"The proof is in the paycheck."
"I have often said that Michigan's workers can out-build, out-innovate and out-imagine anyone, and we are proud of that."
"One out of every five vehicles manufactured is manufactured in Michigan, and our state's 944,000 auto-related jobs account for about 20 percent out of our total workforce."
"If the United States does not continue to invest in new automotive technologies, we will be left idling in a cloud of dust while the rest of the world speeds ahead of us."
"To stay in the lead, we need strong partnerships between industry and our scientists at the Department of Energy and research institutions."
"I am just wondering, as it goes forward what we need to do."
"Well, thank you, Doctor."
"I cannot believe here you go again on the Great Lakes. I cannot believe this."
"the administration zeroed out the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, which is a bipartisan initiative strongly supported in the House and the Senate."
"there is another country that cares about this right next to us called Canada."
"20 percent of the world's fresh water surrounding the Great Lakes is important."
"So we are going to go back at it again and hopefully be able to keep the funding going."