Press Releases

Washington D.C. — U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) spoke on the House Floor to commemorate the 63rd anniversary of the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, and honor the lives and legacy of Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Morris Wesley—the Four Little Girls killed in the attack. Watch on YouTube here. On September 15, 1963, nineteen sticks of dynamite planted beneath the church by members of the Ku Klux Klan exploded as the girls prepared for Sunday service. The bombing claimed the lives of the four girls and severely injured others, i

WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $12.1 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) aid for Louisiana communities recovering from Hurricanes Ida and Francine and the Severe Winter Storm Fern. “Louisianians know how quickly severe weather can turn lives upside down, but our people always get back on their feet. This $12.1 million will help communities recover from Hurricanes Ida and Francine and the Severe Winter Storm Fern by repairing damaged facilities, clearing debris, covering recovery costs and strengthening draina