MONTGOMERY, AL (WIAT) — Tomorrow, the Republican-led U.S. Senate will decide who it wants as majority leader. CBS 42 spoke with Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) and Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) to find out who they support and why.

“We are all friends,” remarked Senator Tuberville. “When you work together, it’s a bit like a football team. When you’re together all day and you fight, you laugh, you cry together, you congratulate each other.

There are currently three candidates for Majority Leader in the U.S. Senate. The senators running are John Thune (R-SD), John Cornyn (R-TX) and Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), who enjoys the support of President-elect Donald Trump’s core supporters.

Senator Tuberville said Senator Scott had his support. “At the end of the day, I think they will communicate very well and these are new, fresh ideas (that) I expect from Rick Scott. I don’t know if he can win, but we’ll wait and see. And we’ll probably find out that time tomorrow,” Senator Tuberville said.

He explained that he made his decision for Scott based on what Alabamians wanted. “Once all the new people come in, we need to come out in great shape,” Senator Tuberville said. “Because the first hundred days will be the best days for President Trump in terms of getting his house in order.”

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Sen. Britt said she hasn’t yet decided who she will support to lead the Senate. “I have met with each candidate twice in the last two weeks. I had these dialogues with them. I have a few follow-up questions I’ll ask this evening. But ultimately, what we need is a leader who will implement President Trump’s agenda,” noted Senator Britt.

And she said this program must be adopted quickly. “I want a clear, concrete path to get back to getting these bills done on time. How can we embolden the committee and the committee process again,” said Senator Britt.

Britt’s decision may not be easy, but she said she always prioritizes what’s best for Alabama. “Anyone who wants to do things differently, the way we operate is not working,” Senator Britt explained. “It doesn’t work for the American people, it doesn’t work for the people I serve in the great state of Alabama.”

As The Hill reported, tomorrow’s vote will be by secret ballot. This is the first time since 2007 that Senate Republicans have nominated their leader by secret ballot.

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