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U.S. Senator Katie Britt, R-Ala., recently joined the 13th & Park podcast with host Adam Goodman to “discuss her priorities in the upcoming Trump Administration, her bipartisan legislation to address our youth mental health crisis, and how she continues to fight for Alabamians in the United States Senate,” her release described.
“I love my state, I believe in my state, I love this nation. Every bit of that is worth fighting for, every bit of that is worth staying up and studying and asking additional questions and saying, ‘Well, what if we did this, would this help more people?’ Those are the questions I’m going to continue to ask, because those are the people I’m working for,” Sen. Britt said.
In the interview, Senator Britt spoke about what Americans can expect in the next four years following their overwhelming vote to send President Donald J. Trump back to the White House and elect Republican majorities to the United States Senate and the House of Representatives.
“…On day one, you’re going to see President Trump come in. He is going to undo so many of the harmful policies and positions that Joe Biden has put in place, starting with the border, moving into energy, making sure that we’re not only just energy independent, but we’re actually energy dominant, knowing that doesn’t just drive down cost here, but it allows us to be able to provide energy to our allies so that they don’t have to depend on our adversaries…
“We’ve got to go back to a place where our allies respect us and our enemies fear us. You’re going to see Donald Trump restore the strength that our men and women in uniform deserve, that respect that they deserve. And I think that you will also see him hold other countries accountable, not take us for granted.
“…We’re going to build America back, we’re going to make America work again. And that’s what America wants. We want to be that shining beacon on the hill, but we want the government to get out of the way and give us an opportunity to thrive,” Britt continued.
Senator Britt specifically highlighted one of her top priorities in the upcoming Congress, securing our southern border, “and the critical ability to work alongside President Trump and Congressional Republicans to enact conservative, commonsense solutions to our current border crisis,” the release stated.
“. . . We are clearly a nation of immigrants. We are also a nation of laws. And the lawlessness has affected every community, every corner of our nation. It’s time to regain that stability and security that we as Americans maybe at some point took for granted, but now understand how important it is . . . a nation without borders is not a nation at all.
“Whether it’s the fentanyl overdoses . . . When you’re looking at young women that have lost their lives and or have been the victim of migrants who have come here illegally . . . we have to make sure now we have an opportunity to secure our border. And that goes to making sure that we have physical and technological barriers on our southern border to prevent those from coming here illegally and make sure that we’re actually doing what we’re supposed to when it comes to interior enforcement. For far too long, people have looked away from that . . . [Americans] deserve better, and we owe them some results,” Britt expressed.
Senator Britt also discussed why she and Senator John Fetterman, D-Pa., came together to introduce legislation this September. Their bill, the Stop the Scroll Act, would create a mental health warning label requirement for social media platforms to ensure all users are aware of the potential mental health risks posed by social media usage and are provided access to mental health resources. The Senators led this bipartisan legislation to codify Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek H. Murthy’s recommendation for a warning label to be placed on social media platforms.
“We are parents first, lawmakers second, but being [a] parent informs so much of what we bring to the table and the prism in which we look through something at. Raising kids in this environment is very different than when we grew up, not having social media, not having the internet at your fingertips at all times, it’s different and it’s challenging for our kids.
“Not only is this not a Democrat or Republican issue, it’s an American issue. We think that the more parents learn and the more tools that we give them, the more guardrails we’re able to put up, we believe that will give more opportunity for the next generation to thrive,” Britt voiced.
Senator Britt is a strong advocate for mental health legislation—working across the aisle with her colleagues to find commonsense solutions to protect our nation’s youth while holding social media platforms accountable. She spoke on the importance of finding common ground with her Democratic colleagues on this issue and others to create real, long-lasting change for Americans.
“. . . There are a number of things that Democrats and Republicans disagree upon. And yes, you have heard a lot about those in this election cycle. And I think we all stand firmly and implanted in our values and ideas. But there are opportunities, and there are many of us who see each other as people . . . for John and I to come together and to think about how can we help others, and in particular, what can we be doing to help this next generation, that I mean statistically showing is really struggling in how to deal with this, the easy thing is to do nothing. John and I believe that’s not an option.
“You’ve got a lot of different players in this space, a lot of people who want the status quo to continue, that seem to care more about the dollars that they’re making versus the lives they could make a difference in. I think if we continue to speak, continue to speak loudly, ultimately change is inevitable. And I am proud to be alongside John Fetterman trying to make that change happen,” concluded Sen. Britt.
A full video of Senator Britt’s segment is available here.
