Senator Rick Outman's Press Releases
Outman opposes unconstitutional, overreaching gun reforms
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
Outman: Right to Work repeal, prevailing wage bad for workers, state taxpayers
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
Outman votes to protect the sanctity of life
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 —
Outman votes no on Democrat scheme to prevent income tax reduction
LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Rick Outman voted no on a Democratic effort to eliminate the income tax rollback. “I cannot understand why Democratic leadership is working so hard to make sure the income tax reduction doesn’t happen. For the last month and a half, we’ve heard nothing but promise after promise to provide relief to people — several of which even came from our governor
Sen. Outman reacts to State of the State address
LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Rick Outman, R-Six Lakes, issued the following statement on Wednesday in response to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s 2023 State of the State address: “Like years past, I’m skeptical of how much she means of what she said tonight after her actions have shown us differently over the last few years. This is now the fifth time she has called for bipartisan efforts
Outman welcomes Montcalm County residents to Capitol for State of the State address
LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Rick Outman, R-Six Lakes, welcomed area residents Annette Mitchell and Coleen Stevens to the Michigan Capitol as his guests for Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s 2023 State of the State address on Wednesday. ### Editor’s note: A print-quality version of the above photograph is available by clicking on the image or by visiting the senator’s website at SenatorRickOutman.com. Click on “Photos” under the