Mandating electric vehicles will be a major issue in the next presidential election, Mike Rogers, a Republican senator from Michigan who is supported by President Trump, said in an interview. Breitbart News DailyHe explained that there were major rifts in the union federation, and warned that if Joe Biden wins and continues his EV policy, there will definitely be a “disaster” in the auto industry.
Rogers explained that as President Biden pushes for EV mandates as part of his pursuit of a larger Green New Deal, union members and autoworkers in general are starting to wake up and see a very clear difference. . He noted that Michigan is a little different from other states in that most states don’t have such a “heavy debate” over EV mandates because of its large employment network in the auto industry.
“We’re going to be here in Michigan,” he said. “The workforce will be reduced by 40%. That’s not necessarily good for the environment, and it will make one-seventh of the U.S. economy dependent on the Chinese Communist Party,” he explained, adding that 85 percent of the EV process “This is being done through China,” he said.
Therefore, Biden’s EV mandate also “puts national security at risk,” he continued.
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“And the workers here see it, and they don’t. Nobody believes that it’s the right thing to do for the government to tell you what kind of car you drive. ” he said, later adding. That coalition is divided here in Michigan and we’re going to take advantage of that, and these guys here definitely love Donald Trump. ”
Mr. Rogers spoke directly to union members who have always voted Democratic, saying, “This time vote for your pocketbook,” and “a message that we can no longer take you for granted.” Please send this to the Democratic Party.”
“And my point to union people is, listen, by the way, if you care about the environment, and with this EV mandate, the government is essentially taking 40 percent of your jobs away. We’re saying we’re going to take it away and let you drive it.’ Cars you don’t want to drive. We don’t need to do it that way,” he said, pointing out the absurdity of making China “the most important car manufacturer in the world by mandating electric vehicles.”
“And I think the UAW workers are starting to say, ‘Wait a minute,'” Rogers continued, acknowledging that there would indeed be a “disaster” in the auto industry if Biden had his way.
“Yes, it will. If you’re an autoworker, if you’re a tier 2 and 3 autoworker supplier here, I think it’s definitely going to be a bloody disaster. It’s going to be a bloody disaster. It means your job is gone. Now, if you lose your job and your ability to take care of your family, I don’t care what anyone says. It’s bloody,” Rogers said, here He added that he agrees with President Trump’s words.
“We need to understand that the rhetoric that the president is using is definitely trying to draw attention to something that will have a devastating impact on working families in Michigan and across the country,” he added. .
The interview came amid reports that Biden would double down on the EV mandate. issue Regulations aimed at phasing out gasoline-powered vehicles.
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