{"id":5351,"date":"2019-07-24T13:23:43","date_gmt":"2019-07-24T13:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedems.com\/chang\/?p=5351"},"modified":"2019-07-24T13:23:43","modified_gmt":"2019-07-24T13:23:43","slug":"chang-on-aclu-petition-to-end-detroit-water-shutoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/chang\/2019\/07\/24\/chang-on-aclu-petition-to-end-detroit-water-shutoffs\/","title":{"rendered":"Chang on ACLU petition to end Detroit water shutoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>LANSING \u2013 Sen.&nbsp;<strong>Stephanie Chang<\/strong>&nbsp;(D-Detroit) has issued the following statement regarding the American Civil Liberties Union\u2019s (ACLU)&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aclumich.org\/en\/press-releases\/civil-rights-coalition-files-petition-urging-michigan-department-health-and-human\" target=\"_blank\">petition&nbsp;to&nbsp;the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to stop Detroit\u2019s dangerous water shutoff crisis<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am grateful to the ACLU and its partners for seeking state intervention in the ongoing water shutoff crisis. Water is a human right and Michiganders have been asking for a water affordability plan for far too long. It\u2019s time to substantively address this issue by ending water shutoffs and instituting water affordability measures. The inability of residents to have access to clean and affordable drinking water is both morally and fiscally irresponsible. It is my hope this action by the ACLU and many others will bring broader attention and, more importantly, progress toward fair and just solutions for the Great Lakes state.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sen. Chang has introduced legislation (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/legislature.mi.gov\/(S(dv4ukngxp1mws2x3qetfpb0s))\/mileg.aspx?page=getobject&amp;objectname=2019-SB-0241&amp;query=on\" target=\"_blank\">Senate Bill 241<\/a>) to help families address issues of water affordability and billing, as well as co-sponsored legislation promoting the importance of water access to health and public safety (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/legislature.mi.gov\/(S(dv4ukngxp1mws2x3qetfpb0s))\/mileg.aspx?page=getobject&amp;objectname=2019-SB-0242\" target=\"_blank\">Senate Bills 242<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/legislature.mi.gov\/(S(dv4ukngxp1mws2x3qetfpb0s))\/mileg.aspx?page=getobject&amp;objectname=2019-SB-0243\" target=\"_blank\">243<\/a>). The bills were referred to the Senate Environmental Quality Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>###<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LANSING \u2013 Sen.&nbsp;Stephanie Chang&nbsp;(D-Detroit) has issued the following statement regarding the American Civil Liberties Union\u2019s (ACLU)&nbsp;petition&nbsp;to&nbsp;the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to stop Detroit\u2019s dangerous water shutoff crisis: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pr"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.4 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Chang on ACLU petition to end Detroit water shutoffs - 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