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June 9, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) to reintroduce the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure (AFIDA) Improvements Act to bolster reporting requirements for foreign owners of American farmland. The legislation would codify recommendations to the original AFIDA of 1978 that were published in January 2024 by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) after it found that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is not prepare...
June 12, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) spoke with President Trump's nominee to be Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Brian Quintenz. They discussed how both the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the CFTC share enforcement responsibilities but lack clear jurisdictional boundaries, which has created confusion for innovators and entrepreneurs. While the SEC determines which products fall under its purview, the CFTC h...
ICYMI: Tuberville Honors Two Fallen Alabamians Ahead of Memorial Day "We may never have met Michael or Jason, yet they courageously were willing to give their lives for their fellow Americans. We will continue to share their stories to ensure their sacrifices are never forgotten." WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) honored two of Alabama's fallen soldiers and their families in advance of Memorial Day. On the Senate floor, Senator Tuberville shared the stories of U.S. A...
June 5, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) spoke with Cheryl Mason, President Trump's nominee to be Veterans' Affairs Inspector General during her nomination hearing at the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. They discussed the role the Inspector General's office will have in combatting veteran suicide. Read Sen. Tuberville's remarks below or on YouTube or Rumble. TUBERVILLE: "Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Ms. Mason, thank you for being here. The Office of I...
May 30, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) announced 21 Alabamians have accepted their appointment to a U.S. service academy. Senator Tuberville nominated these students to represent Alabama in the class of 2029 at one of the four service academies: the United States Air Force Academy, Military Academy, Merchant Marine Academy, and Naval Academy. This is Senator Tuberville's fourth round of appointments since assuming office and first group of appointments sinc...
May 14, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) introduced the Automotive Support Services to Improved Safe Transportation (ASSIST) Act, which would help disabled veterans make the vehicle modifications they need to travel safely by giving the VA greater flexibility to offer financial assistance for a wider range of necessary adaptations. "We take things like driving or riding in a vehicle for granted, but for some veterans, operating a vehicle can be challenging w...
May 21, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) spoke with Dr. Andrew Gillen, Dr. Michael Lindsay, Dr. Mark Brown, Mr. Mike Pierce, and Dr. Russell Lowery-Hart during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing on the state of higher education. During the hearing, Sen. Tuberville discussed the reasons for the skyrocket of prices in higher education institutions during recent years. Sen. Tuberville also introduced Dr. Mark Brown, P...
May 1, 2025 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) joined his Republican colleagues on the Senate Armed Services Committee in urging President Donald J. Trump (R) to fully implement the Shipbuilder Accountability and Workforce Support (SAWS) proposal. Tuberville urges that the President accelerate domestic nuclear shipbuilding, including at Austal USA in Mobile. The Biden administration previously rejected this proposal, which would be the largest shipbuilding deal in Ame...
May 6, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) and U.S. Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) introduced the Overtime Wages Tax Relief Act, which would provide much needed relief for overtime wage workers. This bill would create a tax deduction for overtime wages up to $10,000 for individuals and $20,000 for married couples-targeting middle-income Americans. The Wall Street Journal first reported on the bill's introduction. "President Trump campaigned and won on a p...
April 6, 2025 = WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) spoke with Mr. Anthony Tata, President Trump's nominee to be Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, and Ms. Katherine Sutton, President Trump's nominee to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy during their Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) nomination hearing. During their conversation, Sen. Tuberville asked about the funding levels for cyber operations and how the Department of D...
May 8, 2025 - WASHINGTON, AL – Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator John Cornyn and several of their colleagues to introduce the Justice for American Victims of Illegal Aliens Act, which would codify President Trump's Executive Order subjecting illegal immigrants who kill American citizens to the death penalty. Earlier today, Sen. Tuberville joined Sen. Cornyn, Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT), and Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) for a press conference about the bill. "Over the past f...
May 9, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) released a video honoring U.S. Navy Captain Paul "Puck" Esposito as the May "Veteran of the Month." Excerpts from Sen. Tuberville's remarks can be found below, and complete remarks can be found here. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?mibextid=wwXIfr&v=1397800644748106&rdid=LvnbPkWYz0rKiJ6X "In Alabama, we take a lot of pride in honoring and supporting the heroes who have served in our nation's military. But it takes p...
May 12, 2025, WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined Larry Kudlow on Fox Business to discuss how President Trump is delivering wins for the American people left and right. Read excerpts from the interview below or watch on YouTube or Rumble. KUDLOW: "The great Alabama Senator, Mr. Tommy Tuberville. Senator Tuberville, welcome, sir, as always. You know, Charles Payne was on in the first segment of the show, and he was talking about 'Pax Americana' and, you know, l...
May 12, 1015 - WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS) in sending a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr urging him to modernize ownership regulations to empower local broadcasters so that they may compete with today's media giants. "The fast-evolving media marketplace has made broadcast ownership regulations in urgent need of modernization," the Senators wrote. "By modernizing broadcast ownership r...
May 14, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined 81 Senate colleagues in introducing a resolution to designate May 11-17, 2025, as National Police Week. The resolution also honors 234 fallen officers, including four from Alabama: Jesse Cooper of Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, Timothy W. Johns of Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office, Jermyius Young of Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, and John R. McCrary of Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office and Rogersville P...
May 15, 2025 - WASHINGTON, AL – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and 50 Republican colleagues in sending a letter to President Trump regarding the administration's ongoing negotiations with Iran. The letter calls on the Trump administration to secure a deal that results in the full dismantlement of the Iranian nuclear program, including permanently ending the regime's capacity to enrich uranium. Sen. Tuberville has spoken numerous times in support o...
April 3, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) joined a bipartisan group of colleagues including Senator Katie Britt (R-Alabama) in reintroducing the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act. This legislation would expand telehealth services under Medicare, and make COVID-19-related telehealth flexibilities permanent. Sponsors believe that this will improve health outcomes, and make it easier for patients t...
April 2, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) took to the Senate floor to celebrate President Trump's "Liberation Day" after Senate Democrats repeatedly tried to block and impede the President's tariffs from going into effect. Excerpts from Senator Tuberville's remarks below or watch on YouTube or Rumble. "The media, for some reason, is in full meltdown mode after President Trump declared today 'Liberation Day.' Only my Democratic colleagues and the media, g...
April 1, 2025 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) reintroduced two pieces of legislation related to protecting American cryptocurrency. Senator Tuberville declared that, "Crypto is the future." Senator Tuberville's first bill, the Financial Freedom Act, would reverse a Biden-era memo from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) that limits options for where Americans can invest their retirement earnings. The Financial Freedom Act would allow Americans to choose how they wan...
April 10, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) and U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the Veterans First Act of 2025, which will redirect wasteful taxpayer funding previously allocated for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to instead pay for outstanding repairs in state veterans' homes. This legislation follows the Trump administration's actions to largely shut down USAID after it was revealed that the agency was using taxpayer funds t...
April 10, 2025 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) joined U.S. Senator Jim Banks (R-Indiana) in cosponsoring the Abortion Funding Awareness Act. This bill requires states to publicly report detailed information about Medicaid payments to abortion providers, including how much was paid, what services were funded, and data on the abortions performed. It aims to increase transparency around taxpayer funds used in connection with abortion-related services. "Zero tax...
April 15, 2025 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) joined U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-Nebraska) in sending a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick regarding the Biden administration's AI Diffusion Rule (AIDR). In the letter the Senators called on President Trump's administration to withdraw Biden's overly restrictive rule and propose an alternative that is effective in preventing Communist China from capturing the world market in leading technology. "We app...
WASHINGTON – As Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) will lead a hearing tomorrow, Wednesday, March 26, with the superintendents of the U.S. military academies. This is the first time in over 30 years that the service academy superintendents have testified before Congress. In his role as Personnel Chairman, Senator Tuberville is laser-focused on ensuring that military academies are aligned with President Trump and Secretary Hegseth...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) in reintroducing legislation to help America's landowners recover from the loss of timber after natural disasters. The Disaster Reforestation Act amends and makes improvements to the tax code to allow forest owners to deduct the value of their timber prior to the loss caused by a natural disaster. Sen. Tuberville cosponsored this legislation in the 118th Congress. "Natural disasters can't be stopped, but w...
March 7, 2025 – WASHINGTON, AL. – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) joined U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-Arkansas) in introducing the Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act. If passed, this legislation would make it easier for veterans with disabilities to be made financially whole in the event they are defrauded of their benefits. The legislation allows the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) to reimburse victims of fraud without first meeting unnecessary bureaucratic requirements. Companion...
