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Curtis Hertel Jr.: “These aren't Michigan legislature dollars. They're not the…”

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

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Candidate Interview: Curtis Hertel (D) Representative in Congress - 7th District

Published | Video Starts at 22:53

… as well off as we can for Michigan's people and that we're still sitting on those dollars. And so that's the thing that's most important to me too is that These aren't Michigan legislature dollars. They're not the governor's dollars. They're dollars that are our federal dollars that we sent to DC that were sent back to us. They actually do something with. It's time to get those dollars out the door and it's time for all of us to commit ourselves to getting out of this pandemic with a healthy Michigan. (22:53–23:02)

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Asserts that the unspent funds are federal dollars returned to Michigan.

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