Gary Peters: “I found, so far--and I am sure I will continue to find--this hearing very interesting and we appreciate your expertise.”

I feel deeply honored to receive this recognition and I’m thrilled to celebrate this new community space alongside residents and partners.

The newly renovated Pontiac Oaks Park is a prime example of what’s possible when federal, state, and local officials work together to achieve a common goal.

I commend James Avery, Justus Thigpen Sr., and all the folks who are leading the charge on this revitalization project, and I was proud to be a federal partner in their efforts.

We had a lot of members of Congress that were around the country that were saying, ‘Yeah, let them go bankrupt. You know, that’s okay. That’s capitalism, if they go under, that’s it.’ And I’m like, ‘No, you can’t have a manufacturing…