I hope that it decreasingly becomes a regular part of conversation and society that we live in, because these are -- it’s not appropriate. It’s dangerous. It undermines our republic.

This really is about our economy. This really is about our individual health. It’s about our families. It’s about the strength of our state.

I think that’s why it’s so important to have these goals and have these metrics, so that we’re all focused on reaching them, so we can get what we call back to normal.

The trajectory is good. And, Joy, we are so pleased to see that we`re rolling on vaccines; 50.6 percent of our population has gotten at least one shot.

It should be game over. That`s how our government is supposed to work.

Governor Whitmer repeated her plea again for the White House to please surge extra vaccine to her state while they cope with this huge rise in cases.

There is light at the end of this tunnel. But we know that we have seen a recent rise in cases.

I'm urging the federal government to create a vaccination surge program to help states like Michigan now, because it's Michigan and the Midwest today and tomorrow, or next week, it could be the Northeast or the South or another part of our…

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer in a press briefing today, urging the White House for a vaccination surge program; she wants an extra allocation basically of vaccines to her state.

We know what it takes to stay safe. I -- it`s not a policy problem that we have. It is a compliance. It is a problem that we have.

I do think that it is important that we have equity built into all of these policies.

We need policies that will uplift communities that are disproportionately impacted by the transition, address environmental justice, and tackle climate change.

We have to invest in and push for bold electric vehicle policy as a pathway to economic opportunity for our country and a way to address climate change.

We can't shrink away from the crises that we face. We have to go big and be bold, so let's get to work.

We have committed to being carbon neutral by 2050, a goal that is aggressive and means that we are going to have to work together to achieve it.

I am honored to appear before you today to discuss how investing in transportation and leading on climate change are pathways to economic growth in Michigan and across the country.

Well, in Michigan right now we are positive the rate is around 3%. It's one of the lowest in the nation, we have gotten over 1.7 million shots in arms, one of the highest in the nation.

Equity is an important aspect back to us making sure that we get these vaccines out. And the Biden administration is focused on it. My administration is focused on it.

I think they will, absolutely. I mean, there are going to be setbacks. There are things that will happen that we can't control. But what the Biden administration can control they are doing very well.

You yourself can be carrying it, and you might not know it. It would be the worst thing in the world is to go to church to worship and to sit next to someone and infect them.

We need a partner in Washington D.C. that will get us everything that we need in order for us to fulfill that goal, and this administration hasn't done it.

The fact that the U.S. Senate is blocking this additional aid for people is horrifying.

I'm glad that the President signed the bill. I'm sad that he took a week to go play golf and not get it done quicker.

It's really unconscionable that Pfizer tells us, and Pfizer is about an hour and a half from where I am right now, their plant portage, that they have doses, millions of doses waiting and our governor is just begging the federal government…

I still cannot get a straight answer out of the Trump administration about why Michigan like many other states is receiving a fraction of the vaccines that we were slated to receive.