Do we want in this nation to lose the backbone of manufacturing in this country? Do we want to be a nation that doesn't want to manufacture anything?

We need to continue to make the case that Michigan is where you ought to be.

Every single country that has an auto industry is stepping forward to help that auto industry. Why wouldn't we help this industry too, because it needs 3.5 million jobs.

I certainly never thought I would run for office myself. If someone had suggested it, I would have laughed out loud.

I urge you to be bold. Life isn't changed from the balcony. Get onto the floor and dance, dance, dance.

Concentrating wealth in the hands of the few and deregulating financial institutions and practices lead to speculative bubbles that eventually burst — and that brings the whole country down.

California is beautiful to look at, but you can't be a part of it like you can in Michigan.