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News from May 2023

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U.S. Senator Katie Britt, Colleagues Introduce ‘Back The Blue Act’ During National Police Week

By Yellowhammer Times Report | May 19, 2023

May 15, 2023 – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) and 37 Republican colleagues to introduce the Back the Blue Act as the country marks Peace Officers Memorial Day and National Police Week.

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Tuberville, Blackburn Introduce Bill to Improve Veterans’ Access to Health Care

By Yellowhammer Times Report | May 19, 2023

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) and U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) reintroduced the Veterans Health Care Freedom Act to give veterans more flexibility when making medical decisions and greater access to the free-market health care system.

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U.S. Senator Katie Britt: It Is Open Season For Human Traffickers, Drug Cartels, Terrorists

By Yellowhammer Times Report | May 18, 2023

May 11, 2023 – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.), the Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, this morning joined U.S. Senator James Lankford (R-Okla.) and 12 colleagues at a press conference where they discussed the growing crisis at the southern border as the Biden Administration prepares to stop exercising Title 42 authorities at midnight today.

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Tuberville Uncovers Memo Revealing DOL Secretary Nominee’s Effort to Hinder ICE Investigations

By Yellowhammer Times Report | May 18, 2023

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Alabama’s voice on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined Ranking Member Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) in announcing the discovery of a memorandum that exposes an effort by Julie Su, President Joe Biden’s nominee to be labor secretary, to obstruct immigration law enforcement.

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CDC predicts 246 people age 85 and older in Alabama died during week ending April 29

By Yellowhammer Times | May 17, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 246 individuals age 85 and older died during the week ending April 29.

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U.S. Senator Katie Britt: Mental Health Must Be Top Priority

By Yellowhammer Times Report | May 17, 2023

May 10, 2023 – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) emphasized the growing mental health crisis in America during a recent hearing of the Subcommittee for Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies of the Senate Committee on Appropriations.

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Tuberville Again Rebuffs DoD, Senate Democrats Over Taxpayer-Funded Abortion Policy

By Yellowhammer Times Report | May 17, 2023

“The Biden administration wants to mobilize our military against the weakest and most defenseless — the unborn.”

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Attorney General Marshall Announces Court of Criminal Appeals Upholds Criminally Negligent Homicide DUI Conviction in Jefferson County

By Yellowhammer Times Report | May 17, 2023

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the conviction of Zorro Vontonnyae Sanders, age 59, of Tuscaloosa, for criminally negligent homicide, driving under the influence.

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End of life: Alabama deaths during week ending April 29 did not exceed death expectancy

By Yellowhammer Times | May 16, 2023

Alabama's death count did not exceed death expectancy during the week ending April 29, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Week of April 29: 265 people in 75-84 age group are estimated to have died in Alabama

By Yellowhammer Times | May 16, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 265 people in the 75-84 age group died during the week ending April 29.

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Tuberville Announces 12 Alabama Students Appointed to U.S. Service Academies

By Yellowhammer Times Report | May 16, 2023

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) today announced twelve Alabama students have accepted their appointments to a U.S. Service Academy, making the group Senator Tuberville’s second class of appointments since assuming office.

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Attorney General Marshall Testifies Before Congress: Protecting American Prosperity from Harmful ESG Policies

By Yellowhammer Times Report | May 16, 2023

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall testified today before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Accountability regarding his work to combat sweeping Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices that threaten the American economy.

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U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Tammy Baldwin Join Bipartisan Legislation To Crack Down On Trade Cheats And Support American Manufacturers

By Yellowhammer Times Report | May 16, 2023

May 8, 2023 – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today announced that she has joined U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) in co-sponsoring the Fighting Trade Cheats Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by Senators Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) to strengthen U.S. trade law enforcement and give American manufacturers the opportunity to take action against bad actors that engage in customs fraud.

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Week ending April 29 could be deadliest for people in 65-74 age group in Alabama

By Yellowhammer Times | May 15, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 204 people in the 65-74 age group died during the week ending April 29.

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Alabama implements 1 new policy or incentive supporting energy efficiency during 2022

By Yellowhammer Times | May 15, 2023

Alabama implemented at least one new policy or incentive supporting energy efficiency during 2022, according to data obtained from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE).

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U.S. Senator Katie Britt, Colleagues Urge President Biden To Negotiate On Debt Limit

By Yellowhammer Times Report | May 15, 2023

May 8, 2023 – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) and a group of 41 Republican colleagues in calling for the Senate to only pass a fiscally responsible increase in the debt limit that is accompanied by spending controls.

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Governor Ivey Signs House Bill 210, Further Solidifies Alabama’s Status as Most Military Friendly State

By Yellowhammer Times Report | May 15, 2023

Governor Kay Ivey on May 8 signed House Bill 210 into law, further solidifying Alabama as the most military-friendly state in the nation.

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Tuberville Cosponsors Bipartisan National Charter School Week Resolution

By Yellowhammer Times Report | May 15, 2023

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) today joined U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-SC) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) to introduce a bipartisan resolution celebrating National Charter School Week.

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Attorney General Marshall Announces Conviction of Etowah County Woman Exploited Elderly Woman in an Assisted Living Facility for $10 Million

By Yellowhammer Times Report | May 15, 2023

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the conviction of an Etowah County woman for exploiting an elderly resident of an Etowah County assisted living facility out of over $10 million.

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Alabama deaths did not exceed upper threshold of death expectancy during week ending April 29

By Yellowhammer Times | May 14, 2023

Alabama's death count did not exceed the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending April 29, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.