Rep. Earl Hilliard Jr. (D-Birmingham) doesn’t expect any hurry in the House concerning that Senate-passed e-bingo bill.

He believes a federal corruption probe determined that last week.

“I think it will slow the process… I don’t think anyone will try to speed this bill,” Hilliard says.

Hilliard says “lots of people… won’t stop at any measure” to block the bill, echoing Democratic cries of a politically motivated investigation.

“Ludicrous,” says Rep. Paul DeMarco (R-Homewood).

“I don’t think this bill had the votes before this occurred,” DeMarco says.

The two appeared this morning on FOX6 News Good Day Alabama.

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