While Republicans are hiding from their constituents, Michigan Democrats are holding town halls across the state to hear from working Michiganders
LANSING — In case you missed it, Michigan Democrats, with Senator Elissa Slotkin and Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet, held another People’s Town Hall in Lansing to listen to fellow Michiganders. Far too many Michiganders are being ignored by Congressional Republicans, so Michigan Democrats are stepping up to listen and hear how the Trump administration is impacting constituents.
With hundreds of Michiganders in person and online last Friday, Democrats highlighted how our families, neighbors, and communities will be devastated by Republicans’ billionaire-first budget bill. From Medicaid cuts to SNAP benefits, working Michigan families will bear the burden of this reckless, irresponsible bill — all so Republicans can hand out another tax break to billionaires.
Sen. Slotkin, Congresswoman McDonald Rivet, and Chair Curtis Hertel outlined exactly how dangerous Trump’s budget is while reminding them of the Michigan Republicans who have made it all possible.
Check out more from last Friday’s town hall below:
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Detroit News: U.S. Sen. Slotkin says she’s developing ‘alternative vision’ to offer country
- Slotkin, who was elected to the Senate in November, discussed her upcoming strategy for going on “offense” against Republicans who hold the presidency with Donald Trump and majorities in Congress at a town hall event, hosted by the Michigan Democratic Party, inside the gym at Lansing’s Everett High School…
- “We have to get back to a positive vision of what we’ll actually do for people,” Hertel said. “I think we have sometimes allowed the chaos of Donald Trump to allow us to actually only talk about that over and over again.”
Michigan Advance: In Lansing, Democrats warn Medicaid and SNAP cuts would be a “perfect storm” for the poor
- A few hundred supporters packed into the gym of Everett High School in Lansing as U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Holly), U.S. Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-Bay City) and Michigan Democratic Party Chair Curtis Hertel detailed how the Trump administration’s policies would impact everyone, particularly individuals with limited income…
- And the 7th Congressional District’s current representative, Tom Barrett (R-Charlotte) has a lot of explaining to do, Hertel said, slamming Barrett for supporting Republican’s spending plan, and arguing the representative failed to stand up to the President and make himself available to his constituents
The Gander: Slotkin blasts Trump’s plan to strip Americans of their healthcare at packed town hall in Lansing
- Hundreds of Michiganders packed into the gym at Everett High School on Friday evening to hear from their elected representatives and help send a message to Republican lawmakers in Washington: Stop cutting health care so billionaires can get a tax break…
- “This bill means that everyone in this room and everyone watching is either at risk of losing their health care or paying more for their health care. Period,” Slotkin told the crowd. “[Trump] is trying to do a thousand cuts in his second term, and he needs to pay for that.”
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