Gretchen Whitmer in 2022 Governor's State of the State speeches
On Health Care:
Expand coverage for insulin; and coverage for mental health
For years, drug companies have been jacking up insulin prices. The average price tripled from 2009 to 2019. They reap billions on life-saving medicine because without serious competition, they name their own price. That is unconscionable.
We all agree that insulin costs too much, and I know we can work together to hold drug companies accountable, lower costs, and save lives. Let's get that done too. We will expand Michigan's Loan
Repayment Program for mental health professionals and make a historic investment to retain and recruit hundreds more mental health workers. I will propose another bold investment in mental health in next year's school aid budget too, building on work
we did last year to help schools hire more than 560 nurses, counselors, and social workers. Together, we can grow our mental health workforce and expand access to mental health services.
Source: 2022 State of the State Address to the Michigan legislature
Jan 26, 2022
On Tax Reform:
Repeal retirement tax; restore Earned Income Tax Credit
I'm ready to work across the aisle to roll back the retirement tax and save 500,000 households in Michigan an average of $1,000 bucks a year. It's time to increase the Michigan Earned Income Tax Credit. Restoring the
EITC lifts more than 22,000 people out of working poverty. And it sends 730,000 families an average refund of almost $3,000 bucks that they can use to pay the bills. Nearly 1 million kids-almost half the kids in Michigan-benefit when we raise the EITC.
Source: 2022 State of the State Address to the Michigan legislature
Jan 26, 2022
On Technology:
Proposing $2500 electric vehicle rebate for families
I want to talk about how we can help Michigan's families be a part of the clean energy transition by lowering the cost of electric vehicles. I am proposing a combined $2,500 electric vehicle rebate for families-$2,000 for the car and
$500 for in-home charging equipment. This will build on the $7,500 federal electric vehicle credit. If we get this done, we can lower the cost of electric vehicles by nearly $10,000. We can make it easier for Michiganders to go electric.
Source: 2022 State of the State Address to the Michigan legislature
Jan 26, 2022
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