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August 1, 2025 - PERRY COUNTY, AL - Today, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) announced that the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is investing nearly $3 million to improve water infrastructure in Alabama's Black Belt through its Community Infrastructure Fund (CIF). The Perry County Water Authority was awarded $2 million and the Town of Carrollton was awarded nearly $1 million. "I am thrilled to announce that the residents of Perry County and Carrollton will soon be getting major upgrades to their...
July 24, 2025 - TUSCALOOSA, AL - Constituents are encouraged to pre-register at Sewell.House.gov/JobFair Tuscaloosa, AL – With just one week left until her 14th annual job fair in Tuscaloosa, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) announced that this year's signature event will feature at least 70 employers from 10 industries. It will take place on Thursday, July 31 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the McDonald Hughes Community Center in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. "Every Alabamian deserves a fair shot at g...
The 2025 Job Fair will be held at the McDonald Hughes Community Center on Thursday, July 31 Tuscaloosa, AL – Today, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) announced that she will host her 14th Annual Job Fair at the McDonald Hughes Community Center in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The event will take place on Thursday, July 31 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. It will bring together employers from across Alabama who are looking to fill open positions. "Every Alabamian deserves a fair shot at getting ahead, and t...
July 2, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday night, during debate in the House Rules Committee, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) introduced three amendments to the Senate-passed version of President Trump's so-called "Big Beautiful Bill" to expand access to health care and protect funding for public schools. All three amendments were unanimously rejected by Rules Committee Republicans. Watch it on YouTube here. Rep. Sewell's first amendment would have provided a temporary health care option to t...
June 13, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) spoke on the House Floor to recognize Juneteenth and acknowledge the many celebrations occurring throughout Alabama's 7th Congressional District. She also recognized Major League Baseball as they prepare to return to Birmingham for the 2025 East-West Classic Game on Thursday, June 19 at 1:00 p.m. at Rickwood Field, and the opening of the newly refurbished Willie Mays Park in Fairfield. Watch it on YouTube here. Rep. Sewell:...
April 24, 2025 - BIRMINGHAM, AL - After receiving a briefing from researchers and officials at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) spoke out against the Trump Administration's February decision to cut billions of dollars in research grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-including up to $70 million for UAB alone-and their leaked 2026 budget documents which propose slashing NIH's budget by 44%. Rep. Sewell: Hi, it's Congresswoman Terri...
April 10, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Ranking Member Terri A. Sewell (AL-07) joined Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda T. Sánchez (CA-38) and Ways and Means Committee Democrats to introduce the Stopping a Rogue President on Trade Act, a bill to put a stop to President Trump's reckless trade wars and return tariff authority to Congress. "Donald Trump has once again shown that he cannot be trusted to lead the trade policy of the United States," sa...
February 26, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Terri Sewell (AL-07) and Beth Van Duyne (TX-24) were joined by Senators Todd Young (R-IN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) to introduce bipartisan legislation to level the playing field for American workers. The Leveling the Playing Field Act 2.0 updates U.S. trade remedy law to combat China's anti-free market trade practices. "The Leveling the Playing Field Act 2.0 takes important steps to strengthen U.S. trade remedy laws and push back against China's egr...
Washington D.C. - U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) joined more than 150 House Democrats in sending a letter to the Trump Administration after President Trump issued an executive order on his first day in office that could pause all disbursements of Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding immediately. Neither the vaguely worded executive order nor a follow-up memorandum from Trump's Office of Management and Budget Acting Director Matthew Vaeth and National Economic...
February 13, 2025 – WASHINGTON, D,C. - U.S. Rep. Terri A. Sewell (D-AL07) celebrated as the Recovery of Stolen Checks Act passed unanimously in the House Ways and Means Committee. The bipartisan bill is led by Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) and co-led by Reps. Sewell and David Kustoff (TN-08), would allow taxpayers who have had their tax refunds lost or stolen in the mail to receive a replacement check via direct deposit, something IRS policies and procedures have historically prevented. "...
February 3, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) joined House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) to reintroduce H.R. 842, the Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act, in the House of Representatives. The bill would allow for multi-cancer early detection (MCED) tests to be covered by Medicare in a timely manner upon approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The bill has gained critical momentum in Congress, p...
February 6, 2026 - WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Terri A. Sewell (AL-07), Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee, led a letter from every Ways and Means Democrat to IRS Acting Commissioner Douglas O'Donnell demanding information regarding Elon Musk's illegal access to Americans' sensitive data including private tax and Social Security information. "An unelected billionaire has absolutely no business handling the personal information of American taxpayers," said Ranking...
January 22, 2025 - Washington D.C. – U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) spoke on the House Floor to honor the retirement of Dr. Charles Steele, Jr. after 17 years as President and CEO of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). Rep. Sewell: Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the extraordinary career and achievements of Dr. Charles Steele, Jr., as he celebrates his retirement after 17 years as the President and CEO of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. A true trailblazer, D...
