Recent podcasts on the Michigan Senate Republicans website http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop News and information from the Michigan Senate Republicans en-us Copyright 2007 Michigan Senate Republican Caucus. All Rights Reserved. 11/23/2009 6:35:37 PM 20 Senator Brown gives a statement before the Senate in response to the governor's recent claim that if taxes are not increased then Michigan will become Mississippi. Michigan State Senator Cameron Brown reminds the Senate that Mississippi's unemployment rate is 9.5% while Michigan's is currently at 15.2%. Senator Brown also cites the recent drop in Michigan's GDP by 1.5% while that of Mississippi increased 1.7%. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/16/20091008_Brown_Statement.mp310/8/2009Senator Brown speaks against the purchase of the proposed State Police building in the Michigan State Police Budget. Michigan State Senator Cameron Brown has vehemently opposed the construction, lease or purchase of this building since its conception claiming the building is a "boondoggle" for Michigan tax payers. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/16/20090930_Brown_MSP-Budget.mp39/30/2009Senator Brown offer Senate Resolution 77: a Resolution asking Congress to abandon pursuit of Cap and Trade policy. Michigan State Senator Cameron Brown states that this economically unsound policy will only cap growth and trade away jobs. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/16/20090910_Brown_SR77.mp39/10/2009Senator Cameron Brown talks to WJR's Paul W. Smith abut saving the Michigan Central Depot. Michigan State Senator Cameron Brown tells Paul W. Smith the Homeland Security and Emerging Technologies Committee is exploring the possibility of renovating the Michigan Central Depot in Detroit. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/16/20090901_Brown_WJR.mp39/1/2009Senator Brown explains Senate Concurrent Resolution 18 which disapproves the Governor's Executive Order 2009-36 which eliminates the Michigan Department of History Arts and Libraries (HAL). Michigan State Senator Cameron Brown supports legislation passed in the Senate today that would move all functions of HAL to the Department of Secretary of State keeping all HAL functions under one state department better preserving Michigan's historical heritage. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/16/20090827_Brown_HAL.mp38/27/2009Senator Brown speaks on a package of bills to reduce voter registration fraud in Michigan. Michigan State Senator Cameron Brown cites that numerous states prohibit groups that register voters from establishing quotas or offering bonuses based upon the number of citizens they register to vote. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/16/20090715_Brown_Voter_Fraud.mp37/16/2009Senator Cameron Brown on Michigan Talk Network's "MPS In The Morning" Senator Brown gives his thoughts on the new Michigan State Police headquarters. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/16/20090623_Brown_MTN.mp36/23/2009Senator Brown addresses the full Senate on the Michigan State Police budget and the new downtown headquarters. Michigan State Senator Cameron Brown expresses his opposition to the project. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/16/20090618_Brown_MSP.mp36/18/2009Senator Brown addresses the Senate on the need for Michigan to have an emergency economic recovery plan. Michigan State Senator Cameron Brown sites the need for crisis management plans that could possibly include holidays from state regulation, entrepreneurship incubators and other economic incentives for short term recovery for economic crisis. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/16/20090604_Brown_Rescue.mp36/4/2009Senator Cameron Brown addresses recent calls by MDOT to double the cost of vehicle registration in Michigan. Michigan State Senator Cameron Brown sites the need for Michigan to enact policies that entice people and businesses to come to Michigan rather than those that would drive them to other states. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/16/20090603_Brown_MDOT.mp36/3/2009Senators Cameron Brown, Tom George and Jason Allen unveil legislative plans to transfer the Michigan History Arts and Libraries Department functions to the Department of State. The legislation is designed to continue to keep the department's core services and historic collections available to the citizens of Michigan after the Governor closes the department as she has announced she would. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/16/20090429_HAL_Reform_PC.mp34/29/2009Senator Brown comments on the State of the State address. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/16/20090302_Brown_SOS.mp32/3/2009Senator Brown comments on a package of Senate Bills called the Real ID bills. Senator Cameron Brown (R-Sturgis) sponsored one of the bills in the package. The package will deny a Michigan Driver's License to any person who is not legally in the state. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/16/20080131_Brown_Real_ID.mp31/31/2008Senator Brown comments on legislation to ban Partial Birth Abortion. Senator Cameron Brown (R-Sturgis) discusses legislation on the Senate Floor to outlaw Partial Birth Abortion in Michigan. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/16/20080122_Brown_Sanctity_of_Life.mp31/22/2008Senator Brown addresses the Senate on a package of bills that divests Michigan funds for state sponsors of terrorism. Senator Cameron Brown (Fawn River Township) speaks on this package of divestiture bills that disallow any Michigan state funds from being invested in companies that have investments of more than 10% of their assets in countries involved in funding terror. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/16/20080117_Brown divestiture.mp31/17/2008Senator Brown comments on a bill he sponsored that would delay the enactment of the recently passed service tax. Senator Cameron Brown (R-Sturgis) sponsored Senate Bill 845 which would delay the implementation of the service tax until December 20. The bill was amended to repeal the service tax completely and was passed by the Senate toady as amended. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/16/20071101_Brown_Servicetax_Repeal.mp311/1/2007Senator Brown comments on legislation that passed the Senate today creating a new specialty automobile license plate with the inscription "In God We Trust." Senator Cameron Brown (R-Sturgis) sponsored the bill to give Michigan drivers more choice. Indiana has issued a similar plate that has generated over $25 million in 2007. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/16/20011101_Brown_Motto_Plate.mp311/1/2007Senator Brown comments on the role of recycling in the new Republican Green Michigan Initiative. Senator Cameron Brown (R-Sturgis) discusses our need to improve recycling efforts to help preserve Michigan's environment. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/16/20071024_Brown_Green_MI.mp310/24/2007Senator Brown comments on the passage of Senate Bill 624. Senator Cameron Brown (R-Fawn River Township) comments on legislation that will move Michigan's presidential primary to January 15th. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/16/20070822_Brown_Primary_Passage.mp38/22/2007Senator Cameron Brown on WJIM speaking about the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Teddy Roosevelt's visit to the Michigan Legislature. Senator Cameron Brown on WJIM speaking about the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Teddy Roosevelt's visit to the Michigan Legislature. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/16/20070523_Brown_WJIM.mp35/23/2007