Come on.
Utilities should not cash in while Michiganders get hit with bigger bills.
Hi friends,
Utility bills. We all have them. We all have to pay them. And we all keep an eye on them so we don’t use too much.
That’s why parents everywhere are still telling their kids to “turn off the darn lights!” when they leave a room.
But these essential utilities are driving a whole lot of Michiganders – including me – crazy.
Here’s why: Electricity bills keep going up, and too many working families are getting worse service in return.
Let me repeat that: Higher bills. Worse service.
I’m sorry, what the heck is happening? Because that’s not right.
Here’s the part that really drives me bananas: While hardworking folks are trying to keep up with their higher bills, corporate executives are getting richer off their backs.
That is totally unacceptable.
That’s why I introduced new legislation to strip federal funding from investor-owned utilities that keep coming back for more rate hikes.
Because let me just say the common-sense thing here: Executives should not get bigger checks while Michiganders get hit with bigger bills.
Come on.
There has to be some basic fairness in this equation.
If you are asking families to pay more again – after they’ve already been paying more – then maybe the people at the top shouldn’t keep benefitting while everyone else gets squeezed.
Maybe federal dollars should not keep flowing with no strings attached.
Maybe the government should actually look out for the people paying the bills, not the ones padding their own pockets.
That’s the part that really gets me. Too often in this country, the people doing the hardest work get the least help.
Working families are told to tighten their belts. Rural communities are told hospitals aren’t feasible. Seniors are told skyrocketing medication prices are just a part of life.
But somehow, wealthy CEOs keep getting what they need.
Their executives get paid. Their investors get a higher return.
Meanwhile, regular people are left opening another utility bill and wondering what the heck they’re supposed to cut back on this time.
Folks, that is not some abstract policy problem. That is real life.
That’s groceries.
That’s a doctor’s visit.
That’s a tank of gas.
That’s why I’m fighting back.
Because government should not be in the business of making life easier for the wealthiest while making life harder for everyone else.
Government should work for working people.
I’m running for Senate because I’ve seen what government can do when it’s actually on the side of working people.
I saw it when we helped save 200,000 Michigan jobs as Chief of Staff on President Obama’s auto rescue in 2009. I see it when we invest in manufacturing and infrastructure today.
And I know it can be true here, too.
We can have a government that stands up to powerful companies and says: No, you do not get to keep raising costs on working families just to make your investors richer.
It’s not revolutionary to say that Michigan families deserve affordable, reliable utilities.
They deserve fairness.
And they deserve leaders who are willing to say, plainly, when something is just not right.
This is one of those times.
With grit,
Haley
A personal note from Haley 👋
I’m a lifelong Michigander and the daughter of small-business owners. I’ve spent my career fighting for Michigan’s working families – and now I’m running for the U.S. Senate to keep standing up for the people I love.
But here’s the truth: Senate control could come down to Michigan. And Trump and his megadonors know it. That’s why they’re gearing up to spend tens of millions to defeat me and hand this seat to a MAGA Republican.
I need your help to fight back. This race will be one of the most competitive – and expensive – in the country, and I’m counting on grassroots support to win.
If you’re with me, will you chip in today?