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Gretchen Whitmer: “I don't think we do enough when it comes to civics education…”

Featuring: Gretchen Whitmer, Democratic | Governor of Michigan

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Published | Video Starts at 19:49

Yeah, I love that you're doing that. You know, it's one of those things that's always trying to. How do we connect government to people's lives? You know, we don't. I don't think we do enough when it comes to civics education in this country anymore. I think that we got a lot of good work we can do there. But, you know, from the minute you turn on your tap and brush your teeth in … (19:49–19:54)

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Asserts that civics education is insufficient in the United States.

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