This is an excerpt from a speech given to the Alabama Congress by a state senator:
Passage of this tax bill will cost the great state of Alabama
almost $11 million in lost revenue. Restaurants, retail
shops, and grocery stores won't be able to stock the items
they need to do business. Small businesses will close
down all over the state, and the economy will come to a
halt.
Who is the intended audience of this source?
A. Small-business owners in Alabama
B. Voters in Alabama
C. An Alabama state senator
D. Members of the Alabama Congress