Gretchen Whitmer: “As governor literally 10 years to the day of that speech as…”

“And for me, it was a really hard moment, but also gratifying to know that it made a difference not in the legislation, but that started a 10 year quest for me to repeal that law. And As governor literally 10 years to the day of that speech as governor, I signed the repeal of that same legislation. So I tell that story in the book because it is about not giving up. These fights are hard and sometimes it takes a long time, but they are worth waging because they're winnable.” (07:43–07:53)

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