Michigan’s U.S. Senate candidates are running on their records regarding labor and economic policy, but they are opposed on the role of electric vehicles.
Democrat Rep. Elissa Slotkin’s approach to labor policy focuses primarily on supporting domestic manufacturing. Her campaign page says she is focused on “creating jobs with dignity, bringing our supply chains back to America, and protecting the rights of workers.”
In Congress, Slotkin voted for the $2.2 trillion Build Back Better Act and supported the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which aimed to create manufacturing jobs while supporting American infrastructure. She also supported the CHIPS and Science Act to manufacture microchips domestically.
Slotkin has received dozens of union endorsements, including the Utility Workers Union of America, the Building Trades Council, and the Michigan Education Association.
Slotkin has supported the Biden administration’s push for electric vehicles, arguing it is better to proactively create auto jobs and source EV materials in Michigan, rather than rely on China. […]
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