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$4 Million Taxpayer Giveaway to SEIU Legit?

Contact: Wendy Day, President, Common Sense in Government, 517-652-5855; www.makelansinglisten.com

LANSING, Mich., Dec. 10 /Christian Newswire/ -- Senator Jason Allen has introduced SB 731, which would take a shady, sneaky and probably illegal deal giving the sister organization of ACORN, SEIU, a $4 million dollar taxpayer giveaway and make it legal.

SB 731 deals with "The Quality Care Council," which is set up through an "inter-local agreement" and charged with helping to protect Michigan Seniors from abuse. There is no legal authority to establish such a council. Allen's SB 731 would give the Governor the power to legally hand over the $4 million to SEIU.

"Despite all the rationalizations about wanting to help Seniors, what the bill is really about is handing over $4 million of taxpayer money to the SEIU," says Wendy Day, President of Common Sense in Government.

Senator Allen has told Common Sense in Government that he can't seem to find any other way to protect the Senior Citizens of this State without the $4 million in cash for SEIU. He should try harder. Whatever rationalization he gives for the bill, it doesn't justify handing over $4 million to the sister organization of ACORN.

"The Service Employees International Union has a clear history of pay-to-play activities in other states and I certainly hope that is not the case here. SEIU has demonstrated a record of intimidating dissenters around the country and Michigan legislators should think twice about giving this union more power in our state government," said Kyle Olson, editor of ACORNcracked.com.

Co-sponors include: Roger Kahn, Bruce Patterson, Raymond Basham, Valde Garcia, Tony Stamas, Judson Gilbert, Martha Scott, Dennis Olshove, Irma Clark-Coleman, Michael Switalski, Gilda Jacobs, Mark Jansen, Deborah Cherry, Randy Richardville, Patricia Birkholz, Gretchen Whitmer.