Gretchen Whitmer: “Through a destructive pandemic, devastating floods, deep…”

“And the answer has been in front of us the whole time. It is us. No matter what comes our way, we will always have a way through because we will always have each other. Through a destructive pandemic, devastating floods, deep freezes, and deadly shootings, I've seen that tough times don't last, but tough people do. We've all been tested over the past seven years, but we've always come out stronger, and we always will. There's no problem we face that we cannot fix.” (50:44–50:57)

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