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Curtis Hertel Jr.: “Michigan is better prepared going into a new economy that…”

Featuring: Curtis Hertel Jr., Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Michigan, District 7

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Michigan Rally and Press Conference to Celebrate the Inflation Reduction Act

Published | Video Starts at 02:57

I think too often people try to make a choice between being the manufacturing history of Michigan and clean energy. What we know is that that is a false choice. But at the end of the day, Michigan is better prepared going into a new economy that almost any state in our union. We're better prepared because we have an experience in building. And as we learned throughout the pandemic, I think one of the most important lessons that we learned is that we cannot depend on others. (02:57–03:04)

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Asserts that Michigan is better prepared for the new economy than almost any other state.

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