http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop News and information from the Michigan Senate Republicans en-us Copyright 2007-12 Michigan Senate Republican Caucus. All Rights Reserved. 5/18/2013 9:25:09 PM 20 http://www.misenategop.com/rss_audio.asp?District=13 http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/13/20120118_Pappageorge_SOS.mp31/18/2012 http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/13/20110119_Pappageorge_SOS.mp31/19/2011Michigan State Senator John Pappageorge quickly gave his support to this legislation after it was discovered that $87,000 had been withdrawn from ATM machines within the past nine months in one Detroit casino alone. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/13/20101921_Pappageorge_SB1432.mp39/21/2010Michigan State Senator John Pappageorge discusses senior citizen Services in Oakland County with Oakland County Senior Services Coordinator Mary Probe. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/13/20100901_Pappageorge_Cable.mp39/8/2010Michigan State Senator John Pappageorge questions the governor's public claims of a commitment to school funding while at the same time striking funding from that very budget. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/13/20100721_Pappageorge_20J.mp37/21/2010Michigan State Senator John Pappageorge added an amendment to SB1163 that would take the 20J funding the governor vetoed and distribute it among all school districts in the state in order to increase per pupil funding. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/13/20100324_Pappageorge_SB1163.mp33/24/2010Michigan State Senator John Pappageorge supports SJR K which states that no federal law shall compel any person, employer or health care provider to participate in any public or private health care system. The resolution also says that the purchase or sale of health insurance or coverage in private health care systems shall not be prohibited by federal law or rule. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/13/20100316_Pappageorge_SJR-K.mp33/16/2010Michigan State Senator John Pappageorge reminds the Senate that the non unionized state employees have already had their pay frozen. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/13/20100303_Pappageorge_SCR35.mp33/3/2010Michigan State Senator John Pappageorge cites a recent study finding that an average of only 27% of military votes cast are actually counted in elections. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/13/20100302_Pappageorge_Military_Vote.mp33/2/2010Michigan State Senator John Pappageorge sponsored Senate Joint Resolution T which urges the governor not to put the state through another year of budget shortfalls by treating the annual revenue estimates as real money that is simply there for the taking. The resolution asks the governor to budget at 96% of estimates: an amount that has been much closer to actual revenues for the past 7 years. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/13/20100210_Pappageorge_SJR-T.mp32/10/2010Michigan State Senator John Pappageorge discusses Race To The Top education reform legislation with Michigan Superintendent of Public Instruction Mike Flanagan. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/13/20100201_Pappageorge_Cable.mp31/28/2010Michigan State Senator John Pappageorge voted in favor of these bills to help bring badly needed reform and federal funding to Michigan's education establishment. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/13/20091202_Pappageorge_RTTT.mp312/2/2009Michigan State Senator John Pappageorge describes his frustration of the governor's inability to understand Proposal A even after 7 years in office as governor. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/13/20091020_Pappageorge_20j.mp310/20/2009Michigan State Senator John Pappageorge cites part of the problem is that not all parties involved are fully aware of each situation or of the options by which shut offs can be avoided. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/13/20091007_Pappageorge_ShutOff.mp310/7/2009Michigan State Senator John Pappageorge describes the importance of working with the money available rather than asking the people of Michigan for more of their money to fund more state services at a time when all are hurting. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/13/20090930_Pappageorge_DCH.mp39/30/2009Michigan State Senator John Pappageorge discusses the role Michigan Works! plays in helping people in southeast Michigan find employment with Program Coordinator Jennifer Llewellyn. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/13/20090801_Pappageorge_Cable.mp38/1/2009Michigan State Senator John Pappageorge discusses property taxes and how to appeal them with Bloomfield Township Assessor Bob Taylor. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/13/20090701_Pappageorge_Cable.mp37/1/2009Michigan State Senator John Pappageorge sponsored the bill to give legislative oversight to state departments rule making authority. The bill is intended to ensure that rules are within the intent of the law. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/13/20090617_Pappageorge_RegReform.mp36/17/2009Michigan State Senator John Pappageorge discusses The Troy/Birmingham Transit Center with Birmingham Planning Director Jana Eckers and Troy Assistant City Manager Brian Murphy. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/13/20090601_Pappageorge_Cable.mp36/4/2009Michigan State Senator John Pappageorge appeared on Spotlight on April 5 2009. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/13/20090502_Pappageorge_Spotlight.mp35/8/2009Michigan State Senator John Pappageorge speaks with Michigan Senate Fiscal Agency Director Gary Olson on the federal stimulus package. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/13/20090501_Pappageorge_Cable.mp35/1/2009Michigan State Senator John Pappageorge originally authored this legislation to help disabled veteran business owners equal opportunity in obtaining state contracts. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/13/20090429_Pappageorge_Veteran_Contractors.mp34/29/2009Michigan State Senator John Pappageorge has been involved in each step of the legislative process necessary to making Michigan the future automotive battery capitol of the United States. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/13/20090429_Pappageorge_Battery_Statement.mp34/29/2009Michigan State Senator John Pappageorge delivers a message from yet one more business in Michigan whose tax liability has increased by tens of thousands of dollars since the MBT became law. The MBT repeal, Senate Bill 1, passed the Senate in January and awaits action by the House of Representatives. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/13/20090319_Pappageorge_Statement.mp33/19/2009Michigan State Senator John Pappageorge discusses Lithium Ion automotive power train battery production in Michigan with Damian Gardley and Martin Klein of Compact Power, Inc. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/13/20090301_Pappageorge_Cable.mp33/10/2009Michigan State Senator John Pappageorge authored the bill to give incentives to bring the electric car power train battery production industry, and the accompanying jobs it creates, to Michigan. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/13/20090310_Pappageorge_Battery_Credits.mp33/10/2009Michigan State Senator John Pappageorge explains the need to make Michigan the world headquarters in battery development and production. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/13/20090304_Pappageorge_Batteries.mp33/4/2009Michigan State Senator John Pappageorge authored this bill to help businesses navigate the onerous and confusing regulations of the Michigan Business Tax. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/13/20090205_Pappageorge_SB98.mp32/5/2009 http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/13/20090203_Pappageorge.mp32/3/2009Michigan State Senator John Pappageorge expresses the need to prevent turning our dependence on foreign oil to dependence on foreign batteries. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/13/20081218_Pappageorge_Batteries.mp312/19/2008