WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: Birmingham, AL Today, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) announced that the City of Birmingham has been awarded approximately $20 million by the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) to create pathways to connect Northwest Birmingham residents to good jobs. In December 2023, the Reinvest Birmingham Recompete Plan was named one of 22 Recompete Finalists as part of Phase 1 of the   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) released a video honoring U.S. Army Command Sergeant Major Kevin Harkey of Huntsville as the August "Veteran of the Month." Harkey is a 31-year-veteran, with deployments in Honduras, Iraq, and Kosovo. Excerpts from Senator Tuberville's remarks can be found below, and his complete remarks can be found here. "Our veterans embody the ideals of 'team' and 'family' that are ta  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) and several other senators in introducing a resolution to designate August 2024 as National Catfish Month. Alabama is ranked second nationally in farm-raised catfish production, with 66 catfish farms that encompass 15,000 acres of surface water area. The catfish industry employs over 2,400 individuals and contributes nearly $92 millio  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today celebrated a $20 million grant award from the U.S. Economic Development Administration's (EDA) Recompete Program to the City of Birmingham. The funding will be utilized to invest in economically distressed communities and connect Alabamians with good jobs. The grant will go towards the Birmingham Career Accelerator Recompete Plan, which will help connect people in the N  more