used to be ford motor company, lincoln town car. that was one of the most powerful and busy plant in the united states, and this company here used to have 7 to 8,000 people, people who worked over there for 20 years, and suddenly they have no idea where they re going to end up. in this community, it s about jobs? it s about jobs 100%. you ask what do i need from my next candidate, what did i tell you, jobs. obviously jobs and the economy rank very high on the list of concerns of democratic primary voters. that was eddie osmond, a small business owner and immigrant from lebanon in michigan. we have some other michiganers, rebecca, a mom to a one-year-old, aj, a vp of the local w 600. a third generation auto worker, and sonia patel, a member of the democratic club and has a daughter headed off to college. eddie, what do you want to hear from a presidential candidate
i m introducing a new bill this congress that they will be punished that we can actually take back any tax deductions or tax benefits they had, and take away any tax breaks because they cannot be rewarded. if i am president of the united states, i promise i will work on rewarding work in all of these ways but i will also make sure no company outsources our jobs without paying a penalty. let me follow up on that. aj is sitting there, works at aw. i have watched in my career following politicians around, i have heard them talk about we re not going to let corporations outsource jobs. every politician i have ever seen. it gets applause, and guess what s happened, lots of outsourcing, donald trump was the best at running this particular con. too right, chris. i guess my question to you, aj, as someone who watched this happen in terms of your membership, like what concretely
a company ships jobs overseas, i m introducing a new bill this congress that they will be punished that we can actually take back any tax deductions or tax benefits they had, and take away any tax breaks because they cannot be rewarded. if i am president of the united states, i promise i will work on rewarding work in all of these ways but i will also make sure no company outsources our jobs without paying a penalty. let me follow up on that. aj is sitting there, works at aw. i have watched in my career following politicians around, i have heard them talk about we re not going to let corporations outsource jobs. every politician i have ever seen. it gets applause, and guess what s happened, lots of outsourcing, donald trump was the best at running this particular con. too right, chris. i guess my question to you, aj, as someone who watched this
that would create a pipeline of kids doing service for someone else, and i promise you, when you spend any time putting others before yourself, any time, whether you re in health care, education, or as a first responder or as someone in the military, it s an expansion of the gi bill. and it works. the gi bill is one of the greatest economic engines in our history. that s my big idea for how more kids can get education that s much more affordable. i like it. we ve got some more questions from folks here. i want to thank eddie, and rebecca, aj and sonia. thank you so much. we ll be back with more michiganers with questions for senator kirsten gillibrand. don t go anywhere.
kids doing service for someone else, and i promise you, when you spend any time putting others before yourself, any time, whether you re in health care, education, or as a first responder or as someone in the military, it s an expansion of the gi bill. and it works. the gi bill is one of the greatest economic engines in our history. that s my big idea for how more kids can get education that s much more affordable. i like it. we ve got some more questions from folks here. i want to thank eddie, and rebecca, aj and sonia. thank you so much. we ll be back with more michiganers with questions for senator kirsten gillibrand. don t go anywhere. n gillibrand don t go anywhere. drive. to hit start and just go. fast and far. around town and around hairpins. to leave everyone in the dust, and leave rubber on the road. because mini was born to drive. drive for yourself at the mini born to drive sales event.