Senator Aric Nesbitt's Press Releases

LANSING, Mich. — Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt, R-Porter Township, issued the following statement Tuesday after partisan legislation to reinstate prevailing wage requirements in Michigan was sent to the governor to be signed: “Studies have shown time and time again that prevailing wage laws cost taxpayers millions more for roads, bridges and schools each year. This heavy-handed government favoritism will benefit few and harm our shared

LANSING, Mich. — Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt, R-Porter Township, made the following statement Thursday after Senate Democrats passed bills to restrict gun rights and rejected a $1 billion investment to make schools and communities more secure from gun violence: “We can all agree that there is a need to address the increasing pattern of violence we see across our communities. I get the passion, the

LANSING, Mich. — Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt, R-Porter Township, issued the following statement Tuesday after partisan legislation to repeal Right to Work and restore prevailing wage laws were passed in the Senate: “It has become painfully clear the narrow Democratic majority in the Legislature care little about improving the lives of Michigan workers and taxpayers and more about padding the pockets of their most powerful

LANSING, Mich. — Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt, R-Porter Township, issued a statement following reports that a criminal case unsealed on Friday revealed FBI agents have uncovered new threats to kill Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and other Democratic politicians, along with law enforcement officers and members of the LGBTQ+ community: “Violent extremism has no place in our political discourse. I strongly condemn anyone who would resort to

LANSING, Mich. — Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt, R-Porter Township, on Wednesday issued the following statement after Senate Democrats passed a series of bills to remove abortion safeguards without concern for the health and safety of mothers and the unborn: “Republicans offered a series of amendments to hold Democrats to their promises that the passage of Proposal 3 would not impact commonsense and popular laws designed

LANSING, Mich. — Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt, R-Porter Township, issued the following statement after learning that Democratic leaders in the House plan to consider legislation to repeal Right to Work and restore prevailing wage laws on Wednesday: “It is alarming that Democrats continue to bulldoze ahead with these plans to suffocate economic development in this state by returning to the failed policies of the Lost