Chairman issues statement after governor’s State of the State speech

State Rep. Jason Wentworth, chair of the bipartisan House Select Committee on Reducing Car Insurance Rates, tonight issued the following statement after the State of the State Address expressing his disappointment in the governor’s lack of emphasis on car insurance reform:

“I’ve heard time and time again that the number one financial burden facing Michigan families is the out-of-control costs associated with the state’s broken no-fault car insurance system. It’s the most-pressing issue holding back our state, and I have concerns over the governor designating just one sentence of her address to this desperately needed reform – let alone provide any details on how we can make car insurance more affordable for every driver across the state. While I welcome the governor’s focus on fixing Michigan’s roads, it seems as though she is lost as to how much it costs residents to drive insured on those roads – in good shape or bad. By putting car insurance reform on the back burner, Governor Whitmer has made it clear changing our state’s current system is at the bottom of her to-do list. Regardless of her priorities, the House will continue working diligently with the Senate throughout the deliberation process to deliver for the more than seven million drivers across Michigan who share our frustration.”