WASHINGTON, DC-On Saturday, May 9 Congressman Robert Aderholt issued a statement and update on COVID-19:Response to COVID-19
The first eight days of Governor Ivey’s new Safer at Home order have proven to be positive. Restrictions on business and recreation have been loosened in several ways, and people are able to resume a bit of normal activity.
We found out Friday morning that restrictions are being lifted on even more businesses. On Monday, May 11th, restaurants, barbers, hair salons, gyms and churches will be allowed to open with some social distancing and mask requirements. I do believe this is another step in the right direction to get our economy going again.
Thursday, we put up a survey on my Facebook page to get a feel of how people in the 4th District are thinking when it would be time to reopen. One of the results is above. 66% believe businesses and churches should be able to open immediately. You can see the full results here.
Back in Washington, talks of a Phase 4 stimulus package are heating up. I think we need to take a step back and work cautiously before adding another $500 billion or more to our national deficit. In the past two months alone, we have passed $3 trillion in economic relief, which is the most money we have spent since World War II. We can’t just keep throwing money at a problem before we know if the solution is working. That would be like buying a brand-new car the day after taking your old one into the shop, it makes no sense – you have to wait and see if the problem is fixed. I think we need to approach another spending bill the same way, because we do not have an endless supply of money and we cannot afford to keep swiping the national credit card.
Media Release/Alabama Congressman Robert Aderholt
