Senator Dayna Polehanki
@SenPolehanki • 23,965 subscribers
State Senator, Michigan. Majority Caucus Chair & Education Cmte Chair. Former English teacher for ~20 years. 2X Teacher of the Year. Personal account.
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WATCH BEFORE MY SPEECH IS REMOVED OR SUPPRESSED ON THIS PLATFORM: "Mr. President, on Martin Luther King Day, during President Trump's Inauguration Ceremony, the richest, most powerful man on earth threw a fervent and unmistakable "S*eg H*il" N*zi salute in the context of "assuring the future of civilization" by electing Trump. The celebration from neo-N*zi and white supremacist groups around the world was instant and unanimous."
Senator Dayna Polehanki2,687,874 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr
"Thank you, Mr. President. I rise today because I’m sickened. I'm sickened by the 16 Michigan House Republicans who voted last week to take back funding from organizations like Wigs4Kids with cancer; Kids-TALK, for kids who have been sexually abused; Rx Kids, for mothers and infants in low-income communities, and dozens of other worthy projects. Mr. President, my Republican colleagues never seem to miss an opportunity to lecture women on how they should handle their pregnancies, but when the opportunity arises to HELP KIDS and their parents, they rip the help away. Every Republican who voted for this and every Republican who supports this questionably legal political tactic should hang their head in shame. Thankfully, yesterday, five Senate Republicans joined all Senate Democrats in passing a bill that reinstates this funding. In passing this bill, we’re giving Michigan House Republicans another chance to fix their mistake, redeem themselves to outraged Michiganders and, more importantly, to do the right thing. The ball’s in your court, House Republicans. Thank you, Mr. President, and I'd like my remarks printed in the journal."
Senator Dayna Polehanki189,597 Aufrufe • vor 6 Monaten
"At this stop, we will not participate in the demonization of teachers or LGBTQ students, and we will not give credence to fake scandals or conspiracy theories. Let me be clear that those days are over for the next four years while I hold this gavel."
Senator Dayna Polehanki1,050,764 Aufrufe • vor 3 Jahren
"Michigan voters elected women to run our state: Whitmer, Nessel, and Benson. And the Majority Caucus in the Michigan Senate, for the first time in history, is led by a woman and has more women than men. I understand that this fact may rankle insecure men like the former newspaper employee who, lacking control of his emotions, called the Attorney General the C-word and got himself fired. What this man and friends need to understand moving forward is that women aren’t putting up with this crap anymore, and we literally don’t have time to coddle members of the He-man Woman-Haters Club or whatever it is in someone that would make them say such a thing out loud. We’ve got things to do – like run the state of Michigan."
Senator Dayna Polehanki681,509 Aufrufe • vor 2 Jahren
"I understand that the fact that MI voters elected women like Whitmer, Nessel, and Benson to run our state may rankle insecure men like the former newspaper employee who – lacking control of his emotions – called Atty General Dana Nessel the "c" word and got himself fired." 1/2
Senator Dayna Polehanki603,685 Aufrufe • vor 2 Jahren
As a new state senator here in Michigan, on April 30 of 2020, I witnessed firsthand how terrifying it can be to try to vote and do my job when men in full tactical gear and openly carrying long guns loomed above us in the balcony that completely surrounds and overlooks the senate floor. I kept thinking to myself “We are fish in a barrel if any one of these guys decides to open fire.”🧵
Senator Dayna Polehanki62,555 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr
I'm here in the Michigan Senate where we just dropped three gun safety bill packages: Universal Background Check ERPO (Red Flag) Safe Storage bills We listened. We acted. Please urge your representatives to vote yes on these bills. #MajorityForThePeople
Senator Dayna Polehanki90,380 Aufrufe • vor 3 Jahren
If a Republican Governor is elected in Michigan in the future, the current weapons ban at the Michigan Capitol can easily be undone. To prevent that from happening, we must codify the existing weapons ban into law. That way, if the law is to be overturned, lawmakers will have to publicly stand by their vote. Visitors to our capitol and those of us who work there have every right to feel safe.
Senator Dayna Polehanki13,819 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr
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