LANSING, Mich. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer testified in front of a U.S. House subcommittee Tuesday about her response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. During the hearing Whitmer requested support from the federal government to help the state ensure and promote widespread COVID-19 testing as Michigan begins to reopen amid the pandemic. READ: Michigan Gov. Whitmer calls on federal government to support widespread COVID-19 testingWhitmer lifted Michigans stay-at-home order Monday after extending versions of it from late March through May.

Gretchen Whitmer has been called to testify before a U.S. House subcommittee about her state’s response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The hearing is titled, “On the Front Lines: How Governors are Battling the COVID-19 Pandemic.”Whitmer is being called to testify about her state’s COVID-19 response efforts. Asa Hutchinson also have been called to testify. Whitmer has been outspoken in her requests for help from the federal government, calling for help with ventilators, personal protection equipment (PPE) and COVID-19 testing kits. She has repeated her belief in the need for “robust testing,” and that federal leaders should help the state achieve it.