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Curtis Hertel Jr.: “There's never been a time in Michigan history where we had…”

Featuring: Curtis Hertel Jr., Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Michigan, District 7

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To The Point: Rep. Mark Huizenga and Sen. Curtis Hertel on the budget

Published | Video Starts at 22:14

I think we both, if we blow past the deadline, it just means that we won't be doing it for months. Another thing I'd say is There's never been a time in Michigan history where we had too much money and couldn't find a way to spend it. So we've had shutdowns plenty of times when there had to be cuts. This is an opportunity that Michigan has and we need to make those investments now. (22:14–22:20)

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Asserts that Michigan has never had excess funds without a way to allocate them.

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