Peters claims to be bipartisan but continues record of siding with Schumer 95% of the time, stopping police reform package from moving forward in the Senate Gary Peters maintained his record of siding with Sen. Chuck Schumer’s partisan political agenda 95% of the time by casting a vote to stop debate and oppose the police reform package that was on the floor of the US Senate last week. Despite Sen. Peters’ claim to be open to bipartisan action on police reform, Sen. Peters sided with Sen. Minority Leader Schumer and 45 Democrats to oppose the police reform package, not even allowing an open debate of the policy and related amendments. “Offered the chance to advance vital police reforms in the United States Senate, Gary Peters instead sided with Chuck Schumer and voted to stop any police reform from moving forward. Not only did Gary Peters reject the police reform package, he voted with Chuck Schumer to stop any debate on police reform from occurring. When it comes to choosing between making progress for Michigan or opting for partisan political games, Gary Peters sides with Chuck Schumer every chance he gets. Gary Peters doesn’t vote with Michigan, he votes with Chuck Schumer,” said Michigan Republican Party Chairman Laura Cox. More >

Today, in an interview with WWJ Radio, Governor Gretchen Whitmer admitted she mishandled the state’s COVID-19 shutdowns. During the pandemic, Whitmer has allowed some businesses such as strip clubs to remain open while others, including gyms, have had to close. The Michigan unemployment rate currently remains among the worst in the nation, with thousands of residents still unable to access assistance from the state’s unemployment agency. This morning on WDET, Whitmer conceded that she also poorly handled COVID-19 in nursing homes, after placing patients who tested positive for the virus in facilities with staffers and other patients who were negative. The governor received bipartisan criticism on her policy for extended care facilities, with deaths in nursing homes accounting for over a third of the state’s deaths from the virus. Whitmer has rejected calls from both state and federal Oversight Committees to cooperate with investigations on her handling of the virus in nursing homes. “Now that Gretchen Whitmer admits she was wrong, what is she going to do to remedy these situations?” said Laura Cox, Michigan Republican Party Chairman. “Those who have lost loved ones or lost their livelihoods deserve answers. Whitmer needs to stop skirting her commitment to transparency and cooperate with our elected representatives trying to get Michiganders the answers she won’t provide.” More >

This week, both state and federal oversight committees requested vital information from Governor Gretchen Whitmer that led her to turn Michigan nursing homes into COVID-19 hubs, mixing negative patients and positive patients in the facilities. On Thursday State Rep. Matt Hall and State Sen. Aric Nesbitt, of the Joint Select Committee on the COVID-19 Pandemic, sent a joint letter to Gretchen Whitmer requesting additional information on the handling of the virus in extended care facilities. They also reminded the governor of a possible move to subpoena if she did not cooperate. In similar fashion the U.S. House Oversight Committee on Government Reform, in conjunction with Michigan’s Republican Congressional Delegation, sent a letter requesting Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel investigate Whitmer’s handling of COVID-19 in nursing homes. The letter states the clear guidelines Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) put in place. Despite these guidelines, state authorities and the governor herself failed to keep nursing homes up to standards, and even worse, sent patients who tested positive for the virus to facilities with worse than sufficient standards. “It’s time for Governor Gretchen Whitmer to be held accountable and answer questions about the decisions she made.” said Laura Cox, Michigan Republican Party Chairman. “Too many Michiganders have been effected by these decisions for Gretchen Whitmer to skirt transparency. Governor Whitmer needs to do the right thing, provide this information, and testify before the Michigan Legislature the same way she did before Congress.” More >

Detroit-area Democrats are abandoning Gov. Whitmer’s dangerous COVID-19 nursing home plan, but Gary Peters is so afraid of taking a position that he hasn’t even put out a press release about it Frightening statistics about the COVID-19 nursing home death rate in Michigan are driving more Democrats to abandon support of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s executive order requiring the facilities to accept COVID-positive patients, yet U.S. Senator Gary Peters remains afraid to take a position on the life-or-death issue. Detroit’s WDIV-TV reported that Michigan lawmakers passed SB 956, which overrules Whitmer’s flawed orders sending COVID-19 patients into nursing homes. These facilities are where approximately 34% of all Michigan COVID deaths have occurred, including the deaths of at least 1,947 patients and 20 workers. Two Detroit-area Democrats, Sen. Dayna Polehanki and Sen. Paul Wojno, abandoned Whitmer’s orders by voting to pass the bill. (Roll Call #229) They join another Democrat, Rep. Leslie Love, who previously said Whitmer’s requirement that nursing homes accept COVID-positive patients is “the most idiotic thing we could come up with.” Peters, however, is nowhere to be found. “Gary Peters is a 30-year politician who loves to arrive at the scene of a problem after it already occurred, but he is so afraid of this one that he hasn’t said a thing,” said Michigan Republican Party Chairman Laura Cox. “Michigan families and seniors are looking for leaders, not someone who perpetually sends out press releases filled with proposals and promises after the fact.” “Take a stand, Gary. Do you... More >

Governor Continued Ahead with Political Rallies in State’s Hotspots LANSING, Mich., June 25, 2020 — Governor Whitmer’s latest magazine profile with The New York Times Magazine revealed her Chief Medical Executive Joneigh Khaldun warned Whitmer of possible cases of COVID-19 in Michigan in February. Dispute the warning, Whitmer carried on with widescale political rallies in the run-up to Michigan’s Presidential Primary – hitting the campaign trail for former Vice President Joe Biden. While Michigan’s neighboring states were reporting cases, Governor Whitmer carried on with campaigning. Knowing of the possible threat back in February from one of her top health advisors, Gretchen Whitmer failed to properly prepare Michigan’s unemployment agencies, hospitals, nursing homes, and retailers. Whitmer has received bipartisan criticism for turning nursing homes into COVID-19 hubs, and not properly staffing Michigan’s UIA for the surge ahead. Furthermore, Whitmer blamed the federal government for their response, despite the significant actions taken back in January. Whitmer has since taken part in an upward of 50 late-night shows, cable TV shows, magazine profiles, and national interviews slamming the president even with her own delayed action. The Trump Administration took swift action in the wake of coronavirus, providing extensive aid and support to Michigan. Governor Whitmer then misled and lied about some of that aid in the early days of the virus spreading through the state. “Instead of preparing our state for the looming COVID-19 crisis, Gretchen Whitmer was more worried about Joe Biden’s primary chances here and auditioning to be his running mate,”... More >