Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Monday, President Donald Trump nominated federal appeals court Judge Brett Kavanaugh to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy as Associate Justice on the Supreme Court.
Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell releases the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, June 28, Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell (D-AL) and Congressman Darin LaHood (R-IL) introduced H.R. 6269, a bipartisan bill to prevent upcoming Medicare cuts to reimbursements for ambulance service providers.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Trump Administration’s Muslim ban, which prohibits travel from seven countries, including five majority-Muslim nations.
Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell releases the following statement:
Lawmakers discuss voting rights at CBC panel on anniversary of Supreme Court decision
On Wednesday, June 27, media are invited to join a #RestoreTheVOTE panel hosted by the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Civil and Voting Rights Task Force. This week marks the fifth anniversary of Shelby County v. Holder, the Supreme Court decision that gutted parts of the Voting Rights Act (VRA).
WHEN: Wednesday, June 27, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, the House of Representatives voted on and failed to pass an immigration bill sponsored by Judiciary Committee Chair Bob Goodlatte, a bill which would not have ended the Trump Administration’s policy of family separation or family detention.
GOP Farm Bill cuts SNAP, farmer safety net, and rural development
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, June 21, Republicans in the House of Representatives passed the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, more commonly known as the Farm Bill.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, Democrats in the House of Representatives introduced the Keep Families Together Act, which would prohibit Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials from separating children from their parents, except in extraordinary circumstances.
The Preventing Addiction for Susceptible Seniors Act addresses abuse among seniors
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, the House of Representatives passed a legislative package with dozens of bills to combat the nation’s opioid epidemic, including the Preventing Addiction for Susceptible Seniors (PASS) Act, a bipartisan bill sponsored by Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL) and Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, the National Redistricting Foundation supported plaintiffs in a lawsuit alleging that the current congressional district maps in Alabama, Georgia, and Louisiana violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
Lawmakers respond to scathing UN Report, Urging Action on Poverty
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Ala.), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and 18 of their colleagues sent a letter Tuesday to United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley urging the Trump Administration to uphold our international human rights treaty obligations and present Congress with a plan to take action to reduce levels of poverty across the country.