Eternal vigilance is the price of freedom.
Thomas Jefferson Even after a piece of authorizing legislation is complete, one must stand guard over each year's funding and policy to ensure that each bill is implemented in a way that benefits Michigan. The first few months of this year have been a challenge, but our vigilance is paying off. We were able to fend off an attempt to repeal federal gas taxes. While the concern about gas prices is understandable, a gas tax repeal would not guarantee savings to the consumer, but could really mess up our transportation plans. Some senators attempted to amend the legislation to ensure that other revenues would replace the tax, and that would have been more workable.