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Gretchen Whitmer: “We are number one for auto manufacturing, R and D and…”

Featuring: Gretchen Whitmer, Democratic | Governor of Michigan

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LIVE: Michigan Gov. Whitmer gives remarks at the Detroit Auto Show

Published | Video Starts at 09:21

Last year at the auto show I pledged that we were going to bring Republicans and Democrats to together on the roads. And we got it done. And 2025 tested us. But we still are who we are. We are number one for auto manufacturing, R and D and workforce. We are number one for battery and EV investment. We are number four for regional workforce development. We are top 10 for clean energy jobs and top 10 for doing business. (09:21–09:27)

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