“Legislative Democrats are reaching a point where their level of greed and complete disregard for the Christmas season would put the Grinch to shame,” said Roth, R-Interlochen. “Our tipped workers have stood outside our chambers and pleaded with us for help. Yet, Democrats in charge are more focused on giving drivers licenses to illegal immigrants and letting dangerous convicts out of jail. The grinch may have stolen Christmas, but Democrats are going to steal a lot more from tipped wage workers if we don’t act.”

“Corrections officers make daily sacrifices the rest of us couldn’t even imagine; between going toe to toe with dangerous criminals and spending days on end away from family, these folks have earned benefits they can count on when they decide to retire,” said Roth, R-Interlochen. “These would be high-stress jobs if our prisons were fully staffed, but because of these devastating shortages, MDOC is stretching the few officers we have left to the breaking point. This plan requires immediate attention so we can finally start securing the help our corrections officers desperately need.”