REPORTER Local politician running ░░░░░░░░ the governor s office ░░░░░░░░ speaking out about the ░░░░░░░░ roads in our state ░░░░░░░░ Gretchen Whitmer announcing her ░░░░░░░░ today on how to ░░░░░░░░ the problem 7 Action ░░░░░░░░ reporter Syma Chowdhry with ░░░░░░░░ on her campaign called ░░░░░░░░ the Damn Roads CHOWDHRY ░░░░░░░░ candidate running for governor ░░░░░░░░ talking her campaign to ░░░░░░░░ auto shop The reason ░░░░░░░░ Well she says she ░░░░░░░░ getting a clear message ░░░░░░░░ taxpayers Clip starts WHITMER ░░░░░░░░ the damn roads CHOWDHRY ░░░░░░░░ over That s gubernatorial ░░░░░░░░ Gretchen Whitmer s message ░░░░░░░░ Lansing a complaint she ░░░░░░░░ she s heard all ░░░░░░░░ the state This comes ░░░░░░░░ couple of weeks after ░░░░░░░░ Rick Snyder signed the ░░░░░░░░ for a 175 million ░░░░░░░░ boost in road spending ░░░░░░░░ says that isn t ░░░░░░░░ and calls for 3 ░░░░░░░░ dollars to make more ░░░░░░░░ fixes on the roads ░░░░░░░░ tells us the road ░░░░░░░░ success for the state ░░░░░░░░ with the roads WHITMER ░░░░░░░░ it s an embarrassment ░░░░░░░░ know you gotta be ░░░░░░░░ to get to your ░░░░░░░░ We got to be ░░░░░░░░ to get our kids ░░░░░░░░ school And the state ░░░░░░░░ the roads right now ░░░░░░░░ is downright dangerous CHOWDHRY ░░░░░░░░ over Her plan is ░░░░░░░░ fill an infrastructure bank ░░░░░░░░ money only being used ░░░░░░░░ the roads So where ░░░░░░░░ the three billion dollars ░░░░░░░░ from Whitmer says one ░░░░░░░░ to fill the bank ░░░░░░░░ user fees like a ░░░░░░░░ tax WHITMER A good ░░░░░░░░ to a bad bad ░░░░░░░░ that is impacting every ░░░░░░░░ of us We re ░░░░░░░░ paying for lousy roads ░░░░░░░░ re paying a road ░░░░░░░░ right now in the ░░░░░░░░ of car repairs as ░░░░░░░░ to fixing the damn ░░░░░░░░ Clip ends CHOWDHRY And ░░░░░░░░ gubernatorial candidate also touched ░░░░░░░░ issues like clean water ░░░░░░░░ net neutrality as things ░░░░░░░░ focus on if she ░░░░░░░░ governor In Southfield Syma ░░░░░░░░ 7 Action News.”