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Jones urges placement of a new Space Command headquarters in Huntsville

Sen. Doug Jones sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan urging the Department of Defense to select Huntsville as a new location for the U.S. Space Command headquarters. The department is currently determining where the U.S. Space Command will be headquartered. They recently conducted site surveys at Redstone Arsenal, a U.S. Army post … Continued
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June 17, 2019

Shelby holds Defense Appropriations Committee meeting

U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Alabama, conducted a subcommittee hearing Wednesday to review the Fiscal Year 2020 funding request and budget justification for the U.S. Department of Defense. Acting Secretary of the Department of Defense Patrick Shanahan and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford, Jr., USMC, testified before the subcommittee. “This committee … Continued
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May 10, 2019

Brooks votes against taxpayer funding of gender reassignment surgery

Congressman Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, voted no on H.Res. 124 on Thursday, a Democrat-led resolution that supports funding for gender reassignment surgery of military service members. H.Res. 124 passed the House on a 238-185 vote. “America’s military secures our homeland, liberty and freedom against global threats,” Brooks said. “The military is not a costly laboratory for … Continued
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April 1, 2019

Community Colleges System enters agreement with Von Braun Center for Science and Innovation

Monday, the Alabama Community College System and the Von Braun Center for Science and Innovation’s University Consortium announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that fosters the advancement of programs which center on a number of emerging technologies. The ACCS is the first community college system to participate in the multi-state consortium. The … Continued
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March 19, 2019

Jones appointed to powerful Senate Armed Services Committee

After a brief stint with no representation on the powerful Senate Armed Services Committee, Alabama is back in the mix. U.S. Sen. Doug Jones has been appointed to the influential committee tasked with overseeing the nation’s armed forces, national security and military research and development. Jones will assume his position on the committee when the … Continued
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December 14, 2018

Brooks supports Trump’s use of the military on the border

U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, expressed support for President Trump’s decision to deploy the armed forces to defend the United States’ southern border against a caravan of thousands of Central Americans who openly declared that they seek to illegally cross America’s southern border. “I fully support President Trump’s use of any and all means, including … Continued
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October 30, 2018

Sens. Jones, Portman, Ernst introduce bipartisan legislation to reform National Security Tariff process

Wednesday, U.S. Senators Doug Jones (D-Ala.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) introduced the Trade Security Act. The Trade Security Act will require the Department of Defense, not the Department of Commerce, to justify a national security basis for tariffs imposed under Section 232. The Senators claim that the legislation will reform Section 232 … Continued
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August 2, 2018

Shelby’s FY2019 defense appropriations bill approved by subcommittee

U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, R-Alabama, on Monday announced that the subcommittee successfully advanced its FY2019 funding bill. Shelby says that this funding bill makes essential investments in our military and supports programs necessary to protect U.S. national security interests. “This bill sustains U.S. force structure and improves military readiness,” Sen. Shelby said. “It also recommends … Continued
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June 27, 2018