U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, the Republican nominee for Alabama governor, outlined his plans for the state at a campaign meet-and-greet Wednesday evening at Hotel Capstone. His policy priorities included public safety, infrastructure, education and workforce development.
Attendees spoke with Tuberville about his campaign and the issues most important to them for the upcoming election on Tuesday, Nov. 3.
University President Peter J. Mohler, whom Tuberville described as a good friend during his speech, also made a brief appearance but left before the senator took the podium.
Quinn Roe, chairman of the Tuscaloosa County Republican Party, welcomed attendees and introduced Ian Chwatuk, the Republican candidate for Alabama House District 70. Chwatuk spoke briefly before introducing Tuberville.
At 6:27 p.m., Tuberville took the podium. He discussed his six years of representing Alabama in the U.S. Senate and described a policy playbook prepared with input from about 100 experts in various fields.
“We got our playbook that’s getting ready to go online, and you can read it, of what we’re going to do and how we’re going to do it,” Tuberville said. “First thing we’re going to do is to have safe streets and neighborhoods. We are not going to have the animals running the zoo.”
“We’re building a couple of prisons, and if we got to build another, we’ll build it,” Tuberville said. “We’re not going to have people running around in this state causing havoc, killing people, murdering people, raping people, stealing things.”
Tuberville criticized the federal leadership of the Biden administration, citing spending, debt, border policy and alleged fraud. He claimed that the CARES Act paid off the debt of every blue state that was $30 billion to $40 billion in debt.
The CARES Act, signed by President Trump in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, provided approximately $2.2 trillion in pandemic relief and included $150 billion in funding for state, local and tribal governments through the Coronavirus Relief Fund.
Federal law restricted the fund to eligible pandemic-related expenses, and Treasury Department guidance prohibited its use to replace lost government revenue. The fund did not authorize states to pay off existing debts.
He proceeded to criticize the cost of public assistance programs.
“We’re taking care of them with food stamps, welfare, Section 8 … it’s a total disaster, and that’s the reason exporting all these people is going to be very, very important.”
Section 8, also known as the Housing Choice Voucher Program, is a federally funded program that helps low-income households, seniors, disabled individuals and veterans afford housing in the private market.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development generally limits eligibility to U.S. citizens and certain noncitizens with qualifying immigration status, such as lawful permanent residents, refugees and people granted asylum.
Tuberville said he would recruit manufacturing employers and distribute jobs to encourage current residents and youth to stay in Alabama. He emphasized the importance of creating workforce development programs to provide opportunities for rural youth.
Tuberville also said that he spoke with President Trump and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy about adding a third lane to every Alabama interstate.
He then raised the issue of student loans, which he said are out of control.
According to the U.S. Department of Education, the outstanding federal student loan balance totals more than $1.7 trillion across 42.3 million student borrowers. In Alabama, approximately 664,000 residents have federal student loans totaling around $26 billion, an Educational Data Initiative report found.
“So we decided to come back here and put this game plan together for young people and people our age,” Tuberville said. “Some of us in here are in the fourth quarter trying to make it into overtime. But you got to have a plan, and again, that’s the reason I’m running.”
Tuberville concluded his remarks with a call to action.
“We want to be the strongest state in this country that represents faith and freedom and God — who built this country,” Tuberville said. “Get out, people, to go vote. Tell your friends to go vote, folks. We can’t lose this state to the socialists.”
Mary Dinnen, a Northport resident, was a nurse for 32 years. She said that she supports Tuberville “100%” for his conservative values but voiced a concern.
“I talked to his chief of staff afterwards to tell him, as much as you want to build jails and put people in jail, you need to get mental health and addiction help that would keep so many out of those situations,” Dinnen said. “When people are severely, you know, mentally sick, they don’t need jail. They need to be in a safe, specialized place where they can get care.”
Jennifer Montrose, also a Northport resident, said she will vote for Tuberville because she believes Alabama cannot afford to become a communist state.
“I know that some people may not understand what that means, but there’s an active color revolution in the United States, and we cannot have that here in Alabama,” Montrose said. “I want to see that my child, who’s 24, has a place to come home to. I don’t want to see what’s happening in Europe happen here.”
Caleb Allen, a junior majoring in civil engineering, said he is still undecided after the event but sees Tuberville as someone who cares.
“I really just want the best for my state,” Allen said. “I care a lot for the state of Alabama. There’s some issues that I have a hard time agreeing with on both sides. With the infrastructure and economic growth, I think bringing stuff to the arsenal in Huntsville is a very big way to do that.”
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