Issue Position: Roads

Issue Position

Our roads and infrastructure should continue to be one of our top priorities. I firmly believe our government has three top priorities. 1) Transportation and Infrastructure; 2) Public Safety; and 3) Public Education. In early 2015 the Michigan Legislature passed a package of bills to provide a massive influx on monies into our budget to be spent directly repairing Michigan's crumbling roads and bridges. I voted no on all portions of the package which contained tax increases because I believe we already had the monies necessary to fix our roads if we prioritized our current budget. Michigan consumers pay a wholesale tax at the pump on gas that is directly to transportation funding. Not all of that tax monies are currently directed to road maintenance and repair, but it should be. In addition to the increased dollars being spent on repairing our roads we also need to ensure we are looking at ways to ensure our roads are built to a high standard, we use better materials and we require and enforce warranties.

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