Ledbetter Defends Stadthagen Removal, Focuses on House Priorities

0:00Here's more Birmingham news from March 9th. Alabama House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter went on Alabama Public Television's Capitol Journal on Friday to talk about the drama surrounding former House Majority Leader Scott Stadigan's removal from leadership Ledbetter explained that House Republicans worried Stathagans run for Alabama GOP chair could create problems. Party rules demand neutrality from the chair, which might have blocked efforts to shield incumbents during primary fights, thus sparked a heated emergency caucus meeting right after his comments. Stathagans first took a leave of absence, then resigned for good five days later. Ledbetter stood by his words, saying he was just protecting the caucus and focusing on his role as speaker. He pointed to big wins, like making Alabama's legislature the most conservative in the nation and cutting $1,500,000,000 in taxes, plus passing the Chews Act. He called the leaked audio from the February 13th caucus a betrayal of trust for all 76 Republican

1:01members. Still, Ledbetter stressed moving forward with House priorities over party politics. This story is made possible by our sponsor, see the episode description. What is cooler than cool, a pillow that plays your sound, S-O-L-I, solely pillow.com