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THE METAL BROKE THEATER IN ROUTE -- FROM THE MEADOW BROOK THEATER. I KNOW YOU HAVE HELPED ME -- AND THESE QUESTIONS FROM THE DOZENS AND DOZENS OF PHONE...
00:01:41
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IS NEARLY BROKE AND APPROACHING BANKRUPTCY. TO PRESERVE OUR SOLVENCY, WE NEED TO CUT SPENDING. THE BIGGEST EXPENSE IN STAKE IN VERMONT HAS BECOME HEALTH...
00:02:42
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COUNTY SHERIFF, THE JOB BY LOVE AND I AM PASSIONATE ABOUT. I
00:02:46
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HAVE BEEN THE SHERIFF FOR 11 YEARS. I'VE BEEN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR 24 YEARS. MY WIFE AND I HAVE THREE KIDS. IF SOMEONE DOES NOT GET INTO THE JOB AS...
00:03:43
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ASKING FOR YOUR VOTE. I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU WHO ARE VIEWING,
00:03:47
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AS WELL AS THE GRIZZLIES OF OAKLAND UNIVERSITY FOR HOSTING THIS. MY PARENTS CAME TO THIS GREAT COUNTRY 60 YEARS AGO. THEY CHOSE TO GO TO THE ECONOMIC...
00:04:48
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STORIES OF
00:04:49
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OUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS. THE AMERICAN AND MICHIGAN DREAM HAS BEEN TAKEN AWAY FROM THEM. GOVERNMENT HAS GOTTEN IN THE WAY. I HEAR THE STORIES OF PEOPLE...
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QUESTION AND ANSWER, IT IS POSSIBLE TO BE BOTH. -- IF IT IS POSSIBLE TO BE BOTH. LET'S START WITH JOBS. YOU HAVE LITTLE BIT OF A DIVIDED OVER WHAT THE...
00:06:26
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BUSINESS, INVEST IN INFRASTRUCTURE, EDUCATE OUR CHILDREN. THESE ALL REQUIRE RESOURCES. THOSE RESOURCES HAVE BEEN SHIFTED TO SOCIAL PROGRAMS -- WELFARE...
00:07:17
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IN PUNISHES JOB CREATORS -- CREATES ONE JOB. IT PUNISHES JOB CREATORS. WE NEED TO FOCUS ON BEING COMPETITIVE. WE HAVE TO REALIZE WE'RE LIKE A HAMBURGER...
00:08:18
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GOING OUT TOMORROW AND YOU WALK UP TO
00:08:20
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A STORE. THE STORE SAYS, COME SHOP WITH US. WE HAVE A THIRD-HIGHEST PRICES IN THE MALL. WOULD YOU GO INTO THAT STORE? OF COURSE NOT. MICHIGAN HAS THE...
00:09:21
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GET GOVERNMENT OUT OF THE WAY. LISTEN
00:09:23
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TO THE STORIES OF RYAN AND GRANTH HAVEN. THE POWER PLANT HAS BEEN COMPLETED. HE WAS EXCITED, BUT AS HE THOUGHT HE WOULD BE ABLE TO BUILD THE POWER PLANT...
00:10:23
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ARE BUT A REQUEST FROM SENATOR GEORGE. >> IMAGINE GOING TO A STATE WHERE THE CHECK BOUNCES. IT IS MARKED INSUFFICIENT FUNDS.
00:10:33
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A STATE THAT CANNOT PAY ITS OBLIGATIONS, LIKE CALIFORNIA. THE REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR THERE IS LEADING WITH TAX CUTS. STAINED -- SAYING HE WILL ELIMINATE...
00:11:03
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REPUBLICANS ARE DOING WITH THE OTHER -- ARGUING WITH EACH OTHER OVER WHO HAD SENT JOBS TO CHINA. THEY HAVE DONE IT TO GROW THEIR FOOTPRINT, AND WAYNE...
00:11:47
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PRODUCTS, WE CAN GROW OUR FOOTPRINT. THE CHALLENGE HAS BEEN FOR THE GOVERNMENT WHICH HAS BEEN CHASING JOBS ELSEWHERE AT THE EXPENSE OF COMPANIES HERE....
00:12:45
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WERE CONFUSED. ONE OF THE FOLKS IN THE CAMPAIGN WHO IS NOT HERE
00:12:49
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TONIGHT CLAIMED TO BE A JOB CREATOR. NONE OF THE JOBS WERE CREATED HERE. THEY ARE IN THE PACIFIC RIM. CHINA IS AN OPPORTUNITY THAT WE OUGHT TO TAKE...
00:13:49
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INTERESTING PERSPECTIVE BEING ON THE INTELLIGENCE
00:13:53
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COMMITTEE. CHINA CHEATS ON NATIONAL SECURITY AND A CHEAT ON ECONOMIC SECURITY ISSUES. UNTIL WE TOLD CHINA ACCOUNTABLE TO LIVE BY THE AGREEMENTS THAT...
00:14:49
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OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING CHINA. GROWTH WILL BE IN SMALL BUSINESS. I
00:14:54
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AM ONLY ONE HERE THAT WORKS IN A SMALL BUSINESS. I AM A PRACTICING PHYSICIAN. I HAVE BEEN IN THE LEGISLATURE FOR THE PAST DECADE. WE NEED TO FOCUS ON...
00:15:57
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PARTY TO AMASS ENOUGH VOTES TO GET SOMETHING TO PASS UNILATERALLY, AND THEN THE OTHER PARTY SITS BACK AND HOPES IT FAILS. WE HAVE HAD TWO GOVERNMENT...
00:16:27
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IDEAS AND FOLLOW THROUGH WITH LEADERSHIP. -- PUT FORWARD STRONG IDEAS AND FOLLOW THROUGH WITH LEADERSHIP. PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT PARTISANSHIP. PEOPLE DON'T...
00:17:31
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WE BRING THE OTHER TEAMS OF PEOPLE FROM THE DIVERGE FOR RESCUE -- THE DIVERSE BACKGROUND TO BRING TO MARKET DIFFERENT PRODUCTS. I BRING MY SKILLS TO PASS...
00:18:32
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BIPARTISAN ACCOMPLISHMENT. I HAVE HAD TO WORK WITH DEMOCRATS. I HAVE FOUND A WAY TO DO IT. ONE OF BY FIRST PACKAGES A BILL WAS END OF LIFE CARE LEGISLATION....
00:19:26
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STORY. WE NEED
00:19:27
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TO MOVE THINGS FOR DRAMATICALLY. I WAS THE MAJORITY FLOOR LEADER IN THE SENATE BEFORE I LEFT, THE ASSISTANT BEFORE THAT, THE PRESIDENT PRO TEM. I KNOW...
00:20:32
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IT HAS BEEN A NONSTARTER ISSUE FOR YEARS. SOME BELIEVE IT IS TIME FOR DEBATE SHOOT -- A DEBATE ON THE ISSUE OF RIGHT TO WORK. DO YOU SUPPORT THE RIGHT...
00:20:55
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IF WE GO RIGHT TO WORK, WHAT THE NEXT GOVERNOR IS SAYING IS WE WILL CREATE DIVISIONS IN THIS STATE BETWEEN BUSINESS AND LABOR, BETWEEN REPUBLICANS AND...
00:21:54
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BUDGETING RULES,. OAKLAND COUNTY HAS 62 TOWNSHIPS AND VILLAGES AND 28 SCHOOL DISTRICTS. MICHIGAN CANNOT AFFORD ITS GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE. THE BEST OPPORTUNITY...
00:22:53
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ANYTHING THAT STANDS IN A WAY OF FUTURE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES WILL BE LOOKED AT, INCLUDING WHAT MY GOOD FRIEND TOM TALKED ABOUT. I TALK ABOUT A PART-TIME...
00:23:55
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FOR MY UNCLE'S RETIRED AT
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OF THE UAW. -- FOUR OF MY UNCLES RETIRED OUT OF THE UAW. MY -- I WILL CONSIDER ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING THAT WILL MOVE MICHIGAN AHEAD TO CREATE JOBS, JOBS,...
00:24:59
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THE STRUCTURE REFORMS. 11 OUT OF THE 16 STRUCTURAL REFORMS HE CALLED FOR OUR CONSTITUTIONAL IN NATURE.
00:25:05
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HE IS NOT GOING TO LEAD 11 DIFFERENT CONSTITUTIONAL DRIVES. REPUBLICAN PARTY JUST TRIED TO GET A MEASURE ON THE BALLOT AND THEY DID NOT EVEN GET HALF...
00:25:34
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DEBATE. THERE IS PASSION AND VOLATILITY. WOULD YOU LIKE THE SAME SHOULDN'T ADOPT A SIMILAR APPROACH TO THAT LAW PASSED IN ARIZONA? -- WOULD YOU LIKE...
00:25:59
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ARE MIGRATING HERE TO WORK TEMPORARILY SHOULD ONLY BE HERE PROPERLY AND LEGALLY. THAT IS WHAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAN DO TO HELP US. THEY CAN PROTECT...
00:26:35
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SECURITY -- IT IS ONE OF MY RESPONSIBILITIES TODAY AND WILL BE AS GOVERNOR. I WAS ASKED WHAT A THING ABOUT ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION. -- WHAT I THINK ABOUT...
00:27:37
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SHE BECAME A CITIZEN. SHE KEPT IT RIGHT NEXT THROUGH DRIVER'S LICENSE.
00:27:41
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IT IS NOT UNREASONABLE FOR FOLKS TO COME TO THIS COUNTRY TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION WHEN STOPPED BY THE POLICE, IT IS A REASONABLE STOP. I WAS JUST TALKING...
00:28:37
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A FEW YEARS AGO, I HAD THE SAD OPPORTUNITY TO GO DOWN TO THE BORDER IN
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ARIZONA. A YOUNG MAN WHO HAD A DREAM TO GO WORK IN OUR NATIONAL PARKS WAS ABLE TO FULFILL THAT DREAM, BUT HE WENT TO A NATIONAL PARK IN ARIZONA AND,...
00:29:51
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THIS MAY SEEM AN INDELICATE QUESTION. I AM CURIOUS AS TO WHAT THE VALUE OF YOUR PENSION IS THAT YOU'RE EXPECTING FROM THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT THAT YOU...
00:30:16
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STEP WITH THE BLACK -- WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR? WICHITA THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTORS TOGETHER -- WE SHOULD TIE THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTORS TOGETHER....
00:31:28
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OR $2,000, I NEVER
00:31:31
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LOOKED AT IT. >> FROM THE TIME I WAS A MARINE, A HOMICIDE PROSECUTOR, TO BEING ATTORNEY GENERAL -- I AM THE ONE PERSON ON THE STAGE
00:31:41
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TO DOES NOT HAVE A DEFINED- BENEFIT PENSION. I DO NOT KNOW THE NUMBER, BUT YOU CAN LOOK AT MY WEBSITE AND YOU CAN LOOK AT ALL MY ASSETS. YOU CAN LOOK...
00:32:36
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RIGHT. TO MANY PUBLIC-SECTOR WORKERS STILL HAVE OUR
00:32:41
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RANGE OF BENEFITS AND SALARIES THAT ARE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR. FEDERAL EMPLOYEES, OF WHICH I AM ONE, I HAVE THE SAME BENEFIT PLAN...
00:33:40
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I HAVE FOR 1 K PLAN AS WELL.
00:33:42
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THIS DATE SWITCHED TO THAT IN THE LATE-1990'S. -- I HAVE A 401K PLAN AS WELL. THIS STATE SWITCH TO THAT IN THE LATE-1990'S. GO TO MY WEBSITE AND SCROLL...
00:34:38
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THAT IS NOT CORRECT. >> ONE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT -- IT IS BELOW WILL ISSUE -- THOUGH DEFINITIVE ISSUE.
00:34:50
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THE LAST TWO GOVERNORS HAVE PLAYED DRAMATIC ROLES IN THIS. I WILL YOU CREATES EXCESS -- HOW WILL YOU CREATE SUCCESS IN THE STATE'S LARGEST, BUT SADLY,...
00:35:15
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SCHOOL. WHETHER YOU CALL THE GATES FOUNDATION, WHICH HAS A GRADUATION RATE AS LOW AS 23%, IT IS AN OBAMA-NATION. IT IS AN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AND MORAL...
00:36:18
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WHO IS RUNNING THE SCHOOLS LOCALLY, THE
00:36:21
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STATE, AND THERE WAS THIS BILL CALLED NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND, WHICH TOOK CONTROL FROM LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, BY PASSING LANSING, TO GO ALL THE WAY TO...
00:37:23
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SUPPORT ITS PROBLEMS. PARENTAL CHOICE AND INVOLVEMENT IS THE DRIVER IN STUDENT PERFORMANCE. GIVING PARENTS ENGAGED IN THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION IS...
00:38:28
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WE DID CHARTER SCHOOLS AND A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT. IT IS IMPORTANT. IT IS ABYSMAL THAT WE OF ONE OF THE WORST GRADUATION RATES...
00:39:27
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WE NEED TO GIVE THEM THE MECHANISM TO DO THAT.
00:39:30
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I HAVE A PROPOSAL OF THEIR DEBT HAS BEEN EXPECTED BY REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS ACROSS THE COUNTRY -- OUT THERE THAT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED BY REPUBLICANS AND...
00:40:05
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I KNOW YOU WERE NOT WILD ABOUT A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, BUT IT IS ON THE BALLOT. WHEN IT IS ON THE BALLOT, THEY TYPICALLY PASS. LET'S ASSUME THAT...
00:40:28
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FUNDING. SOCIAL ISSUES. ALL OF THOSE THINGS. IF YOU VOTE FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, YOU WILL CREATE AN ERA OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN...
00:41:30
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UNCERTAINTY IS THE STATE GOING BANKRUPT.
00:41:32
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THE CONGRESSMAN TALKED ABOUT EDUCATION TAX CREDITS. THAT IS A NEW EXPENSE. THOSE ARE TAX. IT SOUNDS GREAT. ATTORNEY GENERAL COX HAS A MEASURE TO WAIVE...
00:42:36
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A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. PEOPLE HAVE REJECTED IT IN THE PAST. IT COSTS ABOUT $40 MILLION TO HAVE IT.
00:42:42
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YOU GET A HUGE DOCUMENT WITH THE BIG YES OR NO VOTE. THERE COULD BE A LOT OF BAD THINGS WERE A LOT OF GOOD THINGS OR BOTH. THAT IS WHY I THINK WE NEED...
00:43:40
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HORRIBLE FOR MICHIGAN RIGHT
00:43:41
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NOW. WE'RE THE SECOND WORST IN UNEMPLOYMENT WITH HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE LOOKING FOR WORK RIGHT NOW. A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION WOULD MEAN...
00:44:44
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YOU SUPPOSE IS THE LEAST POPULAR POSITION THAT YOU HOLD, BUT YOU WOULD REFUSE TO GIVE UP? >> IT WAS PROBABLY VOTING FOR THE SMOKE FREE AIR PRECISION....
00:45:01
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CREDITS -- HE HAS TWO OF THEM IN HIS PLAN. A TAX CREDIT FOR HOME RENOVATION -- THAT IS A CHECK FROM THE STATE, NOT A TAX DEDUCTION. THE SECOND ONE IS...
00:46:11
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THE EDUCATION PROCESS, FOOD, TRANSPORTATION, ETC., AND BID DIDIT TO SHARE AND CONSOLIDATE SERVICES. WE COULD PROBABLY SAVE $250 MILLION DOING THAT....
00:46:58
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UP TO $4 BILLION IN GOVERNMENT
00:47:00
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SPENDING CUTS. IT WOULD ALLOW US TO LOWER THE TAX RATE AND KEEP MORE JOBS HERE. DO YOU KNOW THAT WE WOULD SAVE $800 MILLION IF STATE EMPLOYEES LIKE MYSELF...
00:48:07
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BUT PERHAPS THE POLITICAL ESTABLISHMENT IS NOT -- THAT IS TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW WE FINANCE CASE THROUGH 12 EDUCATION -- K THROUGH 12 EDUCATION....
00:49:13
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RENT IS CRIMES EVERY WEEK. I AM STUNNED -- WE COVER HORRENDOUS CRIMES ON THE NEWS EVERY WEEK. HE BELIEVES 70% OF THE INMATES IN THE COUNTY JAIL HAVE SOME...
00:49:44
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LAFAYETTE CLINIC FACILITY IN DETROIT AND THE CLINTON VALLEY FACILITY. WE'RE PLAYING FOR IT IN ONE OF THE MOST -- PAYING FOR IN ONE OF THE MOST COST-INCENTIVE...
00:50:32
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AS SENATOR. >> MIKE COX. >> IF YOU LOOK AT THE STRUCTURE ACROSS THE STATE, THERE IS A MIXED
00:50:39
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BAG OF AUTHORITIES AND AGENCIES.
00:50:42
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THERE ARE 25 OR 26 DIFFERENT MELT HELP -- DIFFERENT MENTAL HEALTH AGENCIES. WHY DO WE NOT RUN IT LIKE WE RUN THE MEDICARE SERVICE? WE DID THAT OUT TO...
00:51:25
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SERVICES WHICH IS A KEY FUNCTION OF STATE GOVERNMENT. IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT IT HAS TO BE DONE BY STATE GOVERNMENT. YOU GOING TO KENT COUNTY, WHERE YOU...
00:52:29
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CLOSING THE PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS WAS NOT THE WRONG THING TO DO. THE LAWS HAVE NOT BEEN SUFFICIENTLY UPDATED. I WORKED WITH THEN SENATOR BERNERO. I'M...
00:53:30
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WE HAVE A PARTNERSHIP WITH EASTER SALES AND --
00:53:35
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EASTER SEALS AND CMA EACH -- AND CMH. POLICE AGENCIES ARE LOOKING AT ADOPTING THESE PROGRAMS. WE CAN DO THIS BETTER, CHEAPER, MORE HUMANELY. >> THANK...
00:54:03
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APIECE. WE WILL BEGIN WITH SENATOR GEORGE. >> THANK YOU FOR WATCHING. WHEN YOU GO TO VOTE IN THREE WEEKS, ASK YOURSELF, WHAT DOES MICHIGAN NEED IN
00:54:15
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ITS NEXT GOVERNOR? A CAREER POLITICIAN, HELP FROM WASHINGTON, ANOTHER ATTORNEY GENERAL, OR A PHYSICIAN-GOVERNOR WHO UNDERSTANDS WHAT IS MISSING. PERSONAL...
00:54:47
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THE PRESCRIPTION FOR FIXING
00:54:50
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LENSING IS SEND A SHARE OF THE TOWN -- LANSING IS SEND THE SHERIFF TO TOWN. WE HAVE TO GET MICHIGAN BACK TO WORK. I'M DOING FOR MY KIDS, YOUR KIDS,...
00:55:28
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HILL, GET A MARINE TO
00:55:31
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CHARGE THAT HILL. I AM NOT MARINE. I LEARNED THAT LEADERSHIP MATTERS. I HAVE RELEARNED THAT AND APPLIED THAT AS A HOMICIDE PROSECUTOR AND AS ATTORNEY...
00:56:09
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DEFICIT OF LEADERSHIP. THIS IS ABOUT ELECTING A LEADER WHO
00:56:14
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UNDERSTANDS THAT YOU HAVE TO CHECK BEHIND TO MAKE SURE THERE ARE PEOPLE FOLLOWING. THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT YOU WORK FOR. YOU SERVE THOSE PEOPLE. YOU...
00:56:45
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TO THE PEOPLE AT HOME AND THE PEOPLE WHO SENT IN QUESTIONS. WE'RE SO GLAD YOU WERE WITH US. OUR THANKS TO THIS UNIVERSITY. OUR CONVERSATION WILL CONTINUE...
00:58:02
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NOW,

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