Gretchen Whitmer: “Because of our work together across the aisle, a million…”

“And while there were some who thought let them fail first and then come back and grovel to us, I said I don't want to run the risk that we're not successful here Because of our work together across the aisle, a million people have health care in Michigan now who wouldn't have otherwise. But I was raised by a father who worked for George Romney when he was governor of Michigan. Mitt Romney's dad, my mother, worked for a long term Democratic attorney general.” (19:45–19:55)

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