{"id":8027,"date":"2026-03-19T17:49:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T21:49:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedems.com\/brinks\/?p=8027"},"modified":"2026-03-19T17:49:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T21:49:36","slug":"senate-majority-leader-brinks-responds-to-medical-licensure-compact-resolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/senatedems.com\/brinks\/2026\/03\/19\/senate-majority-leader-brinks-responds-to-medical-licensure-compact-resolution\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Majority Leader Brinks Responds to Medical Licensure Compact Resolution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<div class=\"elementToProof\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\">LANSING, Mich. (March 19, 2026) \u2013 Today, Senate Majority Leader <b>Winnie Brinks <\/b>(D-Grand Rapids) issued the following statement after reaching a resolution for the thousands of physicians who depend on the restoration of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact:<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\">\u201cThe resolution we achieved today means that thousands of people will receive uninterrupted care and physicians will be able to continue to practice in Michigan. While the House speaker says we had a \u2018crisis\u2019 on our hands, I want to be clear: this should never have become a crisis. This could have been easily settled months ago with the Senate\u2019s bipartisan legislation, but it became clear that the speaker was unwilling to take that path.\u201d<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\" style=\"text-align: center;\">###<\/div>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LANSING, Mich. 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