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Tim Walz says the middle class and workers will be a priority for Kamala Harris

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Tim Walz says the middle class and workers will be a priority for Kamala Harris

MANITOWOC – Standing in front of a “Made in America” ​​sign surrounded by manufacturing workers, Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz emphasized his and Vice President Kamala Harris’ mission to support the middle class and union workers during a campaign visit Monday morning.

At a Manitowoc Pattern & Machining warehouse, a division of the Wisconsin aluminum foundry, Walz assured voters that a Harris administration would prioritize the middle class and protect workers.

“That’s Kamala’s vision for the entire country,” Walz said. “Where workers are respected, they are elevated, they are paid, they are protected and we grow our economy.”

The event marked Walz’s second visit to northeastern Wisconsin this election cycle, joining the long list of campaign visits by candidates and surrogates to the area as both parties hope to win votes in a crucial swing state just a week before the election day. After his stop in Manitowoc, Walz quickly hopped on a plane to Waukesha for another campaign event.

Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance also visited Wisconsin on Monday, making a stop in Wausau in the afternoon. Former President Donald Trump will rally voters in Green Bay on Wednesday, his second visit to the area this election cycle.

Harris visited Green Bay for the first time this election cycle on Oct. 17, when she highlighted a “new path forward” for voters at the Resch Expo.

In a short 15-minute speech, Walz discussed manufacturing jobs, unions, the economy and early voting. Here are some takeaways.

Harris and Walz will preserve US manufacturing jobs and protect unions

Speaking to a room full of manufacturing workers, Walz emphasized that a Harris administration would prioritize manufacturing in the United States and increase manufacturing jobs across the country. He described the production as “the ticket to the middle class.”

“A ticket that doesn’t require you to take on debt with a college degree,” Walz said. “And under (Harris) leadership, we are winning the race to ensure the future is made in America.”

Walz criticized Trump for offshoring jobs during his presidency, saying he is “all talk when it comes to cracking down on China,” and even commented on the production of Trump’s God Bless the USA Bibles, which reportedly are made in China.

“He outsourced God to the Chinese,” Walz said, drawing laughter from the crowd.

Minnesota’s governor said he and Harris would fight for union workers, demand higher wages and better working conditions, and work with striking workers. Walz said Trump and Vance only care about “their billionaire friends.”

Although he spoke out against Trump’s approach to industry and unions, Walz noted that he wanted to give voters “something to vote for, and not just against.” He said Americans can vote for Harris’ plan to revitalize manufacturing communities in the United States, create a tax credit to create more jobs in strategic industries, give tax cuts to companies that guarantee workers’ right to engage in organize unions and guarantee federal contracts for unionized production. the USA

“So we can be leaders in the industries of the future,” Walz said. “And we can keep what we’ve always done: innovate better and compete better than the rest of the world. That’s what we’ve always done.”

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Linking Trump to Project 2025

During his remarks, Walz linked Trump to Project 2025, a conservative policy manual published by the Heritage Foundation, with which Trump has repeatedly denied ties. Walz said the manual is a “nightmare for American workers.”

Walz said Trump would repeal the bipartisan infrastructure bill, create a federal sales tax, repeal the Affordable Care Act and bankrupt Social Security.

“It undermines our system, it undermines the unions, it undermines the middle class,” Walz said.

Encourage early voting

Walz concluded his remarks with a reminder to vote and encourage others to vote. He highlighted early voting, which opened in Wisconsin on October 22.

“All this work, all these meetings, all these meetings, all those advertisements that you’re tired of, all that knocking on the door, all that phone banking, all these things that you do, they actually translate into One thing,” said Walz. “It has to be that little sticker that says ‘I voted’ for more people to believe in America, believe in the promise, be hopeful and happy and believe in the middle class.”

Vivian Barrett is the public safety reporter for the Green Bay Press-Gazette. You can reach her at [email protected] or (920) 431-8314. Follow her on X, formerly Twitter, at @vivianbarrett_.

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