Kay Ivey

"Small business support trickles back down to opportunities for job creation, support for our schools, possibilities for new innovation"

"I can encourage you to do something but I can’t make you take care of yourself"

"It’s time to start blaming the unvaccinated folks, not the regular folks. It’s the unvaccinated folks that are letting us down"

"The new cases of Covid are because of unvaccinated folks. Almost 100% of the new hospitalizations are with unvaccinated folks. And the deaths are certainly occurring with unvaccinated folks"

"I completely disagree with the Supreme Court’s decision to let the mandate on health care workers move forward"

"I believe that enforcement of the ETS may lead many Alabamians to quit their jobs and leave the workforce – in the middle of a substantial labor shortage, no less – or to seek work at businesses not covered by the mandate"

"Disruption would interrupt people's careers and threaten their livelihoods and the well-being of their families" and could "damage the productivity and bottom lines of businesses statewide"

"Should never have to choose between getting this shot and putting food on the tables for their families and I vowed fighting these mandates every step of the way"

"As governor, you have the latitude to initiate solutions and the ability to convene people to discuss those solutions"

"Her extraordinary record of public service shows her ability to work with all people regardless of race, religion or party affiliation."

"The Governor Ivey who I represent as a member of her cabinet has never been anything but supportive of the Governor’s Office of Minority Affairs, especially for our efforts to strengthen the educational and economic impact of Alabama’s fourteen HBCUs. I am grateful for the honor and privilege to address the needs of diverse communities across the state of Alabama as a member of Governor Ivey’s Administration.I look forward to continuing this great work to create opportunities for women and minorities with Governor Ivey’s full support."