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The Selfridge fighter mission has officially begun. House Republicans met with state officials to break ground this morning on the new runway site that will allow for the F-15EX Eagle II fighter jets and KC-46 Pegasus tankers. House Republicans worked hard to get this done. Even when Senate Democrats dragged their feet, we pushed forward with President Trump to ensure this mission came to Michigan. We're proud to invest in our economy and National Guard and do our part to keep our country safe.

🚨Today on "Problems Democrats Could Fix Right Now": PROTECTING PRIVATE PROPERTY We passed a ban on bureaucrats like EGLE and DNR officials entering your private property without a warrant, but Senate Democrats won't take it up. Your land is your land — unfortunately, Democrats don't agree.

Michigan allows people without an ID at the polls to sign an affidavit and go right ahead and vote. But when petition signers turn in affidavits to ensure ONLY CITIZENS can vote, they get tossed out. What happened in Michigan to the Americans for Citizen Voting petition is what makes people lose faith in our electoral process. When a ballot measure can hire handwriting experts to review signatures, have an outside audit performed on its procedures, turn signatures in months early, and collect signed affidavits verifying signatures in record time — and still be denied — people lose trust in our systems and remove themselves from the process altogether. This is why we created this Select Committee. We're getting to the bottom of this so we can fix it. @ForAcv

🚨Today on "Problems Democrats Could Fix Right Now": PROTECTING CRIME VICTIMS We passed protections for victims of sexual assault that increase the penalties for criminal sexual conduct, ensuring bad actors know what's waiting for them on the other side of a crime. Senate Democrats? Crickets... Why do they insist on soft-on-crime policies?

🚨Today on "Things Democrats Could Fix Right Now": GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION We recently passed HB 6282 to protect ratepayers by banning politicians from handing out big grants to companies that jack up our monthly utility bills and then accepting jobs from those companies. But Senate Democrats refuse to put it up for a vote. Unfortunately, this doesn't come as a surprise. This term, Democrats have fought against budget transparency, cutting ghost employees, draining millions from department slush funds, accountability for public officials, and banning lawmakers from becoming lobbyists. We passed all of those strong reforms over their objections, because we are bringing the HEAT to Lansing.

Our monthly bills are through the roof as it is — we don't need another conflict of interest getting in the way of lower costs. Weeks ago, we passed HB 6282 to ban lawmakers from taking jobs with groups that get cash grants from utility boards and driving up our rates — grants paid for by MICHIGAN FAMILIES through monthly utility bills. Sounds like a great idea, right Senate Dems?

🚨Today on "Problems Democrats Could Fix Right Now": Senate Democrats could vote to make homes more affordable right now — because we already did the work for them. Our plan saves families $900/year by: ✅Eliminating the state property tax ✅Eliminating the pop-up tax that makes it harder to buy/sell a home ✅Eliminating other hidden costs of buying and selling a home ✅Helping everyone from young families starting out to seniors on fixed income

Today on "Problems Democrats Could Fix Right Now": Democrats could lower energy costs RIGHT NOW, but they won't do it. How do we know? Because we passed the HELP UP plan over 5 MONTHS AGO, and it's sitting in the Senate untouched: ✅Lowers electric costs by one billion dollars ✅Erases last 3 years of rate hikes ✅Freezes rates for at least 2 years ✅Gets political activism funding OUT of our monthly utility bills We already gave them the solution. They just don't want to do it.

Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall and @MI_Republicans are fighting fraud. Democrats grab your wallet with both hands and call it “help!”

The Michigan House was the ONLY state chamber in the nation to flip from 🟦Democrat to 🟥Republican in 2024. We gave Democrats the opportunity to vote with the people countless times — and they threw it back in your face: 🗳️Michigan’s SAVE America Act (proof of citizenship to register, voter ID to vote, 80% nationwide support) / ZERO DEMOCRAT VOTES ❌Condemning socialism / All but ONE voted no ✂️Eliminating waste, fraud, & abuse / All but ONE voted no ⚖️Stronger penalties for sexual assault / MOST House Democrats voted no 🏃‍♀️Banning men from girls' sports / ZERO DEMOCRAT VOTES 🇺🇸Prominently displaying American flags in classrooms / MOST House Democrats voted no 🛑Stopping DNR/EGLE from entering private land without a warrant] / MOST House Democrats voted no 🍃Repealing the 100% green energy mandate that keeps driving up utility bills / All but ONE voted no 💡The HELP UP plan to eliminate the state property tax, lower and freeze monthly utility bills, erase three years of rate hikes, and save families $1,400 a year / All but ONE voted no 📵Getting cell phones out of the classroom / ZERO DEMOCRAT VOTES 🏅Honorable mention: Dems accidentally brought a bill to the floor banning DEI hiring practices in state offices. One Democrat still voted no after the rest tried to vote yes to cover the mistake. Some bills the Dems fought the whole way, then lost. Cell phones out of the classroom is now law. So are the House Republican H.E.A.T. accountability and transparency reforms: 🚫Banning lawmakers from becoming lobbyists 🗓️45-day spending-item disclosure 🗣️An expressed purpose on spending items 🖊️The lawmaker’s and the recipient’s name on spending items

Michigan's 3rd-grade reading scores are 44th in the nation, similar to where Mississippi's scores were in 2013 (49th).  Today, Mississippi is 9th overall after making common-sense changes. It's time for Michigan to do the same: 1. Training teachers in phonics We led the way and got phonics training for teachers secured in the new state budget. 2. Literacy investments We pushed hard this year for early childhood literacy funding and secured millions for coaches, curricula, & more. 3. Better direction for schools and resources for teachers We focused the Department of Education on lesson plans that have proven results. 4. Read-by-third-grade guardrails Michigan Democrats repealed the read-by-third-grade law that used to allow for extra resources and interventions for students that fell behind. We advanced plans to reinstate it this year because our kids deserve to succeed, not be set up to fail down the line. House Republicans are leading the way in Michigan to get back to basics, equip teachers to help students, & assist those who fall behind rather than passing them on unprepared.

WATCH: What would Michigan look like without House Republicans? In 2024, we ENDED complete Democrat control of Michigan as the House became the ONLY STATE CHAMBER IN THE NATION to flip from 🔵Democrat to 🔴Republican. We've worked hard putting your priorities first — fixing the roads, holding officials accountable, uncovering billions in taxpayer abuse, and more — and we did it while PROTECTING MICHIGAN from far-left policies: