“The people in Michigan, they want jobs and paychecks,” said Schuette, a 63-year-old former congressman, state senator and appellate judge from Midland.

The congressman’s proposal starts with a one-time 8.75 percent tax on money that U.S. multinational companies bring home through repatriation.

But, he said in a recent letter to the congressman, “some of the bills you supported in Congress would not serve women’s health well.”