Gretchen Whitmer: “If government's not working, you know, think about, you…”

“Yeah, right. If you're lucky and you do notice it, you've got resources to help yourself through a problem. But if you're not, it can be life or death for people. If government's not working, you know, think about, you know, water. If someone with means can't access their water, well, then they just go out and buy water. A lot of people can't do that.” (20:22–20:28)

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