“Michigan is at the forefront of this election”: Scholten campaigns for Harris

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan – Federal and state lawmakers from West Michigan gathered for a campaign rally with the Harris Walz campaign on Tuesday and said the Mitten State remains an important part of the ongoing presidential campaign.

“We know that Michigan is at the forefront of this election, not just at the top of the ballot, but across the entire ballot,” said U.S. Rep. Hillary Scholten, a Democrat who represents Michigan's 3rd District in Washington, DC.

Scholten stood alongside state Rep. Carol Glanville (D) and Mary Sluter, a member of the United Food and Commercial Workers union. The trio were promoting Vice President Harris' campaign hours before Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance was scheduled to appear at a rally near Big Rapids.

“We are here for a very special reason, to talk about Harris Walz's campaign plan to lower health care costs for ordinary Americans,” Scholten opened the event. “It's important that we do this today because JD Vance is here in West Michigan for the second time in just a few weeks trying to spread his lies about their plans for Michigan families.”

Scholten promised to work with the potential Harris administration to pass more laws for working families.

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