Video from Senator Thomas A. Albert
Sen. Albert: Government price control won’t lower medicine prices
Sen. Albert: Government price control won’t lower medicine prices
We all want to lower the price of prescription drugs. Sen. Thomas Albert explains why a proposal approved by Democrats in the Michigan Senate – replacing the free market with government-controlled pricing – won’t accomplish that goal. (April 24, 2025)
Sen. Albert age verification plan for social media, adult content
Sen. Thomas Albert gives a Senate floor speech outlining his legislation to safeguard the mental health of kids in Michigan through commonsense age verification practices for access to online platforms. (March 19, 2025)
Daylight Saving Time: Why do we do this?
Sen. Thomas Albert proposes a plan to let Michigan voters decide whether to continue observing daylight saving time. (March 6, 2025)
March is Reading Month – 5 Book Recommendations
Sen. Thomas Albert highlights his five favorite children’s books for March is Reading Month.
Article on Stranger’s Bread can be found here: https://firstprinciplesrevisited.substack.com/p/developing-virtue-through-march-is
Article on Stranger’s Bread can be found here: https://firstprinciplesrevisited.substack.com/p/developing-virtue-through-march-is
Sen. Albert: Happy Presidents' Day!
Happy Presidents’ Day! I prepared by tackling some presidential trivia.
Sen. Albert votes to save tipped wage jobs
Senate Bill 8 is not a perfect solution, but the good outweighs the bad as saving the tipped credit system will save thousands of Michigan restaurant jobs. (February 13, 2025)
Sen. Albert: Fix tipped wage, sick leave issues now
Sen. Thomas Albert today called on Senate Democrats to quickly approve House Bills 4001 and 4002, which would help save jobs in the restaurant industry and other workplaces. Albert said the Senate has done nothing while a Feb. 21 deadline fast approaches. (January 29, 2025)
Sen. Albert: So-called ‘Innovation Fund’ is a step backward
Once again, the Legislature advanced a plan that costs taxpayers without an adequate return on investment. It’s a return to a policy that already has been proven a failure. (December 20, 2024)
Sen. Albert: Democrats sabotage public safety plan
Sen. Thomas Albert details how Democrats used political gamesmanship to kill a public safety funding plan that should have had bipartisan support. (December 20, 2024)
Sen. Albert: Democrats stick taxpayers with higher health care bills
Democrats approved a plan that will increase the cost of taxpayer-funded public employee health care — after rejecting Sen. Thomas Albert’s commonsense amendments to try and hold costs down. (December 20, 2024)
Sen. Albert: Why change youth work permit process?
Sen. Thomas Albert explains his vote against House Bill 5594. Efforts to help kids are commendable, but the current youth work permit system in Michigan already works well. (December 20, 2024)
Sen. Albert: ‘Call center’ legislation is misguided
Sen. Thomas Albert explains his opposition to HB 5164, which requires extra registration for call centers and advance notice when they plan to move. The legislation needlessly duplicates federal law and is so poorly conceived even the state agency that would run the program opposes it. (December 20, 2024)