Gretchen Whitmer Quotes

Gretchen Whitmer

Profession : Politician

Birth : August 23, 1971

The worst thing we can do is graduate kids who aren't prepared for the real world.

Gretchen Whitmer

Flint's got so many hardworking, good people who just want a fair shake and it starts with making sure their government is responsive and protecting them and making sure everyone's got access to clean water.

Gretchen Whitmer

The voices of the residents of Flint did not get heard by people that were making decisions and I think that's the most important thing. I want to make sure those voices are answered in the future.

Gretchen Whitmer

I know that when we deprive communities of their voice, it can be dangerous.

Gretchen Whitmer

We've got to create strategies of our own that ensure that our kids are going to get an education they need, that people are getting connected to skills and that we do more to draw investment into the city of Flint.

Gretchen Whitmer

I do believe ultimately the role is of our state government to ensure every child in this state has a great public school education.

Gretchen Whitmer

The goal is to make sure everyone has got their lead pipes replaced, and I know that's moving forward in the city of Flint. My job is to make sure that we have accountability and ensure we are getting the job done.

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I'm not married to a 45-cent gas tax.

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Our students are not broken. Our teachers are not broken. It's our system that has been broken.

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There was nothing that amazed me more than parents that could channel the loss of their child into a crusade to protect other people's kids.

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Michigan is a state that wants access for women to healthcare.

Gretchen Whitmer

And for government and a bunch of men in government, frankly, to get between a woman and her provider is downright dangerous, especially when most of them can't even spell endometriosis, much less tell you what it means.

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I make more meals than most men do in a week.

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Midwest elections have consequences.

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Community colleges are in every district in this state, they serve Republican and Democratic families and non-partisan and non-political families as well.

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We are all better off when we raise skills in our state, and I know that Republicans and Democrats are going to hear from their communities, hear from their constituents, hear from the businesses in their areas about really making sure that we've got the workforce to make us competitive and raise wages in Michigan.

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At a time when too many people want to separate us by building walls, we here in Michigan are going to get back to building bridges together.

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Let's fix our roads, and be the state that's not paralyzed by partisanship, but works together. And create the blueprint for rebuilding America's crumbling infrastructure.

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You can't expect anyone to hand something to you. And I'm OK with that.

Gretchen Whitmer

I grew up going to football games with my dad and we were just sports fanatics.

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