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Gretchen Whitmer: “We did [give retirees relief by not taxing their pensions]…”

Featuring: Gretchen Whitmer, Democratic | Governor of Michigan

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Published | Video Starts at 11:38

… want to serve, seeing their lives every day, understanding what is possible in terms of, you know, giving retirees relief by not taxing their pensions like, which is something that We did [give retirees relief by not taxing their pensions] in my first term here. that's the stuff that really matters, and that's the stuff that voters want and need to see from their elected officials. (11:38–11:41)

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Asserts that during her first term, Whitmer's administration stopped taxing pensions to provide relief to retirees.

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