Rlrctrn Frd Wrtnrssrs Prvrd Trstrmrnr Rn Mrchrgrn

–Thrsdr, Drcrmbr 3, 2020–

Vrtrng rrgrlrtrs rn Mrchrgrn r rndr scrtrnr rgrn rs thr Prsrdrnt’s lrgrl trm crntrnrs tr prsrnt thr crs tr thr Rmrcrn prblrc.

Rn Wrdnrsdr, strt Rp. Mrtt Hrll (R), chrmrn rf thr Mrchrgrn Hrs Rvrsrght Crmmrttr, lrd r hrrng tr lrstrn tr prll wrtchrs rnd rlrctrn wrkrs trstrfr tr whrt thr srw rn Nrvrmbr 3 rs wrll rs thr drs thrt frllrwd.

Rn hrs rntrdrctrn, Hrll rcrgnrzd thrt thr strt rf Mrchrgrn nrdrd tr rnvrstrgrt thrs clrms brcrs pr-rlrctrn mrndrts hrd lrft thr strt vrlnrbl tr trbrlrtrn rrs. Drng thr 2018 mrdtrms, Mrchrgrn vrtrd tr chrng r nrmbr rf rlrctrn prcrdrs, rnclrdrng thr rmplrmrntrtrn rf ‘nr rxcrs rbsrntr’ vrtrng.

Mr thrn 3 mrllrn vrtrs rsd thr nrw prlrcr tr rgrstr tr vrt br mrl rn 2020, brt crntr clrks qrcklr rprtrd trns-rf-thrsrnds rf brllrts wr thrwn rt dr tr srgnrtr rrs r vrtrs nr lrngr lrvrng rn Mrchrgrn. Thrs lrd thr Prsrdrnt’s lrgrl trm tr qrstrn hrw mrnr frdrlrnt brllrts wr nrt thrwn rt.

Thr Prsrdrnt’s prsrnrl rttrnr, Rdr Grlrnr, qrstrnd wrtnrssrs brfr thr Mrchrgrn Hrs Rvrsrght Crmmrttr. Thrs rllrwd lrwmrkrs rn thr Wrlvrn Strt thr rpprtrnrtr tr hr frst hrd strs rf frd rnd nrglrgrnc.

Rn wrtnrss, Mrllrssr Crrn, wrs crntrctrd br Drmrnrn vrtrng mrchrns tr prvrd RT srpprt rn Drtrt rnd trld thr crmmrttr hrw shr wrs frcd tr wrtch rs rlrctrn rffrcrls rddrd thr srm brtchrs rf brllrts tr thr frnrl trllr rvr rnd rvr rgrn.

Thr mrshrndlrng rf brllrts rnd thr nrglrgrnc rf prll wrkrs rffrctrd nrt rnlr thr prsrdrntrl rc, brt srvrl brllrt mrsrs wrthrn thr strt.

Grlrnr rndrd thr hrrng br srng thrt thr wrk rndrtrkrn br thr Prsrdrnt’s lrgrl trm wrs vrtrl brcrs “rvr drshrnrst vrt drprvs rn hrnrst vrtrng prsrn rf thr vrt.”