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WASHINGTON — After casting the last votes of his first year in office, freshman Congressman Shomari Figures said he’s proud to have shone a “spotlight” on the communities in Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District that have not always been top of mind in the halls of the U.S. Capitol.

As Alabama’s sole first-time member of Congress this year, representing the newly redrawn 2nd District, spanning from Mobile to Montgomery, Figures said he and his team start off discussing each issue that comes to their office with one simple question.

The Alabama Port Authority shared two major developments for the Upper Mobile Bay Wetlands Project—the only dedicated beneficial use site in Mobile Bay for maintenance dredge material from the ship channel.

First, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) announced that the project is slated to receive $24 million in RESTORE Act funding. In addition to the funding, the Port has signed its U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) permit to begin construction.

WASHINGTON — On Veterans Day, Alabama’s entire House delegation supports a bill to rename a post office in Tuskegee after the African American pilots who fought in World War II. Congressman Shomari Figures is sponsoring the legislation.

The bipartisan bill would designate the U.S. post office at 401 North Elm Street as the “Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Post Office.”

U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures, D-Mobile, has introduced legislation to honor the Tuskegee Airmen, the first Black aviators in the history of the U.S. military.

The bill would name the Tuskegee Post Office at 401 North Elm Street to the “Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Post Office.”

The legislation has the bi-partisan support of the entire Alabama House Congressional delegation and Tuskegee Airmen Incorporate, according to a release.

U.S. Representative Shomari Figures, D-Ala., introduced bipartisan legislation today to recognize the Tuskegee Airmen in honor of Veterans Day.

The bill introduced by Figures would designate the U.S. Postal Service facility at 401 North Elm Street in Tuskegee as the “Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Post Office.”

“Today, on my first Veterans Day in Congress, I want to wish a happy Veterans Day to all the men and women who have ever put on the uniform in defense and protection of the United States of America,” Figures said in a written statement.

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 (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.