[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 187 (Wednesday, November 28, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H9670]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                WE NEED AN INDUSTRIAL POLICY THAT WORKS

  (Mr. KILDEE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, during the campaign, then-candidate Trump 
came to Warren, Michigan, and promised workers: ``You won't lose one 
plant, I promise you that.''
  Well, the President's promises ring hollow. Just this week, General 
Motors announced plans to close five plants, including factories in 
Michigan just miles from where President Trump made his broken campaign 
promise.
  These plant closures are symbolic of the Trump economy, one that does 
not work for the American worker. It works for boardroom executives. It 
works for wealthy shareholders. It works for corporations and the 
people at the top.
  I am a Flint, Michigan, kid. General Motors was founded in my 
hometown. We know what happens when companies move their jobs overseas. 
We used to have 80,000 auto jobs in my town--now, less than 10,000. 
These plant closures have a devastating impact on the lives of 
thousands of people.
  We need an economy that works for everyone, and we need a President 
who is willing to work with Democrats and Republicans to craft an 
industrial policy that puts America to work, that stands up for the 
American worker.
  No more hollow promises.

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