This is an IHeart podcast.

Guaranteed Human.

This is Alec Baldwin, and you're listening to Here's the Thing from IHeart Radio.

My guest today is a state senator representing Michigan's 8th District and is a candidate

for the United States Senate in 2006.

Mallory McMurrow currently serves as the Michigan Senate majority whip and is the first

woman in history to hold that position. Perhaps best known for her viral 22 Senate speech,

McMurrow has accomplished a great deal in her short tenure in office.

People who are different are not the reason that our roads are in bad shape after decades

of disinvestment or that health care costs are too high or that teachers are leaving the

profession. I want every child in this state to feel seen, heard, and supported, not marginalized and targeted

because they are not straight, white, and Christian.

Most notably, she has worked to strengthen Michigan unions and raise wages.

She eliminated the retirement tax on seniors, repealed the state's abortion ban, expanded free community college,

and secured investments for public transit and public schools.

With all of this under her belt as a state senator, I was curious what McMurrow thinks Michigan voters expect of her

when they returned to the polls in 2006 to cast their ballots for United States Senator.

Voters are voting for sanity and they are voting for somebody who cares and

who lives what they live. I'm a mom of a four-year-old. I am concerned about her future and making sure

that she has everything she needs, that her water is clean, that her schools are well-funded

and... Pretty basic. Basic stuff, just sanity and decency. Right. There's so many things that are

common sense that we're missing right now that are just to protect water.

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