Former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) criticized Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) for her history of supporting electric vehicle (EV) mandates during Tuesday's Michigan Senate debate. did.
The auto industry has proven to be one of the most important issues in both Michigan's presidential and U.S. Senate races, and it was a hot topic Tuesday night.
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“My opponents have repeatedly supported EV mandates, trying to pick and choose which cars our companies have to make and which cars you have to buy,” Rogers said. Ta. “By the way, that resulted in 2,400 layoffs at Stellantis and 1,000 layoffs at General Motors.”
As Breitbart News reported, Slotkin specifically opposed a bill that would block the state from capping the number of gasoline-powered cars sold in September 2023. The bill passed along bipartisan lines, but did not receive support from Slotkin.
Moreover, the vote took place during a United Auto Workers (UAW) strike. The Democratic Party's push for electric vehicles was a major factor in union strikes, as they threatened to cut manufacturing jobs.
Rogers stressed Tuesday that many Michigan autoworkers he has spoken to “know more than what's going to come out of Washington, D.C.”
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Additionally, Slotkin will be available in September 2024. I voted He opposes a bill that would roll back the Biden-Harris administration's rules phasing out EVs, which polls show most Michiganders oppose. The rule, announced in March, requires most new cars sold in the U.S. to be electric or hybrid by 2032.
Rogers argued Thursday that hybrids are a better step forward than EVs.
“There are better ways to get where we want to go, like hybrids, which, by the way, don’t need to be plugged in and keep the autoworkers here in the state.” he said.
“About a million people depend on manufacturing something, a part, etc. for a gasoline engine. I don't understand why we would need to take 40% of that workforce off the table,” he said. added.
Mr. Rogers also highlighted the threat China poses to the domestic auto market under the transition to EVs, noting that the majority of parts processed in EVS pass through China.
“I don't understand why on God's green earth they would cede the car market to the Chinese Communist Party,” he said.
“By selling cars that Americans want to buy, we have won against China,” Rogers argued.
