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"The biggest failing of this Governor is not his head or his heart. It's his backbone."
- Sen. Curtis HERTEL, Jr. (D-East Lansing) in arguing that Gov. Rick SNYDER should stand up to the House for not taking up his "Good Jobs" bill by vetoing the teacher retirement bills dealing with the Michigan Public Schools Employees Retirement System," but that he doubted Snyder would go there.
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Read MoreQUOTE OF THE DAY
"The biggest failing of this Governor is not his head or his heart. It's his backbone."
- Sen. Curtis HERTEL, Jr. (D-East Lansing) in arguing that Gov. Rick SNYDER should stand up to the House for not taking up his "Good Jobs" bill by vetoing the teacher retirement bills dealing with the Michigan Public Schools Employees Retirement System," but that he doubted Snyder would go there.
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