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| November 2009 |
| Sen. Brater takes objection to the Senate Majority using politically-charged procedural maneuvers to kill bills that could help the state fund healthcare, public education, revenue sharing, and other essential services. (November 4, 2009) |
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| September 2009 |
| Sen. Brater gives her no-vote explanation on a cuts-only budget extension. (September 25, 2009) |
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| Jacobs: "This budget does not reflect our priorities." (September 25, 2009) |
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| Sen. Brater talks about the need to protect Michigan's wetlands. (September 24, 2009) |
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| Sen. Brater speaks on the Judiciary budget. (September 24, 2009) |
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| A press conference in which Senator Brater introduces legislation to improve access to mental health services. (Length: 0:12:44) |
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| Sen. Brater speaks about the effects of climate change in relation to SR 77. (September 10, 2009) |
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| June 2009 |
| Sen. Brater introduces an amendment that would restore full funding to the Michigan Promise program. (June 23, 2009) |
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| Sen. Brater introduces an amendment that would restore the Indian tuition program in the form of a placeholder in the budget. (June 23, 2009) |
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| Sen. Brater talks about the need to find money in the budget to fund higher ed scholarships. (June 23, 2009) |
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| Sen. Brater introduces an amendment to SB 436 that would ban the importation of trash from other states or countries. (June 17, 2009) |
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| Sen. Brater introduces an amendment that would restore funding for the State Appellate Defender Office. (June 11, 2009) |
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| Sen. Brater introduces an amendment that puts a placeholder in the budget so the state can receive money for indigent defense. (June 10, 2009) |
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| Sen. Brater talks about the importance of maintaining the 21st Century Jobs Fund if we want to diversify the state's economy. (June 4, 2009) |
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| May 2009 |
| Sen. Liz Brater expresses concern over plastic frames on license plates. (May 20, 2009) |
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| April 2009 |
| Sen. Brater speaks on need for absentee voting reforms. (April 30, 2009) |
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| Sen. Liz Brater speaks in opposition to SR 43, and voices her support for President Obama's plan to make sure women receive the reproductive health care they need. (April 30, 2009) |
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| Sen. Brater talks about Equal Pay Day. She introduced a bill that would close the pay gap between men and women. (April 28, 2009) |
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| March 2009 |
| Sen. Brater talks about the need to protect children with mental illness who are in the corrections system. (March 19, 2009 |
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| Sen. Brater urges her colleagues to once again consider no reason absentee voting legislation. March 10, 2009 |
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| Sen. Brater floor statement: Senate Democrats force a vote on No Reason Absentee Voting. (March 4, 2009) |
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| February 2009 |
| Senator Brater speaks about U.S. Representative John Dingell's long, distinguished record of dedicated service to Michigan. Rep. Dingell was honored by the Michigan Senate today for becoming the longest-serving representative in American history. (February 11, 2009) |
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| November 2008 |
| Sen. Liz Brater congratulates Sen. Mark Schauer on his election to the U.S. Congress and Sen. Mike Prusi on becoming the new leader of Michigan's Senate Democrats. (November 12, 2008) |
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| October 2008 |
| Senator Brater No Vote Explanation. (October 2, 2008) |
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| Senator Brater on Absentee Voting. (October 2, 2008) |
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| September 2008 |
| Sen. Liz Brater (D-Ann Arbor) calls for action on the nation's financial crisis, and urges Congress to address the needs of homeowners during the government bailout of lenders. (September 23, 2008) |
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| Sen. Liz Brater (D-Ann Arbor) speaks about the energy package passed by the Senate. (September 18, 2008) |
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| July 2008 |
| Sen. Liz Brater (D-Ann Arbor) and Sen. Gilda Jacobs (D-Huntington Woods) talk about a plan to make voting more accessible and convenient for Michigan residents. 7/1/08 |
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| June 2008 |
| Sen. Liz Brater (D-Ann Arbor) expresses the need for a higher Renewable Portfolio Standard in Michigan, and states that we can't afford not to make an investment in renewable energy. (June 27, 2008) |
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| Sen. Liz Brater (D-Ann Arbor) praises Gov. Granholm's work to reduce Michigan's prison population. (June 4, 2008) |
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| May 2008 |
| Sen. Liz Brater (D-Ann Arbor) comments on an amendment she offered to the DEQ budget that would remove language making it harder for the department to enforce the wetland protection statute — 5/28/08 |
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| Sen. Liz Brater (D-Ann Arbor) comments again on an amendment she offered to the DEQ budget that would remove language making it harder for the department to enforce the wetland protection statute — 5/28/08 |
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| Sen. Liz Brater (D-Ann Arbor) comments on the purpose of the DEQ, which is to enforce state and federal environmental protection statutes — 5/28/08 |
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| Sen. Liz Brater (D-Ann Arbor) comments on the DEQ budget and the importance of protecting our precious natural resources and freshwater — 5/28/08 |
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| Sen. Liz Brater (D-Ann Arbor) comments on the placeholder for mental health courts in the Judiciary budget, which she says would make sure individuals are getting treatment in the mental health system, rather than in the prison system — 5/27/08 |
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| Sen. Liz Brater (D-Ann Arbor) comments on the need to invest in the economy through the proposed capital outlay university and community college building projects. She says this will create jobs immediately and opportunities for a 21st Century workforce — 5/27/08 |
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| Sen. Liz Brater (D-Ann Arbor) urges her colleagues to support a proposed Democratic amendment to SB 860, which would strengthen the Great Lakes Compact - 5/15/08 |
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| Sen. Liz Brater (D-Ann Arbor) comments on the Great Lakes Compact - 5/15/08 |
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| March 2008 |
| Sen. Liz Brater (D-Ann Arbor) comments on an amendment to the DCH budget that would restore funding for mental health courts and diversion programs which would improve the cost-effectiveness of Michigan’s criminal justice system and save money for Michigan taxpayers, while at the same time ensuring that more people with mental illness receive appropriate care — 3/25/08 |
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| January 2008 |
| Sen. Liz Brater (D-Ann Arbor) responds to the State of the State address — 1/29/08 |
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| September 2007 |
| Senator Brater explains her position on the Higher Ed Budget and encourages more funding for all colleges — September 6, 2007 |
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| Senator Brater explains her opposition to the Senate version Department of Environmental Quality Budget that allocates no money to the department — September 6, 2007 |
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| Senator Brater explains why she plans to vote against a corrections budget that contains no funding for prisons — September 6, 2007 |
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| August 2007 |
| Sen. Brater offers her no vote explanation on SB 689, a bill that would possibly eliminate over 10,000 employees, despite already strained state services — August 30, 2007 |
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| Sen. Liz Brater (D-Ann Arbor) explains how privatization will decrease the quality of mental health services for children — August 22, 2007 |
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| June 2007 |
| Liz Brater Floor Statement — June 12, 2007 |
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