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Christina Hines: “We have to build a strong middle class if we want to be able to defend ourselves.”

Featuring: Christina Hines, Democratic | Candidate, U.S. House Michigan, 10th Congressional District

Can Christina Hines Replace John James in MI-10?

Published January 13, 2026

And I think that this is something, I admire how Alyssa Slatkin talks about this. You know, we have to be able to build chips here. We have to build a strong middle class if we want to be able to defend ourselves. The next types of war that we, I think we enter into are going to be, you know, taking out our Energy cred. They're going to be getting directly involved in disinformation online. (25:23–25:28)

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Asserts that a strong middle class is essential for national defense.

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“Only 7% of people in Congress are moms with kids under the age of 18.”
Asserts the percentage of Congress members who are mothers with young children.05:28-05:34
“AI is having a huge impact on child pornography and the ability to create that.”
Asserts that AI significantly impacts the creation and distribution of child pornography.13:17-13:25
“Fake versions of fentanyl are coming in from China.”
Asserts that counterfeit fentanyl is being imported from China.14:58-15:09
“We have people that are being deport, citizens of our country that are being deported.”
Asserts that U.S. citizens are being deported.18:03-18:08
“The Social Security trust fund is going to run out in 2032.”
Asserts that the Social Security trust fund will be depleted by 2032.33:47-33:52
“In 2032, [Social Security] payments will decrease by 25%.”
Asserts that Social Security payments will decrease by 25% in 2032.33:57-34:03
“Michigan's 10th district is all of southern Macomb County, including Warren, East Point, Roseville, and up to Shelby Township.”
Asserts the geographical boundaries of Michigan's 10th district.01:30-01:34
“It's about 85% Macomb County, 15% that Oakland county portion.”
Asserts the demographic composition of Michigan's 10th district.01:42-01:48
“I was the highest performing Democrat on the ballot with the exception of our incumbent sheriff Tony Wickersham.”
Asserts her performance in a previous election compared to other Democrats.03:23-03:30
“Carl [Marlinga] lost by 1600 votes.”
Asserts the margin by which Carl Marlinga lost a previous election.03:30-03:47
“Almost 10,000 people that voted for Donald Trump switched over to vote for me.”
Asserts the number of Trump voters who voted for her in a previous election.03:34-03:38
“I knocked over 6,500 doors in this district.”
Asserts the number of doors she personally canvassed during her campaign.03:52-03:56
“We united a Democratic Party in Macomb county that had been fractured for decades.”
Asserts her role in uniting the Democratic Party in Macomb County.03:58-04:03
“Only one in four people in Congress are women.”
Asserts the gender composition of Congress.05:19-05:23
“September of this, of 2025 was the first month in 10 years that I did not have a child care payment.”
Asserts her personal experience with childcare payments.05:48-05:56
“Big tech companies... are ignoring workers rights, ignoring environmental protections, and intentionally addicting our kids to social media.”
Asserts the negative impacts of big tech companies.06:05-06:16
“Our system right now is entirely broken.”
Asserts that the current healthcare system in the U.S. is broken.08:10-08:13
“Premiums are skyrocketing.”
Asserts that health insurance premiums are increasing significantly.08:18-08:21
“We need to have legislation that increases access [to healthcare].”
Asserts the need for legislative action to improve healthcare access.09:03-09:08
“I support universal healthcare.”
Asserts support for universal healthcare.10:15-10:18
“I want to get all money out of politics, number one.”
Asserts a commitment to removing money from politics.11:48-11:52
“I'm not taking any corporate PAC money.”
Asserts that she is not accepting corporate Political Action Committee money.11:52-11:54
“We need to build a coalition to pass legislation to get money out of politics.”
Asserts the need for a coalition to pass legislation removing money from politics.12:16-12:21
“Right now, it's definitely these tech companies... prohibiting any state from being able to pass regulations limiting AI.”
Asserts that tech companies are influencing politics to prevent AI regulation.12:53-13:09
“Fentanyl is still coming up through Mexico.”
Asserts that fentanyl is being trafficked into the U.S. from Mexico.14:54-14:57
“We're still barely even testing for those, like, fake versions of the drugs.”
Asserts that there is insufficient testing for counterfeit drugs in the U.S.15:13-15:18
“The fentanyl crisis has been slowly getting better.”
Asserts that the fentanyl crisis in the U.S. is improving.15:21-15:24
“We need comprehensive immigration reform.”
Asserts the need for comprehensive immigration reform in the U.S.16:17-16:20
“People that have some sort of legal status or otherwise are not allowed to be deported, that are being held illegally in detention facilities.”
Asserts that individuals with legal status are being illegally detained.18:07-18:17
“What this administration is doing is illegal.”
Asserts that the current administration's actions regarding deportations are illegal.18:52-18:55
“Donald Trump broke the law again.”
Asserts that Donald Trump has committed another illegal act.19:44-19:46
“He's a convicted felon.”
Asserts that Donald Trump is a convicted felon.19:48-19:50
“Congress needs to take back a lot of power.”
Asserts that Congress has ceded power and needs to reclaim it.21:41-21:43
“Over decades, Congress has been laying down and giving power away, ceding its power.”
Asserts that Congress has been ceding its power over decades.22:05-22:12
“Congress is doing nothing to help [people suffering in our communities].”
Asserts that Congress is not addressing community suffering.22:28-22:30
“AI is going to open a lot of new opportunities.”
Asserts that AI will create new opportunities.23:33-23:39
“This is happening so fast and with no guardrails.”
Asserts that AI development is rapid and lacks regulation.23:53-23:58
“We totally fell short and fell behind when it came to the Internet.”
Asserts that there was a failure to regulate the Internet effectively.24:16-24:21
“We are going to see people hurt across every single industry [due to AI].”
Asserts that AI will negatively impact multiple industries.24:36-24:42
“The United States should be a leader around the world and try to put those guardrails up [for AI].”
Asserts that the U.S. should lead in establishing regulations for AI.25:52-26:05
“We need to be a leader in terms of what are the regulations, how are we going to protect ourselves, how are we going to protect people and their privacy rights online.”
Asserts the need for leadership in AI regulation and privacy protection.25:52-26:05
“We need to be a leader on the world stage when it comes to AI.”
Asserts that the U.S. should lead globally in AI development and regulation.25:53-25:56
“We need to increase the federal minimum wage.”
Asserts the need to raise the federal minimum wage.33:23-33:26
“At least 25% of the people in our district live exclusively on Social Security.”
Asserts that at least 25% of people in her district rely solely on Social Security.34:03-34:09
“About 50% of [people in our district], that's about 90% of what their income is [from Social Security].”
Asserts that for about 50% of people in her district, Social Security constitutes about 90% of their income.34:08-34:11
“We have all of these billionaires that are just taking advantage of all these loopholes and systems.”
Asserts that billionaires exploit loopholes and systems.34:29-34:34
“Why aren't we lifting the Social Security cap and making [billionaires] pay their fair share?”
Questions why the Social Security cap isn't lifted to make billionaires contribute more.34:34-34:39