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Donavan McKinney: “We had a three day blackout for seniors in my district.”

Featuring: Donavan McKinney, Michigan House of Representatives, District 11

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CAN DETROIT ELECT A PROGRESSIVE? | Donavan McKinney

Published | Video Starts at 35:24

No, actually, it was a couple of weeks ago. Yeah, a couple weeks ago. It was right after July 4th weekend. And this is before the storms hit. We had a three day blackout for seniors in my district. Oh, my God. And they were on oxygen tanks. I mean, you gotta think about this. Like, people die because of this stuff. Yeah. (35:24–35:31)

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