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GOP preps action to reverse Whitmer vetoes

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Republicans in the Legislature have set the stage for a showdown with Governor Gretchen Whitmer over 147 line-item budget vetoes.

GOP lawmakers have drafted new budgets that would restore many of the vetoes..

Gideon D’Assandro is the press secretary for state House Republicans. He says it would be up to Whitmer to decide whether to reverse the vetoes, or live with the results.

 “The House and Senate have heard a lot from the people of Michigan about how unhappy they are with the governor’s budget cuts, and the way she’s using a lot of these vulnerable populations like veterans, children with autism, students, drivers, as bargaining chips.”

 

Governor Whitmer’s press secretary says she did what was necessary to fix the budgets – but she’s open to more discussions.

Whitmer and legislative leaders are supposed to meet Thursday.