Good afternoon. Welcome back to Washington Post live. I am bob costa, National Political reporter at the Washington Post. Joining me is Governor Gretchen Whitmer of michigan. She was elected in 2018 and her long career in state politics including serving in the state legislature. A few months ago, it feels like a long time ago, but she did deliver the democratic response to President Trump state of the union address. Welcome to Washington Post live. Gov. Whitmer good to be with you. Based on the data and what is happening in your state, are you thinking about extending the stayathome order beyond may 1 . Gov. Whitmer there is no question we have to be slow and methodical. We have to Pay Attention to the data, listen to the medical experts and our Public Health experts to know that we are ready. What does it look like when we do begin to reengage . Be mindful there are different sectors of our economy, different sectors and regions of our state. We need we are going to be really data dr
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Welcome back to Washington Post live are you thinking about extending the stayathome order . We have to be slow and methodical and listen to the data and their Health Experts to know that we are ready, and what does it look like when we begin to reengage . There aremindful that different sectors of our economy and regions of our state. So we are going to be really datadriven. Wehave rigorous exercises are going through to plan this work. The odds are that everybody that will resume life as normal is zero. It will be slow, and we need to continue the process we currently are in, a ramp of slower risk and we can do safely. Form of order will continue, but we will start to slowly reengage sectors of our economy in a way that keeps employees and customers safe. What kind ofup, sectors could be open in may . My order is one of the most aggressive in the nation and i think that we can look to what other states have been doing as we assess beyond that first wave, and there will be , we are as
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