Alabama legislators headed into their final day of the legislative session today.
The most important item on their agenda is deciding whether to approve or override Governor Kay Ivey’s executive amendment regarding $1.8 billion in CARES ACT funding for COVID-19 relief.
While appearing on WVNN’s “The Dale Jackson Show” Monday morning, Alabama Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia) made it clear that he believed the House would approve the amendment and go with the governor’s recommendations moving forward.
McCutcheon also noted that the state of Alabama has done a phenomenal job in dealing with the issues surrounding the global pandemic, adding because of that, Alabamians are in a better situation moving forward.
McCutcheon touted the information he gleaned as a member of the National Speakers Conference when talking about state budgets that did not require cuts.
“[W]hen I talk to other speakers across this country, many of the states they cannot put a budget together, they’re having to borrow money to get state governments up and running,” McCutcheon stated.
He also credited governor with sticking to her guns on her approach to open and closing the state.
“Governor Ivey has been just steadfast, she hasn’t wavered, she hasn’t done something that she had to back up and redo,” McCutcheon outlined. “I think overall, with this something being unprecedented, we’ve done well.”
My takeaway:
If, in fact, Alabama is on the other side of this issue, the state will be in good shape moving forward. But if there is a relapse and additional restrictions return, the story might have a different ending.
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Dale Jackson is a contributing writer to Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 7-11 AM weekdays on WVNN.
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