{"id":8747,"date":"2025-05-01T15:29:30","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T19:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedems.com\/chang\/?p=8747"},"modified":"2025-05-01T15:29:31","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T19:29:31","slug":"sen-chang-denounces-speaker-halls-remarks-regarding-rep-xiong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/chang\/2025\/05\/01\/sen-chang-denounces-speaker-halls-remarks-regarding-rep-xiong\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Chang Denounces Speaker Hall\u2019s Remarks Regarding Rep. 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(May 1, 2025) \u2014 In response to degrading comments made by Speaker <b>Matt Hall <\/b>at a press conference yesterday regarding his colleague, Rep. <b>Mai Xiong<\/b> (D-Warren), Sen. <b>Stephanie Chang<\/b> (D-Detroit) has issued the following statement:\u00a0<\/div>\n<div data-ogsc=\"black\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div data-ogsc=\"black\">\u201cI\u2019ve known Representative Xiong for almost two decades and have observed her intelligence, creativity, hard work, and commitment to her community. She and every colleague, on both sides of the aisle, deserve to be treated with respect.\u00a0<\/div>\n<div data-ogsc=\"black\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div data-ogsc=\"black\">\u201cI\u2019m deeply disappointed in Speaker Hall\u2019s comments. Name-calling and demeaning legislative colleagues are not only counterproductive and harmful actions \u2014 they demonstrate the very opposite of what Michiganders sent us to the Capitol to do.\u00a0I urge every lawmaker to focus on passing effective policy so that every Michigander has the opportunity to thrive.\u201d\u00a0<\/div>\n<div data-ogsc=\"black\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div data-ogsc=\"black\" style=\"text-align: center;\">###\u00a0<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LANSING, Mich. (May 1, 2025) \u2014 In response to degrading comments made by Speaker Matt Hall at a press conference yesterday regarding his colleague, Rep. Mai Xiong (D-Warren), Sen. 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