{"id":7687,"date":"2025-03-06T15:36:15","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T20:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedems.com\/brinks\/?p=7687"},"modified":"2025-03-06T15:38:44","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T20:38:44","slug":"house-republicans-botched-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/brinks\/2025\/03\/06\/house-republicans-botched-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Majority Leader Brinks, Appropriations Chair Anthony Respond to House Republicans\u2019 Botched Budget \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<div data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><p>LANSING, Mich. (March 6, 2025) \u2014 Today, Senate Majority Leader <b>Winnie Brinks<\/b> (D-Grand Rapids) and Senate Appropriations Chair Sen. <b>Sarah Anthony<\/b> (D-Lansing) issued the following statements in reaction to House Republicans\u2019 surprise faux budget bills that would gut essential services for the people of Michigan:<\/p>\n<p>Leader <b>Brinks<\/b>:\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><p>\u201cIs Speaker Hall anticipating his own failure to get a budget done? We haven\u2019t seen a government shutdown in a long time, and there\u2019s no good reason why he should be predicting one now unless he wants it to happen. Not only is this an empty budget, it\u2019s also straight out of the Trump playbook \u2014 create a problem and then try to paint yourself as a hero for fixing the crisis of your own making. He can keep trying to legislate via press release. However, in the upper chamber, we\u2019ll keep doing the actual work of the people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sen. <b>Anthony<\/b>:\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>&#8220;Matt Hall\u2019s latest stunt isn\u2019t just reckless \u2014 it\u2019s completely unworkable, ignoring the essential funding needed to keep critical services that Michiganders rely on daily from DHHS, EGLE, LEO, and other state departments running. The best way to avoid a government shutdown is to not manufacture one in the first place. Instead of demonstrating leadership and coming to the table ready to work for the people of Michigan, he\u2019s prioritizing political games at the expense of everyday Michiganders.\u201d\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">###\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LANSING, Mich. 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