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Jose Garcia

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Tue Dec 7, 2021, 10:05 PM Dec 2021

Gov. Whitmer says President Biden's COVID-19 vaccine mandate a 'problem,' report says [View all]

Source: Detroit Free Press

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, in her strongest public remarks to date about President Joe Biden's vaccine mandate for employers, said Monday that the requirement is "a problem" for her and state government, according to a published report.

The Daily News in Greenville reported Whitmer as telling business leaders in Montcalm County that she had the same concerns as some of them that the mandate, if enforced, could lead to workers, including those in state government, walking off the job.

"We’re an employer too, the state of Michigan is," Whitmer was reported as saying. "I know if that mandate happens, we’re going to lose state employees. That’s why I haven’t proposed a mandate at the state level. Some states have. We have not, we’re waiting to see what happens in court."

Read more: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.freep.com/amp/6423638001

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SMH Ferrets are Cool Dec 2021 #1
You don't know what she's dealing with here. ybbor Dec 2021 #2
I deal with the same in W MI, I called them floaters as they follow the flushed turd, I think going yaesu Dec 2021 #14
Bingo!! Ferrets are Cool Dec 2021 #24
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 2021 #21
She needs to do this if she wants to be re-elected next November. I'm still with her. catbyte Dec 2021 #6
Same thing in KS Rebl2 Dec 2021 #12
So? It's all about getting elected...not keeping people safe. Ferrets are Cool Dec 2021 #25
It's a heluva lot better than losing the governorship to a republican. She has done catbyte Dec 2021 #27
So? Trying to save lives will guarantee a loss. You must be a prophet to know these things. Ferrets are Cool Dec 2021 #30
That is not how I read her comments karynnj Dec 2021 #29
We have DownriverDem Dec 2021 #3
Trumpers are making Gov Whitmer oppose the Federal mandate? MichMan Dec 2021 #7
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 2021 #19
Michigan is having one of the worst covid outbreaks in the country right now. LisaL Dec 2021 #4
Beto doesn't want Biden in Texas, Whitmer thinks mandated vaccines aren't a good idea, Tester JohnSJ Dec 2021 #5
No, but independents got her elected here and if she alienates them, we're sunk. catbyte Dec 2021 #8
If the independents don't believe in public health and science, then we are already sunk. JohnSJ Dec 2021 #10
2010 syndrome vercetti2021 Dec 2021 #9
No they don't. JohnSJ Dec 2021 #11
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 2021 #22
Umm, let them walk, take a few days to train national guard until replacements can be hired yaesu Dec 2021 #13
Exactly. A few months with zero income and no unemployment benefits will set them straight. Lucky Luciano Dec 2021 #15
fuck them, LET THEM WALK Skittles Dec 2021 #16
I see this as a problem: US new cases up 70% since Oct 25 low, highest since Sept 25 progree Dec 2021 #17
Money trumps death. gab13by13 Dec 2021 #18
Which is more important for a politician? christx30 Dec 2021 #20
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 2021 #23
Yup - they'll cave in just like the loudmouth cops did in nyc and Chicago. Lucky Luciano Dec 2021 #26
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 2021 #28
I support her in this... radicalleft Dec 2021 #31
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