WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Alabama, issued the following statement on Dec. 20, 2024: * * * Today, Representative Gary Palmer (AL-06) was named Chairman of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee on the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Following this announcement, Rep. Palmer released the following statement: "The Energy and Commerce Committee has broad jurisdiction with broad oversight responsibilities, and I appreciate the confidence of Chairman Brett Guthrie in tr  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today announced the Senate Republican Conference committee assignments for the 119th Congress. The assignments have been ratified by the Senate Republican Conference and are expected to be ratified by the full Senate early next Congress. Agriculture John Boozman, Arkansas Mitch McConnell, Kentucky John Hoeven, North Dakota Joni Ernst, Iowa Cindy Hyde-Smith, Mississippi Roge  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Opposes $200B legislation expediting Social Security Trust Fund's insolvency Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) released the following statement after voting against legislation that would expedite the insolvency of the Social Security Trust Fund while providing benefits to people based on work for which they didn't pay into the Trust Fund. "The WEP and GPO are flawed, but the 'Social Security Fairness Act' is fa  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Decries WSJ report of Biden Administration secretly renegotiating USMCA December 20, 2024 U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today spoke on the Senate floor with Senators Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) advocating on behalf of American companies, specifically Birmingham-based Vulcan Materials Company, to ensure the U.S. does not stand idly by as foreign governments tra  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today voted to support the American Relief Act of 2025, legislation to continue funding the government until March 14, 2025, and provide critical relief for Alabama's family farmers. The bill extends the Farm Bill and provides $30.78 billion in total agriculture disaster funding, including $10 billion in economic disaster relief. "With the Farm Bill 447 days overdue, it was trul  more