There were tense moments in Lansing after House Representatives walked out without voting.
State lawmakers are wrapping up work for the year. They had a Friday (Dec. 13) session that ended with House Republicans walking out.
House Republicans said, “We are done here,” and walked out of the session, not voting on some key bills up for debate.
Democrats are looking at eliminating the tipped wages and want to raise those wages to the minimum wage.
House Republicans disagree with that move, saying small businesses and restaurants that survived COVID won’t be able to afford such an increase, and we have heard from restaurant workers who do not want to lose their tips.
All Republicans are walking out, accusing Democrats of refusing to negotiate the issue.
The three things are Democrat inaction in the House and House minority leader Matt Hall (R-Richland Township).
“The three things are, we’re here to fix the roads, we’re here to protect restaurant workers and our restaurant industry that’s been ravaged by the (Gretchen) Whitmer administration and Democrats during the pandemic in activist courts and our restaurant workers about to lose their jobs because of Democrat inaction in the House,” said Hall.
House Democrats say they are ready to move forward with votes and say Republicans need to come back to work to vote.
That wage issue is still up in the air, with so many watching it closely as a lot of cash for workers is at stake.
There are three days left to vote on these issues and get something done, as House Democrats say they want to move forward with these issues and vote on them.
Democrats say Republicans need to return to work as the wage issue is still in the air.
