We finally have a Republican Leader with the courage to call it like it is in Lansing. Democrats aren’t going to have an easy time ever with a worthy opponent like Matt Hall. If they don’t like him now, just wait until Republicans take back the House.
He’s making Democrats feel the heat for cutting critical funding away. And it’s not going to go away for them. In the state school aid budget that passed this summer along party lines, Democrats slashed 92% of funding for school safety and student mental health. This week in session, the Democrats refused to fully restore the resources, passing a spending bill that still leaves schools with less than half of the safety and mental health funding they received last year.
Here’s what Rep. Matt Hall had to say:
“House Democrats yanked $302 million away from school efforts to keep students safe and support their mental health. This terrible move will cause cuts to essential programs and layoffs of dedicated school resource officers and counselors,” said Hall, R-Richland Township. “Even now, in the face of mounting public pressure against the school safety cut, Democrats are refusing to restore even half of what they took away from our schools. This less-than-half-measure leaves schools and students without the resources they need, but Democrats seem to hope this stunt will be good enough to improve their political prospects. Do they care more about protecting their political careers than keeping students safe?”
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