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WASHINGTON — Today, Representative Dale W. Strong, Vice Chair of the Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations Subcommittee, met with the National Weather Service (NWS) Director Ken Graham to discuss the agency’s plans to modernize the weather radar system that serves North Alabama and the Tennessee Valley.
WASHINGTON — Today, the House of Representatives unanimously passed H.R. 9394, the Civil Preparedness for Agroterrorism Exercise Act of 2026, legislation introduced by Representative Dale Strong (AL-05) to strengthen the nation’s ability to prepare for and respond to acts of agroterrorism.
WASHINGTON — Representative Dale W. Strong (AL-05) led a bicameral delegation letter to the commission charged with the development of a U.S. Space Academy, highlighting North Alabama’s qualifications to host such an academy.
The letter, addressed to the Presidential Commission on the U.S. Space Academy, outlines the Tennessee Valley’s legacy and commitment to U.S. space superiority.
ABOUT DALE
Congressman Dale Strong has deep family roots in North Alabama. A graduate of Sparkman High School, Dale holds a bachelor’s degree from Athens State University and an EMT license from the University of Alabama in Huntsville.
No stranger to hard work, Dale grew up working at his father’s country store. Dale’s father, Horace, launched a tour bus business taking North Alabama school and church groups on charter trips across the country. Working alongside his father, Dale’s efforts helped put him, his brother and sister through college.