Gretchen Whitmer: “We've seen a utter lack of investment for decades, actually…”

“These were investments that strengthened our country and our economy and also that would benefit generations of Americans. And We've seen a utter lack of investment for decades, actually, at this point. And that's why we can't pass the buck. We can't pretend the problem's not there. We have to be serious and we have to start tackling it.” (03:24–03:31)

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