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Detroit Free Press LANSING — This is the prepared text of the speech Gov. Gretchen Whitmer gave Monday to the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee.Whitmer was speaking live from a Lansing union hall, UAW Local 652.Hello America.I’m Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Or as Donald Trump calls me, “that woman from Michigan.”Tonight, I’m here at UAW Local 652 in Lansing, Michigan.Auto workers in this union and across our state could have lost their jobs if not for Barack Obama and Joe Biden.In 2009, the Obama-Biden Administration inherited the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.The auto industry—on the brink of collapse. A million jobs at stake.But President Obama and Vice President Biden didn’t waste time blaming anybody else or shirking their responsibility.They got to work. They brought together union members, companies, and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, and they saved the auto industry.And wouldn’t you know, just a few months ago, as our nation began battling COVID-19, auto workers across Michigan sprang into action. They started making protective equipment for doctors and nurses on the frontlines.Let me break it down.President Obama and Vice President Biden saved these auto workers’ livelihoods. Then these workers did their part to save American lives.That’s the story of this great country.Action begets action.Progress begets progress.And when we work together—we can accomplish anything.After all, democracy is a team sport.Especially now.It’s crucial that we rally together to fight this virus and build our economy back better.From the jump, we took this pandemic seriously in Michigan. We listened to medical experts. We planned. And with a lot of help from the auto workers … and too little help from the White House… we executed our plan. We saved thousands of lives.Just imagine if we had a national strategy:So everyone who needs a test - gets one for free.So everyone has access to a safe vaccine.So our kids and educators have the resources they need to safely get back to school.With Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in the White House, we will.Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will lead by example. Science, not politics or ego, will drive their decisions. They know: the health of our people goes hand-in-hand with the strength of our economy.They know that action begets action.Over the past few months, we learned what’s essential: rising to the challenge, not denying it.We’ve learned who is essential, too.Not just the wealthiest among us.Not a president who fights his fellow Americans rather than fight the virus that’s killing us and our economy.It’s the people who put their own health at risk to care for the rest of us. They are the MVPs.The nurses and the doctors.The utility workers, truck drivers, and grocery clerks.The child care workers, the parents, the teachers.The mail carriers … and the auto workers.So many of these essential workers have lost their lives to COVID.Nearly 1,000 health care workers.More than 160,000 people across America.Including , whose mom is a police officer and dad is a firefighter in Detroit.Generation after generation, our nation has been defined by what we do… or - what we fail to do.So: for Skylar, for her parents, and in the memory of all those we’ve lost ...Let us act.Let us heal as one nation.Let us find strength to do the work.&nbsp;More Democratic convention:Contact Paul Egan: 517-372-8660 or pegan@freepress.com.&nbsp;Follow him on Twitter .&nbsp; and sign up for our .&nbsp;&nbsp;

Detroit Free Press LANSING — This is the prepared text of the speech Gov. Gretchen Whitmer gave Monday to the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee.Whitmer was speaking live from a Lansing union hall, UAW Local 652.Hello America.I’m Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Or as Donald Trump calls me, “that woman from Michigan.”Tonight, I’m here at UAW Local 652 in Lansing, Michigan.Auto workers in this union and across our state could have lost their jobs if not for Barack Obama and Joe Biden.In 2009, the Obama-Biden Administration inherited the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.The...

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