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U.S. Rep Shomari Figures said there were three reasons he voted against a continuing resolution to fund the federal government.
Figures held a town hall meeting in Troy at the new Academy Street Career Innovation Academy on Wednesday night. Figures was in town to discuss the ongoing government shutdown with constituents. Figures said he wanted to explain to people why he voted against the continuing resolution to fund the federal government. But, first he wanted to explain how the country’s leaders arrived at this point.
Congressman Shomari Figures addressed citizens of Russell County in the Commission Chambers on the evening of Oct. 8, offering an open conversation on the government shutdown and its impact on the community.
Mayor Eddie Lowe opened the event, thanking Figures for “always keeping Russell County in sight” and for staying accessible to local leaders. Figures explained that the visit came together quickly after House leadership canceled votes in Washington, giving him a rare window to meet face-to-face with constituents.
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Shomari C. Figures (AL-02) made the following statement condemning the government shutdown:
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – Nexstar’s D.C. Bureau Correspondent Reshad Hudson spoke one-on-one with Rep. Shomari Figures (D-Ala.) on Capitol Hill for this week’s episode of Capitol Conversations.
During an extended interview, Rep. Figures weighed in on President Donald Trump’s push to deploy the National Guard to more U.S. cities, the Epstein files and reforming disaster aid.
Full video here.
WASHINGTON – Today, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure passed Rep. Shomari C. Figures’ bipartisan bill, the Enhancing Science, Treatment, and Upkeep of America’s Resilient and Important Estuarine Systems (ESTUARIES Act) to reauthorize the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) National Estuary Program (NEP) through 2031.
WASHINGTON – Today, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure passed the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Reform Act, which includes the bipartisan Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Act introduced in July by Reps. Shomari C. Figures (AL-02) and Chuck Edwards (NC-11).
Montgomery, Ala. – Today, Rep. Shomari C. Figures (AL-02) participated in an event where Tyson Foods, Inc. donated truckloads of food to the Heart of Alabama Food Bank to help alleviate hunger in the surrounding rural communities.
U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures, D-Mobile, said Wednesday the tax-and-spending bill passed by Congress would increase food insecurity and make it harder for people to access education and health care.
WASHINGTON –Today, Rep. Shomari C. Figures (AL-02) introduced two new bills to support new families across the country.
WASHINGTON – Today, Reps. Shomari C. Figures (AL-02) and Mike Ezell (MS-04) introduced the Bridge Investment and Modernization Act to reform the 2021 Bridge Infrastructure Program by extending and increasing funding for bridge infrastructure through 2031.