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Gretchen Whitmer: “Why did we spend $220 million on an ad campaign for the…”

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If the water works, it helps the poorest people and the richest people, not just, like, one or the other. Why are we spending. Why did we spend $220 million on an ad campaign for the former DHHS director? You know what I mean? When we've got people who literally are freaking out because of the cuts that were made in healthcare, whether or not they can afford the same coverage they had last year because it's thousands more today. (22:03–22:11)

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