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September 26, 2023?

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Governor Whitmer and Lt. Governor Gilchrist Statements on President Biden?s Visit to Michigan?

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LANSING, Mich. - Governor Whitmer and Lt. Governor Gilchrist?issued the following statements ahead of President Biden?s historic visit to Michigan. ?

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?President Biden?s visit to Michigan, home of the Big Three, to support our world-class autoworkers is historic,? said Governor Whitmer. ?The president is committed to strengthening our workforce and economy by bringing jobs home from overseas, reversing trends of the previous administration that lost jobs. Since taking office, we've announced 36,000 auto jobs with help from President Biden?s investments, proving it?s possible to support working men and women, while also securing record-breaking economic development deals that will guarantee jobs and investment for decades.?????

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?President Biden?s visit to Michigan shows the world that this president supports working families,? said Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist II. ?Governor Whitmer and I are grateful for the historic investments the Biden-Harris administration has made to help us bring supply chains home from overseas, restore workers? rights to collectively bargain for safer workplaces and higher wages, create high-skilled, high-tech, good-paying jobs, and cement Michigan as the best place to innovate the future. We are grateful for the partnership of the Biden Administration, and we will continue to stand tall for working people in communities across Michigan.??

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