WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Governor of Alabama submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior expressing support for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's (BOEM) initiation of the 11th National Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program. The State of Alabama, which is considerably impacted by offshore oil and gas activities, welcomed efforts to advance lease sales and approve a five-year plan. The State conveyed that oil and gas production in the Gulf  more ST

BRUSSELS, Belgium, July 17 -- NATO issued the following news: * * * Autonomous drones take flight at NATO-backed competition * From 6-10 July, four teams of seven researchers and professors from universities in the Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States and Austria challenged each other at the Huntsville UAS (Unmanned Aircraft System) and C-UAS (Counter UAS) test range in Alabama, as part of a competition supported by the NATO Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme. The event,  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Alabama, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, issued the following opening statement on July 16, 2025, at a hearing entitled "Beyond the Blue Bin: Forging a Federal Landscape for Recycling Innovation and Economic Growth": * * * "Good morning, and welcome to today's subcommittee hearing entitled Beyond the Blue Bin: Forging a Federal Landscape for Recycling Innovation and Economic Growth. "Before we begin, I'd like to th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Robert Aderholt Introduces Accelerate Revenue for Manufacturing and Sales (ARMS) Act * WASHINGTON - Today, Reps. Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), and Ryan Zinke (R-MT) introduced the Accelerate Revenue for Manufacturing and Sales (ARMS) Act, a bipartisan proposal to expedite the delivery of U.S.-made critical defense capabilities to allies and part more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Tuberville OP-ED: It's Time For Republicans To Put Up Or Shut Up When It Comes To Rescissions * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) penned an op-ed on X touting the Senate's passage of President Trump's $9 billion rescissions package early this morning. In the piece, Sen. Tuberville urges Republicans to adhere to the America First mandate 77 million Americans voted fo more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Barry Moore, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Barry Moore cosponsors bipartisan Bridge Investment and Modernization Act * Washington D.C. - Congressman Barry Moore (AL-01) cosponsored the Bridge Investment and Modernization Act of 2025 (link is external), introduced by Transportation and Infrastructure Committee members Representatives Shomari Figures (AL-02) and Mike Ezell (MS-04). This bipartisan legislation reauthorizes the Bridge Inve more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, issued the following opening statement on July 16, 2025, at a hearing on cryptocurrency: * * * Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And thank you to all the witnesses who have assembled here this morning. The timing of this hearing and this week's floor activities is not lost on me, House Democrats, or the American People. We are less than two weeks removed from single largest trans more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Alabama, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, issued the following news release on July 16, 2025: * * * Subcommittee on Environment Holds Hearing on Advanced Recycling Today, Congressman Gary Palmer (AL-06), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment, led a hearing titled Beyond the Blue Bin: Forging a Federal Landscape for Recycling Innovation and Economic Growth. "It's time to ensure that government red tape isn't p more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Joins Shelley Moore Capito, Republican Colleagues in Advocating for Critical Education Funding * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), joined Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and several of her Senate Republican colleagues  more PR