Figures Fights for Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District During First 100 Days

WASHINGTON – This week, Rep. Shomari C. Figures (AL-02) marked 100 days since he was sworn in as a member of the 119th Congress. He has worked to push for policies that will improve the lives of people in Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District, while also fighting back on the Trump Administration’s harmful decisions that will negatively impact the lives of his constituents.  

“For the past 100 days, I’ve had the opportunity to advocate for and oppose policies that impact the people in Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District,” said Rep. Figures. “I will always keep the district first and will continue to push for Medicaid expansion, investments in our infrastructure and improvements in our communities.”

Below is an overview of Figures’ accomplishments in the past 100 days:  

FIGHTING FOR OUR HISTORY 

• Figures successfully led a campaign to force the Trump Administration to remove the historic Montgomery Greyhound Bus Station, which houses the Freedom Rides Museum, from a list of federal buildings to be sold.
• Figures successfully pushed for the Trump Administration to reinstate the Tuskegee Airmen in its military training videos.  
• Figures introduced the Civil Rights Landmarks Protection Act to protect civil rights landmarks on the National Register of Historic Places from being sold.

FIGHTING FOR THE PEOPLE 

• Figures first bill he cosponsored was the Cover Outstanding Vulnerable Expansion-Eligible Residents Now Act to expand health care coverage to millions of Americans who remain uninsured due to state-level refusals to accept federal Medicaid expansion funds.
• Figures sent a letter to the Department of Veterans Affairs seeking information on how layoffs of VA employees would impact facilities in the state of Alabama, including Mobile, Montgomery and Tuskegee.
• Figures voted against the House Republican budget that would cut benefits for seniors, veterans and families.  
• Figures gave his first floor speech opposing House Republican efforts to add conditions to emergency disaster aid because it sets a dangerous precedent for future communities like the Gulf Coast of Alabama who will need assistance during hurricane season.  
• Figures cosponsored 68 bills on a variety of issues, including protecting critical benefits like SNAP and Medicaid; preventing Elon Musk and DOGE from accessing sensitive taxpayer information; and restoring voting rights protections.
• Figures signed on to 50 letters related to several issues, including urging the Trump Administration to stop making reckless decisions that impact our nation’s economy, health care, education, and more. 

BY THE FIGURES 

• Figures’ office responded to nearly 1700 messages from constituents regarding issues like potential cuts to SNAP, Medicaid, and Social Security.
• Figures’ office resolved 70 cases for constituents with issues with a federal agency.  
• Figures visited all 13 counties in the district to meet with community leaders, state and local officials, veterans, retirees, business owners, schools and workers.  
• Figures held three town hall meetings in the district to hear directly from constituents about how decisions in Washington are impacting their lives.