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Gretchen Whitmer

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Gretchen Esther Whitmer is an American politician serving as the 49th governor of Michigan since January 1, 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served in the Michigan State Senate from 2006 to 2015 and in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2001 to 2006. Whitmer has focused on issues such as healthcare, education, and infrastructure during her tenure as governor, emphasizing the importance of bipartisan cooperation in addressing the needs of Michiganders.

May 31, 2020

If it ever came to that moment, it would be because they had just thrown a lot more gas on a fire that is burning.

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May 31, 2020

In this country right now, we need a leader who can bring calm, who can bring unity, who can show the compassion and competence that we need.

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Apr 30, 2020

Yesterday scene at the capitol was disturbing, to be quite honest. Swastikas and Confederate flags, nooses, and automatic rifles do not represent who we are as Michiganders.

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Apr 20, 2020

The guidelines call for 14 days seeing numbers start to level off or drop. The guidelines call for, you know, observing best practices even if we do go back to work. Six feet away, wearing masks. These are - these are absolutely essential.

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Apr 20, 2020

I do have some of the most aggressive actions on the books in our nation because I've got one of the worst problems in our nation. I am trying to save lives here, and so while we can respect and revere the right of dissent, the right to…

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Apr 20, 2020

The vast majority of the people in this state, and I think across the country, are doing the right thing, and we want to thank them.

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Apr 20, 2020

I'm really afraid of what will happen with our healthcare workers if too many of them fall ill.

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Apr 20, 2020

Americans everywhere are eager to get back to normal. Trust me, we governors are, too, but we need to get this right.

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Apr 20, 2020

We have the power to bring this virus to its knees. But we have to observe these practices, and that's how we save lives and that's how we shorten the amount of time that we are in this posture and we can thoughtfully, responsibly think…

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Apr 20, 2020

If the Defence Production Act was utilized and we went to work and started producing these swabs, they're not complicated things to produce. We just need to have a national strategy and the full force and effect of the Defence Production…

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Mar 31, 2020

We really should have a national strategy instead of a patchwork of policies. But that's what we're doing. And that's why I think it's important that we governors are leading and showing the way and being aggressive.

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