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Elissa Slotkin: “We cannot do what we need to do in the economy unless we…”

Featuring: Elissa Slotkin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Michigan

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NABTU Legislative Conference 2026 - Sen. Elissa Slotkin Remarks

Published | Video Starts at 16:47

We need to make chips in America by American workers, by union workers, period. And then lastly on power, right, the ones many of you know a lot about, We cannot do what we need to do in the economy unless we update our grid in a serious way, period. And treat again, our grid as a national security priority. Because without it, we're screwed. So I'm calling for what I call the great American grid. (16:47–16:56)

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