Michigan Republicans whine as they express difficulty dealing with their loss of power [View all]

BY: JON KING -
JANUARY 14, 2023

Several Republican legislators are protesting their committee assignments in the Michigan House as they continue to adjust to the fact that the GOP is now in the minority.

Democrats are in control of the House for the first time since 2010 and have taken charge of the Senate for the first time since 1984.

Three of those House members initially denied initial committee assignments have helped, in varying degrees, to perpetuate the false claim that the 2020 election was stolen: State Reps. Angela Rigas (R-Hastings), Mike Hoadley (R-Au Gres) and Matt Maddock (R-Milford). However, all three were later added to the House Committee on Housing, which Rigas complained was “an obscure housing subcommittee with no clear direction.”

After multiple attempts by Republicans to overturn the 2020 election President Joe Biden won over former President Donald Trump, Democratic lawmakers repeatedly called for investigations and resolutions condemning the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. The GOP majority House last term took no action.

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Michigan Advance article

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Too bad so sad. This is how sorry I feel for the MIGQP: