Michigan House Democrats Respond to Passage of MPSERS Legislation

Thursday, June 15, 2017

LANSING — The Michigan House of Representatives today passed legislation which dramatically alters Michigan’s teacher retirement system. House Bill 4647 passed by a vote of 55-52 with only Republicans in support.

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Thursday, June 8, 2017

House Republicans Reject Democrat Proposals Providing Additional Funding for Schools, Roads

LANSING — House Republicans rejected multiple proposals from House Democrats today which would have provided hundreds of millions of dollars for fixing Michigan roads and funding our classrooms. The proposals, offered as amendments during the Conference Committee on the Transportation Budget and the Conference Committee on School Aid and Education, were rejected along party lines with only Democrats in support of the proposals.

“Today, Republicans in Lansing made it clear that they are more interested in...

Tuesday, June 6, 2017

Bipartisan Singh Resolution Calls on Snyder to Observe Paris Climate Accord

LANSING — House Democratic Leader Sam Singh (D-East Lansing) introduced a bipartisan resolution today calling on Gov. Rick Snyder to join a multi-state climate alliance observing the tenets of the Paris climate accord. Last week, President Donald Trump announced his intention to withdraw the United States from the historic agreement. When the United States withdraws from the Paris agreement, it will join only two other world nations — Nicaragua and Syria — that have not...

Monday, May 22, 2017

Dems’ ‘Health Care Bill of Rights’ Fights Back Against Cuts

LANSING –– State House and Senate Democrats announced a new plan today to resist Congressional Republican health care cuts that have already passed the U.S. House. The Democratic plan would shield hundreds of thousands of Michigan families who stand to see their costs skyrocket, coverage reduced or health insurance disappear altogether. The last Congressional Budget Office estimate found that 24 million Americans would lose health insurance under the Republican plan.

The Michigan Democrats’ “Health...

Thursday, May 4, 2017

Statement from House Democratic Leader Sam Singh (D-East Lansing) on the passage of the American Health Care Act:

“It’s a shameful day in America when Congressional Republicans can vote to steal health care from tens of millions of Americans and claim it a victory. The people of Michigan won’t forget this day and they will hold elected leaders in Washington and in Lansing accountable for it. The Michigan House Democrats will continue the fight to bring affordable, accessible health care to all Americans, regardless of age or pre-existing health care conditions.”...

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

House Democrats Offer Different Vision on Budget, Denied Constitutional Right

LANSING — House Democrats offered a host of amendments to House GOP budgets this evening to repair Michigan’s roads, support public safety, restore cuts to important programs for Michigan’s seniors, provide a quality education for Michigan’s children and to protect our Great Lakes. Resorting to procedural moves that fly in the face of the Michigan Constitution, the House GOP pushed its budget through anyway.

“I have just one question for Republican leaders of this chamber:...

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Fixing UIA

Legislative Democrats are preparing to introduce a package of bills that will restore lost income, fees and penalties to people falsely accused of unemployment fraud, improve the state’s Unemployment Insurance Agency and hold accountable employers who fail to pay into the state’s unemployment fun

Protecting Local Schools

On Jan. 20, the School Reform Office distributed a letter to parents, guardians and academic administrators around the state, alerting them to the potential for their schools to be closed by the end of the year.

Saving Retiree Pensions and Health Care

After putting in a lifetime of hard work, senior citizens deserve financial security and comfort in their golden years. People who played by the rules and responsibly set money aside, or worked in the public sector and qualified for a pension, shouldn’t have the rules changed on them.