Senator Aric Nesbitt's Press Releases

LANSING, Mich. — Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt, R-Porter Township, on Tuesday issued the following statement after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation to overhaul Michigan’s energy policy and give Lansing bureaucrats power to overrule local government authority: “This is a dark day for hardworking Michigan families, farmers, and small business owners. While the people of Michigan are still struggling with higher costs, Lansing Democrats are applauding

LANSING, Mich. — Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt, R-Porter Township, on Thursday released the following statement after Democrats voted to adjourn the Legislature historic early for the remainder of 2023: “If I could describe this past year in a couple of words, it would be ‘missed opportunity.’ And with this Democrat majority pushing to start their Christmas break early, it seems my description will remain accurate.

LANSING, Mich. — Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt, R-Porter Township, on Wednesday issued the following statement after voting against a series of partisan bills to further entrench Democrats’ radical legislation to overhaul Michigan’s energy policy and give Lansing bureaucrats power to overrule local government authority: “Quite frankly, I didn’t think a package of bills so poorly constructed, so secretly concocted, and so adamantly opposed by the

LANSING, Mich. — Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt on Wednesday introduced a resolution calling on U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib to resign from Congress. “Congresswoman Tlaib has gone well beyond her initial refusal to condemn the Oct. 7 terrorist acts on Israel into openly echoing Hamas catchphrases calling for the eradication of the Jewish state; this is unconscionable for a sitting member of the U.S. House of

LANSING, Mich. — Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt, R-Porter Township, on Wednesday released the following statement applauding Michigan March for Life participants for their advocacy on behalf of human dignity, women and the unborn: “The Michigan March for Life is a wonderful public reminder that there are still voices speaking out on behalf of the most vulnerable and voiceless Michiganders — babies in their mother’s wombs.

LANSING, Mich. — Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt, R-Porter Township, on Tuesday used the occasion of the Halloween holiday to lament the extreme partisan bills pushed through the Legislature by the new Democrat majority during the past 10 months: “Last November, the message from Michigan voters was clear: Work together to move Michigan forward. Unfortunately, the very slim Democrat majorities have taken a tremendous opportunity to