mobile by reconstructing approximately one mile of the existing Bayway and restriping of the entire 7.5-mile Bayway from two to three lanes in each direction\n\nSenator Tommy Tuberville represents Alabama in the United States Senate and is a member of the Senate Armed Services, Agriculture, Veterans\u2019 Affairs, HELP and Aging Committees.\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-19T09:11:33Z", "2026-09-19T09:12:45Z"], ["https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/tuberville-supports-legislation-to-protect-alabamians-from-footing-the-bill-for-new-data-centers/", "Tuberville Supports Legislation to Protect Alabamians From Footing the Bill for New Data Centers", "2026-09-17", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Tommy Tuberville", "T000278", "www.tuberville.senate.gov", "tuberville", "https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) in cosponsoring the Ratepayer Protection Act to ensure American families and small businesses aren\u2019t left paying for the energy infrastructure needed to support new data centers. Companion legislation passed the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday.\n\n\u201cData centers can be game changers for communities all across my state of Alabama,\u201d said Senator Tuberville.\u201cI understand why many Alabamians have concerns about these facilities coming to their neighborhoods and increasing energy costs. That\u2019s why I cosponsored the Ratepayer Protection Act to make sure Alabamians aren\u2019t left footing the bill for any new data centers. We are going to continue holding big tech accountable to make sure that if they want to build a data center in Alabama, they do it the right way.\u201d\n\nThe Ratepayer Protection Act would require states to consider establishing standards for states and Public Utility Commissions when connecting large electricity users\u2014such as data centers\u2014to the grid. It ensures those customers, not families or small businesses, pay for the power generation, transmission lines and other infrastructure needed to serve their facilities. Without those protections, utilities can shift those costs onto ratepayers through higher monthly electricity bills.\n\nIn March 2026, President Donald Trump held a roundtable at the White House focused on lowering energy costs near new data centers. During the event, President Trump signed the Ratepayer Protection Pledge, with major technology companies committing to cover the full cost of the energy and infrastructure needed for new data centers instead of shifting those costs onto consumers. The Ratepayer Protection Act would codify key elements of that pledge.\n\nReps. Gabe Evans (R-CO) and Kathy Castor (D-FL) introduced the companion bill in the U.S. House of Representatives.\n\nBACKGROUND:\n\nIf enacted, the bill would propose standards that state regulators could enforce when considering integrating new large-load customers with a demand of 100 megawatts or more onto the grid. Those recommendations include:\n\nRecovery of full, incremental cost of upgrades by the large-load customer over a long period of time through a special rate charge or other agreements. This protects utilities and their ratepayers from being left responsible for upgrade costs associated with a large-load customer, even if that customer later reduces operations or leaves the system entirely.\n\nFinancial assurances requiring the large load customer to pay for any generation, transmission or other infrastructure necessary to serve their load, protecting utilities and ratepayers from that financial burden. This ensures large-load customers are responsible for the fixed costs associated with serving their demand rather than passing those costs on to families and businesses through higher monthly electricity bills.\n\nFull text of the bill is available here.\n\nSenator Tommy Tuberville represents Alabama in the United States Senate and is a member of the Senate Armed Services, Agriculture, Veterans\u2019 Affairs, HELP and Aging Committees.\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-18T09:27:43Z", "2026-09-18T09:29:09Z"], ["https://palmer.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/palmers-charm-act-passes-house", "Palmer's CHARM Act Passes House", "2026-09-16", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "House", "AL", "Gary J. Palmer", "P000609", "palmer.house.gov", "palmer", "https://palmer.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "For Immediate Release\n\nMedia Contact: Hope Martin (202) 225-4921\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Last night, the House of Representatives voted to pass H.R. 9617, the Coordinating and Harnessing America\u2019s Recovery of Minerals (CHARM) Act. This bipartisan legislation was introduced by Representatives Gary Palmer (R-AL-06) and Paul Tonko (D-NY-20), the Democratic Ranking Member on the Environment Subcommittee.\n\nFollowing the passage of the CHARM Act, Rep. Palmer released the following statement:\n\n\u201cAmerica should not have to rely on China or other adversarial nations for the critical minerals that power our economy and strengthen our national security,\u201d said Rep. Palmer. \u201cThe House passage of the CHARM Act is an important step toward making better use of the resources we already have here at home and strengthening our domestic supply chains. I\u2019m grateful to Congressman Tonko for working with me on this bipartisan effort, and I look forward to seeing the Senate take up this legislation.\u201d\n\n\u201cBuilding out our domestic supply chain and ensuring we have the materials our nation needs to power our energy system leads to lasting benefits for our workers, national security, and economy,\" Congressman Tonko said. \"Our CHARM Act does just that by establishing a coordinated federal strategy for recovering critical minerals from discarded materials. I\u2019m grateful to Congressman Palmer for his partnership leading this legislation and am proud to see its passage through the House.\u201d\n\nThe CHARM Act aims to reduce America\u2019s reliance on foreign countries for critical minerals by identifying new opportunities to recover these resources from sources already available in the United States, including electronic waste, legacy mine sites, and coal ash. The legislation directs the Environmental Protection Agency to develop a coordinated federal strategy for recovering critical minerals from these and other overlooked domestic sources.\n\nRead the text of the bill here.", 1, "2026-09-17T09:52:05Z", "2026-09-17T09:53:00Z"], ["https://strong.house.gov/media/press-releases/house-unanimously-passes-strong-bill-protect-american-agriculture-terrorist", "House Unanimously Passes Strong Bill to Protect American Agriculture from Terrorist Threats", "2026-09-16", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "House", "AL", "Dale W. Strong", "S001220", "strong.house.gov", "strong", "https://strong.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 Today, the House of Representatives unanimously passed H.R. 9394, the Civil Preparedness for Agroterrorism Exercise Act of 2026, legislation introduced by Representative Dale Strong (AL-05) to strengthen the nation\u2019s ability to prepare for and respond to acts of agroterrorism.\n\n\u201cAmerica\u2019s agriculture and food supply are critical to both our national security and our economy, and we cannot afford to wait until an attack occurs to determine whether we are prepared,\u201d said Representative Strong. \u201cThis legislation will ensure our federal, state, and local partners, first responders, and the private sector are prepared to work together to protect our food supply and respond quickly in the event of an agroterrorism attack. I\u2019m proud to see this commonsense legislation pass the House and move one step closer to becoming law.\u201d\n\nThe Civil Preparedness for Agroterrorism Exercise Act directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to conduct a nationwide exercise focused on preventing, responding to, recovering from, and mitigating an agroterrorism attack on America\u2019s food and agriculture sector. The exercise will bring together federal, state, local, Tribal, and territorial partners, along with private-sector stakeholders, to identify preparedness gaps and strengthen coordination before a real-world incident occurs.\n\nHouse Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Andrew Garbarino (NY-02) applauded House passage of the legislation:\n\n\u201cA threat to our nation\u2019s agricultural sector is a threat to every American. Our food supply chain is vital not just to our economy, but to our homeland security. I am proud to join my House colleagues in passing Subcommittee Chairman Strong\u2019s \u2018Civil Preparedness for Agroterrorism Exercise Act of 2026\u2019 to ensure DHS is working with state and local partners to stay ahead of our adversaries and defend this critical infrastructure from evolving threats.\u201d\n\nThe legislation builds on Strong\u2019s work as Chairman of the Emergency Management and Technology Subcommittee to protect critical infrastructure and improve preparedness for emerging threats, including a two-part hearing series last year examining agroterrorism and threats to America\u2019s food and agriculture sector.\n\nPassage of H.R. 9394 marks the fifth homeland security bill authored by Strong to pass the House during the 119th Congress. The bill now heads to the Senate for consideration.\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-17T09:52:05Z", "2026-09-17T09:53:00Z"], ["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/following-significant-advocacy-from-u-s-senator-britt-u-s-house-passes-lindsey-o-graham-sanctioning-russia-and-iran-act-of-2026-legislation-heads-to-president-trumps-desk/", "Following Significant Advocacy from U.S. Senator Britt, U.S. House Passes Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, Legislation Heads to President Trump\u2019s Desk", "2026-09-16", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today joined several of her colleagues to celebrate the U.S. House of Representatives passing the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026. The legislation was passed by a 262-159 vote and will now head to President Trump\u2019s desk where it is expected to be signed into law. Senator Britt played a key role in the successful passage of the legislation, including in the Senate where it passed overwhelmingly by a vote of 86-11 on August 7, 2026.\n\n\u201cAs my colleague and dear friend Senator Lindsey Graham said in his final days, the ability to pass this bill and sanction Russia and Iran would be his most consequential legislative accomplishment. Now, named in his honor, I am thrilled to celebrate the House passing the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 and sending it to President Trump\u2019s desk to be signed into law. We are now one step closer to arming President Trump with the tools he needs to deplete Russia of the little economic power it has left and bring much-needed peace to the region,\u201d said Senator Britt.\n\nFollowing House passage, Senator Britt joined a bipartisan, bicameral group of legislators for a press conference in which she delivered remarks.\n\n\u201cToday, I am grateful for the House continuing the efforts that began in the Senate with Senator Lindsey Graham. We heard Lindsey talk about this moment time and time again. Many people thought that it was out of reach, but not for Lindsey. Lindsey believed it was possible because he believed in what we did today. He knew America would stand tall when it needed to. And today, we showed that to the rest of the world. The people behind you have worked diligently. They have worked through legislation and through words \u2026 trying to figure out exactly how to make this happen. They\u2019ve also worked to build a coalition so that the huge vote that you saw today would send a resounding message to the world, and that is [that] we stand for peace through strength.\n\n\u201cToday, the Lindsey Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act will be sent to the President\u2019s desk. There is nothing more rewarding here in Congress than actually delivering results, than actually doing something that will matter and \u2026 giving President Trump the tools today to end this senseless war, to hold Putin accountable for his aggression, to drive him to the table, and to actually make sure that there are consequences. Today we stood together, the Senate, the House, the White House. We stood for peace through strength. Congress will give President Trump these tools and I know President Trump will use them to help bring a resolution there between Russia and Ukraine. This critical piece of legislation is also going to hold the regime in Tehran accountable for 47 years of terror.\n\n\u201cAs Senator Lindsey Graham said, this is now the most consequential piece of legislation that he ever worked on. And his final days here with us, this is what he was committed to. He saw a pathway forward. The men and women behind you put in tireless effort to make sure that it actually became a reality. So, I am proud to stand with this bicameral, bipartisan group of members standing firm in Lindsay\u2019s effort\u2026 standing tall for the United States of America, and with our friends who want peace in Ukraine and helping achieve actual results. Thank you. God Bless.\u201d\n\nThe Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 would impose primary and secondary sanctions against Russia and actors supporting Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine. The sanctions target Russian officials, oligarchs, their family members, foreign persons, and Russian banks and financial institutions, as well as the Russian Shadow Fleet.\n\nThe legislation also directs the President to impose up to 100 percent tariffs on the five largest importers of Russian crude oil or gas or are among the top five facilitators of Russian oil sanctions evasion. The bill exempts countries whose Russian natural gas imports account for less than 15 percent of Russia\u2019s total natural gas exports and that are taking significant steps to reduce those imports.\n\nAdditionally, the legislation extends the Iran Sanctions Act by five years to prevent a lapse in sanction authority that restricts funding for Iran\u2019s energy and weapons sectors.\n\nYou can view the legislative text here.\n\nMedia coverage of Senator Britt\u2019s efforts can be viewed below:\n\nBritt renews push for Russia sanctions bill to honor Graham\n\nSen. Britt backs Russia sanctions bill championed by Lindsey Graham\n\nBritt takes up bipartisan effort to sanction Russia in honor of Graham\n\nKatie Britt urges Congress to sanction Russia, add pressure on Iran, China\n\nSenators unveil sweeping Russia sanctions bill, urge passage in honor of Graham\n\nSenate advances Lindsey Graham\u2019s long-stalled Russia sanctions bill just hours after his funeral\n\nBritt celebrates Senate passage of Lindsey Graham sanctions bill: \u2018A day Lindsey would be deeply proud to see\u2019\n\nKatie Britt: Put \u2018America\u2019s national security first\u2019 to honor Lindsey Graham\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-17T09:52:05Z", "2026-09-17T09:53:00Z"], ["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/u-s-senator-katie-britt-questions-fbi-director-kash-patel-in-senate-judiciary-oversight-hearing/", "U.S. Senator Katie Britt Questions FBI Director Kash Patel in Senate Judiciary Oversight Hearing", "2026-09-16", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) this week questioned Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel in a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing. The Senator thanked Director Patel for his commitment to securing communities across Alabama, inquired about the resources and funding needed to protect Americans during various upcoming major sporting events, and discussed the Bureau\u2019s new cyber strategy to address increased threats against our nation\u2019s critical infrastructure.\n\nSenator Britt highlighted the FBI\u2019s recent partnership with the Tuscaloosa Police Department to carry out a successful operation: \u201cI think it was about a month ago, you did a month-long operation, had 90 arrests, including 48 felony arrests. There were 10 firearms seized, and in that there were two high-profile arrests, one of which was somebody that had committed sexual abuse against a child younger than 12 and also a wanted robbery suspect, so thank you for the work that you\u2019re doing there. You\u2019ve also provided Tuscaloosa, their Violent Crimes Unit, with assistance on the recent shooting. So I appreciate your quick action and the work that your men and women are doing.\u201d\n\nDirector Patel emphasized how crucial state and local partnerships are to how the FBI conducts law enforcement operations:\u201cOur best work is [done] by bringing state and locals to our facilities, embedding them in there permanently so we have direct lines of communication and also run offensive operations together. Before I got to the FBI, there was a 14-month waiting period for a task force officer to onboard at the FBI because of bureaucratic administrative hurdles \u2026 We eliminated that backlog \u2026 Increasing that capacity is the reason you are seeing the most prolific reduction in violent crime in U.S. history, not to mention the fact that we stopped 1,100 terrorist attacks.\u201d\n\nSenator Britt then asked Director Patel to outline what resources the Bureau needs to continue keeping Americans safe at upcoming major events: \u201cYou mentioned the terrorist attacks that you\u2019ve been able to thwart \u2026 I know you\u2019ve worked closely with (DHS) Secretary Mullin, amongst others, to make sure that we were safe when it came to the World Cup \u2026 As we look forward to the Olympics in 2028 \u2026 the football games that we see every weekend \u2026 how do we make sure that we take lessons learned and that we\u2019re giving you the tools that you need and the structure that you need to continue that success that we saw with the World Cup?\u201d\n\nDirector Patel stressed the need for increased funding, training, and personnel for both state and federal law enforcement agencies, also highlighting Redstone Arsenal in Alabama: \u201cWe had about 7 million people come for those World Cup games, and over the course of 38 days, what we were able to do was establish a system of localized law enforcement, partner with the federal government to train them on the counter-UAS programs \u2026 which take place at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, the first of its kind \u2026 [W]e saw threat[s] based on counter-UAS systems that could easily target innocent Americans at sporting events, state fairs, college football games, World Cup, what have you. So we found a way to alleviate that threat by training state and locals, and by deploying assets into the field instead of keeping them in Washington, D.C. \u2026 And so we pushed out more agents and intel operators to the field, and we\u2019re going to continue to do that \u2026 We need more resources to get more personnel to the field, but we also need more resources to get the right kit \u2026 We need every state and local authority to have their own resources \u2026 We want to triple the size of our counter drone-school down at Redstone Arsenal.\u201d\n\nThe Senator also inquired about increasingly threatening cyber capabilities and artificial intelligence systems: \u201c[T]he critical infrastructure in more rural areas of Alabama, [it] seems that those are becoming easier targets, given the advances that are made, and harder to combat. Just last week, the Bureau released a new cyber strategy designed to protect Americans from these kinds of threats. Can you speak to the ways that you see this new cyber strategy and the Bureau more broadly being able to handle these things and \u2026 what you\u2019re going to need from us in being able to do so?\u201d\n\nDirector Patel detailed the FBI\u2019s new offensive and defensive cyber strategy: \u201cSo thanks to the President, he released his cyber strategy out of the White House, and we\u2019re proud to announce that the FBI is the first 1811 agency to issue its own cyber strategy pursuant to that \u2026 We issued for the first time an offensive and defensive approach.\n\n\u2026\n\n\u201c85% of critical infrastructure in this country\u2014water, wastewater, electric power, nuclear\u2014is owned by the private sector. These private sector companies \u2026 are working off of devices that are 20 and 30 years old, including our telecom infrastructure and so we need them to upgrade. We need them to put in the resources and money, and we\u2019re on the ground with them, and we\u2019re asking them to allow us to get in early every time there\u2019s a cyber intrusion.\n\n\u2026\n\n\u201cOn the offensive side \u2026 we, the FBI, are the only ones leading the charge on what we call joint sequent operations. Joint sequent operations require us to go out and engage, not just with their private sector \u2026 but get on the platforms, get on the social media sites, the internet spaces, the dark web, and specifically allow us to run off offensive cyber operations. And with that capacity, our cyber program has seen the largest success we\u2019ve had in the last 18 months.\u201d\n\nDirector Patel then touted the Kinetic Cyber Range hosted in Redstone Arsenal: \u201cThe kinetic cyber range is maybe one of the best things that we have in the FBI. We literally built a town indoors in Huntsville, Alabama\u2014an entire town consists of housing, schools, car shops, streets so we can practice and train against the modern cyber threat on all ecosystems and learn how to intrude and detect and evade, and also learn how to find those infiltrators that are coming onto our platform \u2026 [A]nd I\u2019ve opened up that training capacity to state and law enforcement partners across the country to come down and train at our side.\u201d\n\nYou can watch the Senator\u2019s full remarks here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-17T09:52:05Z", "2026-09-17T09:53:00Z"], ["https://aderholt.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/obamacare-plans-paying-abortions", "Obamacare Plans Paying for Abortions", "2026-09-15", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "House", "AL", "Robert B. Aderholt", "A000055", "aderholt.house.gov", "aderholt", "https://aderholt.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014A new report from the U.S. government\u2019s nonpartisan watchdog agency revealed that federal taxpayers subsidized 1,719 Affordable Care Act (ACA) Qualified Health Plans (QHPs) that covered elective abortions for an estimated 4.4 million individuals this year alone. The report also showed that 683 more abortion-covering QHPs were available through the ACA than when GAO issued a similar brief in 2014.\n\nThe recent report, compiled by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), was requested by House and Senate majority leadership, Co-Chairs of the House and Senate Congressional Pro-Life Caucus and Values Action Teams, and Chairmen of the House and Senate Committees of jurisdiction.\n\nUpon the release of the report\u2014first reported by The Daily Wire\u2014Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Chairman of the House Values Action Team (VAT), and Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the Congressional Pro-Life Caucus, issued the following statement:\n\n\u201cFor far too long, pro-life Americans have been deceived by the ACA and strongarmed into paying for health plans that do not respect the sanctity of life. American taxpayers deserve complete transparency and truthfulness as to where their hard-earned dollars are going\u2014and under the ACA as it currently stands, that\u2019s just not possible.\n\n\u201cToday\u2019s GAO report confirms the very concerns that Republicans have raised for over fifteen years: the ACA fails to apply the longstanding and bipartisan Hyde Amendment law, which protects taxpayer dollars from funding abortion, both directly and through federal health plans.\n\n\u201cThe ACA allows premium tax credits to be directed towards health insurance coverage that includes elective abortion. Federal taxpayer dollars\u2014even from individuals living in pro-life states\u2014are subsidizing plans that include elective abortion coverage for over 4.4 million people.\n\n\u201cThe report also found that some insurance issuers failed to comply with the ACA\u2019s consumer transparency provision, which requires plans to prominently disclose abortion coverage.\n\n\u201cAs we approach the 50th anniversary of the Hyde Amendment on September 30th\u2014which is estimated to have saved the lives of over 2.6 million children (about 60,000 lives per year)\u2014we renew the call to enforce this critical, lifesaving protection within the ACA without further delay. Taxpayers should not be forced to subsidize plans that cover the elective killing of an unborn child by dismemberment or baby poison pills.\n\n\u201cMoreover, until Congress can pass legislation requiring full Hyde protections for all ACA plans, we urge the Trump Administration to reissue the Exchange Program Integrity Final Rule to ensure that consumers understand whether a plan subsidizes elective abortion.\u201d\n\nMembers of Congress who signed the GAO request letter: House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA); Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD); House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA); Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso, M.D. (R-WY); House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN); House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-MI); House Pro-Life Caucus Co-Chairs: Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Rep. Andy Harris, M.D. (R-MD), Rep. Michelle Fischbach (R-MN), Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL), Rep. Bob Onder (R-MO); Senate Pro-Life Caucus Chairwoman Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS); House Values Action Team Chairman Robert Aderholt (R-AL); Senate Values Action Team Chairman James Lankford (R-OK); Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-ID); Senate HELP Committee Chairman Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA); House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Brett Guthrie (R-KY); and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO).\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-16T09:43:13Z", "2026-09-16T09:44:22Z"], ["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/icymi-u-s-senator-katie-britt-joins-newsmax-newsnation/", "ICYMI: U.S. Senator Katie Britt Joins Newsmax, NewsNation", "2026-09-15", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today joined Wake Up America on Newsmax with Sharla McBride and Marc Lotter and Morning in America on NewsNation with Markie Martin. She discussed the need to win the global AI race while keeping Americans safe, the Republican Party\u2019s agenda ahead of the midterm elections, and the need for the U.S. House of Representatives to pass the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026.\n\nOn ensuring America wins the AI race while keeping Americans safe:\n\n\u201cThere is no doubt that we must win the AI race \u2026 But obviously we want to make sure that these (models) are safe. So, I think that you will see dialogue, conversation around that about whether that could be an industry-led thing or whether there needs to be safeguards put up by Congress. But regardless \u2026 we want to make sure that Americans are safe and that we continue to put us on the forefront, both when it comes to national security and innovation. We want those things to happen on our shores. We don\u2019t want to push those to China. We know that China is our greatest adversary, and we know that they want to make sure that we are weaker at every turn. So, we\u2019ll continue to have robust conversations about this, but we want to make sure that we\u2019re pushing ahead and doing it in a safe way.\u201d\n\nOn Senate Republicans\u2019 agenda ahead of the midterm elections:\n\n\u201cLook, I\u2019m hopeful that we can talk about the things that are affecting Americans every single day. I think you will hear us talk about permitting reform. We know that if we can create a space where we drive down energy costs, that affects everything from the grocery store to the gas pump. Look, that\u2019s what people are talking to me about. When I went through the grocery line, as I do every single week, we can see what those prices are, and we want to make sure that we\u2019re putting more money back in Americans\u2019 pockets. So, we are going to be talking about that \u2026 We\u2019ll be talking about the CLARITY Act, which is (about) the digital assets and the crypto space. I think you\u2019ll hear some conversation about NIL, and you\u2019ll hear some other conversations about data centers. I want to make sure that that Ratepayer Protection Pledge that President Trump so boldly put in front of the American people \u2026 I want to see that put into law \u2026\u201d\n\nOn what\u2019s at stake in November:\n\n\u201cThere\u2019s more hard work ahead of us, but I think you will see this gap closing, and you\u2019ll also see it closing, because we are going to position in front of the American people the very stark contrast they see between Republicans and Democrats, and that\u2019s between common sense and actual liberal leftist lunatics that are \u2026 running the Democratic Party. They have taken over. You see that from the Senate races to the congressional races \u2026[Y]ou have Congressional candidates that have said that they use the American flag to wipe their hands. You have them associating themselves with someone like Hasan Piker, who said that we deserved 9/11 \u2026 They\u2019re sympathetic to Islamic jihadists \u2026 This isn\u2019t just a difference between \u2018how do we drive down debt?\u2019 \u2013 I wish that that was the conversation. This is fundamentally changing who we are as a nation. When you see what the Democrats are putting forth in these elections, and I think we\u2019ll make that stark contrast in front of the American people and ultimately win the day.\u201d\n\nOn the importance of the House passing Russia sanctions legislation:\n\n\u201cWell, Lindsey said before he passed away\u2014I talked to him about 48 hours before\u2014and he said this would be the most consequential piece of legislation that he had ever had an opportunity to be behind. This was two, three years in the making, working to get this right, making sure that we could give President Trump the tools he needed to actually hold Putin accountable. Look, this is a now or never moment for the House of Representatives. We\u2019ve heard Democrats say, \u2018oh, we don\u2019t want to give Trump these tools.\u2019 Well, you\u2019ve been saying for years you want to bring peace between Russia and Ukraine; you want to make sure that you keep Ukrainian people safe. We have Putin on his heels. This is kind of the last layer, if you will, if President Trump has these tools to hold Putin accountable to end his war machine, those that are actually funding it, everything from the shadow fleet to the energy sector, defense sector, to oligarchs. This is what he needs to bring him to the table and bring resolution to it. So, I hope that they will actually do the right thing and vote for the rule today, and then ultimately vote for final passage tomorrow. So, I think the world needs this. For years we\u2019ve been talking about how do we bring resolution? I think this is the last piece of the puzzle. Senator Lindsey Graham said it\u2019s time to stand up and do the right thing, and I hope that that\u2019s what we\u2019ll see them do today and tomorrow.\u201d\n\nYou can watch her Newsmax interview here and her News Nation interview here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-16T09:43:13Z", "2026-09-16T09:44:22Z"], ["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/u-s-senator-katie-britt-joins-representative-dale-strong-alabama-delegation-in-letter-of-support-for-u-s-space-academy-in-north-alabama/", "U.S. Senator Katie Britt joins Representative Dale Strong, Alabama Delegation in Letter of Support for U.S. Space Academy in North Alabama", "2026-09-15", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined Representative Dale Strong (R-Ala.) and the Alabama congressional delegation in sending a letter to the commission charged with the development of a U.S. Space Academy, highlighting North Alabama\u2019s qualifications to host such an academy.\n\n\u201cAlabama is a key player in powering America\u2019s Golden Age of space exploration and U.S. space superiority, bolstered by President Trump\u2019s commitment to ensuring the United States remains the world\u2019s dominant space power,\u201d said Senator Britt. \u201cAlabama combines the civil, commercial, and national security capabilities needed to support this important mission. Among them include NASA\u2019s Marshall Space Flight Center, a robust network of aerospace, defense, and technology experts, research institutions, and national security assets like U.S. Space Command Headquarters, Missile Defense Agency, and U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command. Given these unparalleled assets and Alabama\u2019s storied legacy of supporting America\u2019s most complex space missions, locating the U.S. Space Academy in North Alabama would be a natural fit and exceptional asset to our entire nation. I\u2019m proud to join the entire Alabama delegation in making this recommendation. Alabama deserves every and all consideration.\u201d\n\n\u201cNorth Alabama is the natural home for the United States Space Academy. We have the people, expertise, institutions, infrastructure, and capabilities to lead a world-class Academy that prepares the next generation to advance American leadership in space,\u201d said Representative Strong. \u201cI\u2019m proud to lead this letter with the support of the Alabama Delegation and highlight North Alabama as the best place to host the United States Space Academy.\u201d\n\nThe letter, addressed to the Presidential Commission on the U.S. Space Academy, outlines Alabama\u2019s legacy and commitment to U.S. space superiority.\n\n\u201cNorth Alabama stands uniquely prepared to support the Academy\u2019s mission and build upon NASA\u2019s efforts to recruit, train, and retain the next generation of highly educated and technically specialized aerospace talent,\u201d the letter reads, in part. \u201cFor generations, the region has been at the center of American space exploration \u2013 from the Saturn V rockets that put American boots on the Moon to the Space Launch System that carried our astronauts farther than ever before, just five months ago.\u201d\n\nOn August 28, 2026, President Trump signed an executive order proposing the creation of a U.S. Space Academy, led by NASA, to \u201ctrain the next generation of astronauts, scientists, engineers, operators, entrepreneurs, civil servants, and warfighters to ensure that they are capable of advancing American interests in space.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe Alabama Congressional Delegation stands united in support of the President\u2019s vision to establish the United States Space Academy, and we believe there would be no more qualified place than North Alabama to undertake this critical mission,\u201d the letter continues.\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-16T09:43:13Z", "2026-09-16T09:44:22Z"], ["https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/tuberville-strong-push-for-u-s-space-academy-to-come-to-alabama/", "Tuberville,\u00a0Strong Push for\u00a0U.S.\u00a0Space Academy\u00a0to Come to Alabama", "2026-09-15", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Tommy Tuberville", "T000278", "www.tuberville.senate.gov", "tuberville", "https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Representative Dale Strong (R-AL-05) and the entire Alabama delegation in sending a letter to the commission charged with building the U.S. Space Academy, highlighting why Huntsville is the best possible location for it.\n\nThe letter outlines the Tennessee Valley\u2019s legacy and commitment to U.S. space superiority. On August 28, President Trump signed an executive order proposing the creation of the U.S. Space Academy, led by NASA, to \u201ctrain the next generation of astronauts, scientists, engineers, operators, entrepreneurs, civil servants, and warfighters to ensure that they are capable of advancing American interests in space.\u201d\n\n\u201cThere is no better place for President Trump\u2019s U.S. Space Academy than the great state of Alabama,\u201d said Sen. Tuberville. \u201cNicknamed \u2018The Rocket City,\u2019 Huntsville is already home to U.S. Space Command, NASA, and the Missile Defense Agency, not to mention the hundreds of private companies who support America\u2019s space and defense industries. We have the resources, infrastructure, and personnel to support this mission and I\u2019m confident that anyone attending the Academy would be proud to call Alabama home.\u201d\n\nRead full text of the letter here or below.\n\n\u201cDear Chairman Isaacman and Members of the Presidential Commission on the United States Space Academy:\n\nWe commend President trump and his Administration for their commitment to ushering in the Golden Age of American space exploration and maintaining U.S. space superiority. From establishing the United States Space Force in his first term to reestablishing the United States Space Command, advancing the Artemis Program, and strengthening America\u2019s commercial space sector, President Trump has demonstrated an unprecedented commitment to advancing U.S. interests in space.\n\nAs envisioned by the President, a United States Space Academy would present an opportunity to build on that commitment. We recognize that the Commission will consider a range of factors in developing recommendations on the Agency\u2019s governance, leadership, academic curriculum, service opportunities, and partnerships. As the Commission undertakes this work, we believe certain criteria should be taken into strong consideration.\n\nSpecifically, we encourage you to prioritize co-locating the Academy in states where equities already exist, such as locations that bring together a NASA center, a strong federal and military presence, and an established research and technology park. This would give students direct exposure to the nation\u2019s space missions, defense capabilities, and research and development activities. It would allow the Academy to leverage existing infrastructure, expertise, and partnerships, ensuring taxpayer resources are focused on developing the nation\u2019s next generation of space talent.\n\nNorth Alabama brings together the civil, commercial, and national security capabilities necessary to support the next generation of space leaders. In addition to NASA\u2019s Marshall Space Flight Center, the region is home to a significant federal space and defense presence, including the Missile Defense Agency, the future permanent headquarters of the United States Space Command at Redstone Arsenal, and U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command.\n\nWith these considerations in mind, North Alabama stands uniquely prepared to support the Academy\u2019s mission and build upon NASA\u2019s efforts to recruit, train, and retain the next generation of highly educated and technically specialized aerospace talent. For generations, the region has been at the center of American space exploration \u2014 from the Saturn V rocket that put American boots on the Moon to the Space Launch System that carried our astronauts farther than ever before, just five months ago. Today, NASA\u2019s Marshall Space Flight Center remains a national leader in propulsion, human spaceflight, and deep-space exploration, and maintains a workforce with the institutional knowledge needed to support the nation\u2019s most complex space missions.\n\nAlabama\u2019s robust network of higher education institutions has a legacy of contributions to U.S. space superiority, and those contributions continue today through partnerships with NASA from schools across the state, as well as through the highly specialized curricula offered at many of these institutions. Additionally, more than 400 aerospace, defense, and technology companies operate throughout the Tennessee Valley, alongside a strong system of research organizations and universities. Together, these capabilities have helped build a workforce of more than 40,000 STEM professionals, including nearly 4,000 aerospace engineers, working across the space, defense, research, engineering, and technology sectors. This concentration of expertise would provide the Academy with immediate access to scientists, engineers, researchers, and technical professionals who can educate and mentor future graduates while continuing to advance our civil and national security space missions.\n\nFor these reasons, we respectfully urge the Commission to consider such criteria to form the qualifications used to evaluate potential sites, and, moreover, whether such infrastructure, personnel, and ecosystem currently exist at sites under consideration.\n\nThe Alabama Congressional Delegation stands united in support of the President\u2019s vision to establish the United States Space Academy, and we believe there would be no more qualified place than North Alabama to undertake this critical mission.\n\nWe look forward to working with the Commission and the Administration as this effort moves forward, and we stand ready to provide any information, resources, or assistance necessary to support the Commission\u2019s work.\n\nSincerely,\u201d\n\nMORE:\n\nTuberville Receives Update on Timeline for SPACECOM Moving to Huntsville\n\nPHOTO RELEASE: Tuberville joins Secretary Hegseth for Unveiling of the Sign at the New Headquarters of U.S. Space Command at Redstone Arsenal\n\nTuberville Releases Statement Following President Trump\u2019s Announcement Restoring U.S. Space Command to Its Rightful Home in Huntsville, Alabama\n\nTuberville Leads with Strong, Britt in Push to Permanently Locate SPACECOM in Huntsville\n\nSenator Tommy Tuberville represents Alabama in the United States Senate and is a member of the Senate Armed Services, Agriculture, Veterans\u2019 Affairs, HELP and Aging Committees.\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-16T09:43:13Z", "2026-09-16T09:44:22Z"], ["https://strong.house.gov/media/press-releases/strong-leads-alabama-delegation-championing-north-alabama-space-academy-moves", "Strong leads Alabama Delegation championing North Alabama as Space Academy moves ahead", "2026-09-14", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "House", "AL", "Dale W. Strong", "S001220", "strong.house.gov", "strong", "https://strong.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 Representative Dale W. Strong (AL-05) led a bicameral delegation letter to the commission charged with the development of a U.S. Space Academy, highlighting North Alabama\u2019s qualifications to host such an academy.\n\nThe letter, addressed to the Presidential Commission on the U.S. Space Academy, outlines the Tennessee Valley\u2019s legacy and commitment to U.S. space superiority.\n\nOn August 28, President Trump signed an executive order proposing the creation of a U.S. Space Academy, led by NASA, to \u201ctrain the next generation of astronauts, scientists, engineers, operators, entrepreneurs, civil servants, and warfighters to ensure that they are capable of advancing American interests in space.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe Alabama Congressional Delegation stands united in support of the President\u2019s vision to establish the United States Space Academy, and we believe there would be no more qualified place than North Alabama to undertake this critical mission,\u201d the letter reads.\n\n\u201cNorth Alabama is the natural home for the United States Space Academy. We have the people, expertise, institutions, infrastructure, and capabilities to lead a world-class Academy that prepares the next generation to advance American leadership in space,\u201d said Rep. Strong. \u201cI\u2019m proud to lead this letter with the support of the Alabama Delegation and highlight North Alabama as the best place to host the United States Space Academy.\u201d\n\n\u201cThere is no better place for President Trump\u2019s U.S. Space Academy than the great state of Alabama,\u201d said Sen. Tuberville. \u201cNicknamed \u2018The Rocket City,\u2019 Huntsville is already home to U.S. Space Command, NASA, and the Missile Defense Agency, not to mention the hundreds of private companies who support America\u2019s space and defense industries. We have the resources, infrastructure, and personnel to support this mission and I\u2019m confident that anyone attending the Academy would be proud to call Alabama home.\u201d\n\n\u201cAlabama is a key player in powering America\u2019s Golden Age of space exploration and U.S. space superiority, bolstered by President Trump\u2019s commitment to ensuring the United States remains the world\u2019s dominant space power. Alabama combines the civil, commercial, and national security capabilities needed to support this important mission. Among them include NASA\u2019s Marshall Space Flight Center, a robust network of aerospace, defense, and technology experts, research institutions, and national security assets like U.S. Space Command Headquarters, Missile Defense Agency, and U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command,\u201d said Sen. Britt. \u201cGiven these unparalleled assets and Alabama\u2019s storied legacy of supporting America\u2019s most complex space missions, locating the U.S. Space Academy in North Alabama would be a natural fit and exceptional asset to our entire nation. I\u2019m proud to join the entire Alabama delegation in making this recommendation. Alabama deserves every and all consideration.\u201d\n\n\u201cWith President Trump\u2019s decision to uphold the move of Space Command to Redstone and NASA, our military, industry, and research institutions already working together here, North Alabama is uniquely positioned to lead America\u2019s next chapter in space,\u201d said Rep. Moore. \u201cNorth Alabama has been at the heart of America\u2019s space program for generations, and there is no better place to prepare the next generation of American space leaders. From the Saturn V to today\u2019s cutting-edge missions, the Tennessee Valley has the people, infrastructure, expertise, and national security assets needed to make the United States Space Force Academy a success.\u201d\n\n\u201cI am proud to join my colleagues in supporting President Trump\u2019s vision for a United States Space Academy, and in making the case there is no better location for it than North Alabama,\u201d said Rep. Aderholt. \u201cThere is a reason Huntsville is known as America\u2019s Rocket City. Before Kennedy Space Center and Mission Control in Houston, Huntsville was already at the heart of America\u2019s modern space program, developing the rockets that carried the first American into space and later took our astronauts to the Moon. That legacy continues today through Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, U.S. Space Command, and a world-class aerospace workforce. North Alabama has the history, expertise, and infrastructure to train the next generation of American space leaders.\u201d\n\n\u201cAlabama has been at the forefront of our nation\u2019s space program for generations, and there is no better place to train the next generation of American space leaders,\u201d said Rep. Palmer. \u201cWith NASA\u2019s Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, world-class research universities, and a highly skilled aerospace and defense workforce, Alabama already has the experience, infrastructure, and talent necessary to support the mission of the United States Space Academy. I am proud to join Representative Strong and my Alabama colleagues in urging Administrator Isaacman and the Presidential Commission to select North Alabama as the permanent home of the Academy.\u201d\n\n\u201cI was proud to join my Alabama colleagues in urging the Presidential Commission on the United States Space Academy to consider placing this academy in Alabama,\u201d said Rep. Rogers. \u201cPresident Trump has made it clear that US dominance in space is a critical national security goal, and the next step to ensuring this dominance is the establishment of a US Space Academy. The right placement of this academy will be vital. Alabama has a rich history in space exploration and continues to be a national hub of aerospace innovation. Especially given the recent establishment of Space Command Headquarters at Redstone Arsenal, I can think of no better place in the country to establish the United States Space Academy.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-15T09:50:21Z", "2026-09-15T09:52:05Z"], ["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/u-s-senator-katie-britt-commemorates-25th-anniversary-of-9-11-at-montgomery-fire-rescue-ceremony-honoring-fallen-firefighters/", "U.S. Senator Katie Britt Commemorates 25th Anniversary of 9/11 at Montgomery Fire/Rescue Ceremony Honoring Fallen Firefighters", "2026-09-11", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "MONTGOMERY, AL \u2014 U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today spoke at a 9/11 memorial service hosted by Montgomery Fire/Rescue. The event honored the 343 firefighters who made the ultimate sacrifice on September 11, 2001, as well as the 15 Montgomery firefighters who have lost their lives in the line of duty while protecting their community.\n\nSenator Britt\u2019s remarks can be read in full below.\n\n\u201cThank you so much for that introduction and for the ability and invitation to be here today. To all of you who answer the call each and every day, I\u2019m going to echo the mayor\u2019s comments and say thank you. Thank you for your selflessness. Thank you for your willingness to sacrifice. And I want to say thank you to your families.\n\n\u201cThis morning, as I reflected on what happened 25 years ago, I thought about where I was. I was in a class in Mary Alston Hall at the University of Alabama. It\u2019s a large lecture setting. We didn\u2019t have the connectivity that we have now, so people were piecing together what was happening in real time. I remember the helplessness that we felt, the uncertainty, the anger, the confusion as we worked to kind of piece together what happened and went back and got in front of the TV.\n\n\u201cOne of the images that I will never forget are the men and women in uniform running towards the danger. I think about how many families lives changed that day. This morning, I got my two children up at 4:30 AM, got them out the door, and to the airport at 5:15. There were so many men and women whose day started just like that 25 years ago, who sent their loved ones out the door and thought they\u2019d have an opportunity to see them again. It wasn\u2019t just their lives that changed our world changed on that day.\n\n\u201cThe one thing I hope we all take away from that, though, is the spirit of this nation, of who we are, who we are together. When we stand tall in the face of adversity, there is no mountain too tall for us to climb. There is no challenge too difficult for us to face.\n\n\u201cI think about these 15 helmets in front of us, and the men and women who have lost their lives in this community answering that call. What a tremendous debt of gratitude we owe each and every one of you. As I look in front of us, you have chosen to run towards the danger. You have chosen to operate in the impact zone so that more of us can return home safely to our families, so that our communities can be stronger. And you do that with resiliency and courage and grit and an unwavering dedication to your purpose.\n\n\u201cI had an opportunity to tour the new fire station, and mayor, it is quite nice. Walking around and seeing the facility was really impactful, but what I left with that made an even greater impact was the brotherhood that I felt when I was in that building. There is no doubt that you have each other\u2019s backs. Thank you for doing that. What I left with was an even greater resolve that you have ours.\n\n\u201cI want to say thank you. When the moms and dads were taking their children at night to the men and women who are leaving to go off to work, to what they think will be an ordinary day if something were to occur, we know that you have our back. We know that you will run towards the impact zone, and we know that that courage and that faithfulness that you exhibit is unwavering.\n\n\u201cAs we look at what\u2019s ahead both in this community and the state, in the nation. I hope that we will remember the resiliency that we felt that day and then the days after 9/11. I hope that we will take that resiliency, that purpose, that unity, and that fortitude with us today and forever.\n\n\u201cLet us not just remember it here at this event, but let\u2019s also tell the next generation. For those of us who have stories about where we were that day, about what it felt like, about the impact and the way that it changed our world, let\u2019s make sure that the next generation knows that as well. Let\u2019s make sure that they\u2019re committed to the ideals of freedom and liberty. That they\u2019re committed to the ideals and purpose that make this nation so great, and that they\u2019re committed to being a part of answering the call.\n\n\u201cThank you for what you do. Thank you for your selfless sacrifice. And let us all remember those that are lost and the resiliency that we feel about moving ahead. Thank you.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-15T09:50:21Z", "2026-09-15T09:52:05Z"], ["https://aderholt.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-aderholt-joins-hrsa-administrator-engels-rural-healthcare", "Congressman Aderholt Joins HRSA Administrator Engels for Rural Healthcare Announcement", "2026-09-10", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "House", "AL", "Robert B. Aderholt", "A000055", "aderholt.house.gov", "aderholt", "https://aderholt.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "Image\n\nSeptember 10, 2026\n\nHALEYVILLE, AL \u2013 Today, Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-04) joined Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Tom Engels, for a Rural Healthcare Champions Recognition Event at Lakeland Community Hospital.\n\n\u201cToday, it was an honor to join HRSA Administrator Tom Engels as we celebrated an important milestone for rural healthcare and the communities that depend on it. It was, of course, extra special to be making this announcement in my hometown of Haleyville and at my hometown hospital, Lakeland.\n\n\u201cPresident Trump and his Administration have made strengthening rural healthcare a priority, and I\u2019m proud to have worked with them to advance this important effort. This initiative reflects a deliberate commitment to ensuring our rural hospitals have the resources they need to survive and serve their communities.\n\n\u201cAs Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee overseeing health funding, I was proud to secure and advance the Rural Hospital Provider Assistance Program through the Fiscal Year 2026 Consolidated Appropriations Act. Through this program, eligible hospitals will receive direct financial assistance to help maintain and strengthen essential healthcare services.\n\n\u201cAlmost 30 rural hospitals in Alabama were eligible to apply for the grant: Atmore Community Hospital, Bibb Medical Center, Bullock County Hospital, Clay County Hospital, Community Hospital Inc, Crenshaw Community Hospital, D W McMillan Memorial Hospital, EAMC-Lanier, Evergreen Medical Center, Fayette Medical Center, Grove Hill Medical Center, Highlands Medical Center, Hill Hospital of Sumter County, Jackson Medical center, John Paul Jones Hospital, Lake Martin Community Hospital, Lakeland Community Hospital, Marion Regional Medical Center, Mizell Memorial Hospital, Monroe Community Hospital, North Baldwin Infirmary, Northwest Medical Center, Regional Medical Center of Central AL, Russell Medical Center, Russellville Hospital, St. Vincent's Hospital, Troy Regional Medical Center, Whitfield Regional Hospital, and Wiregrass Medical Center.\n\n\u201cThis grant was designed to provide support specifically to small rural hospitals \u2014 those that have no more than 50 beds \u2014 facing payment disadvantages, with the goal of preserving essential healthcare services and preventing avoidable closures. This is a critical need for our rural communities, those like the ones here in Winston County and the surrounding region that Lakeland serves.\n\n\u201cToday, we announced that through the Alabama Rural Health Transformation Program, Lakeland Community Hospital is receiving $490,800 to expand telehealth and establish a non-emergency transportation program for rural patients. Rural families deserve the same access to care as those living in larger cities, and that belief has guided my work throughout my service in Congress. That commitment has meant working directly with hospitals, healthcare providers, and federal agencies to address challenges threatening the long-term viability of rural healthcare.\n\n\u201cOur work is not over though. The Fiscal Year 2027 Labor HHS funding bill advanced by the subcommittee also includes significant increases for key rural health initiatives, including expanding the Rural Hospital Provider Assistance Program from $25 million to $100 million.\n\n\u201cRural hospitals are essential to the health and well-being of our communities, and I look forward to seeing this investment help ensure Alabamians, and rural citizens across the country, can continue to receive quality healthcare close to home.\u201d\n\nIssues:Health Care", 1, "2026-09-11T09:25:29Z", "2026-09-11T09:27:08Z"], ["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/u-s-senator-katie-britt-named-federal-champion-by-american-flood-coalition/", "U.S. Senator Katie Britt Named Federal Champion by American Flood Coalition", "2026-09-10", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) was named a Federal Champion by the American Flood Coalition (AFC) for her leadership, public service, and commitment to finding solutions to challenges posed by flooding.\n\n\u201cAlabama is home to world-class federal research institutions that are leading the country in advancing flood forecasting and mapping capabilities,\u201d said Senator Britt. \u201cI am proud to support their work to deliver accurate, updated rainfall and flood data that engineers, planners, and communities need to build more resilient infrastructure and flood-ready communities. As a Federal Champion, I look forward to working with the American Flood Coalition to ensure those investments reach communities across Alabama and the nation.\u201d\n\n\u201cWhether supporting FEMA funding as a senior appropriator or fighting for NOAA facilities in her state, Senator Britt understands that flood resilience starts long before a storm makes landfall,\u201d said Melissa Roberts, AFC Founder and Executive Director. \u201cHer support for effective National Weather Service programs and products means engineers and planners will finally have the data necessary to design roads, bridges, and communities that can withstand today and tomorrow\u2019s storms. We are proud to recognize her leadership as a Federal Champion.\u201d\n\nSenator Britt is the lead sponsor of the bipartisan Water Research Optimization Act of 2025 to streamline hydrological forecast modeling within the National Weather Service. She has also been a strong supporter of the Cooperative Institute for Research to Operations in Hydrology (CIROH), a partnership between NOAA, The University of Alabama, and 28 different institutions committed to advancing water prediction and building community resilience to water-related challenges. Additionally, Senator Britt has been a key proponent of NOAA\u2019s forthcoming Atlas 15 nationwide rainfall dataset, among other key tools in development by the Office of Water Prediction. In Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriations funding, Senator Britt secured tens of millions in funding for both CIROH and the National Water Center.\n\nSenator Britt serves as Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee\u2019s Subcommittee on Homeland Security, where she oversees FEMA\u2019s budget and the Department of Homeland Security\u2019s disaster preparedness and response programs. She also serves on the Appropriations Committee\u2019s Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, which oversees the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers\u2019 Civil Works program. Additionally, as a member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Senator Britt oversees the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and the Department of Housing and Urban Development\u2019s Community Development Block Grant for Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program.\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-12T09:02:30Z", "2026-09-12T09:03:27Z"], ["https://aderholt.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/aderholt-votes-condemn-socialism-and-democratic-socialists-america", "Aderholt Votes to Condemn Socialism and the Democratic Socialists of America", "2026-09-01", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "House", "AL", "Robert B. Aderholt", "A000055", "aderholt.house.gov", "aderholt", "https://aderholt.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-04) today voted in favor of a House resolution condemning socialism in all its forms and denouncing the growing influence of the Democratic Socialists of America and their radical agenda.\n\n\u201cSocialism does not have a good track record, and history has shown us the consequences when government is given control over the economy and the lives of its citizens,\u201d said Congressman Aderholt. \u201cUnder Marxist ideology, everyone shares the poverty. Under capitalism, everyone has the opportunity to share the wealth.\n\n\u201cWhen I was growing up, opposition to communism and Marxism was not a Republican or Democrat issue. Americans understood that these ideologies were fundamentally incompatible with individual liberty, private property and free enterprise. Unfortunately, some of those lessons appear to be fading from our national memory.\n\n\u201cThe Democratic Socialists of America are no longer simply advocating for a larger government. Their agenda calls for fundamental changes to our constitutional system and greater government control over major sectors of the American economy. These are ideas that Americans should take seriously and reject.\n\n\u201cAmerica does not need socialism to address the challenges facing working families. We need policies that give Americans greater opportunity to work, invest, build businesses and succeed. Our free-enterprise system is not perfect, but people throughout history have risked everything to escape socialism for the freedom and opportunity America provides.\n\n\u201cI was proud to vote today to condemn socialism and to reaffirm that America's future must remain rooted in individual liberty, constitutional government, and free enterprise.\u201d\n\nH. Res. 1490 condemns and denounces socialism in all its forms, including the Democratic Socialists of America, and opposes the implementation of socialist policies in the United States. The resolution also reaffirms support for free, fair and secure elections and the principle that American elections are for American citizens.", 1, "2026-09-02T09:19:58Z", "2026-09-02T09:20:51Z"], ["https://palmer.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/palmer-votes-condemn-socialism", "Palmer Votes to Condemn Socialism", "2026-09-01", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "House", "AL", "Gary J. Palmer", "P000609", "palmer.house.gov", "palmer", "https://palmer.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "For Immediate Release\n\nMedia Contact: Hope Martin (202) 225-4921\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, Representative Gary Palmer (AL-06) voted in favor of H. Res. 1490, a resolution condemning and denouncing socialism in all its forms. Following the vote, Rep. Palmer released the following statement:", 1, "2026-09-02T09:19:58Z", "2026-09-02T09:20:51Z"], ["https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/tuberville-honors-ashlie-combs-of-rainbow-city-as-september-veteran-of-the-month/", "Tuberville Honors Ashlie Combs of Rainbow City as September \u201cVeteran of the Month\u201d", "2026-09-01", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Tommy Tuberville", "T000278", "www.tuberville.senate.gov", "tuberville", "https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) released a video honoring U.S. Army Specialist Ashlie Combs as the September \u201cVeteran of the Month.\u201d\n\nExcerpts of Sen. Tuberville\u2019s remarks can be found below, and complete remarks can be found here.\n\n\u201cVeterans\u2019 mental health is one of the most unspoken struggles our brave men and women in uniform endure after serving our country. Many struggle silently and alone, which is why suicide has become a leading cause of death among our veterans. Combatting the mental health crisis for Alabama veterans has become the number one mission of U.S. Army Specialist Ashlie Combs of Rainbow City.\n\nAshlie enlisted in the Army in 2003 after graduating from Bay Minette High School. She grew up in a military family, so she knew the hardships of military life. But the September 11th attacks made Ashlie want to do her part to protect our great country.\n\n[\u2026]\n\nAlong the way, she got involved in the local Veterans Treatment Court where she has spent countless hours helping set vets up for success. Ashlie goes to great lengths to see veterans through their treatment from start to finish.\n\nShe recently received her graduate degree in counseling from Auburn University so that she can do this kind of work full-time. [\u2026] September is Suicide Prevention Month, and we are fortunate to have veterans like Ashlie who use their experience to help veterans struggling with their mental health. It is my honor to recognize Ashlie Combs as the September \u2018Veteran of the Month.\u2019\u201d\n\nConstituents can nominate an Alabama veteran and submit their information to Sen. Tuberville\u2019s office for consideration in the 2026 \u201cVeteran of the Month\u201d series by emailing press_office@tuberville.senate.gov.\n\nSenator Tommy Tuberville represents Alabama in the United States Senate and is a member of the Senate Armed Services, Agriculture, Veterans\u2019 Affairs, HELP and Aging Committees.\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-03T09:29:33Z", "2026-09-03T09:31:32Z"], ["https://aderholt.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-aderholt-joins-trump-administration-and-alabama-delegation", "Congressman Aderholt Joins Trump Administration and Alabama Delegation in Announcment for $144 million to Improve Rural Healthcare", "2026-08-25", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "House", "AL", "Robert B. Aderholt", "A000055", "aderholt.house.gov", "aderholt", "https://aderholt.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "The Trump Administration announced today that a $144 million investment is being delivered to improve health outcomes for Alabamians through the federal Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) This investment will support 138 grants to expand access to care, modernize healthcare technology and infrastructure and strengthen the rural healthcare workforce.\n\nThis funding will help rural providers modernize their technology and cybersecurity, enhance telehealth and mobile care services, strengthen emergency and maternal care, and improve access to mental health and substance use care. The Trump Administration is also investing in expanding the healthcare workforce through training, scholarships, apprenticeships, and recruitment efforts, while helping local providers strengthen community-based care and better coordinate services. These investments will help make healthcare more accessible, connected, secure and sustainable across Alabama regardless of your zip code.\n\n\u201cPresident Trump understands that every American deserves high-quality healthcare, no matter where they live,\u201d said Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. \u201cWe are putting resources directly into rural communities to strengthen the health workforce, modernize infrastructure, expand access, and bring care closer to home. We are giving states the flexibility to build solutions around the people they serve, while demanding accountability for results. That is how we strengthen rural health, improve the lives of patients and families, and Make America Healthy Again.\u201d\n\n\u201cPresident Trump made a historic commitment to rural America, and these investments are turning that commitment into better care for patients in communities across Alabama,\u201d said Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz. \u201cThis is what rural health transformation should look like: federal investment that is putting patients first, driving lasting improvements and expanding healthcare for the hardworking Americans who call these communities home.\u201d\n\nToday\u2019s investment was made possible through the Working Families Tax Cuts Act\u2014 passed by Republicans in Congress and unanimously opposed by Democrats \u2014 delivering a historic $50 billion investment to help states transform the way healthcare is delivered in America.\n\n\u201cAlabama is serious about creating systematic changes through the ARHTP to ensure every citizen has access to quality care. This program is enabling institutions covering every part of the state to improve healthcare for Alabamians through projects that are both innovative and sustainable,\u201d said Gov. Kay Ivey. \u201cFrom the federal policymakers and state administrators to our professional healthcare leaders, I commend all the thoughtful work dedicated to ensuring the success of this program.\u201d\n\n\"The Rural Health Transformation Program reflects a deliberate commitment by President Trump and his administration to ensuring our rural hospitals have the resources they need to survive and serve their communities. Representing one of the more rural congressional districts in America has taught me that where a person lives should never determine the quality of healthcare they receive or the opportunities available to them,\" said Rep. Robert Aderholt. \"I am proud of this historic investment that will improve healthcare access, quality and outcomes for Alabama\u2019s rural communities and look forward to seeing improvements across the state.\"\n\n\"Investing in rural healthcare is critical to making sure every Alabamian, regardless of their zip code, has access to high-quality healthcare. I\u2019m thankful to the Trump Administration for continuing to recognize this and invest in our communities. I was proud to vote for this funding, and I look forward to seeing how this investment improves the lives of people across our state,\" said Sen. Katie Boyd Britt.\n\n\u201cThere has been no greater champion for rural America than President Trump,\u201d said Sen. Tommy Tuberville. \u201cThis $144 million investment that the Trump administration is making in rural healthcare will make a real difference in the lives of thousands of Alabamians. I\u2019m grateful to President Trump, Secretary Kennedy, and CMS Administrator Dr. Oz for their leadership on this and look forward to Alabama reaping the benefits of this important investment.\u201d\n\n\u201cToo many families in rural Alabama have had to travel too far or waited too long to get the care they need. President Trump understands that rural communities deserve the same access to quality healthcare as Americans anywhere else, and this investment will help make that a reality,\u201d said Rep. Barry Moore. \u201cBy strengthening our rural healthcare workforce, expanding mental health and emergency services, and giving local providers the tools they need to modernize, we are investing in the people and communities that make Alabama strong. I\u2019m proud to join President Trump and Republicans in Congress delivering real results for rural Alabama and putting patients first.\u201d\n\n\u201cPresident Trump continues to establish himself as the strongest advocate Alabama has ever had in the White House,\u201d said Rep. Mike Rogers. \u201cThis investment is a huge win for the residents of our rural counties who often struggle to access adequate healthcare. The Trump Administration promised to Make America Healthy Again, and they are delivering yet again.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe Trump Administration and Republicans in Congress provided Alabama with more than $203 million in federal funding, and Governor Ivey and state leaders are putting those dollars to work on priorities identified right here at home,\u201d said Rep. Dale Strong. \u201cFrom modernizing rural hospitals and expanding mental health services to training the next generation of doctors and nurses, this investment is delivering real results for rural communities across our state.\u201d\n\n\u201cHaving proposed the inclusion of the Rural Health Transformation Fund into the Working Family Tax Cuts Act, I am proud to see this investment now making a real difference for communities across Alabama,\u201d said Rep. Gary Palmer. \u201cRural communities have faced challenges accessing quality healthcare and attracting and retaining healthcare professionals for too long. This funding will help Alabama strengthen its rural healthcare workforce, expand access to critical services, and give providers the tools they need to better serve their patients. I am grateful to President Trump and his Administration for working with Congress to turn this idea into action and invest in the long-term health of rural America.\u201d", 1, "2026-08-26T05:33:32Z", "2026-08-26T05:34:56Z"], ["https://aderholt.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-aderholt-mourns-loss-cullman-businessman-oldest-living", "Congressman Aderholt Mourns the Loss of Cullman Businessman, Oldest Living Marine, Roy Drinkard at 106", "2026-08-24", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "House", "AL", "Robert B. Aderholt", "A000055", "aderholt.house.gov", "aderholt", "https://aderholt.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "Cullman, AL \u2014Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-04) released the following statement on the passing of Roy Drinkard of Cullman, a World War II veteran, businessman and longtime community leader. Drinkard was 106 years old.\n\n\u201cCaroline and I were so sad to learn of the passing of our friend, Mr. Roy Drinkard. Roy lived 106 remarkable years, and it would be difficult to measure the impact he had on Cullman, our state and the countless people who had the privilege of knowing him.\n\n\u201cRoy was part of a generation of Americans who understood service as a responsibility. As a young man, he served our nation as a United States Marine during World War II, including service in the Pacific. That commitment to service continued throughout the rest of his life, whether it was through his work in business, his efforts to bring new jobs and opportunities to North Alabama, his support for education, or the many ways he helped people throughout his community.\n\n\u201cRoy had an entrepreneurial spirit and a vision for what Cullman could become. His work with the \u2018Flying 50\u2019 and his nearly three decades leading the Cullman Industrial Development Board helped transform the local economy and attract new industry to the area. But his impact reached far beyond Cullman. In fact, many people may not realize that the new movie theater in Albertville, in Marshall County, is a Roy Drinkard development. It is just one example of the investments he made in communities across North Alabama and throughout the Southeast.\n\n\u201cHe was also a longtime trustee of Troy University and believed strongly in education and creating opportunities for the next generation. Over the years, his generosity helped provide educational opportunities for many young people.\n\n\u201cHis list of accomplishments is long, but those accomplishments are not what I will remember most about Roy. I will remember the man himself. Roy was a good man, a man of faith and a good friend. He had a genuine interest in people, and no matter who you were, he had a way of making you feel welcome.\n\n\u201cEven at 106, Roy remained an extraordinary representative of the United States Marine Corps and of the World War II generation. He was recently inducted into the Cullman Veterans Hall of Fame, and at the time of his passing held the distinction of being the oldest living United States Marine.\n\n\u201cCaroline and I are grateful for Roy\u2019s friendship and for the example he set during a life that spanned more than a century. We are praying for the Drinkard family and for the many people across Alabama who are mourning his loss.\n\n\u201cRoy, while we are sad at your passing, we take comfort in knowing you are now celebrating in the presence of the Lord. You lived a life of service to your country, your community and your fellow man, and you will be greatly missed.\u201d", 1, "2026-08-25T05:31:37Z", "2026-08-25T05:33:09Z"], ["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/icymi-u-s-senator-katie-britt-joins-hannity-on-fox-news-2/", "ICYMI: U.S. Senator Katie Britt Joins Hannity on Fox News", "2026-08-21", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined Hannity on Fox News last night on a panel with Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) where the pair discussed how the Democratic Socialists of America are no longer on the fringe of the Democratic Party, but have taken over the Democratic Party entirely. Senator Britt touted Republican wins that are aligned with the American people, and contrasted progressive candidates\u2019 radical priorities that are out of touch with reality.\n\nOn the Democratic Socialists of America taking over the Democratic Party:\n\n\u201cThe Democratic Socialists of America are not the fringe anymore, Sean, of the Democratic Party, they have taken over the Democratic Party. \u2026 Look, America has to wake up. You just talked about some of these Democrats that have stood up in Michigan and said, \u2018Hey, El-Sayed is not for us. We do not believe in abolishing prisons and jails and police and ICE and borders and so on and so on.\u2019\n\n\u201cI believe that\u2019s just the beginning. I think more and more Democrats are going to stand up and say, that is not for us. And the thing is, they [Democratic Socialists] have taken over. You saw that not only in Michigan. You saw it in Florida \u2026 They are wrong on the policies and they\u2019re wrong on their priorities. You have Senator Cotton\u2026 whose actual opponent there in Arkansas has said, look, \u2018I\u2019m going to fly down to Peru to be a part of a transgender parade.\u2019 It is absolute insanity. And so, they have taken over. They are driving the narrative. And this is not only bad for the Democratic Party, it\u2019s bad for America.\n\n\u2026\n\n\u201cWe don\u2019t have to ask them, we need to believe what they\u2019re saying \u2026they hate America \u2026 It\u2019s pretty disgusting, Sean \u2026 the days of your grandfather\u2019s Democratic party, they\u2019re over.\u201d\n\nOn the stakes of the upcoming midterm elections:\n\n\u201cThere is a ton at stake here, Sean, and I think that you can also balance that with telling the American people what we\u2019ve done \u2026 [T]he largest tax cuts in American history that were delivered by President Trump, the strongest border in history, delivered by President Trump, safe streets delivered by President Trump, law and order, again, delivered by President Trump. So, we have so much more that we want to do and accomplish. So, we\u2019re certainly going to talk about what we have done and what we want to do, but we also have to expose these people for who they are. I mean, they have absolutely lost their mind. And this is not a fringe. This is who the Democratic Party is now.\n\n\u201cThey want to make sure that \u2026 transgender surgeries for your children, that you don\u2019t have to talk to the parents about it \u2026 They\u2019re jihadist sympathizers. We\u2019re seeing that they\u2019re with El-Sayed. You\u2019re seeing Hasan Piker become the voice and the spokesperson there for the Democratic Party. So, I think we have to highlight it because America needs to know what we\u2019re up against and I think this is going to make sure that in November, people turn away from that.\u201d\n\nYou can watch the full interview here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-22T05:24:59Z", "2026-08-22T05:26:16Z"], ["https://aderholt.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/aderholt-celebrates-grand-opening-auburn-university-applied-research", "Aderholt Celebrates Grand Opening of Auburn University Applied Research Institute Lab in Huntsville", "2026-08-19", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "House", "AL", "Robert B. Aderholt", "A000055", "aderholt.house.gov", "aderholt", "https://aderholt.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "HUNTSVILLE, AL \u2014 Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-04) joined fellow members of Alabama\u2019s congressional delegation and Auburn University leaders Tuesday to celebrate the grand opening of the Auburn University Applied Research Institute Lab in Huntsville, highlighting the university\u2019s growing role in strengthening America\u2019s national defense and advancing cutting-edge technology.\n\nAderholt was joined at the August 18 event by U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville, Congressman Mike Rogers, Congressman Dale Strong, and his wife, Caroline Aderholt, who serves on the Auburn University Board of Trustees.\n\n\u201cThis new facility represents the forward-thinking collaboration that keeps Alabama as a cornerstone of America\u2019s defense industry,\u201d said Congressman Aderholt. \u201cAuburn continues to demonstrate how academic excellence, innovative research, and a commitment to service can come together to address the real-world needs of our warfighters and strengthen our national security.\u201d\n\nAderholt has championed Auburn University\u2019s work on the Pathfinder Multi-domain Operations program through directed appropriations. The program connects Auburn students and researchers with the needs of American soldiers, helping develop solutions to immediate battlefield challenges while providing students with hands-on experience supporting the nation\u2019s armed forces.\n\n\u201cThe Pathfinder Program has proven invaluable to our warfighters while creating a unique opportunity for Auburn students to put their talents to work in service to our country,\u201d Aderholt said. \u201cIt is exactly the kind of partnership we should be encouraging\u2014one that strengthens our national security while preparing the next generation of American innovators.\u201d\n\nThe new Auburn University Applied Research Institute facility builds upon Alabama\u2019s longstanding leadership in defense, aerospace, engineering, cybersecurity, and advanced technology. Located in Huntsville, the institute further connects Auburn\u2019s research capabilities with the defense and technology community that has made North Alabama one of the nation\u2019s most important centers for national security innovation.\n\n\u201cAuburn University is one of the proud pillars of innovation in our state, and this new facility is another example of Alabama leading the way,\u201d Aderholt said. \u201cFrom advanced engineering and cybersecurity to defense research, Auburn is turning world-class academic expertise into practical results. I am proud to support that work and look forward to seeing what will be accomplished here in the years ahead.\u201d\n\nThe Auburn University Applied Research Institute represents a continued investment in defense research and advanced technology development, further strengthening Alabama\u2019s contribution to the nation\u2019s defense industrial base.", 1, "2026-08-20T05:28:41Z", "2026-08-20T05:29:58Z"], ["https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/tuberville-attends-grand-opening-of-auburn-university-applied-research-institute-in-huntsville/", "Tuberville Attends Grand Opening of Auburn University Applied Research Institute in Huntsville", "2026-08-19", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Tommy Tuberville", "T000278", "www.tuberville.senate.gov", "tuberville", "https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/press-releases/", "scraper", "HUNTSVILLE, AL \u2013 This week, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) attended the grand opening of Auburn University\u2019s Applied Research Institute in Huntsville. The new 90,000 square-foot facility will be helping equip the next generation of engineers, scientists, and technicians to solve national security issues and will help support space innovation and exploration. The facility is home to a one-of-a-kind space electronics testing capability as well as other advanced manufacturing and rapid prototyping abilities. The construction of this state-of-the-art facility helps ensure Alabama remains the premier hub for our nation\u2019s defense and aerospace infrastructure.\n\nSenator Tommy Tuberville represents Alabama in the United States Senate and is a member of the Senate Armed Services, Agriculture, Veterans\u2019 Affairs, HELP and Aging Committees.\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-20T05:28:41Z", "2026-08-20T05:29:58Z"], ["https://strong.house.gov/media/press-releases/strong-hold-fourth-annual-academy-day", "Strong to hold Fourth Annual Academy Day", "2026-08-17", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "House", "AL", "Dale W. Strong", "S001220", "strong.house.gov", "strong", "https://strong.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 Representative Dale W. Strong (AL-05) will host a Military Service and Academy Day on August 22 for high school students interested in attending a United States service academy.\n\n\"The fact that so many North Alabamians willingly answer the call to serve our nation in uniform speaks volumes of the patriotism held by our district\u2019s youth,\u201d said Representative Dale W. Strong. \u201cIt has been my honor to nominate over 150 young men and women to date to attend U.S. service academies and ensure students are prepared to take the next step in their path to leading the next generation of American servicemembers.\u201d\n\nRepresentative Strong\u2019s fourth annual Academy Day will take place on Saturday, August 22 from 9:00 am \u2013 12:00 pm at the Auburn University Research and Innovation Campus in Huntsville.\n\nThe event will include academy representatives from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Naval Academy, Air Force Academy, Coast Guard Academy, and the Marine Merchant Academy; military preparatory schools; and representatives with collegiate ROTC and Alabama National Guard programs.\n\nTo attend a military service academy, students must meet certain eligibility requirements and receive a nomination from a Member of Congress, the Vice President, or the President. Students interested in receiving a nomination from Representative Strong are encouraged to attend.\n\nMore information on the nomination process will be provided at the event and can be found HERE.\n\nWHAT: Rep. Strong Academy Day\n\nWHEN: Saturday, August 22 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm\n\nWHERE: Auburn University Research and Innovation Campus\n\n345 Voyager Way, Huntsville, AL 35806\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-18T05:27:41Z", "2026-08-18T05:29:06Z"], ["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/u-s-senator-katie-britt-receives-terwilliger-bipartisanship-in-housing-award/", "U.S. Senator Katie Britt Receives Terwilliger Bipartisanship in Housing Award", "2026-08-17", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) was named a 2026 recipient of the Terwilliger Bipartisanship in Housing Award from the Bipartisan Policy Center for her work to advance solutions that create safe, affordable, and accessible housing for Americans across the country.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m honored to receive the Terwilliger Bipartisanship in Housing Award from the Bipartisan Policy Center. Housing affordability is one of the biggest challenges facing families across Alabama and our nation, and I\u2019m proud to work with colleagues on both sides of the aisle to advance meaningful, lasting solutions that help more families achieve the American Dream of homeownership,\u201d said Senator Britt.\n\n\u201cThe Bipartisan Policy Center is honored to name Senator Katie Britt a 2026 recipient of the Terwilliger Bipartisanship in Housing Award. Her advocacy in the Senate reflects a genuine commitment to improving the lives of Alabamians and Americans across our nation. In large part because of her tireless efforts, several pieces of legislation this Congress, including her bill, the Helping More Families Save Act, were enacted into law. BPC is truly grateful for her efforts to fight for affordable and accessible housing solutions, and we are proud to present her with this award,\u201d said Dennis Shea, Executive Vice President of the Terwilliger Center for Housing Policy.\n\nAs Chair of the Housing, Transportation, and Community Development Subcommittee on the Senate Banking Committee, Senator Britt has prioritized addressing a number of housing-related issues, including homelessness and housing supply expansion. She recently praised the enactment of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which included several of her bipartisan housing priorities. Among those were the Helping More Families Save Act, which establishes a pilot program to expand participation in the HUD Family Self Sufficiency Program, the Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans Act, which will ensure veterans who receive disability payments from their service do not have their eligibility penalized for housing support, and the Housing Supply Expansion Act of 2025, which will remove an unnecessary federal requirement that manufactured homes maintain a permanent chassis.\n\nSenator Britt also introduced the bipartisan Homeless Children and Youth Act (HCYA), which would support the 4.2 million youth and young adults experiencing homelessness each year in the United States and ensure that all individuals experiencing homelessness have access to the support they need to exit homelessness for good.\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-18T05:27:41Z", "2026-08-18T05:29:06Z"], ["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/u-s-senators-katie-britt-jon-ossoff-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-to-address-alarming-rise-in-colorectal-cancer/", "U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Jon Ossoff Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Address Alarming Rise in Colorectal Cancer", "2026-08-17", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) is introducing a bipartisan bill to expand early detection of colorectal cancer alongside Senator Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.).\n\nThe Colorectal Cancer Early Detection Act would help address the recent rise in colorectal cancer rates in younger Americans. According to recent studies, colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer-related death for Americans under 50, despite being highly preventable and treatable when detected early.\n\n\u201cThe staggering rise in colorectal cancer we\u2019re seeing across the country demands action. We know that this especially aggressive cancer is affecting younger Americans now more than ever. We must give states and healthcare providers the resources they need to better inform and treat the public, which is why I\u2019m proud to introduce this legislation with Senator Ossoff,\u201d said Senator Britt.\n\nThe Senators\u2019 bipartisan bill would provide funding to states to help individuals get screened for colorectal cancer, increase public awareness, and support health care professionals.\n\n\u201cEarly cancer detection saves lives, and too many Georgians have shared heartbreaking stories with me about losing loved ones to colorectal cancer. I\u2019m introducing this bipartisan bill with Senator Britt to expand early detection of colorectal cancer and better protect young Georgians from this devastating disease,\u201d said Senator Ossoff.\n\nNearly 2,700 Alabamians will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2026, and colorectal cancer cases in Alabamians under 50 jumped from around 9 per 100,000 people in the early 2000s to 12.1 in 2022, according to CDC and NIH estimates.\n\nSenator Britt has been a longtime champion of legislation to improve the health of Americans, including efforts aimed at fighting cancer. She introduced the Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis (ABCD) Act, a piece of bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would eliminate out-of-pocket expenses for diagnostic breast cancer tests, making them more accessible and affordable.\n\nShe also leads several bills related to women\u2019s health, including the Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act, the Women\u2019s Heart Health Expansion Act, and the NIH IMPROVE Act. Her work has received praise from the American Association for Cancer Research(AACR), Association of American Cancer Institutes and United for Medical Research, among several other entities.\n\nYou can view the full bill text of the Colorectal Cancer Early Detection Act here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-18T05:27:41Z", "2026-08-18T05:29:06Z"], ["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/u-s-senator-katie-britt-receives-alabama-wildlife-federations-legislative-conservationist-of-the-year-award/", "U.S. Senator Katie Britt Receives Alabama Wildlife Federation\u2019s Legislative Conservationist of the Year\u00a0Award", "2026-08-14", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) was named Legislative Conservationist of the Year by the Board of Directors of the Alabama Wildlife Federation (AWF) at the 2026 AWF Governor\u2019s Conservation Achievement Awards banquet. Senator Britt is a previous board member of AWF and has continued her advocacy for Alabama\u2019s abundance of natural resources in the United States Senate.\n\nSenator Britt was recognized at this 40-year-old event that celebrates individuals and organizations who have made great contributions to the conservation of Alabama\u2019s wildlife and natural resources.\n\n\u201cAlabamians know that \u2018Alabama the Beautiful\u2019 isn\u2019t just a reflection of our state\u2019s splendor and abundant natural resources, it\u2019s a testament to our incredible farmers, fisherman, foresters, cattlemen, and so many more who work tirelessly to steward and preserve them,\u201d said Senator Britt. \u201cIt\u2019s a true honor to be named the Legislative Conservationist of the Year by the Alabama Wildlife Federation\u2014an organization that I have been proud to serve in and now partner with to advance important legislative priorities. From our pristine Gulf Coast, to our rivers and waterways, to our farmland, to the millions of acres of forests that cover our great state, Alabama\u2019s beauty is second-to-none. It\u2019s an incredible privilege to fight for responsible conservation solutions in the Senate that protect these God-given resources and support the Alabamians who tend to them each and every day.\u201d\n\nDue to votes in Washington, D.C., Senator Britt was unable to attend the banquet. Her award was accepted by her father, Julian Boyd.\n\n\u201cSenator Britt has worked tirelessly to champion common-sense wildlife and natural resource conservation principles that help balance use, management, and protection of those important resources. AWF commends Senator Britt for earning and receiving this prestigious award,\u201d said Tim L. Gothard, AWF Executive Director.\n\nThrough this award, AWF recognized Senator Britt\u2019s many conservation efforts, including:\n\nSecuring $52 million to support Department of Interior efforts to combat aquatic invasive species such as hydrilla, eel grass, and milfoil.\n\nSecuring $5 million to support critical work of the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission.\n\nSecuring $1 million to support oyster restoration in Alabama waters.\n\nWorking to expand the Talladega National Forest and Hollins Wildlife Management Area by 1,400 acres.\n\nCosponsoring the Recovering America\u2019s Wildlife Act to foster pro-active management of wildlife species before they need listing under the Endangered Species Act.\n\nCosponsoring the White Oak Resiliency Act to promote white oak dominant woodlands through public/private partnerships.\n\nCosponsoring the Disaster Reforestation Act to help private landowners re-establish beneficial forests after major disasters.\n\nLaunching the Senate Stewardship Caucus dedicated to conserving public lands and waters, recovering wildlife habitats, and promoting responsible land and natural resource management.\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-19T05:29:02Z", "2026-08-19T06:33:17Z"], ["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/u-s-senator-katie-britt-joins-colleagues-on-legislation-introduced-by-senator-alan-armstrong-to-fix-broken-permitting-process/", "U.S. Senator Katie Britt Joins Colleagues on Legislation Introduced by Senator Alan Armstrong to Fix Broken Permitting Process", "2026-08-13", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined 16 of her Republican colleagues in supporting the American Energy and Mineral Infrastructure (AEMI) Act introduced by Senator Alan Armstrong (R-Okla.). This legislation would reform many aspects of the federal permitting process and accelerate construction of critical energy and mineral infrastructure.\n\n\u201cAs America continues to lead in industries that require a higher energy demand, like artificial intelligence and manufacturing, it\u2019s critical that we modernize our infrastructure to keep up. This bill creates regulatory certainty for energy and critical mineral projects alike, and it continues to execute on President Trump\u2019s promise to unleash American energy dominance and compete with the People\u2019s Republic of China by slashing burdensome red tape, ensuring environmental decision-making is based on sound science, and preventing partisan politics from inhibiting this necessary growth,\u201d said Senator Britt.\n\nIt is critical that we have the necessary infrastructure to facilitate America becoming not just energy independent, but energy dominant. The AEMI Act would accomplish that by streamlining federal permitting, reducing opportunities for frivolous litigation that delays projects, and preventing politically motivated vetoes of critical American energy and mineral infrastructure.\n\n\u201cOur national energy infrastructure is like a bridge: nobody really cares about it until it falls down, and the cracks are starting to show right now. We have a narrow window to act, and we cannot afford to let this opportunity pass us by. I am grateful to my 17 Senate colleagues who are co-sponsoring the AEMI Act. Together, we recognize that America cannot afford another year of delay,\u201d said Senator Armstrong.\n\nThe AEMI Act has 17 total cosponsors, including Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Jon Husted (R-Ohio), John Kennedy (R-La.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), David McCormick (R-Pa.), Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.), and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.).\n\nSenator Britt is an original cosponsor. You can view the full bill text here.\n\nSenator Britt has been a leader on unleashing American energy during her time in Congress, joining a bicameral group of her colleagues in introducing theUnlocking Domestic LNG Potential Act and cosponsoring the Offshore Energy Security Act of 2025.\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-14T06:13:05Z", "2026-08-14T06:14:08Z"], ["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/u-s-senators-katie-britt-catherine-cortez-masto-introduce-the-space-superiority-readiness-act-of-2026/", "U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Catherine Cortez Masto Introduce the Space Superiority Readiness Act of 2026", "2026-08-12", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) introduced the bipartisan Space Superiority Readiness Act of 2026 to strengthen Space Force readiness. The bill would expand wargaming, modeling, simulation, and training for Space Force Guardians to establish space superiority.\n\nSpace is central to deterring foreign adversaries. U.S. forces depend on space-based systems for missile warning, positioning and navigation, communications, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and targeting. A capable adversary\u2019s ability to disrupt those services could undermine U.S. operations from the outset of a conflict. The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission warns that China is rapidly expanding its space and counterspace capabilities and the U.S. needs to stay ahead.\n\n\u201cIt is well documented that China is determined to dominate the space domain and is working tirelessly to advance its space programs by investing in key sectors of the commercial space economy. The Space Superiority Readiness Act of 2026 underscores how critical space is as a warfighting domain. The United States must be able to maintain space control in a potential conflict with the People\u2019s Republic of China and have the resources and capability required to respond and react to future threats. I\u2019m proud that Alabama has established itself as pivotal to our national space priorities, and I will continue fighting to ensure that our state and nation remain at the forefront of this mission,\u201d said Senator Britt.\n\nThe Space Superiority Readiness Act would require training programs for space operators focused on the tactics, techniques, and procedures necessary for the U.S. to remain ahead in space. It would also improve visibility into China\u2019s space sector by requiring, within 180 days of enactment, an unclassified report to Congress on Chinese commercial space capabilities and their potential military applications. This legislation helps bring greater focus to the importance of space readiness and ensures Congress continues to prioritize the capabilities needed to deter and respond to future threats. You can read the full text of the bill here.\n\n\u201cSpace is a cutting-edge frontier we must take seriously. Communist China is expanding its military activities in space, and the United States cannot afford to fall behind,\u201d said Senator Cortez Masto. \u201cSenator Britt and I recently saw the incredible work the U.S. Space Force is doing at Pituffik Space Base in Greenland, and I know that by providing Guardians with the tools, training, and resources they need, they will continue to be ready to confront any threat.\u201d\n\nSenator Britt has also been the tip of the spear in ensuring America maintains the ability to achieve space control, strengthening our national security, and supporting Alabama\u2019s deep-space leadership. She fought to bring U.S. Space Command headquarters back to its rightful home in Huntsville, Alabama. Space Command employs personnel from across U.S. military branches, including Space Force. Senator Britt has also long championed Huntsville\u2019s Marshall Space Flight Center and its programs, including the Space Launch System (SLS), which helped power the recent Artemis II mission to deep space. In the Working Families Tax Cuts Act, Senator Britt directly advocated for Alabama\u2019s space programs, securing $4.1 billion for the SLS to support Artemis IV and V missions and $100 million for upgrades at Marshall Space Flight Center.\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-13T06:17:16Z", "2026-08-13T06:18:13Z"], ["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/u-s-senators-katie-britt-james-lankford-colleagues-introduce-legislation-protecting-military-chaplains/", "U.S. Senators Katie Britt, James Lankford, Colleagues Introduce Legislation Protecting Military Chaplains", "2026-08-12", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined Senator James Lankford (R-Okla.) and colleagues in introducing the Military Chaplains Modernization Act of 2026 (MCMA) to codify the purpose, role, duties, and professional qualifications of military chaplains and to protect chaplains from being forced to violate their sincerely held religious beliefs.\n\n\u201cMilitary chaplains serve a unique and important role in our armed forces, providing spiritual guidance to our men and women in uniform. That is why it is imperative that their deeply held religious beliefs must be protected throughout their time in the military. I\u2019m proud to support this legislation and the faith leaders who serve in our armed forces,\u201d said Senator Britt.\n\n\u201cFor our country\u2019s 250-year history, military chaplains have walked alongside our service members through the hardest moments of their lives, offering prayer, counsel, and hope in isolated posts and combat zones alike,\u201d said Senator Lankford. \u201cChaplains serve because they are called to it. Congress has a responsibility to make sure they can carry out that calling faithfully, without being forced to violate the tenets of their faith and without fear of retaliation for holding to what they believe. This bill honors the men and women who minister to our heroes who defend our nation.\u201d\n\nJoining Senators Britt and Lankford in cosponsoring the legislation are Senators Mike Rounds (R-S. Dak.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and Kevin Cramer (R-N. Dak.). The bill is also supported by the Armed Forces Chaplains Board, which provides advice and recommendations to Department of War (DOW) officials on matters of religious exercise.\n\nThe Military Chaplains Modernization Act codifies the purpose, role, duties, and professional qualifications of chaplains across the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force and guarantee that chaplains may conduct worship, provide counseling, teach, deliver sermons, minister, and offer prayer in accordance with their sincerely held religious beliefs and the tenets of their religious-endorsing organization, free from censorship, undue restriction, or fear of retribution. It would prohibit any member of the armed forces from requiring or assigning a chaplain to perform any rite, ritual, ceremony, sermon, speech, task, or action contrary to the chaplain\u2019s sincerely held religious beliefs and protects chaplains from retaliation or adverse personnel actions, including denial of promotion, letters of reprimand, and negative entries in the chaplain\u2019s record, for refusing to violate their beliefs.\n\nSenator Britt is a fierce advocate of religious freedom, previously introducing the Reaffirming Every Servicemember\u2019s Trust Over Religious Exemptions (RESTORE) Act, which would build upon the Allowing Military Exemptions, Recognizing Individual Concerns About New Shots (AMERICANS) Act of 2025, which would provide remedies to military servicemembers harmed by the DoD\u2019s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.\n\nYou can read the full text of the bill here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-13T06:17:16Z", "2026-08-13T06:18:13Z"], ["https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/tuberville-britt-work-to-end-practice-of-releasing-illegals-from-immigration-detention/", "Tuberville,\u00a0Britt Work to End Practice of Releasing Illegals from Immigration Detention", "2026-08-11", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Tommy Tuberville", "T000278", "www.tuberville.senate.gov", "tuberville", "https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-AL) in introducing the Keep Our Communities Safe Act of 2026. The legislation would close a legal loophole created by the United States Supreme Court\u2019s 2001 ruling in Zadvydas v. Davis, which generally requires the release of aliens from immigration detention into American communities after six months if no country has accepted them for deportation.\n\n\u201cJoe Biden and Kamala Harris allowed millions of illegals to INVADE our country\u2014and now law-abiding Americans are paying the price,\u201d said Sen. Tuberville. \u201cWe need to do everything we can to deport every single one of these criminals. I\u2019m proud to cosponsor the Keep Our Communities Safe Act to close this legal loophole and allow these illegals to be detained and sent home for good.\u201d\n\n\u201cAmerica is a nation of laws, and if you violate our laws and are subject to removal from the United States, you should remain in detention until the point of deportation,\u201d said Sen. Britt. \u201cZadvydas v. Davis created a legal loophole that forces the release of aliens into our communities after six months simply because no country has agreed to take them back. This bill would help to close that loophole once and for all.\u201d\n\nSens. Tuberville and Britt were joined by Sens. Ted Budd (R-NC), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Deb Fischer (R-NE), John Hoeven (R-ND), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Jim Risch (R-ID), and Mike Rounds (R-SD) in cosponsoring of this legislation.\n\nRead full text of the bill here.\n\nBACKGROUND:\n\nThe bill would amend Section 236 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), which governs the apprehension and detention of aliens, to expand the Department of Homeland Security\u2019s (DHS) authority to detain criminal aliens, deny bond to criminal aliens, and generally limit the availability of bond unless an alien can establish by clear and convincing evidence that they\u2019re not a flight risk or a risk to another person or the community.\n\nIt would also amend Section 241 of the INA, which governs the removal of aliens, to allow for extensions of detention in a number of cases, including in cases where an alien is a threat to national security or has committed an aggravated felony or crime of violence.\n\nSenator Tommy Tuberville represents Alabama in the United States Senate and is a member of the Senate Armed Services, Agriculture, Veterans\u2019 Affairs, HELP and Aging Committees.\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-12T06:18:38Z", "2026-08-12T06:20:33Z"], ["https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/tuberville-lee-introduce-bill-to-combat-child-trafficking/", "Tuberville,\u00a0Lee Introduce Bill to Combat Child Trafficking", "2026-08-10", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Tommy Tuberville", "T000278", "www.tuberville.senate.gov", "tuberville", "https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) in introducing the Stopping Border Surges Act which would disincentivize child trafficking and combat bad-faith asylum fraud.\n\n\u201cThankfully, President Trump has locked down our borders after Joe Biden let millions of illegals invade our country,\u201d said Sen. Tuberville. \u201cBut unfortunately, we still have loopholes that are incentivizing illegals to come to the United States. Proud to join Sen. Mike Lee in introducing legislation to make sure we are not actively encouraging illegal immigration.\u201d\n\n\u201cChild traffickers have smuggled abused children across our border thanks to the Biden administration\u2019s policies that made it easier for them to cross by claiming to have a child,\u201d said Sen. Lee. \u201cOn top of that, many of these kids were released into their kidnapper\u2019s arms. This is not merciful; it\u2019s a Democrat-concocted system that favored traffickers. All the while, these coyotes were claiming to seek asylum, passing multiple safe countries on their way here without stopping. The Stopping Border Surges Act will disincentivize asylum fraud and give President Trump\u2019s border team the tools they need to protect exploited kids.\u201d\n\nSens. Tuberville and Lee were joined by Sens. Jim Banks (R-IN), Katie Britt (R-AL), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and Rick Scott (R-FL) in cosponsoring the bill.\n\nRead full text of the bill here.\n\nBACKGROUND:\n\nThis bill would eliminate the expansion of the Flores Settlement Agreement by allowing alien children accompanied by parents to be held with that parent for the duration of the parent\u2019s adjudication. This would end the incentive for non-parents to claim an unknown child as their own. It also removes any incentive for parents to bring children with them on the hazardous journey to the U.S. Border. Unfortunately, non-parents are increasingly using children as a get-out-of-jail-free card at the child\u2019s expense. These children are often \u201crecycled\u201d by smugglers and forced to cross multiple times to ensure admission for more adults.\n\nThe United States currently returns unaccompanied children from Mexico and Canada quickly and safely. Children from other countries, however, are placed in a lengthy removal process. They are released into the United States with the same adults that smuggled them into the country. Consequently, the policy incentivizes the enlistment of couriers to smuggle children across the border. Senator Lee\u2019s legislation ends this incentive by extending the same seamless process available to children from Mexico and Canada.\n\nSenator Tommy Tuberville represents Alabama in the United States Senate and is a member of the Senate Armed Services, Agriculture, Veterans\u2019 Affairs, HELP and Aging Committees.\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-11T05:54:29Z", "2026-08-11T05:56:25Z"], ["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/u-s-senator-katie-britt-votes-to-permanently-close-dangerous-hemp-loophole-targeting-american-children-vows-to-continue-fight/", "U.S. Senator Katie Britt Votes to Permanently Close Dangerous Hemp Loophole Targeting American Children, Vows to Continue Fight", "2026-08-09", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined 31 of her Senate colleagues in opposing an effort to delay closing the dangerous \u201chemp loophole\u201d that allowed intoxicating hemp-derived THC gummies, vapes, and smokables to be marketed and sold to children in an unregulated manner. This loophole was set to close in November but will now remain open, allowing these products to remain available without restriction for an additional month. Senators Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) led the effort in the Senate.\n\nLast November, Congress passed a bipartisan appropriations bill which redefined hemp to prohibit intoxicating hemp-derived THC products, including lab-made Delta 8. Congress provided the industry a one-year runway to comply, with the regulation set to take effect on November 12, 2026. The continuing resolution, which passed the Senate earlier today, would instead extend the loophole to December 11, 2026. Senator Budd offered an amendment to strike this extension and simply maintain the prior deadline, but a Democrat-led motion to table his amendment was passed just after 3am EST. Senator Britt joined 31 of her colleagues opposing the motion to table. The continuing resolution, which extends the loophole, will now go to the House of Representatives.\n\n\u201cI proudly supported Senator Budd\u2019s amendment to prevent an extension of the dangerous loophole that allows unregulated, intoxicating hemp-derived THC products to enter our homes and schools. I strongly opposed the Democrats\u2019 motion to table this critical amendment because protecting our children cannot wait. It is unacceptable that these dangerous, intoxicating substances that pose a serious threat to the health and safety of our children can be purchased so easily in many retail stores with little or no age verification.\n\n\u201cJust last year, the Senate voted overwhelmingly to close the loophole that allowed these products to flood the market. We should not undo that progress. This fight is not over. I will continue working to advance policies that protect our next generation and keep these dangerous products out of their hands,\u201d said Senator Britt.\n\n\u201cFamily Research Council is thankful for Senator Britt\u2019s efforts to protect children from these dangerous drugs. Delta-8 THC, a synthetic cannabinoid derived from the hemp plant, is identical to Delta-9 THC, the psychoactive component of marijuana and therefore carries many of the same risks, including intoxication, addiction, and psychosis. Congress voted to make these definition changes and provided producers with ample time to prepare. There is no reason to delay. Congress must follow through and close the hemp loophole, protecting our kids and all Americans,\u201d said Tony Perkins, President of the Family Research Council.\n\n\u201cEagle Forum of Alabama applauds Sen. Katie Britt for standing up for children and voting to keep alive the effort to close the dangerous hemp loophole. Although there were not enough votes in the Senate to move the measure forward, Senator Britt stood firm in protecting children from intoxicating THC products. We are grateful for her leadership on this important issue,\u201d said Becky Gerritson, Executive Director of Eagle Forum of Alabama.\n\n\u201cSenator Katie Britt deserves immense credit for standing firm in defense of children and families. Unregulated, intoxicating hemp-derived products pose an unacceptable risk when they are packaged, marketed, and sold with zero oversight directly to minors. By joining Senator Budd to fight for closing this dangerous loophole, Senator Britt is demonstrating true leadership. We must continue to prioritize child safety over industry loopholes; API stands proudly with Senator Britt in this crucial fight to keep dangerous substances out of our homes and schools,\u201d said Stephanie Smith, President and CEO of the Alabama Policy Institute.\n\nData from emergency departments across the United States show an estimated 461% increase in pediatric cannabis poisoning cases presenting to hospitals between 2018 and 2023. About 91% of the affected patients were children aged 4 years or younger, and roughly 45% of children aged 0 to 11 treated for these poisonings required hospital admission. 78% of identified products were cannabis edibles, primarily gummies. In 2022, a 4-year-old in Virginia died after overdosing from a jar of THC gummies purchased from a local gas station.\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-10T06:13:07Z", "2026-08-10T06:14:46Z"], ["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/u-s-senator-katie-britt-votes-to-pass-russia-and-iran-sanctions-legislation-applauds-senate-white-house-leadership-calls-for-expeditious-house-passage/", "U.S. Senator Katie Britt Votes to Pass Russia and Iran Sanctions Legislation, Applauds Senate, White House Leadership, Calls for Expeditious House Passage", "2026-08-07", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today voted to pass the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 to hold major purchasers of Russian oil and gas accountable for supporting Russia\u2019s war against Ukraine and extend the Iran Sanctions Act. The bill overwhelmingly passed the Senate by a vote of 86-11 and now heads to the U.S. House of Representatives.\n\n\u201cToday is a day Lindsey Graham would be deeply proud to see. While he is not with us physically, his presence could certainly be felt in the Senate chamber as we overwhelmingly passed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act,\u201d said Senator Britt. \u201cThanks to his leadership over several months in shoring up Congressional and White House support, this bill to impose crushing sanctions to hamstring Russia\u2019s war machine and hold accountable those fueling it now heads to the U.S. House of Representatives. I strongly urge my House colleagues to vote to send this peace through strength legislation straight to President Trump\u2019s desk. Russia is the weakest it has been since the start of the war, and now is the time to land this crippling blow by giving the President the tools and economic firepower he needs. Importantly, this bill will also extend the Iran Sanctions Act and hold the murderous regime in Tehran accountable for fueling 47 years of terrorism around the globe.\u201d\n\nSenator Britt has proudly championed this legislation in honor of Senator Lindsey Graham along with Senators Darline Graham (R-S.C.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Jim Risch (R-Idaho), and Chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee Roger Wicker (R-Miss.). The bill is also supported by the White House, which issued a Statement of Administration Policy last month stating that if the bill were presented to the President, his advisors would recommend he sign it into law.\n\nAhead of Senate passage, Senator Britt highlighted the urgency of passing this legislation on the Senate floor, stating, \u201cThe Senate has a spine. That\u2019s exactly what we\u2019re doing here today, is standing with a steel spine. We are standing against Putin\u2019s aggression. You saw this week him actually attack innocent Ukrainians \u2026 Today we stand together to say we are going to cut off the flow of money to Putin. Senator Lindsey Graham said that this \u2026. was actually the heart of this bill. That this was the way to hit Putin where it hurt most \u2026 Today we send a message to Vladimir Putin, and we give President Trump the tools he needs to end this war.\u201d\n\nFollowing overwhelming Senate passage, Senator Britt joined a bipartisan group of her colleagues in a press conference where she delivered remarks:\n\n\u201cWhat an incredible day. Being able to stand on the United States Senate floor and watch the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act pass in an overwhelmingly bipartisan fashion was incredible. And while Senator Lindsey Graham wasn\u2019t physically present on the floor, you could feel him on there as votes kept coming in and in and in. As we stood unified as a Senate (and) United States of America telling Putin, \u2018we will accept this no more\u2019 \u2026 Too many people have died. Too much blood has been shed. Now is the time to give the President the tools he needs to drive Putin to the table.\n\n\u201cI\u2019ve been reflecting on a conversation that Senator Graham and I had \u2026 after we left Normandy for the 80th anniversary of D-Day, he was reflecting on how Churchill said that World War II was an unnecessary war and that when people in power don\u2019t do what they should, innocent people lose their life. Senator Graham said, we failed to do what we needed to then and as a result, 50 million people died. He said people miscalculated Hitler, and we\u2019re doing the same thing to Putin right now. And he said the cost of that miscalculation would be enormous. Today, we stood up tall for Senator Lindsey Graham, for freedom, for what the United States stands for, for the people of Ukraine and peace and prosperity across the globe \u2026 (A) special thanks to Senator Darline Graham, who has had an unthinkable several weeks, has picked up this mantle with grace and dignity and grit, was laser focused on achieving this goal not only for her brother, but she knew this was what was best for the United States of America and she knew it\u2019s what was best for peace across the globe. And so, watching her call this overwhelming vote today was an incredible moment, and I look forward to working diligently with our House colleagues, to getting this into law so that we can bring a resolution.\u201d\n\nThe Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 would impose primary and secondary sanctions against Russia and actors supporting Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine. The sanctions target Russian officials, oligarchs, their family members, foreign persons, and Russian banks and financial institutions, as well as the Russian Shadow Fleet.\n\nThe legislation also directs the President to impose up to 100 percent tariffs on the five largest importers of Russian crude oil or gas or are among the top five facilitators of Russian oil sanctions evasion. The bill exempts countries whose Russian natural gas imports account for less than 15 percent of Russia\u2019s total natural gas exports and that are taking significant steps to reduce those imports.\n\nAdditionally, the legislation extends the Iran Sanctions Act by five years to prevent a lapse in sanction authority that restricts funding for Iran\u2019s energy and weapons sectors.\n\n\u201cI remain sincerely grateful to Senators Darline Graham, Blumenthal, Shaheen, Risch, and Wicker for their continued leadership on this issue and for the incredible support of President Trump and the White House. Let\u2019s get this done. The United States and the world need Putin\u2019s war of aggression to end,\u201d Senator Britt concluded.\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-08T05:41:38Z", "2026-08-08T05:43:24Z"], ["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/u-s-senator-katie-britt-applauds-35-million-announcement-from-usda-to-combat-feral-swine-secured-through-the-working-families-tax-cuts-act/", "U.S. Senator Katie Britt Applauds $35 Million Announcement from USDA to Combat Feral Swine Secured Through the Working Families Tax Cuts Act", "2026-08-06", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) celebrated the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) making $35 million available for partnerships to respond to the threat feral swine pose to American agriculture, landscapes, and human and livestock health. This investment was made possible by a broader $105 million investment in the Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program, which was included in the Working Families Tax Cuts Act and championed by Senator Britt. USDA\u2019s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and USDA\u2019s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will use this investment to work together with state partners to combat one of the most devastating pests in agriculture.\n\n\u201cAlabama farmers and cattlemen know firsthand the havoc these invasive species wreak on their farms, inflicting billions of dollars in damage nationally and directly endangering their livelihoods,\u201d said Senator Britt. \u201cI was proud to champion the Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program in the Working Family Tax Cuts Act to respond to this threat, and I\u2019m encouraged to see USDA put this investment to work. I\u2019ll continue fighting to ensure Alabama has the tools and resources it needs to protect our agricultural economy, conserve our natural resources, and ensure the lands that sustain our families and communities remain strong for generations to come.\u201d\n\nFeral swine inhabit all 67 counties in Alabama, causing $50 million in agricultural and ecological damage in the state annually. They are an invasive, highly destructive species and are classified in the state as a nuisance animal. Feral swine can have significant negative impacts on plant and wildlife habitats, soils, water quality, as well as other natural resources. Livestock and humans are also susceptible to diseases carried by feral swine.\n\nThe USDA\u2019s Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program will provide landowner assistance for restoration and on-farm trapping efforts and provide related services, like training. Funding for these services will be provided through grant agreements between partners and NRCS.\n\n\u201cWe are collaborating with our partners at USDA and across the country to help combat feral swine and keep our farms, ranches and landscapes safe,\u201d said NRCS Chief Colton L. Buckley. \u201cThese invasive species cause more than $3.4 billion in damage each year, including damage to agricultural landscapes. Thanks to the Working Families Tax Cuts Act, NRCS is able to expand this effort, giving producers and partners more resources to protect working lands and strengthen the long-term resilience of agricultural operations.\u201d\n\nSenator Britt was proud to fight for the inclusion of the largest long-term investment in NRCS conservation programs in decades, including support for this program, in the Working Families Tax Cuts Act. It continued the program for another five years with the $105 million total investment split between NRCS and APHIS, including the $35 million made available through this announcement. She has previously introduced the Feral Swine Eradication Act, which would extend and make permanent a program to safeguard against the threat of feral swine.\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-07T06:11:19Z", "2026-08-07T06:12:42Z"], ["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/u-s-senator-katie-britt-leads-12-republican-colleagues-in-introducing-legislation-to-close-legal-loophole-requiring-release-of-aliens-from-immigration-detention/", "U.S. Senator Katie Britt Leads 12 Republican Colleagues in Introducing Legislation to Close Legal Loophole Requiring Release of Aliens from Immigration Detention", "2026-08-06", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today led 12 of her Republican colleagues in introducing the Keep Our Communities Safe Act of 2026. The legislation would close a legal loophole created by the United States Supreme Court\u2019s 2001 ruling in Zadvydas v. Davis, which generally requires the release of aliens from immigration detention into American communities after six months if no country has accepted them for deportation.\n\n\u201cAmerica is a nation of laws, and if you violate our laws and are subject to removal from the United States, you should remain in detention until the point of deportation,\u201dsaid Senator Britt. \u201cZadvydas v. Davis created a legal loophole that forces the release of aliens into our communities after six months simply because no country has agreed to take them back. This bill would help to close that loophole once and for all.\u201d\n\nThe bill would amend Section 236 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), which governs the apprehension and detention of aliens, to expand the Department of Homeland Security\u2019s (DHS) authority to detain criminal aliens, deny bond to criminal aliens, and generally limit the availability of bond unless an alien can establish by clear and convincing evidence that they\u2019re not a flight risk or a risk to another person or the community.\n\nIt would also amend Section 241 of the INA, which governs the removal of aliens, to allow for extensions of detention in a number of cases, including in cases where an alien is a threat to national security or has committed an aggravated felony or crime of violence.\n\nYou can view the full bill text here, more details on the bill here, and Fox News coverage can be found here. Senator Britt previously introduced the Keep Our Communities Safe Act in the 118th Congress, and versions of the bill have been introduced in the House or Senate repeatedly since 2011. The 2026 version includes several updates to the legislative text.\n\nSenators Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), and Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) are cosponsors of this legislation.\n\n\u201cOur Southern Border is more secure than it\u2019s been in decades, but we have an egregious legal loophole allowing the release of detained illegal immigrants into our country if no other country agrees to take them. For four years, the Biden administration willingly released millions of illegal immigrants into the United States, and Zadvydas v. Davis enables that practice regardless of who the president is. We need to get this fixed,\u201d said Senator Fischer.\n\n\u201cI am again supporting this commonsense legislation because closing this \u2018catch and release\u2019 loophole will ultimately keep dangerous illegals detained instead of being freed to put law-abiding Americans, law enforcement, and our communities at risk. It\u2019s time to finally fix the current law that permits illegal aliens with criminal records to be released back into the United States after six months simply because no other country will accept them for deportation,\u201d said Senator Hyde-Smith.\n\n\u201cJoe Biden and Kamala Harris allowed millions of illegals to INVADE our country\u2014and now law-abiding Americans are paying the price,\u201dsaid Senator Tuberville. \u201cWe need to do everything we can to deport every single one of these criminals. I\u2019m proud to cosponsor the Keep Our Communities Safe Act to close a legal loophole and allow these illegals to be detained and sent home for good.\u201d\n\n\u201cViolent illegal aliens are criminals who should be deported, not released from detention centers. Our bill will ensure illegal aliens stay in detention centers until their deportation date to keep Arkansans safe,\u201d said Senator Cotton.\n\n\u201cPeople who are in the United States illegally and have removal orders shouldn\u2019t be released simply because their home country refuses to take them back,\u201d said Senator Cramer. \u201cUnfortunately, that\u2019s exactly what existing law allows. Our bill closes this loophole and lets immigration officials keep these individuals in custody until they can be deported.\u201d\n\n\u201cIllegal aliens who commit serious crimes should never be released back onto American streets for any reason, let alone because their home countries refuse to allow them to return. This legislation would close loopholes in federal law that allow dangerous criminal illegal aliens to walk free in communities across Texas and the nation, and I am proud to join Senator Britt in introducing it,\u201d said Senator Cruz.\n\n\u201cThe federal government\u2019s first responsibility is protecting the American people. Criminal illegal aliens who have been ordered removed should never be released into our communities because of a court-created loophole,\u201d said Senator Marshall. \u201cI\u2019m proud to stand with Senator Britt to close this loophole once and for all, secure our communities, and put the interests of American citizens ahead of those who have broken our laws.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe Keep Our Communities Safe Act of 2026 will help ensure that dangerous illegal immigrants remain in custody while their immigration proceedings are pending, strengthening public safety, supporting law enforcement and helping keep North Dakota families and communities across the country safe,\u201d said Senator Hoeven.\n\nSenator Britt has been a longtime leader on immigration policy and has introduced several pieces of immigration-related legislation throughout her time in the Senate. Notably, she was the Senate lead of the Laken Riley Act, the first bill signed into law by President Trump during his second term. This was the first major immigration enforcement and border security-related legislation passed since 1996. She also recently introduced the Mandatory E-Verify Act of 2026, legislation that would permanently reauthorize the E-Verify program and require its use by all employers in the United States.\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-07T06:11:19Z", "2026-08-07T06:12:42Z"], ["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/u-s-senators-katie-britt-jerry-moran-and-tina-smith-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-to-expand-rural-health-resources/", "U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Jerry Moran, and Tina Smith Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Rural Health Resources", "2026-08-06", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), and several of their Senate colleagues introduced the Rural Emergency Hospital Designation Improvement Act (REH 2.0), bipartisan legislation to expand access to federal resources for rural hospitals through the Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) Medicare designation. This legislation would allow more Critical Access Hospitals (CAH) and rural hospitals at risk of closure to sustain health care services in rural communities, and it would make technical improvements to the designation.\n\n\u201cHospitals in rural communities across Alabama and the nation are increasingly closing their doors, making it harder for Americans to access quality healthcare,\u201d said Senator Britt. \u201cThis legislation will help preserve local hospitals and prevent them from closing altogether by providing greater flexibility under the Rural Emergency Hospital program. Strengthening this program will help ensure rural families can continue receiving essential, and potentially lifesaving, care close to home, which is why I\u2019m proud to support it.\u201d\n\nThe Rural Emergency Hospital Designation Improvement Act would allow previously closed rural hospitals to re-open and apply for the Rural Emergency Hospital designation if they can demonstrate they met all eligibility requirements between Jan. 1, 2015, and Dec. 27, 2020.\n\n\u201cI have visited every hospital in Kansas numerous times, and these conversations help guide my efforts to make certain health care providers across our state have the support they need to provide critical services to patients in their communities,\u201d said Senator Moran. \u201cDuring these visits, providers shared with me their recommendations for strengthening the Rural Emergency Hospital designation so it can better support the struggling facilities it was originally intended to serve. The legislation I am introducing with Senator Tina Smith is the direct result of what we have heard from rural hospitals and health care providers in our states, and it makes needed improvements to the program to help make certain patients can continue to access critical health care services in their communities for years to come.\u201d\n\nThe Senators\u2019 legislation would also direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to create a waiver program for facilities operating similarly to an REH in order to convert to an REH, allow REH facilities to maintain or create a unit for inpatient psychiatric care, obstetric care and allow for limited inpatient rehabilitation services, and more.\n\n\u201cRural hospitals are vital for families in small towns and rural communities. These hospitals not only provide care close to home, they\u2019re also economic engines for their region,\u201d said Senator Smith. \u201cBut many rural hospitals face increasingly dire financial strain and workforce shortages, forcing them to cut services or even close down altogether. This important legislation is just one tool in the toolbox to help rural hospitals on the verge of closure keep their doors open. Make no mistake, much more is needed to ensure the health and wellness of rural hospitals and families.\u201d\n\nJoining Senators Britt, Moran, and Smith in cosponsoring the legislation are Senators Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Roger Marshall, M.D., (R-Kan.).\n\nSenator Britt has worked to support rural Alabama communities and fight for access to critical medical services throughout her time in the Senate. In FY26 appropriations funding, she directly secured more than $28.6 million for medical and research equipment, workforce development training, nursing education, mobile health units, and more. Senator Britt also recently celebrated the committee passage of her Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act, which offers support for urgent obstetric care at rural health facilities.\n\nYou can read the full text of the bill here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-07T06:11:19Z", "2026-08-07T06:12:42Z"], ["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/icymi-u-s-senator-katie-britt-joins-americas-newsroom-on-fox-news-to-discuss-iran-michigan-senate-democratic-primary-results/", "ICYMI: U.S. Senator Katie Britt Joins America\u2019s Newsroom on Fox News to Discuss Iran, Michigan Senate Democratic Primary Results", "2026-08-05", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today joined America\u2019s Newsroom on Fox News with Bill Hemmer. She praised President Trump for continuing to put pressure on Iran to come to the negotiating table and spoke about the Michigan Senate Democratic primary election results, where Abdul El-Sayed, a radical socialist, won his election.\n\nOn President Trump\u2019s continued pressure campaign to secure a deal with Iran:\n\n\u201cPresident Trump is the ultimate dealmaker. You can see what has happened through the coming weeks, the strength that he has projected. Look, Iran knows when President Trump speaks, he means it \u2026 He has said we have to have complete nuclear disarmament. He wants to make sure that they don\u2019t have the missile capabilities that we now see that they did have. And I\u2019m so grateful to President Trump for diminishing that \u2026 President Trump is doing what someone should have done 47 years ago. He has said, when you say \u2018Death to America,\u2019 I am going to believe you, and I\u2019m going to hold you accountable and make sure that my citizens are safe. I think that he has got them in a position where they are looking for a pathway forward now, and I am grateful for his leadership on this.\u201d\n\nOn Democratic Socialist Abdul El-Sayed:\n\n\u201cLook, Bill, this is a sad day for America. I mean, the fact that this man could win an election is absolutely unbelievable. We know that this Democratic Socialists of America movement has shown us that they do nothing but hate America. We saw them, actually, on your very network, talking about all of the things they wanted to see: no ICE \u2026 no police. They essentially wanted to do away with the government, no jails \u2026\n\n\u201c[W]hen it comes to Iran \u2026 he is actually a jihadist sympathizer. We saw him just two days ago, El-Sayed, at a pool party with Hasan Piker, who said that America deserved 9/11. These are not people who stand with us and for our values, and they\u2019re infiltrating from within. We have to make sure to stand firmly and say, we love this country.\u201d\n\nOn last night\u2019s election results:\n\n\u201cThat tells me that the Democratic Socialists have taken over the Democratic Party, and we have to stand up to it and stand firmly. The future of our country is at stake.\u201d\n\nYou can watch the full interview here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-06T07:37:31Z", "2026-08-06T07:38:34Z"], ["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/u-s-senator-katie-britt-introduces-and-questions-president-trumps-nominee-to-serve-as-u-s-district-judge-for-the-northern-district-of-alabama-justice-greg-cook-presides-over-witness-panel/", "U.S. Senator Katie Britt Introduces and Questions President Trump\u2019s Nominee to Serve as U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, Justice Greg Cook, Presides Over Witness Panel", "2026-08-05", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today introduced and questioned Alabama Supreme Court Justice Greg Cook, President Trump\u2019s nominee to serve as U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama. Justice Cook, a native of Vestavia Hills, Alabama, serves as an associate justice on the Alabama Supreme Court.\n\nDuring the hearing, Senator Britt had the opportunity to preside over the second witness panel, which included Justice Cook.\n\nU.S. Senator Katie Britt and Alabama Supreme Court Justice Greg Cook\n\nIn her introduction, Senator Britt expressed her strong support for Justice Cook\u2019s nomination:\n\n\u201cIt is an absolute honor today to be able to introduce one of Alabama\u2019s finest, Alabama Supreme Court Justice Greg Cook, who I am fortunate to call a friend. Welcome to you and your entire family. In my opinion, this day has been a long time in the making \u2026 I am so delighted that President Trump chose Greg to fill the role there in the judgeship in the Northern District of Alabama.\n\n\u201cGreg has served at the Alabama Supreme Court as an associate justice since 2022. He has reviewed and written numerous opinions on some of the state\u2019s most complex, both criminal and civil cases, that were in front of him. He has an impeccable record of service \u2026 [H]e applies the law fairly and diligently to everyone who comes in front of him \u2026 [H]e spent years at one of our most distinguished firms and the state of Alabama, 32 years to be exact, earning the rank there of partner. But prior to that, he served in the Air Force. Greg made the rank of Captain and also continued to serve our nation in the Air Force Reserves. This is in his blood: love of country, service to those around him, in his community, in his family, in his state, and now for his nation.\n\n\u201cGreg graduated from Duke, also went on to Harvard Law, and despite the accolades that he\u2019s received in his life, the thing that has always been most important to Greg is his family. I say that because of the values that were instilled in him in the Shoals growing up. He loves his children, he loves his wife, his church, his community, and he has consistently bettered himself to be able to answer the call. I had an opportunity about four years ago to really get to know Greg. We had traveled around the state together and I got to see him interact with Alabamians. I got to see him connect with them, want to know what was happening and how he could be helpful. I also got to learn that he wrote \u2018Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure\u2019 book, which was quite a thick book, that shows he not only knows the law, he loves the law, and I have every faith and confidence and his ability to answer this call.\n\n\u201cGreg, thank you for being willing to serve. You are such a fine human being. Your character is unmatched, your diligence, (and) your intellect. I know that you will uphold the Constitution and you will apply the law faithfully in every single circumstance, and that you will be thoughtful about the role that that you are stepping into in a way that\u2019s going to make every one of us proud \u2026 I urge all of my colleagues to vote for Greg. And boy, it was an honor to be able to send your resume forward. And I appreciate President Trump for seeing what I saw on that piece of paper and in this human being in front of us.\u201d\n\nIn her first line of questioning, Senator Britt asked Judge Cook to describe his judicial philosophy: \u201cI have heard you talk consistently about you being boring and predictable. Do you mind telling my colleagues a little bit about your judicial philosophy and what you will be like on the federal bench?\u201d\n\nJustice Cook replied, \u201cI do believe in public service. That\u2019s why I spent four years in the Air Force, and that\u2019s why I spent all that time with the campaign trail together, going to all 67 counties in Alabama and driving 80,000 miles, because I believe in public service \u2026 I\u2019ve written a two volume treatise on the rules of civil procedure. It\u2019s frankly a boring book, but it\u2019s a great reference tool. And it reflects, like you say, that I\u2019m a boring and predictable person, but I\u2019ve accumulated 35 years of experience now between my time and the firm and my time on the bench, and I want to be able to bring that service and that experience and that knowledge to bear in the federal system. And I think I can help the wheels of justice move and justly.\u201d\n\nFollowing Senator Britt\u2019s question on his approach to novel questions of law, Justice Cook responded, \u201cWell, on the (Alabama) Supreme Court, if I get a novel issue, I\u2019m always looking at the text. The text is always the first thing you look at, and you look at the original public meaning of the text \u2026 Because the subjective intent of the legislators is really not relevant. What we care about is the words they passed. That\u2019s part of the separation of powers, is that we enact the laws and then \u2026 our court determines what the law is. We don\u2019t determine what it should be, we determine what it is.\u201d\n\nSenator Britt concluded her questioning by asking each witness to speak directly to the Judiciary Committee. Justice Cook responded, saying, \u201cI\u2019m just incredibly honored to have the opportunity, Senator, and I just want to thank you and the President for that opportunity.\u201d\n\nYou can watch the Senator\u2019s introductory remarks for Justice Cook here, and her questioning here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-06T07:37:31Z", "2026-08-06T07:38:34Z"], ["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/u-s-senators-katie-britt-marsha-blackburn-colleagues-seek-to-permanently-restore-biological-sex-standard/", "U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Marsha Blackburn, Colleagues Seek to Permanently Restore Biological Sex Standard", "2026-08-05", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), and nine of their Senate colleagues introduced the Title IX Clarification Act, which would ensure Title IX anti-discrimination requirements tied to federal education funding are based on biological sex and not \u201csexual orientation or gender identity.\u201d\n\n\u201cPresident Trump has taken decisive action through executive orders to protect young women on campuses across the country. Now, we must ensure these protections are codified into federal law,\u201d said Senator Britt. \u201cWe saw the Biden-Harris Administration cave to the woke mob and allow Title IX to be abused in ways that permitted biological men to infringe on girls\u2019 sports and spaces. We cannot let that happen again, and this legislation will restore regulatory clarity to ensure it does not.\u201d\n\nFor more than 50 years, Title IX has protected equal educational opportunities by prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex. In recent years, however, woke ideology has sought to redefine the law beyond Congress\u2019 original intent, creating uncertainty for schools and undermining protections for women and girls.\n\nAt the beginning of his second term, President Trump revoked a Biden-era Executive Order that directed the U.S. Secretary of Education to interpret Title IX anti-discrimination language \u201con the basis of sex\u201d to cover \u201cdiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.\u201d\n\nThe Title IX Clarification Act would clarify that the term \u201csex\u201d refers only to an individual\u2019s biologically determined status as male or female where Title IX prohibits discrimination based on sex in education programs or activities receiving federal financial assistance.\n\n\u201cThe Biden administration weaponized Title IX to force women to compete with men in sports and allow men to invade women\u2019s spaces,\u201d said Senator Blackburn. \u201cThankfully, President Trump restored common sense in Title IX, and now Congress must codify these protections for women into law to prevent future abuse. The Title IX Clarification Act would ensure that common sense, not leftist ideology, governs federal education funding tied to Title IX requirements to protect young women.\u201d\n\nSpecifically, this legislation would restore Title IX\u2019s original meaning by affirming Congress\u2019 original intent to protect women\u2019s educational opportunities and address concerns raised by the Supreme Court during the January 2026 oral arguments regarding transgender participation in women\u2019s sports during which Justice Neil Gorsuch noted that Congress has not clearly defined Title IX\u2019s requirements for states accepting federal funds and suggested that any departure from the historical understanding of \u201csex\u201d as biological sex raises Spending Clause concerns unless Congress acts explicitly. It would also establish clear statutory definitions of \u201cmale\u201d and \u201cfemale\u201d within Title IX, eliminating ambiguity and preventing taxpayer dollars from being used to support ideological redefinitions of sex.\n\nSenators Britt and Blackburn were joined by Senators Jim Justice (R-W.Va.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), and Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.).\n\nSenator Britt is a champion of preserving Title IX protections for women and girls in sports. She is a strong supporter of the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 and recently helped introduce the Daughters of the American Revolution Membership Integrity Act to protect the status of biological women in the Daughters of the American Revolution.\n\nYou can read the full text of the bill here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-06T07:37:31Z", "2026-08-06T07:38:34Z"], ["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/u-s-senators-katie-britt-marsha-blackburn-colleagues-introduce-legislation-to-keep-biological-men-out-of-daughters-of-the-american-revolution/", "U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Marsha Blackburn, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Keep Biological Men out of Daughters of the American Revolution", "2026-08-04", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) in introducing the Daughters of the American Revolution Membership Integrity Act, which would amend the Daughters of the American Revolution\u2019s (DAR) federal charter by adding a membership eligibility requirement to bar biological men from becoming members. The DAR has made headlines for adding a \u201cnon-discrimination\u201d clause that allows biological males to become members.\n\n\u201cThe Daughters of the American Revolution are called \u2018Daughters\u2019 for a reason\u2014this organization is meant to honor the legacy of American women and their ancestors, not pander to a distorted sense of reality manufactured by far-left radical Democrats,\u201d said Senator Britt. \u201cWhether in women\u2019s locker rooms or time-honored organizations like DAR, it is our job to protect women and girls in spaces that are rightfully theirs. I\u2019m proud to cosponsor this commonsense legislation.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe Daughters of the American Revolution was founded by women for women, and its founders would be appalled that the organization is now allowing biological males to become members and undermine the legacy of real women who helped build our nation,\u201d said Senator Blackburn. \u201cThe Daughters of the American Revolution Membership Integrity Act would amend the DAR\u2019s federal charter to stop the organization from erasing biological reality and ensure it is reserved for the real daughters of the American Revolution.\u201d\n\nThe DAR adopted a non-discrimination provision that its current leadership has misconstrued to allow biological men to become members.\n\nThis bill would amend the DAR\u2019s federal charter to add an eligibility requirement that limits membership to an individual who is a woman and otherwise satisfies the genealogical and membership qualifications established by the corporation.\n\nThis legislation is supported by Heritage Action, Concerned Women for America Action Committee, American Principles Project, Senior Legal Counsel of Independent Women, and the Alliance Defending Freedom.\n\nSenator Britt is a long-time champion of protecting the rights of women, previously introducing the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act and the \u2018American Girls in Sports Day\u2019 resolution.\n\nYou can read the full text of the bill here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-05T07:37:37Z", "2026-08-05T07:38:44Z"], ["https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/photo-release-icymi-tuberville-attends-groundbreaking-ceremony-speaks-to-montgomery-chamber-and-visits-with-alabamas-police-and-fire-chiefs/", "PHOTO RELEASE: ICYMI\u2014Tuberville Attends Groundbreaking Ceremony, Speaks to Montgomery Chamber,\u00a0and Visits with Alabama\u2019s Police and Fire Chiefs", "2026-08-04", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Tommy Tuberville", "T000278", "www.tuberville.senate.gov", "tuberville", "https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/press-releases/", "scraper", "MONTGOMERY \u2013 Over the weekend, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) attended a groundbreaking ceremony in Tuscaloosa for the expansion of Epsilon Industries\u2019 facilities. The project is expected to be completed by the end of the year, resulting in the creation of dozens of jobs.\n\nOn Monday, Sen. Tuberville spoke to the Montgomery Chamber of Commerce where he discussed the importance of stopping unchecked crime and violence from taking over the city.\n\nAdditionally, Sen. Tuberville spoke to the Alabama Association of Chiefs of Police and the Alabama Association of Fire Chiefs about the resources they need that will allow them to successfully do their jobs and to keep Alabama\u2019s communities safe.\n\nSenator Tommy Tuberville represents Alabama in the United States Senate and is a member of the Senate Armed Services, Agriculture, Veterans\u2019 Affairs, HELP and Aging Committees.\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-05T07:37:37Z", "2026-08-05T07:38:44Z"], ["https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/tuberville-britt-introduce-bill-to-hold-u-s-postal-service-accountable/", "Tuberville,\u00a0Britt Introduce Bill to Hold U.S. Postal Service Accountable", "2026-08-04", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Tommy Tuberville", "T000278", "www.tuberville.senate.gov", "tuberville", "https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined Senator Katie Britt (R-AL) today in introducing the Postal Executive Responsibility, Fiscal Oversight, and Results-based Management (PERFORM) Act. The legislation would ensure the Postmaster General\u2019s performance pay reflects actual performance by prohibiting bonuses when the United States Postal Service (USPS) fails to meet basic financial, operational, or reporting standards.\n\n\u201cMillions of Americans rely on the U.S. Postal Service to receive bills, send invoices, and hear from their friends and family,\u201d said Sen. Tuberville. \u201cIn the private sector, if an organization is losing money every year, it would go under. The last thing we need to be doing is handing out bonuses to reward poor management. I\u2019m glad to join Senator Britt to introduce this bill to provide accountability and incentivize better results out of the USPS.\u201d\n\n\u201cIn just about any profession, you don\u2019t get rewarded for failing\u2014except at the United States Postal Service. It\u2019s time that changed,\u201d said Sen. Britt. \u201cThis is not complicated: if the Postal Service does not meet basic performance metrics, the Postmaster General\u2019s compensation should reflect that. No reasonable company in the world gives its CEO a bonus after failing to meet multiple performance metrics, and the Postmaster General\u2014who serves the American people\u2014should be no different.\u201d\n\nThe PERFORM Act would prohibit the Postmaster General from receiving a performance-based bonus if, during the previous fiscal year, the USPS reports a net loss, fails to meet nationwide service performance targets, receives an adverse audit finding, or fails to submit a required report to Congress.\n\nThe legislation requires this annual report to Congress detailing executive bonuses, performance metrics, USPS financial performance, and national- and district-level service performance. The report must be submitted within 30 days after the end of each fiscal year. To ensure compliance, the bill directs the USPS Office of Inspector General to conduct an annual review of the agency.\n\nThe PERFORM Act has also been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Representative Dale Strong (R-AL-05) and is cosponsored by the entire Alabama congressional delegation.\n\nRead full text of the bill here.\n\nSenator Tommy Tuberville represents Alabama in the United States Senate and is a member of the Senate Armed Services, Agriculture, Veterans\u2019 Affairs, HELP and Aging Committees.\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-05T07:37:37Z", "2026-08-05T07:38:44Z"], ["https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/tuberville-honors-david-bedford-of-wilmer-as-august-veteran-of-the-month/", "Tuberville Honors David Bedford of Wilmer as August \u201cVeteran of the Month\u201d", "2026-08-04", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Tommy Tuberville", "T000278", "www.tuberville.senate.gov", "tuberville", "https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) released a video honoring U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer David Bedford as the August \u201cVeteran of the Month.\u201d\n\nExcerpts of Sen. Tuberville\u2019s remarks can be found below, and complete remarks can be found here.\n\n\u201cWhen it comes to the military, there is no such thing as working 9 to 5. You are on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. For U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer David Bedford of Wilmer, he still has this mentality about serving others.\n\nA Mobile County native, David learned about military service from his father, who was a World War II veteran and Purple Heart recipient. In 1969, David followed his father\u2019s lead and enlisted to train as an Army pilot. After completing his training at Fort Rucker, David deployed to Vietnam in 1971, where he flew Huey helicopters more than 1500 hours for resupply and transportation missions. He describes his most satisfying missions as those where he brought mail to troops on the frontlines \u2014 a small way to help put a smile on their faces during a very dark time.\n\n[\u2026]\n\nDavid and Theresa are also members of the Christian Motorcycles Association, where they use their love of motorcycles to share their faith with other veterans. He also is a member of the Patriot Guard Riders, supporting Gold Star families and reminding them that they\u2019re not alone.\n\nDavid\u2019s generosity of his time has truly made a difference that spans far beyond our state. It is my honor to recognize David Bedford as the August \u2018Veteran of the Month.\u2019\u201d\n\nConstituents can nominate an Alabama veteran and submit their information to Sen. Tuberville\u2019s office for consideration in the 2026 \u201cVeteran of the Month\u201d series by emailing press_office@tuberville.senate.gov.\n\nSenator Tommy Tuberville represents Alabama in the United States Senate and is a member of the Senate Armed Services, Agriculture, Veterans\u2019 Affairs, HELP and Aging Committees.\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-05T07:37:37Z", "2026-08-05T07:38:44Z"], ["https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/tuberville-moran-introduce-legislation-to-strengthen-rural-hospitals/", "Tuberville,\u00a0Moran\u00a0Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Rural Hospitals", "2026-08-04", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Tommy Tuberville", "T000278", "www.tuberville.senate.gov", "tuberville", "https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS) in introducing the Rural Emergency Hospital Designation Improvement Act (REH 2.0), legislation to expand access to federal resources for rural hospitals through the Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) Medicare designation. This legislation would allow more Critical Access Hospitals (CAH) and rural hospitals at risk of closure to sustain health care services in rural communities, and it would make technical improvements to the designation.\n\n\u201cFifty-five of Alabama\u2019s 67 counties are rural, and our rural hospitals provide a lifeline to Alabamians who live further away from larger medical facilities,\u201d said Sen. Tuberville.\u201cI\u2019m proud to join the REH Designation Improvement Act to ensure location doesn\u2019t prevent Alabamians from being able to access quality care in times of emergency.\u201d\n\n\u201cI have visited every hospital in Kansas numerous times, and these conversations help guide my efforts to make certain health care providers across our state have the support they need to provide critical services to patients in their communities,\u201d said Sen. Moran. \u201cDuring these visits, providers shared with me their recommendations for strengthening the Rural Emergency Hospital designation so it can better support the struggling facilities it was originally intended to serve. The legislation I am introducing with Senator Tina Smith is the direct result of what we have heard from rural hospitals and health care providers in our states, and it makes needed improvements to the program to help make certain patients can continue to access critical health care services in their communities for years to come.\u201d\n\nThe bill is cosponsored by Sens. Katie Britt (R-AL), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Roger Marshall (R-KS), and Tina Smith (D-MN).\n\nNational Rural Health Association endorsed this bill.\n\nRead full text of the bill here.\n\nBACKGROUND:\n\nSpecifically, the REH 2.0 Act would:\n\nAllow previously closed rural hospitals to re-open and apply for the Rural Emergency Hospital designation if they can demonstrate they met all eligibility requirements between Jan. 1, 2015, and Dec. 27, 2020.\n\nDirect the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to create a waiver program for facilities operating similarly to an REH in order to convert to an REH.\n\nAllow REH facilities to maintain or create a unit for inpatient psychiatric care, obstetric care and allow for limited inpatient rehabilitation services.\n\nRequire the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to provide additional funding for laboratory services.\n\nClarify that REH facilities are eligible for Small Rural Hospital Improvement grants.\n\nDirect the Secretary of HHS to allow an REH to be eligible as a National Health Service Corp site.\n\nAuthorize REH facilities to transfer patients from acute care to a Skilled Nursing Facility without leaving the hospital, in accordance with the Social Security Act.\n\nAllow an REH facility to revert back to a Critical Access Hospital (CAH) to regain necessary provider status, only if the facility was designated a necessary provider prior to converting to REH.\n\nClarify state Medicaid agencies can pay REH facilities as hospitals.\n\nMORE:\n\nTuberville Promotes 340B Program to Help Alabama Hospitals\n\nPHOTO RELEASE: Tuberville Visits Elmore Community Hospital\n\nTuberville Speaks to Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. About MAHA Agenda\n\nTuberville Introduces Dr. Brian Christine of Mountain Brook in Senate HELP Hearing\n\nSenator Tommy Tuberville represents Alabama in the United States Senate and is a member of the Senate Armed Services, Agriculture, Veterans\u2019 Affairs, HELP and Aging Committees.\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-05T07:37:37Z", "2026-08-05T07:38:44Z"], ["https://strong.house.gov/media/press-releases/strong-senate-introduction-perform-act-alabama-stands-united-time-usps-deliver", "Strong on Senate Introduction of PERFORM ACT: \u2018Alabama Stands United; Time for USPS to Deliver\u2019", "2026-08-03", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "House", "AL", "Dale W. Strong", "S001220", "strong.house.gov", "strong", "https://strong.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 Representative Dale Strong (AL-05) issued the following statement regarding the introduction of the Senate companion to his legislation, H.R. 9936, the Postal Executive Responsibility, Fiscal Oversight, and Results-based Management (PERFORM) Act, by Senators Katie Britt (R-AL) and Tommy Tuberville (R-AL).\n\n\u201cAlabamians deserve a Postal Service that delivers their mail on time and a Postmaster General who is accountable for results,\u201d said Congressman Strong. \u201cWith Alabama's entire congressional delegation united behind this effort, we're sending a clear message: it\u2019s time for the U.S. Postal Service to deliver.\u201d\n\nIn announcing his introduction of the PERFORM Act, Representative Strong previously stated:\n\n\u201cThe American people don't get bonuses for failure, and neither should the Postmaster General. The PERFORM Act ends the practice of rewarding poor performance and makes clear that leadership must earn incentive pay by delivering results \u2013 not excuses,\u201d said Representative Strong. \u201cIf the U.S. Postal Service were a private sector operation, it would have filed for bankruptcy years ago. Further, if a CEO\u2019s tenure saw an average annual net loss of $10 billion while service standards continued to decline, company leadership would be standing in the unemployment line \u2013 not collecting performance bonuses.\u201d\n\nThe U.S. Postal Service has reported more than $25 billion in net losses over the past three fiscal years, including a $9 billion loss in Fiscal Year 2025. At the same time, millions of Americans have faced delays in receiving medications, bills, checks, legal documents, election mail, and other time-sensitive correspondence.\n\nDespite these persistent service failures and financial losses, the Postmaster General remains eligible for a performance-based bonus, continuing a pattern in which Postmaster Generals have received more than $2 million in bonuses over the past decade.\n\nThe PERFORM Act restores accountability by prohibiting a performance-based bonus for the Postmaster General if, during the preceding fiscal year, the Postal Service:\n\nFails to meet nationwide service performance targets;\n\nReports a net loss;\n\nReceives a material weakness, adverse audit opinion, or disclaimer in its financial audit; or\n\nFails to submit a required report to Congress.\n\nOriginal House cosponsors of the PERFORM Act include Representatives Barry Moore (AL-01), Shomari Figures (AL-02), Mike Rogers (AL-03), Robert Aderholt (AL-04), Gary Palmer (AL-06), and Terri Sewell (AL-07).\n\nSince taking office, Congressman Strong has led numerous efforts to improve mail service and strengthen accountability at the U.S. Postal Service, including:\n\nSecuring a USPS Office of Inspector General audit of mail delivery performance, staffing levels, and operational bottlenecks affecting North Alabama in the Fiscal Year 2027 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act.\n\nDirecting USPS to review unique ZIP Code designations for communities including Priceville and Skyline to better reflect municipal boundaries and improve service.\n\nAdvocating for a new post office in the 35763 ZIP Code to meet the needs of one of Alabama's fastest-growing areas.\n\nLeading efforts to restore a North Alabama-based Processing and Distribution Center to strengthen mail service and improve delivery reliability.\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-04T07:35:49Z", "2026-08-04T07:37:27Z"], ["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/u-s-senator-katie-britt-joins-keeping-it-real-conversations-with-jillian-michaels-to-discuss-taking-on-big-tech-protecting-americas-youth-online/", "U.S. Senator Katie Britt Joins Keeping It Real: Conversations with Jillian Michaels to Discuss Taking on Big Tech, Protecting America\u2019s Youth Online", "2026-08-03", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senator Katie Britt joined Keeping It Real: Conversations with Jillian Michaels, for a long-form discussion about Big Tech and social media, AI chatbots, the gambling industry targeting minors, and the adverse effects each has on America\u2019s youth. Excerpts from the interview are below.\n\nMichaels opened the episode by highlighting Senator Britt\u2019s leadership:\n\n\u201cKids are being targeted online in plain sight, and in today\u2019s show, we\u2019re naming names. Big Tech has built a digital Pandora\u2019s box for our kids, consisting of hard drugs and predators, two clicks away from a homework app. You\u2019ve got AI friends grooming lonely kids at 2 AM and gambling ads are following them from YouTube to their video games \u2026 Senator Katie Britt is one of the very few people in Washington actually trying to shut this down. She\u2019s been described as a mom in Congress, pushing an arsenal of bills from Sammy\u2019s Law, the Kids Off Social Media Act, the GUARD Act, the Stop the Scroll Act, and the GAME Act to drag kids out of Big Tech\u2019s experiment.\u201d\n\nSenator Britt on why taking on Big Tech is a priority for her:\n\n\u201cLook, the thing that\u2019s most important to me are my husband and my kids, and I feel honored to have the opportunity to represent the great state of Alabama. But I tell people every day, I don\u2019t have to ask people what it\u2019s like to raise kids right now, I am living it. And so, I know for so many people, my friends in particular, this social media space is uncharted territory. Jillian, you and I, when we grew up, we didn\u2019t have these complexities. I mean, growing up is hard enough as it is. And then we layer on top of it all of the things that social media has brought into our children\u2019s life.\n\n\u201cFirst off, I think Big Tech could do many of these things on their own and have chosen not to. So, I think continuing to apply the pressure there so that there is a change in behavior from that perspective. But then also Congress has been completely and totally feckless in this arena. And at the end of the day, we\u2019re allowing social media companies to put their profits above people, and in this case, these people are our children.\u201d\n\nOn minors buying drugs on social media platforms:\n\n\u201cIn particular, Snapchat has been egregious in this space \u2026 I\u2019ve sat across from a parent whose child bought an Adderall because they wanted to stay up for a test. They took the Adderall. It was laced with fentanyl. They died \u2026 Parents aren\u2019t aware that this is happening. So, number one, we\u2019ve got to bring attention to it. But number two, we have to stop it because, Jillian, if this were happening in a small town in Alabama on a street corner, you know, a little storefront on Main Street, we would shut it down. We know this is happening, and yet no one is doing anything.\u201d\n\nOn the alarming rise in underage gambling online:\n\n\u201cIf you and I had wanted to gamble when we were growing up, we would have had to have known who the bookie was. We would have had to have his number or hers \u2026 We would have had to know when they were going to be by their landline phone, and we would have had to call them to place our bet. These kids have to do none of that. It literally is coming to the palm of their hand. So, it\u2019s not only that they can gamble, and with a click of a button, it\u2019s also that these illegal gambling operations and gaming operations are actually targeting our children with advertisements. So, what is happening is these kids are getting stuck in a cycle. They\u2019re finding themselves in a very adult situation, but it\u2019s also one that unfortunately, they\u2019re continuing throughout their life. So, we put together the GAME Act, Senator Blumenthal and I did, to say, look, this is common sense, Jillian. You shouldn\u2019t be able to deliver advertisements about gambling until you\u2019re 18.\u201d\n\nOn the danger of AI chatbots:\n\n\u201cI have sat across from too many parents at this point that have told us \u2026 that their child died by suicide. When they went back into the child\u2019s history, an AI chatbot had told them to distance themselves from their parents, isolate themselves from their parents, had told them \u2026 to consider death by suicide, then told them how to do it, and then ultimately encouraged them to follow through with it. And so, we have a bill Josh Hawley, Senator Blumenthal, Chris Murphy\u2014obviously a wide swath from the political spectrum\u2014that it is saying, guys, AI chatbots should not be able to teach these kids how to take their own life. This is common sense. This is something we should all be able to get behind.\u201d\n\nMichaels and Senator Britt also discussed how social media algorithms exploit children, Section 230 reform, and more of Senator Britt\u2019s bipartisan legislation on social media and holding Big Tech accountable.\n\nYou can watch the full interview here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-04T07:35:49Z", "2026-08-04T07:37:27Z"], ["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/u-s-senator-katie-britt-nominates-14-birmingham-area-students-to-service-academies-applauds-students-as-academic-year-begins/", "U.S. Senator Katie Britt Nominates 14 Birmingham-Area Students to Service Academies, Applauds Students as Academic Year Begins", "2026-08-03", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) celebrated 14 students from the Birmingham area whom she nominated to attend our nation\u2019s service academies at the start of their academic year. These students have courageously answered the call to serve and will help protect and preserve our nation\u2019s freedom.\n\n\u201cI applaud these exceptional students who have chosen a path that exhibits their courage, discipline, and an unwavering commitment to service,\u201d said Senator Britt. \u201cTheir nominations reflect not only years of hard work and leadership, but also a willingness to take on this incredible responsibility of serving our great nation. These Alabamians are the next generation of America\u2019s military leaders, and I am thrilled to celebrate this remarkable achievement alongside their friends, family, and community.\u201d\n\nSenator Britt\u2019s nominees who will attend the U.S. Air Force Academy are listed below:\n\nEden Christian, Trussville\n\nBeau Dionne, Birmingham\n\nJustin Harbin, Vance\n\nJ.R. Sosa, Clanton\n\n\u201cI\u2019m proud to see Eden, Beau, Justin, and J.R. join the ranks of the men and women who honorably serve our Air Force. I have no doubt their service will keep our nation secure from threats above and will preserve our precious American freedoms,\u201d said Senator Britt.\n\nSenator Britt\u2019s nominees who will attend the U.S. Naval Academy are listed below:\n\nOlivia Carroll, Vestavia\n\nBoyd Cooper, Birmingham\n\nHolman Gray, Birmingham\n\nMaggie Ingram, McCalla\n\nTruman Lee, Birmingham\n\nBraden Little, Birmingham\n\nBenny Schmidt, Hoover\n\n\u201cThe U.S. Naval Academy is gaining seven outstanding young men and women. I was deeply proud to nominate Olivia, Boyd, Holman, Maggie, Truman, Braden, and Benny, and I am encouraged by their patriotism, heart for service, and willingness to serve our nation,\u201d said Senator Britt.\n\nSenator Britt\u2019s nominees who will attend West Point are listed below:\n\nJack Beason, Hoover\n\nJoshua Hahn, Vestavia\n\nKate Seidel, Vinemont\n\n\u201cAs Jack, Joshua, and Kate begin their next steps at West Point, I am thrilled to know that this academy is gaining three outstanding young individuals. Their service will undoubtedly ensure our nation\u2019s values of freedom, democracy, and independence are upheld for generations to come,\u201d said Senator Britt.\n\nYou can view the headshots of all 14 nominees here. You can find more information on the application process for a service academy nomination from Senator Britt here. Applications for the 2026-2027 cycle open on August 15, 2026.\n\nIn total, 31 students from across the state of Alabama nominated by Senator Britt will attend U.S. service academies this fall.\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-04T07:35:49Z", "2026-08-04T07:37:27Z"], ["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/u-s-senator-katie-britt-nominates-nine-northern-alabama-students-to-service-academies-applauds-students-as-academic-year-begins/", "U.S. Senator Katie Britt Nominates Nine Northern Alabama Students to Service Academies, Applauds Students as Academic Year Begins", "2026-08-03", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) celebrated nine students from northern Alabama whom she nominated to attend our nation\u2019s service academies at the start of their academic year. These students have courageously answered the call to serve and will help protect and preserve our nation\u2019s freedom.\n\n\u201cI applaud these exceptional students who have chosen a path that exhibits their courage, discipline, and an unwavering commitment to service,\u201d said Senator Britt. \u201cTheir nominations reflect not only years of hard work and leadership, but also a willingness to take on this incredible responsibility of serving our great nation. These Alabamians are the next generation of America\u2019s military leaders, and I am thrilled to celebrate this remarkable achievement alongside their friends, family, and community.\u201d\n\nSenator Britt\u2019s nominees who will attend the U.S. Air Force Academy are listed below:\n\nEllie Dykema, Huntsville\n\nIsabella Park, Madison\n\nCaleb Shultz, Huntsville\n\n\u201cIt is an honor to congratulate Ellie, Isabella, and Caleb as they begin their journey at the United States Air Force Academy. Their dedication, character, and commitment to serving something greater than themselves is an inspiration and a source of pride for their entire community and our great state,\u201d said Senator Britt.\n\nSenator Britt\u2019s nominees who will attend the U.S. Naval Academy are listed below:\n\nMatthew Kimmett, Decatur\n\nMaria Sands-Pignot, Huntsville\n\nFrank Vegerita, Brownsboro\n\n\u201cOur country\u2019s future is stronger because of young leaders like Matthew, Maria, and Frank. Their willingness to dedicate their lives to service reflects the very best of our Alabama community. I look forward to seeing all they accomplish in uniform,\u201d said Senator Britt.\n\nSenator Britt\u2019s nominees who will attend West Point are listed below:\n\nWill Crocker, Owens Cross Roads\n\nJacob Plitsch, Athens\n\nTripp Raleigh, Huntsville\n\n\u201cThis year, West Point is welcoming an impressive group of brave, talented, and driven leaders, including three young men I was proud to nominate: Will, Jacob, and Tripp. I\u2019m certain they will rise to every challenge while serving our nation with excellence,\u201d said Senator Britt.\n\nYou can view the headshots of all nine nominees here. You can find more information on the application process for a service academy nomination from Senator Britt here. Applications for the 2026-2027 cycle open on August 15, 2026.\n\nIn total, 31 students from across the state of Alabama nominated by Senator Britt will attend U.S. service academies this fall.\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-04T07:35:49Z", "2026-08-04T07:37:27Z"], ["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/u-s-senator-katie-britt-nominates-three-auburn-students-to-service-academies-applauds-students-as-academic-year-begins/", "U.S. Senator Katie Britt Nominates Three Auburn Students to Service Academies, Applauds Students as Academic Year Begins", "2026-08-03", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) celebrated three students from Auburn whom she nominated to attend our nation\u2019s service academies at the start of their academic year. These students have courageously answered the call to serve and will help protect and preserve our nation\u2019s freedom.\n\n\u201cI applaud these exceptional students who have chosen a path that exhibits their courage, discipline, and an unwavering commitment to service,\u201d said Senator Britt. \u201cTheir nominations reflect not only years of hard work and leadership, but also a willingness to take on this incredible responsibility of serving our great nation. These Alabamians are the next generation of America\u2019s military leaders, and I am thrilled to celebrate this remarkable achievement alongside their friends, family, and community.\u201d\n\nSenator Britt\u2019s nominees who will attend the U.S. Naval Academy are listed below:\n\nLayton Towery, Auburn\n\nSavannah Trejo, Auburn\n\n\u201cI\u2019m certain that these two outstanding young students, Layton and Savannah, will represent Alabama well at the U.S. Naval Academy. Thanks to their dedication, courage, and commitment, our country will no doubt remain a global military leader and the greatest nation in the world,\u201d said Senator Britt.\n\nSenator Britt\u2019s nominee who will attend West Point is listed below:\n\nMolly Seidman, Auburn\n\n\u201cMolly has bravely chosen a path defined by discipline, sacrifice, and service. I\u2019m honored to nominate her to attend West Point, and I am grateful for her commitment to help safeguard our nation for generations to come,\u201d said Senator Britt.\n\nYou can view the headshots of all three nominees here. You can find more information on the application process for a service academy nomination from Senator Britt here. Applications for the 2026-2027 cycle open on August 15, 2026.\n\nIn total, 31 students from across the state of Alabama nominated by Senator Britt will attend U.S. service academies this fall.\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-04T07:35:49Z", "2026-08-04T07:37:27Z"], ["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/u-s-senator-katie-britt-nominates-three-southern-alabama-students-to-service-academies-applauds-students-as-academic-year-begins/", "U.S. Senator Katie Britt Nominates Three Southern Alabama Students to Service Academies, Applauds Students as Academic Year Begins", "2026-08-03", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) celebrated three students from southern Alabama whom she nominated to attend our nation\u2019s service academies at the start of their academic year. These students have courageously answered the call to serve and will help protect and preserve our nation\u2019s freedom.\n\n\u201cI applaud these exceptional students who have chosen a path that exhibits their courage, discipline, and an unwavering commitment to service,\u201d said Senator Britt. \u201cTheir nominations reflect not only years of hard work and leadership, but also a willingness to take on this incredible responsibility of serving our great nation. These Alabamians are the next generation of America\u2019s military leaders, and I am thrilled to celebrate this remarkable achievement alongside their friends, family, and community.\u201d\n\nSenator Britt\u2019s nominees who will attend the U.S. Air Force Academy are listed below:\n\nStella Gallaspy, Theodore\n\nAiden Haecker, Brewton\n\n\u201cThe southern Alabama community is fortunate to be represented by two students of exceptional character. Stella and Aiden will no doubt succeed and thrive at the U.S. Air Force Academy. I know they will make an incredible difference in the safety and security of our nation for years to come,\u201d said Senator Britt.\n\nSenator Britt\u2019s nominee who will attend West Point is listed below:\n\nStanley McConnell, Mobile\n\n\u201cServing our country is one of the highest callings, and Stanley has answered that call with courage and determination. I\u2019m honored to support his nomination, and I wish him the best of luck as he begins this incredible journey,\u201d said Senator Britt.\n\nYou can view the headshots of all three nominees here. You can find more information on the application process for a service academy nomination from Senator Britt here. Applications for the 2026-2027 cycle open on August 15, 2026.\n\nIn total, 31 students from across the state of Alabama nominated by Senator Britt will attend U.S. service academies this fall.\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-04T07:35:49Z", "2026-08-04T07:37:27Z"], ["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/u-s-senator-katie-britt-nominates-two-alabama-montgomery-area-students-to-service-academies-applauds-students-as-academic-year-begins/", "U.S. Senator Katie Britt Nominates Two Alabama Montgomery-Area Students to Service Academies, Applauds Students as Academic Year Begins", "2026-08-03", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) celebrated two students from the Montgomery area whom she nominated to attend our nation\u2019s service academies at the start of their academic year. These students have courageously answered the call to serve and will help protect and preserve our nation\u2019s freedom.\n\n\u201cI applaud these exceptional students who have chosen a path that exhibits their courage, discipline, and an unwavering commitment to service,\u201d said Senator Britt. \u201cTheir nominations reflect not only years of hard work and leadership, but also a willingness to take on this incredible responsibility of serving our great nation. These Alabamians are the next generation of America\u2019s military leaders, and I am thrilled to celebrate this remarkable achievement alongside their friends, family, and community.\u201d\n\nSenator Britt\u2019s nominee who will attend the U.S. Air Force Academy is listed below:\n\nLuke Catchings, Montgomery\n\n\u201cI have no doubt that Luke will excel at the Air Force Academy. He has already demonstrated remarkable leadership and determination, and I\u2019m confident he will continue to succeed while serving our country,\u201d said Senator Britt.\n\nSenator Britt\u2019s nominee who will attend the U.S. Naval Academy is listed below:\n\nApril Kim, Pike Road\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s a privilege to recognize April for her many achievements and continued commitment to service. Her appointment reflects years of hard work, and I was proud to nominate her to the U.S. Naval Academy. I know she will honor our state and our nation through her service in the Navy,\u201d said Senator Britt.\n\nYou can view the headshots of both nominees here. You can find more information on the application process for a service academy nomination from Senator Britt here. Applications for the 2026-2027 cycle open on August 15, 2026.\n\nIn total, 31 students from across the state of Alabama nominated by Senator Britt will attend U.S. service academies this fall.\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-04T07:35:49Z", "2026-08-04T07:37:27Z"], ["https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/tuberville-lee-introduce-ban-on-federal-funding-for-child-mutilation-studies/", "Tuberville, Lee Introduce Ban on Federal Funding for Child Mutilation Studies", "2026-08-03", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Tommy Tuberville", "T000278", "www.tuberville.senate.gov", "tuberville", "https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) in introducing legislation to prohibit the use of federal funds for any research or publication promoting gender transitions for minors. The Protecting Our Kids from Harmful Research Act will shield American children from permanent medical and psychological damage, in line with President Trump\u2019s pledge to keep tax dollars from child mutilation.\n\n\u201cThousands of America\u2019s children have fallen prey to the Radical Left\u2019s woke gender ideology,\u201d said Sen. Tuberville. \u201cAmerican families have been lied to for far too long as we know these surgeries cause irreversible harm. Subjecting healthy, developing children to damaging and harmful procedures without a grave medical purpose is BEYOND SICKENING. Taxpayers shouldn\u2019t be forced to pay for these extreme and reckless practices, or any of the left-wing propaganda promoting them. This vile attack on our children ends now with President Trump and his team. I\u2019m proud to join Senator Lee in this crucial bill to stop the abuse of America\u2019s children and enforce the President\u2019s pro-family agenda.\u201d\n\n\u201cWhy is the federal bureaucracy in the child mutilation business?\u201d said Sen. Lee. \u201cAmericans don\u2019t want to pay millions for these disturbing studies where hundreds of kids are experimented on with puberty-blocking drugs. President Trump rightly halted this attack on America\u2019s kids. Our bill will codify his agenda to keep federal dollars out of gender transition research involving minors.\u201d\n\nThe bill is cosponsored by Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Steve Daines (R-MT), James Lankford (R-OK), and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY).\n\nStudents for Life Action and the American Principles Project endorsed the bill.\n\nRead the bill here and a one-pager here.\n\nBACKGROUND:\n\nThe Protecting Our Kids from Harmful Research Act prohibits the use of federal funds for any research, observational study, or publication, relating to gender transitions in individuals under the age of 18, which is conducted for the purpose of affirming a minor\u2019s asserted identity or perception of his or her sex, if such is incongruent with the minor\u2019s biological sex.\n\nSenator Tommy Tuberville represents Alabama in the United States Senate and is a member of the Senate Armed Services, Agriculture, Veterans\u2019 Affairs, HELP and Aging Committees.\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-04T07:35:49Z", "2026-08-04T07:37:27Z"], ["https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/tuberville-wicker-honor-gold-star-childrens-day/", "Tuberville, Wicker Honor Gold Star Children\u2019s Day", "2026-08-03", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Tommy Tuberville", "T000278", "www.tuberville.senate.gov", "tuberville", "https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) and 22 of their colleagues in celebrating the passage of a Senate resolution designating August 1, 2026, as Gold Star Children\u2019s Day, which recognizes children of fallen service members.\n\nAmerica\u2019s Gold Star tradition began in World War I. When a service member deployed, his or her family would often hang a banner bearing a blue star outside the home. If the loved one was killed in combat the family replaced the blue star with a gold one. These families came to be known as Gold Star Families. In the wars of the 20th and 21st centuries, nearly 625,000 Americans have made the ultimate sacrifice and have been survived by nearly 250,000 children. Senators recognize August 1 specifically to honor these Gold Star Children.\n\n\u201cThis country owes everything to our Gold Star heroes and their families,\u201d said Sen. Tuberville. \u201cIt isn\u2019t just our brave soldiers who make tremendous sacrifices when they sign up to protect our country, but their entire families. This is especially true for the children of men and women who have paid the ultimate price for our freedom. Please join me in praying and looking for ways to care for the children of Gold Star heroes today and every day.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe sons and daughters of our fallen service members carry on the legacies of their parents. We set aside this day to honor them and to remember the sacrifices of their mothers and fathers,\u201d said Sen. Wicker.\n\nSens. Tuberville and Wicker were joined by Sens. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Susan Collins (R-ME), Chris Coons (D-DE), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), John Fetterman (D-PA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), John Hoeven (R-ND), Jim Justice (R-WV), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Andy Kim (D-NJ), James Lankford (R-OK), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Ashley Moody (R-FL), Jon Ossoff (D-GA), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Rick Scott (R-FL), Tim Scott (R-SC), and Raphael Warnock (D-GA) in joining the resolution.\n\nSenator Tommy Tuberville represents Alabama in the United States Senate and is a member of the Senate Armed Services, Agriculture, Veterans\u2019 Affairs, HELP and Aging Committees.\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-04T07:35:49Z", "2026-08-04T07:37:27Z"], ["https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/tuberville-discusses-plans-to-protect-seniors-from-ai-scams/", "Tuberville Discusses Plans to Protect Seniors from AI Scams", "2026-07-31", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Tommy Tuberville", "T000278", "www.tuberville.senate.gov", "tuberville", "https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) spoke with Matthew Ferraro, partner at Crowell & Moring, and Paul Benda, Executive Vice President for Risk, Fraud, and Cyber Security at the American Bankers Association, and Deborah Del Mastro, a victim of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) enabled scam, during a Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing. Sen. Tuberville emphasized the importance of AI education to prevent from potential online scams.\n\nExcerpts from Sen. Tuberville\u2019s remarks can be found below or viewed on YouTube or Rumble.\n\nTUBERVILLE: \u201cThank you, Mr. Chairman. We got a mess. We know it. You know, technology\u2014it brings us more and more every day. We\u2019ve heard the problems. My solution is education.\n\nAt a young age, Baby Boomers are in trouble because we\u2019re all gonna get scammed one way or another. And not just domestically, but internationally, I mean, it\u2019s big time. I hear a lot of problems with that. So, Mr. Ferraro, how do we fix this? We got the problem. Give us a solution. I\u2019m gonna ask everybody this. So, get your solution ready.\u201d\n\nFERRARO: \u201cSenator, there is no silver bullet as Mr. Winters said, but I do think that education is very powerful. And if you\u2019re looking for an example, I would point the committee to the example of Finland, which has been very aggressive in teaching both young and old. This is in my written testimony about both this information more broadly, but synthetic media, particularly. And they\u2019ve found that it works that you can actually instruct people to be on the lookout for false media. As Mr. Benda said, pause before you send any money, double check, do all the things that we should do before we make any rash decisions.\n\nAnd I do think education is quite important. As I said, I think from a government perspective, interagency cooperation is key here. This is an area where there isn\u2019t now a quarterback to use a metaphor in the government on these issues. And I think that is something that the committee might want to consider, and I know that there are some bills pending for the committee on those issues.\n\nAnd third, as I mentioned in my testimony, I think the technology piece is important as well. I mean, just draw the analysis or the analogy rather to email spam. You receive thousands of pieces of spam every day. You just don\u2019t happen to see them because they\u2019re filtered out by spam filters. One could imagine a situation where similar technology operates in the background on your browser or on your phone to either tag or remove AI generated media.\n\nAnd that the technology largely exists now, it\u2019s just a matter of integrating it. So, I\u2019ll offer those.\u201d\n\nTUBERVILLE: \u201cWell, if you do anything in life, you know, the big thing is when you get a manual, you get ethics with it first and the same thing with AI. We have to teach our kids ethics. Again, a lot of us are lost and gone. But our young kids can learn it. Mr. Benda, you have worked for DHS and DOW\u2014give us your solution.\u201d\n\nBENDA: \u201cI assume so. I think you\u2019re right. Education is a key pillar. I think you start out young. I think having a national campaign on how to fight AI deep fakes, how to fight scams and fraud is important.\n\nABA runs financial literacy programs for children. Integrating the AI threat into that and scam threat into that is something that we\u2019re looking at doing. I think the national campaign could address people of all ages. And I have hope for boomers, sir. I have some boomers that I love, my mother-in-law, in one particular.\n\nAnd I think the focus needs to be on also a safe banking for seniors. So how do we get the message to them in channels that they respect and they use? Whether it\u2019s directly from a banker or from people they trust. And the other piece I would point to is we have to enable and stop the tech companies from allowing the impersonation that happens out there. You should be able to trust what\u2019s on your caller ID.\n\nIf you put a name and number on there, telecom should be held accountable if it\u2019s not the right person calling. The social media platforms need to stop the impersonation scams that are out there. They shouldn\u2019t be allowed to post the videos that the good doctor talked about. So those types of things I think need more controls and I think there\u2019s some legislative solutions that are out there.\u201d\n\nTUBERVILLE: \u201cMrs. Del Mastro, I feel your pain. My mother-in-law got scammed. And this is internationally. She got a call from my granddaughter. She was in Europe.\n\nPlease send ten thousand dollars. I need it bad. I\u2019m broke. I gotta get out of this situation.\n\nShe sent it. She sent it. She wasn\u2019t in trouble other than the fact she just needed the money. It sounded just like her. What kind of legislation do you think we need to do for something like this?\n\nHave you talked to anybody? Since your debacle?\u201d\n\nDEL MASTRO: \u201cI have not spoken to any legislators until right now. I have spoken to a few experts in the field though, and I believe that, I mean, there are plenty of courses and education out there at how to use AI. And that is something you see on social media all the time, those ads, you know, how learn how take this class, learn how to use it. There\u2019s nothing out there on how to protect yourself from AI. There\u2019s nothing out there.\n\nSo that needs to happen. We need to know how to recognize it. And how to protect ourselves from it. Besides having a safe word, not answering the phone, you know, all the things that everybody immediately goes to. There\u2019s got to be an awareness for senior citizens certainly.\n\nYou know, all of us don\u2019t know how, you know, hand the remote to the kids to, you know, to change things. I mean, we need to be aware. If I had been aware that my daughter\u2019s voice could possibly be an AI clone, I would have responded differently, but I did not know. So, I think education is key and awareness is key.\u201d\n\nTUBERVILLE: \u201cJust think about we\u2019re just now beginning AI. Just think how much more they\u2019re gonna be able to fool people, and it\u2019s gonna get worse and worse. Thank you very much. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.\u201d\n\nSenator Tommy Tuberville represents Alabama in the United States Senate and is a member of the Senate Armed Services, Agriculture, Veterans\u2019 Affairs, HELP and Aging Committees.\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-01T07:27:26Z", "2026-08-01T07:28:22Z"], ["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/icymi-u-s-senator-katie-britt-joins-common-ground-with-bret-baier/", "ICYMI: U.S. Senator Katie Britt Joins Common Ground with Bret Baier", "2026-07-30", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "\u2018We talk about peace through strength all the time. To me, this is the definition of that.\u2019\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) yesterday joined Common Ground with Bret Baier and Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.). Senator Britt praised President Trump\u2019s leadership in holding Putin accountable for Russia\u2019s war of aggression against Ukraine and Iran for its murderous 47-year regime. She also reflected on the life and legacy of the late Senator Lindsey Graham and discussed the importance of passing the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026.\n\nOn ensuring President Trump has the tools to bring Putin to the table and end its war against Ukraine:\n\n\u201c\u2026 I appreciate President Trump\u2019s leadership on this, knowing that it\u2019s time to end this war, and we need to drive Putin to the table. This gives President Trump the flexibility and the economic firepower he needs to actually achieve that. We talk about peace through strength all the time. To me, this is the definition of that. [Lindsey Graham] had been talking about this for a year and a half, nonstop working with Senator Blumenthal \u2026 Senator Shaheen, Senator Wicker and others building the coalition that was needed \u2026 We want there to be peace. We think Putin\u2019s war machine has to be held accountable, and we know that this is the way to do it. So, I appreciate President Trump\u2019s leadership, and I look forward to giving him the tools he needs to bring resolution in this war.\u201d\n\nOn President Trump holding Iran accountable:\n\n\u201cIt is my opinion that this was 47 years too late in taking action. I appreciate President Trump holding Iran accountable. He clearly wants resolution to this, obviously was willing to enter into the MOU. It was Iran that chose to walk away from that. And President Trump has said \u2026 we\u2019re not going to let that happen. We\u2019re going to hold you accountable. They have had a murderous regime for 47 years that has enacted terror on Americans and our allies abroad. That must come to an end. So, I think that we\u2019ve made significant strides in diminishing their capabilities. I appreciate President Trump\u2019s leadership on that. And ultimately, we want to make sure that there is a peaceful resolution to that.\u201d\n\nOn working to finish what Senator Lindsey Graham started:\n\n\u201c[After] losing giants like \u2026 Lindsey Graham \u2026 Senator Shaheen\u2019s willingness to continue to work across the aisle, it\u2019s essential to get things done \u2026 I\u2019ve said time and time again, if you share a goal with someone on the other side of the aisle, you have a duty to the people you serve to get in a room and to figure out a pathway forward. That\u2019s what Lindsey Graham did each and every day. He put the people of South Carolina (and) this country in the best and strongest position possible. And he knew it was his job to work with people that he may not agree (with) on other issues, but where he did agree, and he could achieve a result, it was his job to do it. And so, I hope more people will follow that \u2026 example, standing firm on your values, but finding a pathway forward for the people you serve is essential to making all of this work.\u201d\n\nYou can watch the full interview here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-31T07:49:23Z", "2026-07-31T07:50:48Z"], ["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/u-s-senator-katie-britt-directly-secures-350000-for-phenix-city-law-enforcement/", "U.S. Senator Katie Britt Directly Secures $350,000 for Phenix City Law Enforcement", "2026-07-30", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) recently directly secured $350,000 for Phenix City law enforcement in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. This funding will support upgrades to the police department\u2019s P25 Radio System.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m proud to secure $350,000 for Phenix City law enforcement to upgrade its P25 Radio System,\u201d said Senator Britt. \u201cAs a member of the Appropriations Committee, I\u2019m committed to returning taxpayer dollars to our communities. This critical funding will improve emergency communications and help Phenix City law enforcement better protect community members. I\u2019m eager to see the lasting impact this funding will have in strengthening Phenix City for years to come.\u201d\n\nPhenix City\u2019s P25 Radio System allows its law enforcement officers to maintain direct and efficient communications, even when using equipment from different manufacturers. An upgraded system will help the Phenix City Police Department better serve local residents and help ensure that in a public safety emergency or natural disaster, local agencies and departments are prepared with up-to-date technology.\n\n\u201cThe City of Phenix City is grateful to receive funding through the FY26 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act secured by U.S. Senator Katie Britt. This support will allow the city to replace a significant portion of outdated radio equipment. The new portable radios purchased with this grant incorporate the latest technology, including SmartConnect over Wi\u2011Fi, enabling officers to maintain reliable communications inside buildings and structures where traditional radio coverage may be limited. This upgrade enhances officer safety and ensures more dependable communication during both routine operations and emergency incidents,\u201d said Phenix City Chief of Police Joey Weierick.\n\nIn total, Senator Britt directly secured more than $15.8 million for Alabama in FY26 CJS appropriations funding.\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-31T07:49:23Z", "2026-07-31T07:50:48Z"], ["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/u-s-senator-katie-britt-leads-colleagues-in-letter-to-fcc-chairman-brendan-carr-requesting-uniform-standard-for-mobile-device-unlocking-highlight-consumer-affordability/", "U.S. Senator Katie Britt Leads Colleagues in Letter to FCC Chairman Brendan Carr Requesting Uniform Standard for Mobile Device Unlocking, Highlight Consumer Affordability", "2026-07-30", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C.\u2014 U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today led several of her colleagues, including Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), and Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), in a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr.\n\nMobile phones in the United States often contain software that prevents the devices from being used on different mobile networks, making them \u201clocked.\u201d This weakens competition among providers and often keeps families in unaffordable phone plans, despite more affordable plans being readily available. Consumers should be able to easily switch devices to a new wireless provider while continuing to pay off their device or if the device is already paid off. 93% of voters agree that this issue should be addressed.\n\nIn the letter, the Senators voice their support for the FCC\u2019s efforts to address affordability, writing, \u201cWe strongly support the Federal Communications Commission\u2019s efforts to address affordability for consumers by adopting a more uniform standard to mobile device unlocking rules. Due to President Trump and your work, the Consumer Price Index shows the overall real cost of wireless service declined over 6 percent last year.\u201d\n\nThe Senators continue, urging Chairman Carr to build on this work, saying, \u201cWe write to urge the Commission to finalize its rulemaking on mobile device unlocking to restore consumer freedom and competitive market principles so consumers can take full advantage of lower prices.\u201d\n\n\u201cGiven the overwhelming public support, the Commission has a unique opportunity to make an impactful difference in American\u2019s lives by addressing affordability for consumers and promoting a vibrant and competitive mobile marketplace for years to come,\u201dwrote the Senators. \u201c\u2026 Device unlocking is pro-consumer, pro-competition, and represents an opportunity to fulfill another aspect of President Trump\u2019s affordability agenda.\u201d\n\nThe full text of the letter can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-31T07:49:23Z", "2026-07-31T07:50:48Z"], ["https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/tuberville-social-security-is-a-scam/", "Tuberville: Social Security Is A Scam", "2026-07-30", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Tommy Tuberville", "T000278", "www.tuberville.senate.gov", "tuberville", "https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 This week, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) delivered a speech exposing the federal government\u2019s failed Social Security program as a scam that will be bankrupt soon. In his speech, Sen. Tuberville suggested that the federal government should not be stealing hardworking American taxpayers\u2019 dollars to prop up a failed program. Instead, Americans should be allowed to keep their money to invest in other ways for retirement.\n\nRead excerpts from Sen. Tuberville\u2019s remarks below or watch on YouTube or Rumble.\n\n\u201cThank you, Mr. President. [\u2026] [I\u2019ve] come to the floor to talk about a big scam in our country. It\u2019s happening in broad daylight before our very eyes. Politicians here in Washington know what\u2019s going on, but they refuse to speak about it. They\u2019re too worried about getting re-elected in most cases. And they think telling the truth about [the] scam will hurt their chances of staying in power. Well, here\u2019s the sad truth. For decades now, the American people have paid into Social Security each month without having any idea if they will ever see a cent of the money that they put in. Since being signed in the law in 1935 by Franklin Delano Roosevelt [\u2026] Americans\u2019 money has been going in the front door of the federal government and then going right out the back door.\n\nYour dollar doesn\u2019t grow, and it doesn\u2019t come back to you or your children. It\u2019s a big, gigantic, blown-up Ponzi scheme. And the last time I looked, people who do Ponzi schemes usually go to jail. Every American is forced to participate in it. You got no choice. You don\u2019t have a say of the matter. Whether you\u2019re 17 or 67, more than 6 percent of your paycheck is taken out by the federal government to pay for Social Security. Your so-called \u2018retirement.\u2019 That might not seem like a lot, but to millions of Americans struggling to live paycheck to paycheck, that 6 percent is a huge sacrifice. Americans have been paying into this program for years, only to see a fraction of what they have been promised. It really makes you wonder how this government approved Ponzi scheme is legal. The truth is that this retirement savings, this savings program, is 100 percent broke. It\u2019s absolutely broke. Just like our federal government with $40 trillion dollars in debt.\n\nThe Social Security fund is projected to run out of its reserve money in 2032 just a few years from now. When these funds are depleted, senior citizens could see a cut in their monthly check up to 22 to 25 percent of their benefits. On average, that\u2019s $500 a month. If the federal government were to try and save the program, it would most likely mean that your taxes would skyrocket. 38 percent of mandatory spending within the federal budget, annually, goes towards [the] failing Social Security program. Yes. The money you send up here, 38 percent a year goes to Social Security. Not the money that you already sent because guess what? It\u2019s been sent. It\u2019s been spent and scammed out of our system. It\u2019s not there. In other words, almost $1.6 trillion every year of your taxpayer dollars is being spent on a program that is currently scheduled to go bankrupt in 6 years.\n\nSo basically, the money you send up here has been spent and now is nowhere to be found. The Social Security program is the single largest program we\u2019re wasting our tax dollars on. It\u2019s a mind-boggling program to say the least. But don\u2019t worry, it gets worse. After decades of having Social Security taken out, millions of Americans had to pay taxes when they go to collect their Social Security. [\u2026] After you pay taxes and you put it in there for savings for many years and you get it back, guess what? You gotta pay taxes on it. Because our former president and former senator, Mr. Joe Biden, when he was a senator in 1983, got the great idea of \u2018let\u2019s tax Social Security.\u2019 What a scam. Depending on which tax brackets you\u2019re in, between 50 percent to 85 percent of your benefits can be taxed by the federal government.\n\nLast year, I introduced the Senior Citizens Tax Limitation Act to stop the unjust double tax on Social Security benefits. Thankfully, the One Big Beautiful Bill included senior deductions that significantly reduced federal taxes for the majority of retirees. Thank goodness. In a day and age where the cost of living is skyrocketing, our seniors should not experience a second tax on their Social Security when they\u2019re already paid tax on that money. If we must keep this outdated program, the least we can do is to ensure that senior citizens don\u2019t get slapped with a double tax. Despite what means Americans have been tricked into believing, it turns out that paying into Social Security does not entitle you to a fixed pot of money. Everybody thinks we\u2019re gonna pay in, and we\u2019ll get a lot of money at the end. That sad reality is that many Americans won\u2019t see a cent of the money that they paid into Social Security.\n\nBasically, Social Security is just, folks, another tax on both employees and employers since most companies have to match the 6 percent that their employees are forced to pay out their paychecks. They double the tax. This is socialism. It\u2019s highway robbery. And for the last 60 years, we\u2019ve known this program was going under, but no one up here has been willing to fix it. In fact, Social Security is known as the \u2018third rail\u2019 of politics that no one up here is allowed to talk about. Don\u2019t talk about Social Security because we don\u2019t have a solution that we might lose our jobs. In fact, Social Security is known as that \u2018third rail\u2019 because nobody will touch it. It\u2019s taboo to talk about Social Security. But my question is why? Why is that? We work for the people. We work for the taxpayers. We\u2019ve known this program was going bankrupt for years. It\u2019s been a disaster since Day 1. When many Americans are going to reach retirement age soon, we better look out. They\u2019re expecting to get their money. They\u2019re expecting to get the money that they paid into Social Security for years. They\u2019re gonna get screwed over with nothing left, and this is going to be a serious problem.\n\n[The] Social Security scam doesn\u2019t stop there. As you know, Joe Biden welcomed tens of millions of illegals into this country with open arms. They said that our borders are closed after they let 20 million people in that shouldn\u2019t be here. These aren\u2019t nice people either. Most of them, many of them are rapists, murderers, drug lords, and gang members. Well, it turns out, the Biden administration and Alejandro Mayorkas, our great Homeland Security [Secretary], they weren\u2019t just letting these illegals into our country without vetting them. They were handing them Social Security and Medicaid benefits as they were coming into the door. Welcome to the United States of America. We\u2019re broke, but we\u2019re gonna give you money. We\u2019re gonna give you a Social Security number. It\u2019s no wonder we\u2019re broke. While many of Americans will never see Social Security benefits that they worked hard to pay into throughout their careers, illegals\u2014they\u2019re getting money, they\u2019re getting rich off the money that Joe Biden said that they could have. It\u2019s disgusting, but it\u2019s not surprising.\n\nThis is our federal government. So, why aren\u2019t we allowed to talk about it? It\u2019s almost like the system was set up to fail from the get-go. You know, I caught a lot of flak when I brought this up in a hearing just a few years ago. What\u2019s this guy talking about? We\u2019re gonna get Social Security. If you believe that, I got beach land I\u2019ll say out in Arizona. Every single American has invested the money that they\u2019re forced to pay Social Security each month into a stock. If they\u2019d have done that, they would have gotten 10 times the money that they\u2019d put in. If it would just [be] invest[ed] it in the stock market. But you know where it was invested in? Most people don\u2019t know this. Your money when it comes here is put into treasury bonds that have very low returns. Very, very low. Not even close to anything that you would ever invest in yourself. That\u2019s where your money goes. Don\u2019t be naive.\n\nThe reason Social Security is invested in bonds is because it is being used to basically prop up the federal government. We\u2019re broke. We don\u2019t have any money. Please send more. Can we raise the Social Security tax? And just tell them, they\u2019re gonna get more money at the end. Folks, it is a scam. If this money had been invested in the stock market again, you\u2019d have 10 to 15 times more money. It\u2019s embarrassing. But apparently, we\u2019re not supposed to bring that up. To his credit, President George [W.] Bush tried to save Social Security in 2000. He tried to privatize a lot of this money. [\u2026] If we\u2019d have just done that, if this body in here would have just said \u2018OK, we know we screwed it up for 40 years. Let\u2019s go ahead and do it. Let\u2019s get out of this jam.\u2019 They don\u2019t want any part of it because they wanted to steal the rest of the money. And that\u2019s exactly what\u2019s going on. He suggested that younger workers divert their portion to a money market account that would pay for theirs in the future and ours today, those of us that are close to Social Security. But of course, the DC swamp up here, they shut that down fast. Let\u2019s don\u2019t talk about Social Security. It is taboo.\n\nIt\u2019s a dang shame. The program might not be on the verge of bankruptcy today if they\u2019d just invest part of the young people\u2019s money into the market. But you have to remember, the government relies on your money for their slush fund. The federal government stopped working in your best interest a long a long time ago. The average taxpayer earning the median wage of paying approximately $3,500 to $4,500 annually into the Social Security program over a 40-year work period\u2014 that\u2019s around $140,000 to $180,000 that could have gone toward a 401(k) and you\u2019d have money to retire on. People would be seeing much greater returns. We\u2019d better start figuring this out, folks. We\u2019d better start figuring it out. This group up here, a lot of them going to say, I\u2019m gonna be gone. I\u2019m not gonna have to worry about it. Somebody\u2019s gonna pay the price.\n\nIt won\u2019t be long till people be coming right around this building going, where is my money? You remember January 6th? January the 6th was a pretty bad day. I was here. I sat right over there. My very first day here. I\u2019m thinking, what a disaster I\u2019ve gotten into? Well, you start telling people you\u2019re not getting your Social Security money, it\u2019s gonna get ugly. And I don\u2019t blame them. Not one bit. We\u2019re $40 trillion in debt. There\u2019s no sign of it slowing down. The bottom line is we need to get bureaucrats and politicians out of this mess. Stop this Social Security scam. Let people really know what\u2019s going on and give the money back to the people. We need to make sure Americans get what they were promised, or we need to come up with an alternative solution that will allow Americans to make their own retirement investments, give them their money or let\u2019s put it in a money market account.\n\n[The] stock market is booming. It\u2019s far past time Washington, D.C. starts working for the people that we\u2019re supposed to represent. What a thought. Mind boggling, isn\u2019t it? Why would we do that? We work for ourselves up here. We don\u2019t work for the people. It\u2019s ridiculous. It\u2019s a scam. Not for special interest, not for career politicians and entrenched bureaucracy, or for Washington Elite projects. Instead of spending money we don\u2019t have on things we don\u2019t need, why don\u2019t we put the money back into American people\u2019s pockets? Tell them the damn truth. We stole your money, but we\u2019re gonna try to get your money back. Not only is it in America\u2019s best interest to do this, it is the right thing to do. Thanks, Mr. President, I yield the floor.\u201d\n\nSenator Tommy Tuberville represents Alabama in the United States Senate and is a member of the Senate Armed Services, Agriculture, Veterans\u2019 Affairs, HELP and Aging Committees.\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-31T07:49:23Z", "2026-07-31T07:50:48Z"], ["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/u-s-senator-katie-britt-calls-for-bipartisan-support-for-lindsey-o-graham-sanctioning-russia-and-iran-act-of-2026/", "U.S. Senator Katie Britt Calls for Bipartisan Support for Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026", "2026-07-29", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "\u201cLet\u2019s honor Lindsey\u2019s memory the best way we know how, by responding to Putin\u2019s war of aggression with a show of strength and vote today to hold the Kremlin accountable.\u201d\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) on Tuesday spoke on the Senate Floor in support of the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 ahead of an initial procedural vote, which was agreed to by a tally of 86-12. The bill, widely supported by a bipartisan group of senators, would hold major purchasers of Russian oil and gas accountable for supporting Russia\u2019s war against Ukraine, extend the Iran Sanctions Act, and more.\n\nA brief excerpt of the Senator\u2019s remarks are below:\n\n\u201cTwo weeks ago, I stood alongside so many of my Senate colleagues from both sides of the aisle at a press conference announcing the Russian sanctions legislation. It was just three days before that, that this legislation and this cause lost its champion, Senator Lindsey Graham. Today, many of us attended his service at the National Cathedral, and in typical Lindsey fashion, he somehow orchestrated a vote on Ukraine\u2019s future, on peace through strength, on that very same day.\n\n\u201cWhile this sanctions bill quickly amassed bipartisan support across the Senate, it took more than a year of tireless work by one man and a few friends\u2014Senator Dick Blumenthal, Senator Jeanne Shaheen and Senator Roger Wicker\u2014to finally get this to the floor. Even though Lindsey is not physically with us today, his presence can certainly be felt in this chamber.\n\n\u201cDuring his 33 years of public service, Lindsey achieved a great deal. He used his role on the Senate Appropriations Committee to make sure that South Carolina\u2019s hard earned taxpayer dollars came back home. He was a fierce and outspoken advocate for the most vulnerable among us, the unborn. He led the fight to repeal Section 230 because he believed in protecting the next generation online. He believed in blind justice, in defending the Constitution, and in confirming judges to the bench who would uphold the law. And he was an incredible colleague, mentor and friend. But, Mr. President, this list of accomplishments, well, it doesn\u2019t even span all of the things he did.\n\n\u201cBut he said that \u2026 this legislation that we are voting on today, he told me would be the most consequential piece of legislation that he ever led and got to the President\u2019s desk \u2026 It is an honor to now help champion one of his highest priorities \u2026 Today, we have an opportunity to advance this legislation at a critical juncture in the war where Russia is the weakest that it has been since the start of the war more than four years ago. This legislation will give the President the tools and the economic firepower that he needs to sanction individuals who fund Russia\u2019s war and its machine, to stop countries from purchasing Russian oil and gas that is Putin\u2019s financial lifeline, and it will also hold the regime in Tehran accountable for fueling 47 years of terrorism around the globe. There is no reason this legislation should not advance with overwhelming bipartisan support \u2026 and I hope that\u2019s what we see here today.\n\n\u2026\n\n\u201cAs I reflected today on Lindsey\u2019s service and his life and so many memories that I have with him, one thing came to mind: When we were leaving Normandy after being there for the 80th anniversary of D-Day. He said to me, \u2018I want you to remember how important the decisions we as political leaders make, because if we fail to do our job, young men and women are sent into harm\u2019s way\u2019 \u2026 And he said that \u2026 people miscalculated Hitler. He said many were doing the exact same thing to Putin, and he believed that that miscalculation would ultimately be an enormous mistake. So, Mr. President, let\u2019s honor Lindsey\u2019s memory the best way we know how, by responding to Putin\u2019s war of aggression with a show of strength and vote today to hold the Kremlin accountable.\u201d\n\nYou can watch the Senator\u2019s full remarks here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-30T07:32:48Z", "2026-07-30T07:34:08Z"], ["https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/tuberville-blackburn-call-for-men-to-stay-out-of-daughters-of-the-american-revolution/", "Tuberville, Blackburn Call for Men to Stay out of Daughters of the American Revolution", "2026-07-29", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Tommy Tuberville", "T000278", "www.tuberville.senate.gov", "tuberville", "https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Al) in introducing the Daughters of the American Revolution Membership Integrity Act, which would amend the Daughters of the American Revolution\u2019s (DAR) federal charter by adding a membership eligibility requirement to ban biological men from becoming members.\n\nThis comes as the DAR has made headlines for adding a \u201cnon-discrimination\u201d clause that allows biological males to become members.\n\n\u201cThere\u2019s a reason the founders of this group named it the DAUGHTERS of the American Revolution,\u201d said Sen. Tuberville. \u201cThey had the common sense to recognize what a woman is; unlike the woke Left that apparently doesn\u2019t understand the differences between female and male anatomy. Alabama has over 4,000 members in the DAR, and they shouldn\u2019t have to be putting up with this woke nonsense. Amending the eligibility requirements to reflect the founders\u2019 vision is something all of my colleagues should be able to get behind.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe Daughters of the American Revolution was founded by women for women, and its founders would be appalled that the organization is now allowing biological males to become members and undermine the legacy of real women who helped build our nation,\u201d said Sen. Blackburn. \u201cThe Daughters of the American Revolution Membership Integrity Act would amend the DAR\u2019s federal charter to stop the organization from erasing biological reality and ensure it is reserved for the real daughters of the American Revolution.\u201d\n\nSens. Tuberville and Blackburn were joined by Sens. Katie Britt (R-AL), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), and Mike Lee (R-UT) in cosponsoring the legislation. U.S. Representative Ben Cline (R-VA-06) led companion legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives earlier this month.\n\nHeritage Action, Concerned Women for America Action Committee, American Principles Project, Senior Legal Counsel for Independent Women, and the Alliance Defending Freedom endorsed the legislation.\n\nRead full text of the bill here.\n\nBACKGROUND:\n\nThe DAR adopted a non-discrimination provision that its current leadership has interpreted to allow men masquerading as women to become members. This bill would amend the DAR\u2019s federal charter to add an eligibility requirement that limits membership to an individual that is a woman and otherwise satisfies the genealogical and membership qualifications established by the corporation.\n\nSenator Tommy Tuberville represents Alabama in the United States Senate and is a member of the Senate Armed Services, Agriculture, Veterans\u2019 Affairs, HELP and Aging Committees.\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-30T07:32:48Z", "2026-07-30T07:34:08Z"], ["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/u-s-senators-katie-britt-richard-blumenthal-darline-graham-jeanne-shaheen-jim-risch-roger-wicker-announce-agreement-to-move-forward-on-major-sanctions-legislation-host-meeting-with-president-z/", "U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Richard Blumenthal, Darline Graham, Jeanne Shaheen, Jim Risch, Roger Wicker, Announce Agreement to Move Forward on Major Sanctions Legislation, Host Meeting with President Zelenskyy", "2026-07-28", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Today, U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Darline Graham (R-S.C.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) announced a bipartisan agreement on legislation to hold major purchasers of Russian oil and gas accountable for supporting Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine and extend sanctions that restrict funding for Iran\u2019s energy and weapons sectors.\n\n\u201cWe are proud to announce an agreement on legislation to stop purchasers of Russian oil and gas from fueling Putin\u2019s war machine and to continue restricting the Iranian regime\u2019s ability to support terrorism and build its nuclear program,\u201d the senators said. \u201cThere is no greater way to honor Senator Graham\u2019s legacy than to move forward with this bipartisan agreement, and we look forward to today\u2019s vote.\u201d\n\nThe Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 would impose primary and secondary sanctions against Russia and actors supporting Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine. The sanctions target Russian officials, oligarchs, their family members, foreign persons, and Russian banks and financial institutions, as well as the Russian Shadow Fleet.\n\nThe legislation allows the President to impose targeted tariffs on imported goods from countries that buy the vast majority of Russian oil or gas, and enable Russian sanctions evasion. The bill limits these tariffs to the five largest importers of Russian crude oil or gas, and top five countries that aid Russia\u2019s energy sanctions evasion.\n\nThe bill also includes a provision to prevent a lapse in sanction authority that restricts funding for Iran\u2019s energy and weapons sectors.\n\nA vote to move forward on the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 is scheduled to take place this evening. The text of the bill is available here.\n\nPrior to the vote, Senators Britt, Blumenthal, Graham, Shaheen, Risch, and Wicker will host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for a meeting with supporters of the legislation. The meeting itself will be closed to press. The senators will hold a brief media availability from the Mansfield Room following the meeting. A livestream will be available here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-29T07:41:48Z", "2026-07-29T07:42:57Z"], ["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/u-s-senator-katie-britt-attends-farnborough-international-air-show-highlight-alabamas-aerospace-aviation-and-defense-capabilities/", "U.S. Senator Katie Britt Attends Farnborough International Air Show, Highlight Alabama\u2019s Aerospace, Aviation and Defense Capabilities", "2026-07-27", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) recently attended the \u201cPioneers of Tomorrow\u201d 2026 Farnborough International Air Show in Farnborough, England, on a congressional delegation trip and to represent the Alabama federal delegation along with Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) and Representative Dale Strong (R-Ala.).\n\nSenator Britt joins a bipartisan congressional delegation trip to London, England.\n\n\u201cWhat an incredible year to attend the 2026 Farnborough Air Show. The growth we\u2019ve seen just over the past year in Alabama\u2019s aviation, aerospace, and defense industries has been remarkable. From Space Command Headquarters coming to its rightful home in Huntsville, to a successful Artemis II launch powered by Marshall Space Flight Center, to hundreds of millions of dollars in new investments announced by aerospace companies across our state, and so much more\u20142025 was record-breaking on many levels and 2026 is on pace to break those records,\u201d said Senator Britt. \u201cIt was an honor to join so many of Alabama\u2019s leaders at the Air Show to not only highlight our state\u2019s vital role in safeguarding freedom both at home and across the globe, but also to showcase why Alabama is the best place to do business. As we look to a new era of American excellence in our aerospace, defense, and intelligence capabilities, one thing is clear: Alabama will continue to lead the way.\u201d\n\nThe Farnborough International Air Show showcases aerospace and defense manufacturers and suppliers from Alabama and across the globe. In 2025, exports of aerospace products and parts grew 12% from the previous year and remained part of Alabama\u2019s top export category totaling $11.4 billion, including transportation equipment, and reached 99 countries around the globe. The aerospace and defense industry supports more than 72,000 jobs, generates $35.5 billion in economic activity annually in the state, and includes over 300 aerospace companies. Alabama also ranks as the fourth highest state in the U.S. for the employment of aerospace engineers\n\n\u201cAlabama is no doubt in a stronger position thanks to the visionary leadership of Governor Ivey,\u201d continued Senator Britt. \u201cOver the past decade, Governor Ivey and her team have worked diligently to tell the story of our great state and the incredible people who live here. I have been honored to work alongside her in several capacities, including now on the federal level, to ensure Alabama is in the best possible position and continues to have a seat at the table. Alabama\u2019s presence at the Air Show is just one of the many ways our state\u2019s influence and dominance have grown significantly in such a short period of time. Governor Ivey\u2019s office and Secretary McNair once again led a strong Alabama delegation to Farnborough and showcased the very best of our great state, and I couldn\u2019t be more grateful for their diligence and hard work.\u201d\n\nUnder Governor Ivey\u2019s tenure, the state of Alabama has been well-represented at ten consecutive Air Shows. Since 2017, Alabama\u2019s aviation, aerospace, and defense industries have added an incredible 40-45% more jobs, and since 2015, companies in the industries have announced $4.3 billion in new investments in Alabama. Governor Ivey\u2019s Chief of Staff Liz Filmore and Alabama Commerce Secretary Ellen McNair co-led the state\u2019s delegation this year. This growth was also reflected in the expansion of the Made in Alabama chalet in addition to Alabama\u2019s booth.\n\n\u201cAerospace and defense are rooted in Alabama\u2019s history and are, no doubt, part of our present and future. We have, once again, had a successful Air Show mission and brought back more jobs for the families that call Alabama home,\u201d said Governor Ivey. \u201cSince I took office in 2017, Alabama has seen investments totaling more than $69 billion, which has created 100,000 and counting, and certainly the aerospace industry is a big part of that growth. Alabama will remain a leader in this powerful industry thanks to people like Senator Katie Britt, and I thank her for her good work. We look forward to the new business coming from this year\u2019s Air Show. Our best days are still ahead!\u201d\n\nSenator Britt joins Alabama State Representatives James Lomax and Andy Whitt, Alabama State Senator April Weaver, Alabama Workforce Secretary Greg Reed, Alabama Commerce Secretary Ellen McNair, Chief of Staff to Governor Ivey Liz Filmore, and Alabama State Senators Lance Bell and Wes Kitchens at the Made in Alabama chalet.\n\n\u201cAlabama\u2019s participation at the 2026 Farnborough International Airshow reinforced our position as a global leader in aerospace, defense, and advanced manufacturing. Throughout the week, our delegation met with industry leaders, strengthened relationships with existing partners, and introduced new companies to the many advantages of doing business in Alabama. The announcements of major investments from two aerospace companies, Doncasters and Redwire, underscore the momentum we\u2019re building, and the confidence companies have in Alabama\u2019s workforce, business climate, and long-term vision for growth. We\u2019re especially grateful for the support of Senator Britt and our Congressional delegation, whose advocacy helps elevate Alabama\u2019s competitiveness on the global stage. Farnborough once again demonstrated the value of working together\u2014with communities, universities, and economic development partners united in showcasing the innovation, talent, and opportunities that make Alabama stand out. We look forward to building on the relationships and opportunities created this week to drive continued investment and job creation across our state,\u201d said Ellen McNair, Secretary of the Alabama Department of Commerce.\n\nAlabama Department of Workforce Secretary Greg Reed, economic development specialists, and business and higher education leaders from communities across the state also attended the Farnborough International Air Show. These include Auburn, Huntsville, Montgomery, Mobile, Birmingham and Dothan. Leaders from Auburn University, the University of Alabama in Huntsville, and Southern Union State Community College were also at the Air Show.\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-28T07:37:32Z", "2026-07-28T07:38:50Z"], ["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/u-s-senator-katie-britt-continues-fighting-to-protect-women-and-children-from-dangerous-chemical-abortion-drugs-joins-colleagues-in-filing-amicus/", "U.S. Senator Katie Britt Continues Fighting to Protect Women and Children From Dangerous Chemical Abortion Drugs, Joins Colleagues in Filing Amicus", "2026-07-27", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), and 90 Republican lawmakers recently filed another amicus brief in the Western District of Louisiana, supporting Louisiana\u2019s lawsuit to protect women and their unborn children from dangerous chemical abortion drugs. Earlier this year, Senator Britt joined Senator Cassidy and over 100 Republican lawmakers in filing an amicus brief arguing that mifepristone\u2019s in-person dispensing requirement be reinstated.\n\nJust last week, Senator Britt questioned Acting Attorney General (AG) Todd Blanche at his nomination hearing, highlighting the dangerous lack of an in-person dispensing requirement for mifepristone and asking him to commit to taking action as AG.\n\n\u201cThe rise of mail-order chemical abortion drugs endangers not only the lives of unborn babies, but also the health and safety of their mothers. Not to mention the horrifying stories we have heard from women who have been subject to coercion and deception by abusers,\u201d said Senator Britt. \u201cMy colleagues and I will continue to fight every day to protect women and children from this dangerous drug by ensuring the rule of law is upheld.\u201d\n\nIn October 2025, Attorney General Murrill filed a lawsuit on behalf of the State of Louisiana and Rosalie Markezich, a victim of Democrats\u2019 harmful decision to remove the in-person dispensing requirement for dangerous chemical abortion drugs. Because of President Biden\u2019s policy, Rosalie\u2019s boyfriend was able to order chemical abortion pills online from an abortionist in California and coerced her to take the drug to kill her unborn child.\n\n\u201cIn-person dispensing requirements for chemical abortion drugs saves babies and protects women from coercion,\u201d said Senator Cassidy. \u201cAs a strong pro-life doctor, I will always defend the health and safety of mothers and unborn life. These commonsense safeguards must be reinstated immediately.\u201d\n\nThe Republican lawmakers argue that the Biden Administration violated federal law by removing the in-person dispensing requirement, and that these protections should be reinstated. Additionally, the amicus brief supports Attorney General Murrill\u2019s motion for preliminary relief, asking for a preliminary injunction ordering the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to suspend or withdraw the 2023 Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) while the case proceeds.\n\nThe brief is also supported by Senators Jim Banks (R-Ind.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.), Rand Paul, M.D. (R-Ky.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.), and Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.).\n\nYou can read the full amicus brief here.\n\nSenator Britt is a strong champion for pro-life policies, previously joining her colleagues in urging the FDA to review the decision to approve a generic version of mifepristone. She recently joined Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) in introducing the Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act to ban federal Title X family-planning grants from going to any entity, such as Planned Parenthood, that performs abortions or funds abortion providers. She also joined Senator James Lankford (R-Okla.) in introducing the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act to protect newborns who survive abortion attempts by requiring they receive care from health care practitioners. The Senator has an A+ grade from the Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America scorecard for her work in protecting the lives of the most vulnerable.\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-28T07:37:32Z", "2026-07-28T07:38:50Z"], ["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/u-s-senators-katie-britt-joni-ernst-colleagues-crack-down-on-fraudsters-wasteful-spending/", "U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Joni Ernst, Colleagues Crack Down on Fraudsters, Wasteful Spending", "2026-07-27", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and 13 of their Senate colleagues in introducing the Protecting American Taxpayers Act to recover wasteful funds, protect taxpayer dollars, and hold fraudsters accountable. The bill includes 16 initiatives supported by both Democratic and Republican senators.\n\n\u201cThanks to the Trump Administration, we\u2019ve learned more about just how rampant fraud is across our federal government,\u201d said Senator Britt. \u201cThis legislation takes important steps not only to crack down on this fraud once and for all and hold fraudsters accountable, but also to protect hard-earned taxpayer dollars. I\u2019m thankful to Senator Ernst for her tireless leadership, and I\u2019m proud to join her and many of my colleagues in our continued efforts to crack down on waste, fraud, and abuse.\u201d\n\nThe Protecting American Taxpayers Act comprises of 16 initiatives with broad Republican and Democrat backing. To recover wasteful funds, the bill will work to claw back $65 billion worth of unused COVID funds, prevent criminals convicted of defrauding the Small Business Administration from receiving future assistance, require the President\u2019s annual budget request to include data on improper payments, among other initiatives.\n\n\u201cThe American taxpayer is not a piggy bank for fraudsters, and it\u2019s time Washington started acting like it,\u201d said Senator Ernst. \u201cCriminals steal more than $1 billion from taxpayers every single day. My Protecting American Taxpayers Act cracks down on these schemes, stops fraud before it starts, and recovers stolen dollars. By putting this bill up for a vote, every senator will have the chance to prove whether they stand with taxpayers or criminals.\u201d\n\nTo protect taxpayer dollars, the bill will prohibit funds from going to countries under travel bans or arms embargoes, disclose cash assistance in Afghanistan to prevent Taliban access, and increase accountability for employment outcomes through updates to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program. To stop fraudsters and hold them accountable, the bill establishes a task force to combat deepfake scams, closes loopholes in whistleblower protection laws, extends the statutes of limitations to ensure criminals are caught and held accountable, among other measures.\n\nSenator Britt is a member of the new Senate Anti-Fraud Task Force, intended to examine and eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse. The Task Force recently sent a letter to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald requesting information to help Congress support and strengthen their mission moving forward. Senator Britt is a champion of bipartisan efforts such as the Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act and continues to work with the Trump Administration to hold criminals accountable for targeting various taxpayer-funded programs.\n\nYou can read the full text of the bill here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-28T07:37:32Z", "2026-07-28T07:38:50Z"], ["https://strong.house.gov/media/press-releases/strong-introduces-bill-hold-usps-accountable-tying-postmaster-general-pay", "Strong Introduces Bill to Hold USPS Accountable, Tying Postmaster General Pay to Performance", "2026-07-24", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "House", "AL", "Dale W. Strong", "S001220", "strong.house.gov", "strong", "https://strong.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 Today, U.S. Representative Dale Strong (AL-05), along with the entire Alabama House delegation, introduced the Postal Executive Responsibility, Fiscal Oversight, and Results-based Management (PERFORM) Act, legislation that ties the Postmaster General's compensation to the Postal Service's mail delivery and financial performance.\n\n\u201cThe American people don't get bonuses for failure, and neither should the Postmaster General. The PERFORM Act ends the practice of rewarding poor performance and makes clear that leadership must earn incentive pay by delivering results \u2013 not excuses,\u201d said Representative Strong.\n\nThe U.S. Postal Service has reported more than $25 billion in net losses over the past three fiscal years, including a $9 billion loss in Fiscal Year 2025. At the same time, millions of Americans have faced delays in receiving medications, bills, checks, legal documents, election mail, and other time-sensitive correspondence.\n\nDespite these persistent service failures and financial losses, the Postmaster General remains eligible for a performance-based bonus, continuing a pattern in which Postmaster Generals have received more than $2 million in bonuses over the past decade.\n\nThe PERFORM Act restores accountability by prohibiting a performance-based bonus for the Postmaster General if, during the preceding fiscal year, the Postal Service:\n\nFails to meet nationwide service performance targets;\n\nReports a net loss;\n\nReceives a material weakness, adverse audit opinion, or disclaimer in its financial audit; or\n\nFails to submit a required report to Congress.\n\n\u201cIf the U.S. Postal Service were a private sector operation, it would have filed for bankruptcy years ago. Further, if a CEO\u2019s tenure saw an average annual net loss of $10 billion while service standards continued to decline, company leadership would be standing in the unemployment line \u2013 not collecting performance bonuses,\u201d continued Strong.\n\nOriginal cosponsors of the PERFORM Act include Representatives Barry Moore (AL-01), Shomari Figures (AL-02), Mike Rogers (AL-03), Robert Aderholt (AL-04), Gary Palmer (AL-06), and Terri Sewell (AL-07).\n\n\"The American people expect accountability from every part of the federal government, and the U.S. Postal Service should be no exception,\" said Rep. Barry Moore. \"When USPS is losing billions of dollars, failing to meet service standards, and falling short of basic financial accountability, taxpayers should not be expected to foot the bill for performance bonuses. It is absurd to reward bonuses to bureaucrats that fail to meet basic operational standards. I'm proud to join Congressman Dale Strong in standing up for taxpayers and bringing common-sense accountability back to Washington.\"\n\n\u201cI was proud to join my friend, Rep. Dale Strong, in introducing this commonsense legislation to incentivize better performance by the Postmaster General,\u201d said Rep. Mike Rogers. \u201cThe United States Postal Service loses billions per year, yet the Postmaster General still receives performance-based bonuses nearing $200,000. We must hold the Postmaster General to account, and removing performance-based bonuses in years following substandard results is a great start.\u201d\n\n\"As we celebrate America\u2019s 250th anniversary, it\u2019s worth remembering that the United States Postal Service is actually older than the nation itself,\u201d said Rep. Robert Aderholt. \u201cYet in recent years, it has fallen far short of the vision our first Postmaster General, Benjamin Franklin, had for our national mail service. Postal rates have continued to climb while service has become slower and less reliable. That\u2019s why I\u2019m proud to be an original cosponsor of the PERFORM Act, led by Congressman Strong, to help hold the Postal Service accountable to its customers, the American people.\"\n\n\"The Postal Service has lost billions of dollars while Americans continue to deal with delayed mail and declining service, yet executives are still eligible for hefty bonuses,\u201d said Rep. Gary Palmer. \u201cBeing rewarded with taxpayer dollars for poor service is unacceptable. The PERFORM Act puts an end to this by ensuring taxpayer-funded performance pay is tied to actual performance and accountability. I appreciate Congressman Strong's leadership and am proud to support this legislation.\"\n\n\u201cI am proud to join my colleagues in the Alabama delegation in supporting the PERFORM Act which will improve oversight of U.S. Postal Service leadership,\u201d said Rep. Terri Sewell. \u201cPostal workers and post offices are lifelines for our communities, and they deserve the resources necessary to carry out their critical mission.\u201d\n\n\"The Postmaster General should not receive performance bonuses while the Postal Service is losing billions of dollars and customers are experiencing severe delays,\" said Rep. Figures. \"If anyone should be receiving a bonus, it's the hardworking men and women who are out there breaking a sweat day in and day out doing what they can to actually deliver the mail, not a bureaucrat sitting behind a desk in an air-conditioned office in Washington, DC. I'm happy to join Rep. Strong in introducing this commonsense, bipartisan bill to raise standards and ensure accountability.\u201d\n\nSince taking office, Congressman Strong has led numerous efforts to improve mail service and strengthen accountability at the U.S. Postal Service, including:\n\nSecuring a USPS Office of Inspector General audit of mail delivery performance, staffing levels, and operational bottlenecks affecting North Alabama in the Fiscal Year 2027 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act.\n\nDirecting USPS to review unique ZIP Code designations for communities including Priceville and Skyline to better reflect municipal boundaries and improve service.\n\nAdvocating for a new post office in the 35763 ZIP Code to meet the needs of one of Alabama's fastest-growing areas.\n\nLeading efforts to restore a North Alabama-based Processing and Distribution Center to strengthen mail service and improve delivery reliability.\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-25T07:13:44Z", "2026-07-25T07:15:09Z"], ["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/u-s-senator-katie-britt-applauds-20m-purchase-of-surplus-catfish-products-thanks-agriculture-secretary-brooke-rollins/", "U.S. Senator Katie Britt Applauds $20M Purchase of Surplus Catfish Products, Thanks Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins", "2026-07-24", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today celebrated an announcement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture\u2019s (USDA) Agriculture Marketing Service (AMS) to purchase up to $20 million worth of farm-raised catfish products. The announcement comes after Senators Britt, Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and several of their Senate colleagues sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on behalf of the U.S. farm-raised catfish industry.\n\n\u201cAlabama\u2019s catfish industry is a major economic driver for our state. This $20 million purchase by USDA will provide much-needed relief to hardworking producers and the families who rely on them,\u201d said Senator Britt. \u201cI\u2019m grateful to Secretary Rollins for her commitment to strengthening our catfish industry, supporting rural economies, and ensuring Alabama\u2019s producers can continue to provide high-quality U.S. catfish to families across the country.\u201d\n\nIn Alabama, the catfish industry accounts for around 33% of all farm-raised catfish in the nation, employing more than 2,400 people, and contributing nearly $92 million to the state\u2019s economy.\n\nSenator Britt is proud to support the U.S. catfish industry and has consistently fought to protect domestic catfish markets by encouraging the purchase of surplus catfish products. Senator Britt is also a strong supporter of the Cormorant Relief Act, to allow catfish farmers to fight predatory cormorant populations.\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-25T07:13:44Z", "2026-07-25T07:15:09Z"], ["https://aderholt.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/aderholt-votes-favor-fy27-national-defense-authorization-act-advancing", "Aderholt Votes in Favor of FY27 National Defense Authorization Act: Advancing Peace Through Strength", "2026-07-23", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "House", "AL", "Robert B. Aderholt", "A000055", "aderholt.house.gov", "aderholt", "https://aderholt.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "This office is located on the backside of the Cullman Dental Arts building up the handicap ramp. It serves Cullman and Winston Counties.\n\nWe encourage you to make an appointment before coming into the office so that our constituent services representatives can pull up relevant information beforehand to help with your request of a federal agency.\n\nThis office serves Marshall, DeKalb, and Blount Counties.\n\nWe encourage you to make an appointment before coming into the office so that our constituent services representatives can pull up relevant information beforehand to help with your request of a federal agency.\n\nThis office serves Fayette, Lamar, Marion and Walker Counties. It also serves the portion of Tuscaloosa County north of the Black Warrior River, but also down the western side of the county to include the Ralph, Fosters areas.\n\nWe encourage you to make an appointment before coming into the office so that our constituent services representatives can pull up relevant information beforehand to help with your request of a federal agency.\n\nThis office serves Colbert and Franklin Counties. It also serves residents of Lauderdale County from roughly Center Star, west to the Mississippi line.\n\nWe encourage you to make an appointment before coming into the office so that our constituent services representatives can pull up relevant information beforehand to help with your request of a federal agency.\n\nThis office is located on the backside of the Cullman Dental Arts building up the handicap ramp. It serves Cullman and Winston Counties.\n\nWe encourage you to make an appointment before coming into the office so that our constituent services representatives can pull up relevant information beforehand to help with your request of a federal agency.\n\nThis office serves Marshall, DeKalb, and Blount Counties.\n\nWe encourage you to make an appointment before coming into the office so that our constituent services representatives can pull up relevant information beforehand to help with your request of a federal agency.\n\nThis office serves Fayette, Lamar, Marion and Walker Counties. It also serves the portion of Tuscaloosa County north of the Black Warrior River, but also down the western side of the county to include the Ralph, Fosters areas.\n\nWe encourage you to make an appointment before coming into the office so that our constituent services representatives can pull up relevant information beforehand to help with your request of a federal agency.\n\nThis office serves Colbert and Franklin Counties. It also serves residents of Lauderdale County from roughly Center Star, west to the Mississippi line.\n\nWe encourage you to make an appointment before coming into the office so that our constituent services representatives can pull up relevant information beforehand to help with your request of a federal agency.", 1, "2026-07-24T07:30:11Z", "2026-07-24T07:31:13Z"], ["https://mikerogers.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=4128", "Rep. Rogers Applauds House Passage of the FY27 NDAA with Key Wins for the State of Alabama", "2026-07-23", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "House", "AL", "Mike Rogers", "R000575", "mikerogers.house.gov", "mikerogers", "https://mikerogers.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (AL-03) released a statement praising the House passage of H.R. 8800, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27 NDAA).\n\n\u201cOur national security depends on a ready, capable, and well-equipped fighting force backed by a robust and innovative defense industrial base. The FY27 NDAA delivers that. This is a strong bill that builds on President Trump\u2019s Peace Through Strength agenda, supports servicemembers and military families, and gives our warfighters the resources they need to fight and win.\n\nPeace Through Strength begins long before the battlefield\u2014it is forged in America\u2019s factories, depots, and shipyards. After years of underinvestment, the FY27 NDAA revitalizes America\u2019s defense industrial base and gives our military the capacity to deter our adversaries and carry out President Trump\u2019s Peace Through Strength Agenda.\"\n\nThe following provisions included in the House-passed FY27 NDAA directly benefit the state of Alabama:\n\nAnniston Army Depot\n\nAccess Control Point: $53,000,000\n\nConsolidated Shipping and Receiving Facility: $5,400,000\n\nWelding Shop: $4,940,000\n\nRedstone Arsenal\n\nSpace Force Operational Facility: $250,000,000\n\nUSSPACECOM HQ: $450,000,000\n\nAuthorized Air Force Construction: $2,050,000,000\n\nPower Generation and Microgrid Installation: $90,000,000\n\nPower Generation and Microgrid Investment Program: $90,000,000\n\nMaxwell Air Force Base\n\nMaxwell Elementary/Middle School Addition: $44,000,000\n\n42d Medical Group: Prohibition on Discontinuing Educational and Developmental Intervention Services\n\nMilitary Housing Privatization Initiative Restructure for Air Education and Training Command Group II: $65,000,000\n\nDefense Agencies' military construction authorization for projects at Maxwell Air Force Base: $44,000,000\n\nBirmingham\n\nArmy Reserve Center/Army Maintenance Support Activity/Land Acquisition: $57,000,000\n\nFort Rucker\n\nUH-60 Blackhawk\n\nUH-60 Blackhawk M Model (MYP) New Procurement: $289,257,000\n\nBlackhawk Product Improvement Program: $35,147,000\n\nCH-47 Chinook\n\nCH-47 Helicopter New Procurement: $591,645,000\n\nCH-47 Cargo Helicopter Modifications: $108,408,000\n\nMH-47 Chinook\n\nProcurement of MH-47 Chinook helicopters for special operations aviation: $168,411,000\n\nChinook Product Improvement Program: $7,277,000\n\nUH-72 Lakota\n\nUtility Helicopter Modifications: $125,013,000\n\nBackground:\n\nThe FY27 NDAA:\n\nRevitalizes the Defense Industrial Base\n\nImplements President Trump\u2019s Peace Through Strength Agenda\n\nImproves Servicemembers\u2019 Quality of Life\n\nRestores Lethal Capabilities\n\nStrengthens American Deterrence\n\nEliminates Waste, Fraud, and Abuse to Save $30 Billion in Taxpayer Dollars\n\nCodifies More than 65 of President Trump\u2019s Executive Orders and Legislative Proposals\n\nRead more here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-24T07:30:11Z", "2026-07-24T07:31:13Z"], ["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/u-s-senator-katie-britt-celebrates-15m-award-for-hudsonalphas-bridges-engine-following-alabama-delegation-sending-letter-of-support/", "U.S. Senator Katie Britt Celebrates $15M Award for HudsonAlpha\u2019s BRIDGES Engine, Following Alabama Delegation Sending Letter of Support", "2026-07-23", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) celebrated a recent U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) award of $15 million to HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology in Huntsville to lead the NSF Biobased Rural Innovation for Domestic Growth and Economic Security (BRIDGES) Engine. The award, granted to just 12 Regional Innovation Engines, comes after Senator Britt joined the Alabama congressional delegation in sending a letter of support for this initiative. The BRIDGES Engine is a partnership across Alabama and Tennessee and has the potential to receive up to $160 million from the NSF over the next decade.\n\nSenator Britt meets with HudsonAlpha VP for Research Administration and Development Dr. Flo Behn, President Dr. Neil Lamb, and Board Chairman Brian Pollack on July 22, 2026.\n\n\u201cI am thrilled to see the National Science Foundation\u2019s $15 million investment in Alabama\u2019s rural communities and manufacturing and agricultural industries,\u201d said Senator Britt. \u201cHudsonAlpha\u2019s groundbreaking initiative will create thousands of jobs and generate millions in economic growth over the next several years. This award from NSF underscores Alabama\u2019s position as a national leader in agricultural dominance and scientific innovation leadership. I look forward to seeing how these transformative efforts showcase the very best of our rural communities while delivering lasting economic opportunity throughout the state.\u201d\n\nThanks to this historic funding, BRIDGES will work to transform rural economies by advancing domestic biobased manufacturing using locally grown resources. The project combines Alabama\u2019s agricultural and manufacturing strengths and will accelerate rural innovation and broad economic growth by leveraging key partnerships with Auburn University, the University of Tennessee, Volkswagen Group of America, AGgrow Tech LLC, and more than 80 others.\n\nBRIDGES will result in substantial economic impacts to Alabama and is projected to generate at least $7.3 billion in the region over 20 years. The project will deliver more than $30 million in direct farm revenue annually, create around 4,000 rural manufacturing jobs, and bring an estimated $280 million annually in income for Alabama\u2019s rural workforce.\n\nAlabama\u2019s leading role in agriculture, innovation, and manufacturing doesn\u2019t just make a difference across the state\u2014our rural communities are critically important to the entire nation. BRIDGES will help Alabama capitalize on expanding access to high-paying skilled work, diversifying farming and product markets, and amplifying manufacturing capacity.\n\nSenator Britt is a tireless champion of Alabama\u2019s agricultural and manufacturing industries, and was proud to lead the entire bipartisan Alabama delegation in their successful letter of support.\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-24T07:30:11Z", "2026-07-24T07:31:13Z"], ["https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/tuberville-helps-introduce-bill-to-protect-religious-vaccine-exemptions/", "Tuberville Helps Introduce Bill To Protect Religious Vaccine Exemptions", "2026-07-23", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Tommy Tuberville", "T000278", "www.tuberville.senate.gov", "tuberville", "https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) helped introduce the Guaranteeing Religious Accommodation in Childhood(GRACE) Act, which withholds federal tax dollars from schools that refuse to recognize religious exemptions for vaccinations. The GRACE Act helps protect religious freedom and parental rights by preventing schools from targeting families with religious documentation requirements.\n\n\u201cThis is a free country, and parents have every right to make personal decisions about what vaccines they choose to give their children,\u201d said Sen. Tuberville. \u201cLast time I checked, parents are in charge of their children\u2019s healthcare decisions, not the federal government. Taxpayer-funded K-12 schools have no right to turn students away at the door because of their vaccination status \u2013 especially if they have a religious exemption. This legislation protects religious liberty and puts parents back in charge of their children\u2019s health and wellbeing.\u201d\n\nBACKGROUND\n\nVaccine mandates for children in K-12 schools began in 1855, with all 50 states requiring a variety of student vaccines by 1980. These mandates require children to receive state-selected vaccinations in order to enroll in classes, and sometimes to participate in extracurricular activities.\n\nWhile students may receive an exemption from one or more vaccines for medical, religious, or personal reasons, religious exemptions are often viewed as less legitimate than medical exemptions and are the most challenging for students to obtain. Requirements to receive an exemption range from providing a note signed by a legal guardian to showing explicit documentation proving religious affiliation. These hurdles for non-medical vaccine exemptions have caused some parents to withdraw their child from school \u2013 sometimes neglecting to provide education entirely. Other students in California, Connecticut, Maine, and New York are not allowed any form of religious exemption and must be vaccinated at the expense of their beliefs in order to attend school.\n\nBefore removing their religious freedom exemptions in recent years, California and New York reported that approximately 1-3% of their students held religious freedom exemptions, and Maine saw approximately double the national rate for non-medical exemptions. Thousands of American children are now blocked from attending the schools their tax dollars pay for, solely because of their sincerely held religious beliefs.\n\nThe GRACE Act would rectify this injustice by ensuring that the federal government does not financially support school policies that supersede students\u2019 First Amendment right to the free exercise of religion.\n\nThe GRACE Act is endorsed by more than fifty organizations including Children\u2019s Health Defense, MAHA Action, Family Research Council, First Liberty, Moms for Liberty, Global Wellness Forum, and many others.\n\nTheGuaranteeing Religious Accommodation in Childhood Education (GRACE) Act:\n\nProhibits federal education funds from any educational institutions and agencies that do not allow religious exemptions to vaccine requirements.\n\nPrevents institutions from requiring documentation or other information to be submitted by the student or family obtaining a religious exemption.\n\nSenator Tommy Tuberville represents Alabama in the United States Senate and is a member of the Senate Armed Services, Agriculture, Veterans\u2019 Affairs, HELP and Aging Committees.\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-24T07:30:11Z", "2026-07-24T07:31:13Z"], ["https://aderholt.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-aderholts-statement-house-passage-hr-9770-continuing", "Congressman Aderholt\u2019s Statement on House Passage of H.R. 9770, the Continuing Appropriations Act", "2026-07-22", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "House", "AL", "Robert B. Aderholt", "A000055", "aderholt.house.gov", "aderholt", "https://aderholt.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Aderholt released the following statement after voting in support of H.R. 9770, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027. The Continuing Appropriations Act is a clean extension that protects against a partisan shutdown and extends government funding through December 4, 2026.\n\n\u201cBy passing a clean continuing resolution, we are honoring our commitment to responsible governance. Through H.R. 9770, Republicans are preventing a last-minute funding crisis while preserving the path to full year FY27 appropriations.\n\nWhile Senate Democrats have refused to allow markups to progress under regular order, the House Appropriations Committee has passed all twelve appropriations bills out of committee. This clean continuing resolution does not stop appropriations work from continuing, it just removes the threat of a shutdown at the end of the fiscal year.\n\nLast year, we saw the longest government shutdown in history because Democrats held the government hostage and refused to fund key federal programs. We will not let this obstruction of funding happen again.\n\nPrevious shutdowns led to chaos at our airports, thousands of federal workers without paychecks, and disaster relief and first responders without funding.\n\nH.R. 9770 extends funding critical programs in their current form, including SNAP, WIC, the Disaster Relief Fund, small business support, and more. This legislation not only keeps the government open past the September 30 deadline but also protects essential services and national security.\u201d", 1, "2026-07-23T07:31:02Z", "2026-07-23T07:32:26Z"], ["https://strong.house.gov/media/press-releases/house-passes-strong-provision-banning-foreign-adversaries-joining-us-military", "House Passes Strong Provision Banning Foreign Adversaries from Joining U.S. Military", "2026-07-22", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "House", "AL", "Dale W. Strong", "S001220", "strong.house.gov", "strong", "https://strong.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 Today, the Targeted Restrictions Upholding Service Trustworthiness (TRUST) Act, legislation championed by Representative Dale Strong, was included as an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which passed the House by a vote of 213 to 207.\n\nThe TRUST Act addresses longstanding vulnerabilities in the Department of War\u2019s vetting process for screening foreign nationals from adversary nations seeking to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces.\n\n\u201cForeign nationals from adversary countries such as China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea serving in our military pose a serious risk to our armed forces, including espionage, sabotage, and the compromise of sensitive military technologies. The TRUST Act closes these gaps, puts national security first, and ensures that the U.S. military, defense capabilities, and sensitive technologies are secure,\u201d said Congressman Strong.\n\nThe legislation bans the enlistment of foreign nationals from covered nations, including China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea; imposes stricter appointment criteria by requiring that candidates for officer commissions have not held citizenship in a covered nation for at least five years; and directs a new report to identify existing service members who are foreign nationals from covered nations.\n\n\"Our adversaries are actively targeting our military technologies and capabilities. This measure will ensure our Armed Forces are secure, trusted, and committed to defending the United States,\u201d continued Strong. \u201cI am grateful to Chairman Mike Rogers for his support of my legislation and its inclusion in the NDAA, and I thank my colleagues for voting to pass this critical piece of legislation.\u201d\n\nThe FY27 NDAA now heads to the U.S. Senate for further consideration.\n\nAdditional background on the provision can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-23T07:31:02Z", "2026-07-23T07:32:26Z"], ["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/u-s-senator-katie-britt-celebrates-unanimous-committee-approval-of-rural-obstetrics-readiness-act/", "U.S. Senator Katie Britt Celebrates Unanimous Committee Approval of Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act", "2026-07-22", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today celebrated the advancement of the bipartisan Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act out of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee. This legislation is co-led by Senators Britt, Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), and Tina Smith (D-Minn.). It advanced out of the HELP Committee unanimously.\n\n\u201cAcross the nation, rural communities face challenges every single day that make it more difficult for women to safely give birth,\u201dsaid Senator Britt. \u201cThis is especially true in Alabama, where more than one-third of our 67 counties are considered maternal care deserts. Of the 54 hospitals in these areas, only 15 have maternity wards. This is a problem Congress can address, which is why I\u2019m thrilled this legislation is advancing in the Senate.\u201d\n\nSince 2011, at least seven rural hospitals in Alabama have closed their doors, and 19 are identified as being at \u201cimmediate risk\u201d of shutting down within the next several years. In the fall of 2023, three Alabama hospitals announced the closures of their labor and delivery departments, leaving Shelby and Monroe counties without labor and delivery services.\n\n\u201cAlmost 30% of women in Alabama do not have a birthing hospital within 30 minutes of their homes, which is significantly higher than the national average. Those 30 minutes could mean the difference between a safe delivery and a potentially dangerous one. We must give our communities the tools they need to remedy this issue. Alabama women deserve access to high-quality care throughout their pregnancy journeys, no matter their zip code,\u201d Senator Britt continued.\n\nThe Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act would help rural hospitals and doctors prepare to handle obstetric emergencies by creating maternity care consultation networks and training programs for nonspecialists to respond to emergencies such as labor and delivery complications. The bill helps rural facilities without dedicated labor and delivery units get federal grants for workforce training to handle these emergencies. It also helps rural facilities develop partnerships with larger medical systems for teleconsultation services so that a doctor at a rural facility assisting an expectant or postpartum mother facing an emergency can quickly consult with specialists. These networks would give moms and babies access to high quality care close to home and ensure efficient patient transfer in emergency situations.\n\nNow that this legislation has been approved by the HELP Committee, the next step is consideration by the full Senate. This legislation is being led in the U.S. House by Representatives Young Kim (R-Calif.), Robin Kelly (D-Ill.), Daniel Meuser (R-Pa.), and Kim Schrier (D-Wash.), where it awaits consideration by the House Energy and Commerce Committee.\n\nThe full text of the Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act can be viewed here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-23T07:31:02Z", "2026-07-23T07:32:26Z"], ["https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/tubervilles-food-safety-bill-unanimously-passes-help-committee/", "Tuberville\u2019s Food Safety Bill Unanimously Passes HELP Committee", "2026-07-22", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Tommy Tuberville", "T000278", "www.tuberville.senate.gov", "tuberville", "https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville\u2019s (R-AL) bill, the Making America\u2019s Food Safer Act, unanimously passed out of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee (HELP). Sen. Tuberville introduced the legislation with Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) last week.\n\nThe Making America\u2019s Food Safer Act would give the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the authority to destroy imported food that is flagged as posing a significant public health risk at U.S. ports of entry. By destroying these dangerous products, it both protects American consumers and helps Alabama\u2019s producers, including shrimpers. The bill also strengthens American public health infrastructure to respond during supply chain disruptions and public health crises.\n\nRead excerpts from Sen. Tuberville\u2019s remarks during the markup below or watch on YouTube or Rumble.\n\n\u201cFirst, I\u2019d like to thank Senator Kaine on this. This is really important, especially [for] those that have ports. You know, it\u2019s a common sense, targeted approach [that] modernizes our food safety system. It removes outdated statutory restrictions, allowing the FDA to leverage accredited third-party certifications [and] program data from both domestic and foreign facilities to prioritize inspections to help our supply chains. The bill grants the FDA authority to immediately share vital, unredacted food safety data with state, local, tribal, and territorial health officials when public health is on the line. And finally, it grants the HHS Secretary the authority to order the destruction of unsafe food imports that present a significant public health concern, preventing dangerous illegal products from simply turning around and reentering supply chains\u2014while preserving full due process rights for owners. This is a bipartisan step forward for public health supply chain efficiencies and American farmers. Basically, what this does is when bad food comes into our ports, and it\u2019s turned around by food inspectors, it goes right back out into the waters and goes to another port, and hopefully they get [away] with murder, so to speak. So, we want to be able to destroy this food and not allow it into our country. So, I urge my colleagues to support this bill.\u201d\n\nBACKGROUND:\n\nCurrently, when the FDA identifies unsafe imported food at a U.S. port of entry, it often cannot order the product destroyed. Instead, the shipment is supposedly sent back to its country of origin. According to U.S. shrimpers, some importers then repackage the same bulk shipment and send it back through a different port, hoping it will not be flagged again. This bill gives HHS the authority to destroy imported food that poses a significant public health risk, helping prevent unsafe products from repeatedly attempting to enter the U.S. market.\n\nThe Making America\u2019s Food Safer Act makes several targeted updates to strengthen the nation\u2019s food safety system. It allows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to use information from accredited third-party inspections of both U.S. and foreign food facilities to prioritize its own inspections better, improving oversight of the food supply. It also gives the FDA the authority to quickly share critical food safety information with state, local, tribal, and territorial health officials during public health threats. In addition, the bill allows the HHS Secretary to order the destruction of unsafe imported food that poses a significant health risk, preventing it from re-entering the U.S. food supply while preserving due process rights for owners. Overall, the legislation aims to improve food safety, strengthen the supply chain, and better protect consumers and American farmers.\n\nSenator Tommy Tuberville represents Alabama in the United States Senate and is a member of the Senate Armed Services, Agriculture, Veterans\u2019 Affairs, HELP and Aging Committees.\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-23T07:31:02Z", "2026-07-23T07:32:26Z"], ["https://palmer.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/palmer-legislation-recover-critical-minerals-passes-committee", "Palmer Legislation to Recover Critical Minerals Passes Committee", "2026-07-21", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "House", "AL", "Gary J. Palmer", "P000609", "palmer.house.gov", "palmer", "https://palmer.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, the House Energy and Commerce Committee passed H.R. 9617, the Coordinating and Harnessing America\u2019s Recovery of Minerals (CHARM) Act, during a full committee markup. This bipartisan legislation was introduced by Representatives Gary Palmer (R-AL-06) and Paul Tonko (D-NY-20), the Democratic Ranking Member on the Environment Subcommittee.\n\nFollowing committee passage, Rep. Palmer released the following statement:\n\n\"Critical minerals are essential to our economy and national security, yet America remains too dependent on China for these resources,\u201d said Rep. Palmer. \u201cThe CHARM Act takes a commonsense approach by directing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop a coordinated federal strategy to identify new opportunities to recover critical minerals from electronic waste, legacy mine sites, coal ash, and other overlooked sources already here at home. I appreciate Congressman Tonko's partnership and thank my colleagues on the Energy and Commerce Committee for advancing this legislation.\"\n\nRead the text of the bill here.", 1, "2026-07-22T07:34:13Z", "2026-07-22T07:35:16Z"], ["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/u-s-senator-katie-britt-joins-senators-jon-husted-mark-warner-for-bipartisan-podcast-on-sammys-law-protecting-children-online/", "U.S. Senator Katie Britt Joins Senators Jon Husted, Mark Warner for Bipartisan Podcast on Sammy\u2019s Law, Protecting Children Online", "2026-07-21", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined Senators Jon Husted (R-Ohio) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) for a discussion hosted by Senator Husted on their bipartisan bill, Sammy\u2019s Law. The legislation would empower parents to protect their children on social media by giving them the ability to know whether their children are engaging in dangerous or risky interactions.\n\nSammy\u2019s Law was named after 16-year-old Sammy Chapman who lost his life to fentanyl poisoning. He was approached by a drug dealer through social media, who delivered drugs laced with a lethal dose of opioid fentanyl to his home. Sammy was unaware he was ingesting fentanyl and tragically lost his life.\n\nSam Chapman, Sammy\u2019s father, joined the senators to discuss his son\u2019s story and his support for Sammy\u2019s Law. He is a leading advocate for protecting children online and giving parents the resources they need to do so.\n\n\u201cI often say you don\u2019t have to tell me what it\u2019s like to raise teenagers in today\u2019s digital age because I\u2019m actually doing it, which is why I\u2019m committed to advancing legislation that will help prevent tragedies like Sammy\u2019s from happening,\u201d said Senator Britt. \u201cIt was a privilege joining Senators Husted and Warner to discuss the need to pass Sammy\u2019s Law. Hearing directly from Sammy\u2019s father, Sam Chapman, further underscored the critical work Congress has ahead of us to better protect our children online.\u201d\n\n\u201cSammy\u2019s story is a tragic one, and it is unfortunately one that has happened too many times across our country. As a father and grandfather, I strongly believe that we need to protect our kids in the digital world the same way we do in the physical world. As lawmakers, we have a responsibility to take action against online threats and predators. We\u2019ll keep working in a bipartisan fashion to get Sammy\u2019s Law across the finish line in the U.S. Senate,\u201d said Senator Husted.\n\n\u201cAs a father, I know how challenging it is for parents to protect their kids from the harmful effects of social media, where children are more exposed than ever to cyberbullying, eating disorders, and other online threats to their wellbeing. Sammy Chapman should still be with us today, and it\u2019s our responsibility as lawmakers to protect other children and families from experiencing a similar loss. Sammy\u2019s Law will give parents the choice to be alerted of concerning behaviors on social media, while protecting their personal information. I will continue fighting to get this bipartisan effort passed, so parents have more resources to supervise their children\u2019s social media use,\u201d said Senator Warner.\n\n\u201cIf Sammy\u2019s Law had been in place when Sammy was alive, he\u2019d still be here today. So, for the ones who were left behind, what you all are doing can be lifesaving,\u201d said Sam Chapman.\n\nRepresentatives Buddy Carter (R-Ga.) and Debbie Wasserman Shultz (D-Fla.) are leading this effort in the U.S. House of Representatives.\n\nTo view the full podcast episode, click here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-22T07:34:13Z", "2026-07-22T07:35:16Z"], ["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/u-s-senator-katie-britt-participates-in-day-two-of-nomination-hearing-of-acting-attorney-general-todd-blanche/", "U.S. Senator Katie Britt Participates in Day Two of Nomination Hearing of Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche", "2026-07-21", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, participated in day two of the nomination hearing for Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to serve as the next Attorney General (AG) of the United States. During this hearing, Senator Britt questioned character witnesses who were called before the committee to testify to the nomination of Acting AG Blanche.\n\nDuring the hearing, Senator Britt pressed former Department of Justice Pardon Attorney Elizabeth Oyer about commutation and pardon recommendations she made under President Joe Biden. She also questioned Jennifer Bos, the mother of Megan Bos, who tragically lost her life to a fentanyl overdose in April 2025. Megan\u2019s body was concealed for months by an illegal alien before it was found. Senator Britt also heard testimony from Dani Bensky, an Epstein survivor and advocate.\n\nSenator Britt began by addressing the tragedy of Megan Bos, saying to her mother Jennifer, \u201cMrs. Bos, thank you for sharing your story. Reliving the worst day in your life [and] being willing to tell your story so that people hear it. [I] really appreciate it, and I am so sorry for your loss.\u201d\n\nShe then asked, \u201cDo you think that when someone is killed at the hands of an illegal alien, that their representation in Congress, Senator, Congressmen, should meet with that family?\u201d Mrs. Bos agreed, and Senator Britt followed up by saying, \u201cIt\u2019s my understanding that there are many angel families that cannot get meetings with their senators. Have you heard that?\u201d\n\nMrs. Bos agreed, noting that the first time she ever heard from the Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, of whom she is a constituent, was at this hearing. Senator Britt continued, \u201cI heard, actually, the Ranking Member yesterday talk about the need for the Attorney General to meet with victims, which I support, and I certainly am hopeful that he and others will meet with you. Sheridan Gorman and other names need to be said, and I think the accountability that we have in this room for other people, we should be able to have it for this body as well. So, I certainly hope that you get your face-to-face meeting that you deserve.\u201d\n\nSenator Britt then questioned Jeffrey Epstein Survivor Dani Bensky: \u201cI am so sorry for everything you\u2019ve been through, and thank you for your courage for being here today and being able to elevate your voice. I completely support your quest to be able to be heard, obviously for victims to be protected and for us to pursue every, every lead possible, and I do believe, after my conversations with the [Deputy] Attorney General, that that he is going to pursue those.\u201d\n\nShe continued, \u201cLet me ask you this: \u2026 [W]ere you asked in the previous administration, [or] did you ever have an opportunity to sit down with the then-Attorney General, Merrick Garland?\u201d\n\nMiss Bensky confirmed that she did not sit down with Attorney General Merrick Garland, nor did she or the group she represents ever request a face-to-face meeting with him. Senator Britt also noted that her colleague, Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), adamantly requested the release of Epstein-related records and investigations into Jeffrey Epstein during the Ranking Member\u2019s then-Chairmanship of the committee and under Joe Biden\u2019s presidency. Despite Senator Blackburn\u2019s efforts, no hearings were ever held under Democratic leadership.\n\nIn her last line of questioning, Senator Britt pressed Elizabeth Oyer, a former Biden DOJ official who recommended clemency for all federal death row inmates, including the Charleston church shooter and the Boston Marathon bomber:\n\n\u201cAfter you were fired from [the] DOJ, you had an independent media company and a Substack platform, and you had \u2026 hoodies that said \u2018Hardwired to stand up to bullies\u2019 \u2026 It\u2019s my understanding that, as a pardon attorney during the Biden Administration, you recommended actual commutations for Daniel Troya and Ricardo Sanchez Jr., who were sentenced to death in 2009 after executing a family of four on the side of a highway \u2026 the victims included a four-year-old and a three-year-old boy who died while cradled in the arms of their mother, who was trying to shield them. Those two little boys were shot ten times, and their mother was shot 11 times, and their father was shot five times \u2026 that doesn\u2019t sound like to me that you stand up to bullies. It sounds like to me you stand with them.\u201d\n\nYou can view the Senator\u2019s full line of questioning here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-22T07:34:13Z", "2026-07-22T07:35:16Z"], ["https://aderholt.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/aderholt-supports-sunshine-protection-act-while-highlighting-student", "Aderholt Supports Sunshine Protection Act While Highlighting Student Safety Concerns", "2026-07-20", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "House", "AL", "Robert B. Aderholt", "A000055", "aderholt.house.gov", "aderholt", "https://aderholt.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-04) today voted in favor of H.R. 139, the Sunshine Protection Act of 2025, legislation that would end the twice-yearly clock changes by making Daylight Saving Time permanent. The proposal has enjoyed broad bipartisan support among the American public for years, as many Americans have grown tired of changing their clocks every spring and fall.\n\n\"The twice-a-year time change has long been a source of frustration for families, businesses, and workers across the country,\" said Congressman Aderholt. \"I've heard from many constituents who simply want to pick one time and stick with it. The Sunshine Protection Act accomplishes that by providing consistency throughout the year.\"\n\nWhile supporting the legislation, Aderholt noted that permanent Daylight Saving Time presents unique challenges for communities in North Alabama, particularly during the winter months.\n\n\"One concern I do have is the impact on school children,\" Aderholt said. \"In December and January, permanent Daylight Saving Time would mean the sun would not rise until nearly 8:00 a.m. in much of North Alabama. That means many students would be standing at bus stops or walking to school before sunrise. As a father and soon-to-be grandfather, that's something I take seriously.\"\n\nAderholt said he hopes school systems, local communities, and state leaders will work together to minimize those concerns should the legislation become law.\n\n\"I believe we can enjoy the benefits of ending the clock changes while also making sure student safety remains a priority,\" Aderholt continued. \"Whether that means reviewing bus schedules, adjusting school start times where practical, or identifying other commonsense solutions, we should make every effort to ensure children are not routinely waiting for the bus in the dark.\"\n\nSupporters of the Sunshine Protection Act cite the benefits of eliminating the disruptive seasonal clock changes, including greater consistency for families, commerce, and travel, as well as more daylight during evening hours. The legislation has advanced with bipartisan support in Congress and has been the subject of public debate for several years.\n\n\"Like many Americans, I believe it's time to end the twice-yearly ritual of changing our clocks,\" Aderholt said. \"As we move forward, we'll continue working to ensure the transition is implemented in a way that best serves families here in Alabama.\"", 1, "2026-07-21T07:32:02Z", "2026-07-21T07:33:33Z"], ["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/u-s-senator-katie-britt-highlights-increased-capital-investment-urges-tailoring-framework-modernization-during-banking-committee-hearing-with-federal-reserve-chair-kevin-warsh/", "U.S. Senator Katie Britt Highlights Increased Capital Investment, Urges Tailoring Framework Modernization During Banking Committee Hearing with Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh", "2026-07-20", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) questioned Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh at a Senate Banking Committee hearing where he delivered the Fed\u2019s Semiannual Monetary Policy Report. She discussed the promising increase in business investment seen in Alabama and around the country, as well as the need for the Federal Reserve to prioritize updating key tailoring frameworks to provide for regulatory certainty.\n\nIn her first line of questioning, Senator Britt discussed how increased capital investment across Alabama and the country is encouraging for long-term economic growth and greater American competitiveness: \u201cIn this year\u2019s Monetary Policy Report, one of the most encouraging themes is the increase in business investment that we\u2019re seeing across the country. In Alabama and many places, we\u2019re seeing companies expand, manufacturers grow, and communities are benefiting from that investment. I believe that these are good signs and that they\u2019re also important for the future, because they help us determine whether America remains the most competitive economy in the world. My question for you is as you look at the economy, what data tells you that today\u2019s investments are laying the groundwork and the foundation for a stronger long-term growth and greater American competitiveness?\u201d\n\nChair Warsh responded, expressing optimism about the capital investment boom and resulting GDP growth: \u201cThis is what most countries are searching for. This is the seed core of the next group of job creation and productivity \u2026. The trend is our friend here, and this business capital investment is contributing massively to the GDP we\u2019ve seen in the last 12 months. My colleagues know I\u2019m not big for forward guidance, but I would guess that that trend continues. What gives me optimism about it? Well, when the private sector deploys this amount of capital, they must see something shiny at the other end of that rainbow. They must see a very good return on investment. That\u2019s why they\u2019re taking this capital and they\u2019re putting it to work\u2026\u201d\n\nThe Senator then shifted to highlighting the need to modernize outdated regulatory thresholds that have not kept pace with the growth of our economy and banking system: \u201cSome banks are already approaching and crossing into new tailoring categories, and they\u2019re making staffing and compliance and long-term business decisions based on thresholds that haven\u2019t been updated since 2019 \u2026 [H]ow are you thinking about updating these tailoring frameworks when it comes to what banks can expect to see in proposals in the future?\u201d\n\nChair Warsh began by saying, \u201cVice Chair (Miki) Bowman has been working on these initiatives \u2026 [M]odernizing our banking systems, streamlining regulations so that the rules that apply to the systemically important financial institutions are not one-size-fits-all for every other. The secret to the American economy is we have a few thousand banks and other providers of credit who know their smaller markets bigger. I\u2019d rather have that system than what most of our G20 peers have, where they have half a dozen institutions implicitly backed by their government.\u201d\n\nHe continued, agreeing with Senator Britt, saying, \u201cI think reform is coming to supervision and regulation \u2026 I think the sooner we can get to the bottom of it, the better \u2026 [T]he reforms we\u2019ve been putting in place over the last 15 years coming out of Dodd-Frank\u2014as we learned in the Silicon Valley Bank example and the First Republic example\u2014they didn\u2019t work perfectly. My predecessors had very little choice but then to do another overall bailout\u2014we don\u2019t want that to happen again. So, we want to tailor the rules and the capital so they serve the best interests of the U.S. economy, which I describe as a system that is safe, sound, and competitive.\u201d\n\nSenator Britt responded, saying, \u201cI just hope, given what you\u2019ve said, we double down on reviewing the framework. We know how important tailoring is and also just the need for regulatory certainty, so thank you for that.\u201d\n\nShe concluded by thanking Chair Warsh for his commitment to serving the at Federal Reserve: \u201c[I] just want to say thank you for your commitment in the first seven weeks \u2026 to performance, to accountability, to responsibility, and to integrity. (I) appreciate what you\u2019re doing and look forward to continuing to work with you.\u201d\n\nYou can watch the Senator\u2019s full remarks here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-21T07:32:02Z", "2026-07-21T07:33:33Z"], ["https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/tuberville-continues-advocating-for-alabamas-catfish-industry/", "Tuberville Continues Advocating\u00a0for Alabama\u2019s Catfish Industry", "2026-07-20", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Tommy Tuberville", "T000278", "www.tuberville.senate.gov", "tuberville", "https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) in endorsing a request made by the U.S. farm-raised catfish industry for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to help the industry by purchasing catfish products. Sens. Tuberville and Hyde-Smith wrote a letter to USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins asking her to approve a request to purchase U.S. farm-raised catfish products through the Agricultural Marketing Service Section 32 Program.\n\nSection 32 is a permanently authorized program that allows the USDA to make emergency purchases of surplus U.S. commodities for distribution to domestic food assistance programs. The program is funded through 30 percent of the previous year\u2019s customs receipts collected by the U.S. government from imported products.\n\nThe letter is a continuation of advocacy by the Senators to include farm-raised catfish, Gulf shrimp, and other commodities included in USDA Section 32 decisions.\n\n\u201cThe industry\u2019s USDA Section 32 purchase request would provide needed relief by providing essential cash flow to farmers to help alleviate the severe financial strain imposed by inflationary pressures. USDA purchases of catfish would provide immediate relief and enable 2026 fish crops to be harvested and processed, while also supporting rural communities and providing nutritious, American-grown product to families, children, and those in need,\u201d wrote the Senators.\n\nSens. Tuberville and Hyde-Smith were joined by Sens. Katie Britt (R-AL), Tom Cotton (R-AR), and Roger Wicker (R-MS) in signing the letter.\n\nRead full text of the letter below or here.\n\n\u201cDear Secretary Rollins,\n\nWe write to support the request made by the U.S. farm-raised catfish industry for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to purchase surplus catfish products through the USDA Agriculture Marketing Service Section 32 Program. Surplus purchases will assist catfish farmers and the thousands of jobs dependent upon this industry throughout the Southeast.\n\nThe U.S. farm-raised catfish industry is extremely important to the states we represent. Nearly $2 billion in economic output, including more than 9,100 jobs, is directly or indirectly attributable to the production of U.S. farm-raised catfish. Farms and processing facilities in our states are typically among the largest employers in the economically depressed counties.\n\nThe industry has been caught in a severe inflationary squeeze, particularly from 2023 to the present, fundamentally altering its production economics. This pressure has consistently driven the cost of producing U.S. farm-raised catfish above the prices farmers receive for their fish, leading to three continuous years of negative financial returns.\n\nThe industry\u2019s rising costs are dominated by the increasing expenses of key inputs, especially feed and energy, which represent the backbone of catfish farming operations.\n\nFeed costs remain high and account for 43 percent of catfish production expenses. While the most recent data indicates some reduction in pricing, feed costs remain elevated above the historical normal range of $350\u2013$375 per ton, especially for the 32 percent protein diet. As soybean meal is the major ingredient in U.S. catfish feed, its price volatility and high cost directly translate to increased production expenses.\n\nU.S. catfish farmers have adopted modern, intensive pond production methods and improved energy efficiency per acre, but fuel and electricity costs \u2014 which account for 10 percent of production expenses \u2014 remain a significant burden. Energy-intensive processes like pond aeration are essential to maintaining healthy fish populations, and producers have limited ability to absorb volatility in fuel and electricity markets.\n\nTogether, these cost pressures have pushed the U.S. farm-raised catfish industry into a crisis of economic sustainability, with the cost of production far surpassing the price of fish at the dock \u2014 resulting in three consecutive years of negative margins for producers.\n\nThe industry\u2019s USDA Section 32 purchase request would provide needed relief by providing essential cash flow to farmers to help alleviate the severe financial strain imposed by inflationary pressures. USDA purchases of catfish would provide immediate relief and enable 2026 fish crops to be harvested and processed, while also supporting rural communities and providing nutritious, American-grown product to families, children, and those in need.\n\nWe encourage you to consider all the factors facing the U.S. farm-raised catfish industry and approve this request. We also look forward to our continued partnership in supporting agriculture and our nation\u2019s rural communities.\n\nSincerely,\u201d\n\nMORE:\n\nTuberville, Britt Send Letter to Secretary Rollins on Threats to Alabama\u2019s Catfish Industry\n\nTuberville Raises Concerns Over Foreign Seafood and Lumber Imports Undercutting Alabama Producers\n\nSenator Tommy Tuberville represents Alabama in the United States Senate and is a member of the Senate Armed Services, Agriculture, Veterans\u2019 Affairs, HELP and Aging Committees.\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-21T07:32:02Z", "2026-07-21T07:33:33Z"], ["https://palmer.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/palmer-supports-legislation-preserve-integrity-dar", "Palmer Supports Legislation to Preserve the Integrity of the DAR", "2026-07-17", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "House", "AL", "Gary J. Palmer", "P000609", "palmer.house.gov", "palmer", "https://palmer.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Representative Gary Palmer (AL-06) cosponsored the Daughters of the American Revolution Membership Integrity Act. This legislation, introduced by Rep. Ben Cline (VA-06), amends the federal charter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) to preserve the organization\u2019s historic mission by including an eligibility requirement that limits membership to biological women that meet the genealogical eligibility requirements.\n\nUpon cosponsoring this legislation, Rep. Palmer released the following statement:\n\n\u201cIt should be common sense that to be a part of the Daughters of the American Revolution, you have to be a daughter. Unfortunately, common sense has become a casualty of the left's radical agenda,\u201d said Rep. Palmer. \u201cThis legislation protects the integrity of the DAR by preserving its historic purpose. Congress will not allow radical activists to erase womanhood from one of our nation's oldest patriotic organizations. I am proud to cosponsor this bill, and I thank Rep. Cline for his leadership on this issue.\u201d", 1, "2026-07-18T06:58:50Z", "2026-07-18T07:00:34Z"], ["https://strong.house.gov/media/press-releases/strong-applauds-mark-mcdaniel-appointment-air-force-scientific-advisory-board", "Strong Applauds Mark McDaniel Appointment to Air Force Scientific Advisory Board", "2026-07-16", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "House", "AL", "Dale W. Strong", "S001220", "strong.house.gov", "strong", "https://strong.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 U.S. Representative Dale Strong congratulated Huntsville native Mark McDaniel on his appointment to the Department of the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board (DAF SAB). The Advisory Board provides independent advice and recommendations to Air Force leadership on science, technology, and modernization priorities affecting both the United States Air Force and United States Space Force.\n\n\u201cMark McDaniel\u2019s appointment to the Scientific Advisory Board is a tremendous honor for both him and North Alabama,\u201d said Representative Dale Strong. \u201cHuntsville has long been at the forefront of our nation\u2019s air, space, and missile defense capabilities, and Mark has played an important role in that legacy. His decades of leadership in aerospace, science, and national security make him exceptionally qualified to advise Air Force leadership on the challenges of tomorrow, and I am confident his expertise will help strengthen America\u2019s technological edge for years to come.\u201d\n\n\u201cI am honored to join the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board and want to thank Congressman Strong and Secretary Hegseth for their faith in me. They are American patriots and work every day to strengthen our national defense,\u201d said Mark McDaniel. \u201cThere is a lot of technology developed here in Alabama that can play a critical role for Golden Dome, Space Force, and the continued modernization of the Air Force, and I look forward to being a voice for that.\u201d\n\nAppointment to the Scientific Advisory Board is reserved for distinguished leaders from industry, academia, and government with expertise in fields critical to the Department of the Air Force mission. Members are nominated by the Secretary of the Air Force and formally appointed by the Secretary of Defense to provide independent counsel on issues critical to maintaining America\u2019s air and space superiority.\n\nMcDaniel is a longtime Huntsville resident whose career has spanned law, education, and aerospace policy. He has served on the NASA Advisory Council under five NASA Administrators and contributed to numerous initiatives advancing science, technology, and education at both the state and national levels. 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