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Gretchen Whitmer: “Tariffs coming out of D.C. make it more expensive to build…”

Featuring: Gretchen Whitmer, Democratic | Governor of Michigan

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One-on-one with Governor Gretchen Whitmer

Published | Video Starts at 00:35

Second, you know, obviously we've got a lot of headwinds right now. This is an industry that is changing. They've made great investments in Michigan. We of course are dealing with Tariffs coming out of D.C. make it more expensive to build cars and could threaten jobs. make it harder to make the long term investments the companies want to make and could threaten jobs. And so that remains a top concern for the businesses and for me as governor. (00:35–00:47)

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Asserts that tariffs from Washington, D.C. increase car production costs and threaten jobs.

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