'A lot of congressmen don’t want to be near Appropriations because they have to take hard votes on issues. There are social issues that will put me in the crosshairs on a lot of things, but we’ve got to get this country turned around,” said RepJerryCarl.
Carl’s addition to Appropriations is the first time for a 1st congressional district lawmaker to serve on the powerful committee since former U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner served on it from 2008 until he retired in 2013. Before Bonner, former Congressman Sonny Callahan served on Appropriations and chaired its subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs after Republicans reclaimed the House during the 1994 midterms.
Former U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne, who preceded Carl as the congressional representative in the 1st district and is now the president and CEO of the Mobile Chamber, said Carl’s committee assignment gives South Alabama representation on a committee that also includes U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Haleyville.
“Everybody sees what Shelby did as the top ranking Republican on the Senate Appropriations and think, ‘well, that’s great’ and ‘maybe Jerry Carl will be able to bring back a ton of pork barrel projects and federal spending,’” said Hillyer. “But that’s not immediately necessarily the case. He will be a very junior member on a big committee. But it does at least get him at the table for legitimate projects for South Alabama.
Hillyer added, “It might not be with spending new money, but it might also be how you either narrow or expand the definitions of existing money streams and how you can put language in saying that money shall not be spent in a certain way.”“An appropriations bill can mandate that no federal money be spent to enforce Regulation X or Regulation Y or Z,” Hillyer said.
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