Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 Vice Presidential prospects

On Budget & Economy: Incredibly dangerous to say that states declare bankruptcy

Q: You've heard Senator McConnell, the Republican leader in the Senate, suggest that some states should consider bankruptcy. Is default an option for the state of Michigan?

WHITMER: No. And it's outrageous for Senator McConnell to even suggest that. The fact of the matter is, our general fund budget when adjusted for the inflation is the same size it was during -- when Richard Nixon was our president. We have been incredibly smart stewards. But the fact of the matter is that for Senator McConnell to suggest that is incredibly dangerous. And I don't think that the vast majority of governors in this country, Republican and Democratic, would agree with him. He's wrong.

Source: NBC Meet the Press interview for 2020 Veepstakes Apr 26, 2020

On Government Reform: Encouraging people to vote by mail

We're encouraging people to vote by mail. Michigan's made great strides in terms of that ability just in the last couple of years. The people of our state said we want that right and so we amended our Constitution. We're really going to encourage everyone who can vote by mail to do that. We can't put off an election because of a pandemic, but we can take the appropriate steps to keep people safe so that they can exercise their right in this country of ours and stay safe in doing it. Source: NBC Meet the Press interview for 2020 Veepstakes Apr 26, 2020

On Health Care: Be nimble, follow the science, be smart on reopening

We've got to be really smart about taking a step forward, measuring, understanding what it's meant, before we take another step forward, or sometimes might have to take a step backward.

We've got to be nimble, and we have to follow the science and

Source: NBC Meet the Press interview for 2020 Veepstakes Apr 26, 2020

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