WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: Today, on National Rural Health Day, U.S. Reps. Terri Sewell (D-AL) and Carol Miller (R-WV) introduced bipartisan legislation to support rural hospitals. The Rural Hospital Flexibility Act of 2024 would reauthorize and modify the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program which provides states with funding needed to support Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). "At a time when Alabama's rural hospitals are fa  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Georgia, issued the following statement on Nov. 21, 2024: * * * Rep. Barry Loudermilk (GA-11) has released the following statement following his unanimous reelection to the House Republican Conference's Steering Committee. In the 119th Congress, Rep. Loudermilk will be representing the Georgia/Alabama Region. Additionally, Georgia's influence grew further on the Steering Committee, as Congressman-elect Brian Jack (GA-3) was also chosen to serve,   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Alabama, issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: Today, Representative Gary Palmer (AL-06) sent a letter to the National Institute of Health (NIH) requesting the release of information demonstrating puberty blockers are harmful to minors. The information requested would be critical in a case before the United States Supreme Court, U.S. v. Skrmetti, where Alabama and Tennessee have substantial interest in the outcome. The issue before the Co  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Today,U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) applauded the recent U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) determination to impose duties on frozen warmwater shrimp imports. The ITC plans to impose duties on imports from Ecuador, India, Indonesia, and Vietnam after investigations discovered the four countries have illegally been subsidizing and dumping shrimp into U.S. markets. "This is a huge victory fo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Holds FEMA Administrator Accountable for Politicization of Aid November 20, 2024 U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today questioned U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell during a full U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations hearing focused on the Biden Administration's disaster relief supplemental fund  more