Gretchen Whitmer: “There was no place for me to put pump my milk at the state…”

“They were supposed to and they weren't. So I had to fight them to pay for it. I was trying to figure out childcare for my daughters, trying to, you know, breastfeed. But There was no place for me to put pump my milk at the state capitol and they wouldn't make space for me. And I think about all the tough things that women and families have to go through in our country. Access to health care, access to child care, et cetera.” (13:44–13:51)

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