CummingsforHD4

I'm JoAnn Cummings, candidate for AL House District 4 (Limestone/Morgan Co). I care about the needs of hard-working folks of the District and will be your VOICE

[CummingsforHD4 @CummingsHD4]

Basically Chambliss committed to support discussion on new bill to give fuel tax credit for low income folks. #alpolitics

[Brian Lyman @lyman_brian]

Roberts amendment tabled on a voice vote. Chambliss: "That issue is very important. I have pledged, and will continue to pledge, to work with my colleagues on that issue." #alpolitics

[Mike Cason @MikeCasonAL]

Roberts' amendment would raise the tax 10 cents this year, instead of over 3 years. It would set aside $40 million for people who qualify based on income to apply for a tax credit. And it would make the link to highway construction cost index extend only until 2039. #alpolitics

[Brian Lyman @lyman_brian]

If I heard Roberts correctly, it would impose the 10 cent increase all at once & create a $40 million fund for refunds depending on income levels. #alpolitics

[Mike Cason @MikeCasonAL]

Sen. Dan Roberts, R-Mountain Brook, offering an amendment to the gas tax bill. It's the first proposed amendment today. #alpolitics

[CummingsforHD4 @CummingsHD4]

@lyman_brian Hi Brian... I'm here today.

[Brian Lyman @lyman_brian]

Figures: "I cannot with a clear conscience vote yes on this bill, because of what it does to low-income people and people under the poverty level ... I cannot vote yes on this way to pay for the infrastructure." #alpolitics

[Brian Lyman @lyman_brian]

Figures saying there are $5 billion in tax credits out there to address. Chambliss, who chaired a committee looking at the state's tax structure, acknowledged Figures' point. #alpolitics

[Brian Lyman @lyman_brian]

Figures: The state left "$1.3 billion and 30,000 jobs when it decided not to expand Medicaid. If we had done that, we wouldn’t need this extra tax … this is going to be a particular burden on people in the low-income levels and the poverty levels." #alpolitics

[@JonPaepckeNews @JonPaepckeNews]

Predicted additional revenue from the gas take hike: $194 (m) / 2020, $259 (m) 2021, $323 (m) / 2022. #WVTM13 #ALpolitics

[Brian Lyman @lyman_brian]

Figures says she objects to how the infrastructure is paid for. Has concerns about the regressivity of the tax. Says the state is giving "hundreds of millions of dollars" to corporations in the form of tax loopholes. #alpolitics

[Lauren Walsh Hamilton @LaurenWalshTV]

Sen. Figures says she supports repairing roads & she supports the port: On this bill, I’m just totally against the method that’s been chosen to pay for the rebuilding of Alabama. #alpolitics #ALGasTax

[Brian Lyman @lyman_brian]

Allen leaves the podium. Sen. Vivian Davis Figures, D-Mobile, is now at the podium. She said yesterday she needed a public commitment from Gov. Kay Ivey to expand Medicaid before she voted yes. Starting by stressing her overall support for infrastructure & revenue. #alpolitics

[Brian Lyman @lyman_brian]

Chambliss says the indexing will help deal w/future construction costs. "We would not be honest with the people if we said 'At some time, we’re going to take this tax off. We don’t need it anymore.' We might as well be honest. We might as well be factual." #alpolitics

[@JonPaepckeNews @JonPaepckeNews]

8.33% of of the extra gas tax revenues will go to Alabama cities. 25% will be split evenly, 75% will be divided based on population. #WVTM13 #alpolitics

[Brian Lyman @lyman_brian]

Allen asking about the EV charges ($200/year) and plug-in hybrids ($100). Chambliss: "That is a little higher than what an average vhiecle is going to spend. There is a reason for this. The reason is we're going to go through the state to install charging stations." #alpolitics

[Alabama Senate GOP @ALSenateRepubs]

@Clyde_Chambliss: There are only five states with worse traffic fatality rates than Alabama…#alpolitics

[Brian Lyman @lyman_brian]

Another point Marsh makes (which we're hearing more of) is an argument that these investments will draw jobs, which Marsh argues will help keep young people in Alabama. That's a not-insignificant argument in a state that's older than the nation as a whole. #alpolitics

[Rebuild Alabama @RebuildAL]

Rebuilding Alabama's roads and bridges isn't just focused on bigger cities. In fact, 60% of traffic fatalities in Alabama happen in rural areas. https://t.co/PfoU8ZX5rA #RebuildAL #ALpolitics

[Business Council of Alabama @BCAToday]

⁦@SenatorDelMarsh⁩ “fully implementing this plan, we will still be the lowest tax burden in the country.” #alpolitics

[Brian Lyman @lyman_brian]

Marsh hitting some talking points about the bill, including Alabama's very low tax burden relative to the rest of the country. He adds: "We’re setting the stage for further economic development." #alpolitics