Senator Aric Nesbitt's Press Releases

LANSING, Mich. — House Republican Leader Matt Hall and Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt last week visited the United States’ southern border with Mexico in Eagle Pass, Texas, where they observed National Guard units from Texas and other states combat the border crisis that has surged on Joe Biden’s watch. Joined by officials from other states, the legislative leaders met with Texas officials and witnessed illegal

LANSING, Mich. — Following Wednesday’s announcement confirming that federal dollars will ensure Holtec International’s Palisades Nuclear Generating Station will generate power once again in southwest Michigan, Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt, R-Porter Township, issued this statement: “Palisades coming back online is a big win for southwest Michigan as it means more jobs and more reliable, affordable power for the people of this state. With the dark

LANSING, Mich. — Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt, R-Porter Township, on Wednesday issued the following statement after learning the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services office in Benton Harbor has been shuttered for weeks with minimal notice to the local community or information from the agency: “I find it very troubling to learn from local media that the MDHHS office in Benton Harbor has been

LANSING, Mich. — Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt, R-Porter Township, on Tuesday issued the following statement after Democrats passed a package of partisan bills to further harm small businesses in Michigan: “Families and small business owners continue to struggle across our state, and Democrats in the Legislature continue to kick them while they’re down. Instead of working toward real solutions to grow Michigan’s economy and encourage

LANSING, Mich. — Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt, R-Porter Township, on Wednesday issued the following statement after Senate Democrats refused to consider legislation to protect Michigan residents against deadly fentanyl trafficking and the high costs impacting self-proclaimed sanctuary communities as the U.S. border crisis takes its toll across the nation: “Once again, the Democrat majority has chosen to cater to their special interests rather than working

LANSING, Mich. — Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt supported a plan introduced by Senate Republicans on Wednesday to do what President Joe Biden and Democrats have failed to do — enforce our U.S. immigration laws and protect our local communities. “Joe Biden’s disastrous open border policies have led to a crisis of proportions never experienced before in our nation’s history — small communities and major U.S.