Alabama is very likely to lose a congressional seat—diluting the influence of Alabama voters in Washington—if illegal aliens are included in the 2020 Census apportionment count. Conversely, sanctuary states with high illegal alien populations like California stand to gain congressional seats. That’s absurd and a violation of the 14th Amendment! For this reason, the State of Alabama and I are suing the U.S. Census Bureau to end their practice of including illegal aliens in the Census apportionment count. Thank you to Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall for leading on this issue, and check out his latest USA Today Op-Ed.

Appreciated the opportunity to address members of the National Federation of the Blind from Alabama who are holding their annual conference in the Tennessee Valley. It was great to to visit with several members and wish the group an enjoyable and productive conference.