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Debbie Dingell: “Auto industry is still the backbone of the American economy.”

Featuring: Debbie Dingell, Democratic | U.S. House, Michigan, District 6

Rep. Debbie Dingell on China, Cars, Medicine Supply Chains, and American Manufacturing | 535

Published June 25, 2026 | Video Starts at 05:18

They don't have a lot of friends up here anymore. When I was younger, I'm not old, but I'm seasoned. That kind of coalition that you talked about, Auto industry is still the backbone of the American economy. Too many people don't need it. Industry stopped caring about relationships. We got to restore those relationships and educate people. How recently do you think those expires? (05:18–05:22)

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Asserts that the auto industry remains a fundamental part of the U.S. economy.

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