Senator Rick Outman's Press Releases

LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Rick Outman joined his Senate colleagues in welcoming veterans, Blue Star Mothers and Gold Star families from across the state for the Senate’s 28th Annual Memorial Day Service. Outman was part of the opening ceremony and introduced members of the Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, along with members of the Michigan House of Representatives and Senate staff who served

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Rick Outman expressed his disappointment with the one-sided, partisan budget process and the lack of consideration for any amendments introduced by Republicans last week during the Senate’s budget negotiations. “We introduced over 170 amendments to reel back spending in some areas and maintain funding in other areas that have historically been top concerns like roads, school safety and other items,” said Outman,

LANSING, Mich. — The Senate Committee on Veterans and Emergency Services on Wednesday took testimony on legislation sponsored by Sen. Rick Outman to annually declare Feb. 1 as Blue Star Mothers Day in Michigan. “I’ve sponsored a resolution honoring the Blue Star Mothers on Feb. 1 for a number of years and this year, I decided to sponsor legislation to recognize the work they do and

LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Rick Outman on Thursday issued the following statement regarding his opposition of partisan, overreaching legislation to restrict the rights of law-abiding gun owners: “These unconstitutional bills are yet another example of self-congratulatory policy that will not yield real world results from this majority. “They fly in the face of not only our Second Amendment rights and the right to self-defense, but

LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Rick Outman on Tuesday opposed the Democrat-led effort to repeal Michigan’s Right to Work law and reinstate the controversial prevailing wage requirements. “I was in the House of Representatives when Right to Work passed, and on that day, we sent a message to Michigan workers and Michigan businesses that we were focused on growth and economic prosperity, and that they had

LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Rick Outman voted no on a Democratic effort to eliminate safeguards for women considering abortion. “These extreme measures are not what the voters of this state supported with the passage of Proposal 3,” said Outman, R-Six Lakes. “People were led to believe the proposal would simply maintain the status quo. Democrats said it wouldn’t have any effect on commonsense protections —