Barry Moore

Rep. Barry Moore, who is running for Alabama’s open Senate seat, praised a request from President Donald Trump to send $5,000 checks to every American.

In comments on talk radio Wednesday, Moore said he supported the idea and didn’t think it was contrary to efforts to decrease national spending, as some members of his own party have said.

“If the Republicans win, at the end of the day, the way we put downward pressure on spending and keep the borders closed and clean up the messes, it will actually probably be a good return on the investment,” Moore said on WVNN’s “The Yaffee Program.”

“If we can keep the left from just opening our borders, putting everybody on Medicaid, everybody on every program, everybody on SNAP, letting them vote in our elections-those sort of things. I think that $5,000 might be a good investment,” Moore said.

“The Democrats do it in a different kind of way: ‘Vote for us and we’ll give you everything for free.’ We’re saying we’ll give you part of your money back,” Moore added.

Trump said during the GOP midterm convention that adult citizens will receive $5,000 if Republicans keep control of Congress. It would cost taxpayers $1.2 trillion, according to The Associated Press.

“I disagree with it. It’s pay-to-play,” Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., told Fox News Digital. “You shouldn’t pay anybody to vote your conscience. Plus, where are you getting the money? I think we’re in debt $40 trillion.”

Trump’s proposal was apparently a surprise to many people in his party, including Rep. Dale Strong, who told AL.com last week the dividends would total an “enormous amount of money.”

Trump just signed a bill sponsored by Moore called the “Stop Secret Spending Act,” which updates requirements for federal spending to be publicly posted on USAspending.gov.

In other comments during the radio interview, Moore said he was concerned about the national debt and said it is necessary to reform SNAP, Medicaid and the farm bill.

“If we start to cut down on spending, it’s not always popular in DC, but it’s what we need to do,” he said.

Moore did not immediately respond to a request for comment from AL.com Thursday.