I would point out to my friend from Alabama that because of the change in the allocation formula in this bill, relief for States--from the prior COVID relief bills--now this formula will focus on the unemployed; therefore, places that have shut their economies down and hurt their citizens economically will get more money than places who haven't. As a result, Alabama is the fourth or fifth largest loser in this bill in State and local government recovery money. Alabama will lose about $890 million, almost $1 billion, and that works out to approximately $178 lost for every man, woman, and child living in Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
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