Gavin Newsom: “States have the ability to do what states do independent of…”

“You can see their physiology and almost a smile on their face when they suggest that. So I reject the premise of their assertions, period, full stop. Can you explain how it's different for medical? States have the ability to do what states do independent of the federal contributions. And so they're completely. I mean, what they're. I guess they're trying to connect their displeasure with what California and many other states do with state resources in this space.” (00:48–00:54)

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