Congressman Dan Kildee Calls on President Trump to Work with Democrats on National Manufacturing Policy to Support American Workers
Press Release
Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05) spoke out on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives today, November 28, 2018, against recent manufacturing plant closures in Michigan. During his speech, Kildee expressed the need for the President to work with a new Democratic majority in the 116th Congress on national manufacturing and trade policy that supports American workers, not just the wealthiest Americans and biggest corporations.
On October 31, 2016, during the campaign, then-Candidate Trump traveled to Warren, Michigan, and promised Michigan workers that "you won't lose one plant. I promise you that." One of the plant closures announced this week was just miles from where Trump spoke in 2016.
The full video of Congressman Kildee's remarks on the House floor can be found here:
A full transcript of the speech is below:
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. During the campaign, then-Candidate Trump came to Warren, Michigan and promised workers and, I quote, "You won't lose one plant. I promise you that.' The President's promises ring hollow."
"Just this week, General Motors planned to close five plants, including factories in Michigan just miles where President Trump made his broken campaign promise.
"These plant closures are symbolic of the Trump economy, one that does not work for the American worker. It works for board room executives. It works for wealthy shareholders. It works for corporations and the people at the very top.
"I'm a Flint, Michigan, kid. General Motors was founded in my hometown. We know what happens when companies move their jobs overseas. We used to have 80,000 auto jobs in my town, now less than 10,000. These plant closures have a devastating impact on the lives of thousands of people.
"We need an economy that works for everyone and we need a President that's willing to work with Democrats and Republicans to craft an industrial policy that puts America to work, that stands up for the American worker.
"No more hollow promises, Mr. President."
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