Chairman Bill Armistead Comments on Governor Bentley's State of the State Address
By: Stephen Crews
Updated: February 6, 2013
Tonight,
Bill Armistead, Chairman of the Alabama Republican Party issued the
following statement upon the conclusion of Governor Bentley's
State of the State Address:
"Governor Bentley tonight spoke of an Alabama with good paying jobs, excellent education opportunities and wonderful citizens. I
applauded Governor Bentley for his hard work, steadfast leadership and stewardship of the State for the past 3 years. I
completely agree with Governor Bentley that if Washington, D.C., wants
to know how to
fix the nation's budget crisis, they need to look at the examples set
forth by the states and especially Alabama," Armistead said.
Armistead
continued, "I also must agree with Governor Bentley's statement and
reminder to Washington, D.C., that the states created the Federal
Government, not the
other way around. That
is why I am proud to stand up with the Republican leadership in
Montgomery and support an agenda that pushes back on the overreaches of
the Obama Administration and an ever-growing
Federal Government."
"As
we begin the third legislative session with Republican majorities in
Montgomery, I look forward to working with Governor Bentley and our
legislative leaders to
continue the effort to Right Size Government by streamlining services
and agencies, cutting spending and creating an environment to grow
jobs. I will also
work hard day and night to make sure Alabamians know
that Democrats in Montgomery have chosen to be part of the problem, and
not the solution, by continuing to duck the hard debates and defend the
status quo they created, instead of joining with Governor Bentley and
Republicans in finding common sense solutions
for our state's problems," Armistead concluded.
