Congressman Bradley Byrne, R-Alabama, said that President Donald Trump’s administration is working hard for a safe return to school while announcing that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will provide over 2.4 million masks to Alabama schools. “The loss of a year of in-class instruction can cost a student tens of thousands of … Continued
Congressman Bradley Byrne, R-Alabama, voted against the Delivering for America Act, a bill that would provide $25 billion in emergency funding for the United States Postal Service to maintain its present level of service. It would also block a number of cost-cutting measures and reforms that the postmaster general is trying to implement. Byrne released … Continued
Democratic congressional nominee James Averhart’s campaign announced this week that he has been endorsed by the Alabama AFL-CIO in Alabama’s 1st Congressional District. He recently won the Democratic primary runoff where he defeated Kiani Gardner. The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations is the nation’s largest union. “I would like to thank … Continued
The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed the William “Mac” Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 by a vote of 295 to 125. Congressman Bradley Byrne is a member of the House Armed Services Committee, which passed an earlier version of the NDAA on July 1, 2020, by a vote of … Continued
The chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, Indiana Sen. Todd Young, released a statement Tuesday congratulating Tommy Tuberville on his primary victory in Alabama. “As a true political outsider, Tommy Tuberville has what it takes to stand up for the people of Alabama, conservative values and President Trump – and most importantly, defeat Doug … Continued
Republican voters Tuesday went to the polls and elected Mobile County Commissioner Jerry Carl as the Republican nominee in the Nov. 3 general election. “I’m am honored and humbled to represent south Alabama as the Republican candidate this November,” Carl said in a statement. “Thank you to my friends, family, volunteers, and team who worked … Continued
Bill Hightower campaign for Congress said this week that it has received the endorsement of over 30 prominent South Alabama physicians who will serve as the leadership for Hightower’s new “Doctors for Hightower” Coalition. The pro-Hightower doctors wrote a letter to voters in Alabama’s 1st Congressional District. “We have committed our careers to supporting the … Continued
Congressman Bradley Byrne, R-Alabama, this week announced that the House Armed Services Committee approved the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 by a vote of 56 to 0. The bill includes a Byrne amendment authorizing $260 million to construct an additional Expeditionary Fast Transport vessel at Austal Mobile. The bill now goes to … Continued
Congressional candidate Bill Hightower’s campaign announced Wednesday that he has received the endorsement of national social conservative leader Gary Bauer. “I am proud to endorse Bill Hightower for Congress,” Bauer said. “Bill is a man of God who is an unapologetic voice for faith, family and freedom. He has worked to defend the unborn both … Continued