Tagged with Katie Britt

Tuskegee University is soaring into a new era of aviation excellence thanks to a remarkable $5.29 million federal investment championed by U.S. Senator Katie Britt. This new funding—now signed into law—raises Senator Britt’s total support for Tuskegee’s aviation program to nearly $12 million, marking one of the most significant single investments in the program’s modern […]

The Alabama Wildlife Federation is praising U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) for securing $1 million in federal funding to support oyster reef restoration efforts in Alabama. The funding was included in the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies appropriations bill passed by the U.S. Senate on January 15 and will support Alabama’s Comprehensive Oyster Restoration […]

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U.S. Senator Katie Britt is urging federal health officials to take a closer look at the impact of sports gambling on America’s youth. Britt (R-Montgomery) joined U.S. Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois in leading a bipartisan letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) calling for additional research into how minors are engaging […]

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On Sunday, U.S. Senator Katie Britt praised President Donald Trump following the arrest of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife on federal drug charges. Speaking on “Sunday Morning Futures” on Fox News, Britt (R-Montgomery) called the operation a decisive demonstration of American strength and resolve. “When this president talks, when he tells people what […]

Alabama lawmakers new years resolutions

With the holiday break over, and 2026 in full swing, Congress is headed back to Washington to kick off the second session of the 119th Congress. The U.S. Senate is scheduled to convene beginning today, and the House is set to return for recorded votes tomorrow. January will be busy. Lawmakers are immediately staring down […]

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Katie Britt op-ed: A year of results for Alabama families

The past year has certainly been a memorable one—and, more importantly, a rewarding one. Beginning the year by leading the Laken Riley Act through the Senate and to President Trump’s desk—and seeing it become the first bill he signed into law in his second term—was just the start of what we have accomplished for Alabamians […]

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Alabama U.S. Senator Katie Britt thinks it should come as no surprise that Birmingham is making headlines this week for its latest big-league corporate get. It was announced yesterday that Fannie Mae, a federally chartered mortgage-finance giant, is relocating its San Francisco, California workforce to Birmingham, Alabama under the direction of Federal Housing Finance Agency […]

U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) told Fox News this week that Congress must confront the growing dangers children face online, warning that Big Tech continues to put “profits over protecting our children.” Her comments came during an appearance on “America’s Newsroom,” where she reacted to Australia’s newly announced social media restrictions for minors. According to […]

U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) — a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee — is pushing for stronger U.S. and international efforts to secure the return of more than 19,000 Ukrainian children abducted by Russia since the start of the war, calling the mass kidnappings a direct assault on families and a challenge to America’s moral […]

Eli Lilly Huntsville Alabama

Eli Lilly and Company announced Tuesday it will invest more than $6 billion to build a major new pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Alabama, a blockbuster economic development win that state leaders say will be the largest initial investment in Alabama history. The project, planned for the Greenbrier South area in Huntsville, will be a next-generation […]

U.S. Senator Katie Britt is pushing bipartisan legislation aimed at improving maternal health care, saying Alabama and the nation should not accept preventable pregnancy-related deaths as a reality in 2025. Britt recently reintroduced the NIH IMPROVE Act, which would secure consistent federal funding for research on maternal care and mortality. The measure would authorize more […]

Alabama has long been home to groundbreaking medical research, and at the forefront of these efforts is the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). From life-saving cancer treatments to advances in cardiovascular care, UAB’s work touches thousands of lives every day. Yet one area that deserves even more attention is Parkinson’s disease-a neurological condition that […]

U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) hit the campaign trail on Alabama’s Gulf Coast Friday to boost State Rep. Rhett Marques’ bid for Congress. In a joint appearance this afternoon, Britt heralded the Wiregrass businessman as the “America First winner” conservatives need to send to Washington. Britt and Marques appeared together at The Wharf in Orange […]

On Monday evening, President Donald Trump endorsed the U.S. Senate’s breakthrough to reopen the federal government, calling it a “very good” deal and vowing to “abide by the deal” as the package moves to the House. The Senate approved the measure 60-40, ending the nation’s longest shutdown after more than 40 days, with eight members […]

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On Sunday night, the U.S. Senate advanced a Republican-crafted continuing resolution in a 60-40 vote that saw seven Democrat lawmakers defect with their party to support re-opening the federal government. Last night’s vote was the largest step toward ending the 40-day government shutdown. It now heads to the U.S. House, where Speaker Mike Johnson said […]

Alabama U.S. Senator Katie Britt sharply criticized Democrats following their sweeping wins in Tuesday’s off-year elections. “Tonight, Democrats elected a socialist to run the financial capital of the world and an attorney general who is on the record fantasizing about murdering children,” Britt (R-Montgomery) wrote. “These elections aren’t a referendum on where the country is, […]

U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) joined CBS Sunday Morning’s Tracy Smith for a discussion on child care accessibility and affordability — a topic Britt has made central to her bipartisan work in the U.S. Senate. Appearing alongside U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-Virginia), Britt spoke to the economic toll of high child care costs and the […]

7. Democrats are being urged to drop progressive rhetoric favored by white liberal Karen women, with some suggesting a shift to appeal to a broader base ahead of future elections. 6. Read Freely Alabama compared the Alabama Policy Institute, Moms for Liberty, Eagle Forum, and a majority of Alabamians to the KKK, Bull Connor, and […]

On Monday, U.S. Senator Katie Britt signed onto an ultra-timely Keep SNAP Funded Act by Republican U.S. Senate colleague Josh Hawley (R-Missouri). According to Britt, the legislation is a short, targeted bill that would appropriate money so Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits continue uninterrupted during a federal shutdown, with funding made retroactive to the […]

U.S. Senators Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) and Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) believe that essential government workers should be paid even during this current federal government shutdown. Democrats blocked the Shutdown Fairness Act of 2025 Thursday, a Republican-sponsored bill to pay active-duty members of the military and other essential federal employees who have been required to work during […]

7. As the media and their Democrats rage about a privately funded East Wing renovation, the Trump administration is pushing with a remark about how U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is a scumbag. 6. U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) suggested that the “No Kings” protests hide a socialists/Marxists/left wing political wish list, framing […]

On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate confirmed Huntsville attorney Harold D. “Hal” Mooty III to serve as a U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama. In September, President Donald Trump formally nominated Mooty and the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing. Today, in an 66-32 bipartisan vote, the Senate made it official. https://x.com/CraigCaplan/status/1980660755642159152 Now […]

7. Auburn’s Hugh Freeze could be fired soon after a tough start to the season and a 5-15 SEC record overall, but he is pleading for a chance to turn things around. 6. National gas prices have dipped below $3 per gallon for the first time in years, offering relief to drivers and manufacturers across […]

During a Sunday morning TV interview, U.S. Senator Katie Britt said reopening the federal government is her “number one” priority and accused Democrats of “playing politics” while Alabama families miss paychecks. Appearing Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation” from Tuscaloosa, Britt (R-Montgomery) argued that debates over the Affordable Care Act should happen only after Washington […]

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