Gretchen Whitmer: “The snap lawsuit that we Democratic governors filed…”

“What is your view of the government shutdown? How is it impacting real people in Michigan? Are they at a pain point? I think, you know, we're all at a pain point. You know, The snap lawsuit that we Democratic governors filed yesterday, it shows we are going to have millions of people who aren't going to, who are going to go hungry because of this shutdown. Meanwhile, the things that they want to do are still operating in Washington, D.C. except for food for people who need it desperately.” (40:14–40:27)

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