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Gretchen Whitmer: “We're the first state to ever restart a nuclear power plant…”

Featuring: Gretchen Whitmer, Democratic | Governor of Michigan

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LIVE | Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivers her final State of the State address

Published | Video Starts at 45:38

And Congresswoman McClain, who is going to keep the pressure on in Washington, D.C. We've had lots of firsts. We're the first state to restore workers right to organize for better pay and benefits in 70 years. We're the first state to ever restart a nuclear power plant. And we're going to do it at Palisades. For the first time in 40 years, we opened a new veterans home. For the first time in nearly 70 years, Detroit's population grew. (45:38–45:45)

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