“You’d have to be driving with your eyes closed to not see help wanted signs in the windows of every business from here to Cheboygan,” said Cavitt, R-Cheboygan. “But Democrats have been driving blind for 18 months, so I’m not sure why anyone would expect that to change now. This bill does nothing more than force taxpayers and small businesses to pay unemployment salaries for people who are choosing to sit at home for 6 months.”

“By forcing a shift to renewable energy, Democrats are driving a green knife through Northeast Michigan,” said Cavitt, R-Cheboygan. “The governor might as well have fired these people herself because she is directly to blame for this shutdown. They failed to fix inflation. They failed to fix our energy grid. Now they’re going to spend all summer celebrating an energy package that’s putting my friends and neighbors out on the street. This is about more than just energy production; this is about people’s lives.”