WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) introduced the Alabama Underwater Forest National Marine Sanctuary Act. This bill would preserve a submerged ancient forest, largely comprised of cypress trees, that was discovered near Gulf Shores, Alabama, after Hurricane Ivan in 2004. Senator Tuberville's effort would designate the underwater forest as a National Marine Sanctuary--effectively safeguarding th  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) in introducing the Ensuring Continuity in Veterans' Health Act to require the VA to consider continuity of healthcare when deciding whether seeing a provider in the community is in a veteran's best medical interest. The legislation follows Senator Tuberville's recent letter to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secre  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.), a member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, voted to advance the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. The bill includes more than $80 million in targeted funding to modernize and upgrade critical transportation infrastructure in communities across Alabama, including $50 million personally secured b  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) recently introduced the Countering Hate Against Israel by Federal Contractors Act, which would prohibit the federal government from contracting with entities who boycott the State of Israel. Alabama and 36 other states have passed laws or regulations opposing the boycott, divestment, or sanction (BDS) of Israel movement. "Not a single dime of taxpayer mon  more