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Gretchen Whitmer: “It's a BFD for Michigan. It is almost a billion dollars of…”

Featuring: Gretchen Whitmer, Democratic | Governor of Michigan

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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan Talks 8 Years in Office, Gas Prices and Free College Tuition

Published | Video Starts at 47:30

And a lot of people don't understand it when I go to the White House and advocate for a fighter mission at Selfridge Air National Guard base in Macomb County. But I got it done with this president, and it's a big. It's a BFD for Michigan. It is almost a billion dollars of economic activity that happens because of that base. And we have a guaranteed fighter mission going forward. So I got something good done for Michigan. I took a lot of crap for it. (47:30–47:38)

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