Recent video 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 6:20:02 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/video/16/20091008_Brown_Statement.mp410/8/2009Senator 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/video/16/20090930_Brown_MSP-Budget.mp49/30/2009Senator 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/video/16/20090910_Brown_SR77.mp49/10/2009Senator 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/video/16/20090827_Brown_HAL.mp48/27/2009Senator 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/video/16/20090715_Brown_Voter_Fraud.mp47/16/2009Senator Brown addresses the full Senate on the Michigan State Police budget and the new downtown headquarters. Senator Brown addresses the full Senate on the Michigan State Police budget and the new downtown headquarters. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/video/16/20090618_Brown_MSP.mp46/18/2009Senator 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/video/16/20090604_Brown_Rescue.mp46/4/2009Senator 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/video/16/20090603_Brown_MDOT.mp46/3/2009Senator Brown us interviewed on the Comcast Cable program Newsmakers. Michigan State Senator Cameron Brown discusses the current state of Michigan's History Arts and Libraries Department and efforts to preserve it for future Michigan generations. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/video/16/Brown.mp45/19/2009Senators 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/video/16/20090429_HAL_Reform_PC.mp44/29/2009Senator Brown comments on legislation to bring about an end to Partial Birth Abortion. Senator Cameron Brown (R-Sturgis) addresses the Senate regarding his legislation that will bring Michigan statute in line with federal law on abortion. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/video/16/20080122_Brown_Sanctity_iPod_Lg.mp41/22/2008Senator Brown speaks during the Republican Green Michigan Initiative press conference held today. Senator Cameron Brown (R-Sturgis) focuses on the need to increase recycling as a tool for preserving Michigan's environment. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/video/16/10/24/2007SENATE UNVEILS PLAN TO DIVEST FROM COMPANIES INVESTING IN TERRORIST COUNTRIES On the sixth anniversary of the day that terrorists struck the United States, a bipartisan group of state senators unveiled a comprehensive legislative package requiring state funds be divested from companies engaging in business with terrorist countries. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/video/16/20070911_Brown_Divestiture_iPod.mp49/11/2007