Press Releases
Rep Terri Sewell issued the following statement after voting for the passage of the DRIVE Act, a bipartisan bill that reauthorizes the Highway Trust Fund and the Export Import Bank.
Today, Rep Terri Sewell was joined by leaders of the House Democratic Caucus as she unveiled #RestoreTheV.O.T.E, or Restore the Voices of the Excluded, a national legislative effort to mobilize support for the Voting Rights Advancement Act which restores and advances the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Congresswoman Terri Sewell issued the following statement after voting in support of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015:
“Congress cannot continue to govern crisis-by-crisis. Few in Congress want to repeat the costly 2013 government shutdown, and thankfully today’s vote reflected that.
Congresswoman Terri Sewell announced today that she helped the City of Birmingham secure a $20 million TIGER Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The money will be used for a 15-mile Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project which will connect 25 West and East Birmingham neighborhoods that are primarily low-income, communities of color.
Congresswoman Terri Sewell issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Justice threat to sue the State of Alabama for noncompliance with the National Voter Registration Act.
The Congresswoman says the closures disproportionately impacts 7th Congressional District
Today, Congresswoman Terri Sewell released a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch, calling for the Department of Justice to investigate the closing of 31 driver’s license offices in Alabama, a decision with disproportionately impacts residents of Alabama’s 7th Congressional District.
Today, Congresswoman Terri Sewell announced that she helped secure federal, research grants for the Baptist Health System, Inc., and the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Today, Congresswoman Terri Sewell, a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement after voting against the Fiscal Year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA):
Congresswoman Terri Sewell denounced the decision by Alabama officials to close 31 driving license offices across the state, which disproportionally impacts residents in the 7th Congressional District.