For the longest time we looked at the career as a ladder, right, that there was one way up. I want to make sure that in Michigan we think of skills as rock climbing, that there’s a different path for everyone. And each has dignity and each has the ability to make a good living here. Gretchen Whitmer Read Quote
I wrote the Michigan 2020, which was a free college plan, before Bernie Sanders ever offered it on the national level. Gretchen Whitmer Read Quote
I was considered the most progressive person the whole time I was in the legislature. I negotiated health care, I negotiated a minimum wage increase. Gretchen Whitmer Read Quote
You can be both progressive and want to get things done – they’re not mutually exclusive and that’s what I bring. Gretchen Whitmer Read Quote
What any candidate should do in any race, frankly, is to show up. There’s no special, secret sauce there. It’s about having real conversations with real people, and when you do that you stay tethered to the things that matter. And that’s what people want. Gretchen Whitmer Read Quote
There is a racial element: It’s undeniable. We’ve had inequitable funding of schools for decades in the state of Michigan. Gretchen Whitmer Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I know that when we deprive communities of their voice, it can be dangerous. Gretchen Whitmer Read Quote
