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 6:43:25 PM 20 Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Senator Ron Jelinek speaks on the Senate Floor to dispel the myth that not increasing a budget from one year to the next is tantamount to a cut. Senator Jelinek challenges comments made on the Senate Floor that removing a 2.5% increase to a state budget for the coming year is a cut. He reminds the Senate that the state must not and cannot spend tax payer dollars irresponsibly. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/video/21/20070923_Jelinek_Budget_iPod.mp49/23/2007Senator Jelinek's comments on the Senate Floor on the passage of a supplemental budget appropriation to cover the fiscal irresponsibility of, among other departments, the Department of Corrections. Senator Jelinek's comments on the Senate Floor on the passage of a supplemental budget appropriation to cover the fiscal irresponsibility of, among others departments, the Department of Corrections. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/video/21/3/8/2007