SmileyForCongress

Global business mgmt experience in real-world roles who can apply common sense to make data-driven decisions that truly represent 6th District citizens

[SmileyForCongress @Smiley4Congress]

WOW! In fiscal year 2026 (thus far), it appears as though the University of Michigan has issued 197 Labor Condition Applications (LCA) to hire H-1B visa holders, 8 green card holders, and 18 jobs are currently posted!
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[SmileyForCongress @Smiley4Congress]

@MonaKnows2 You have a choice!!! I am the grassroots Republican that wants to put my real-life global business experience to work for the people. Pls consider helping me get across the finish line with a win for the US & MI!🥇 🇺🇸

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[SmileyForCongress @Smiley4Congress]

@docmurdock @RNCResearch @Citizen_Estate “Open borders”… Dingell voted against securing them, but can’t remember how she voted

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[SmileyForCongress @Smiley4Congress]

@Maggie25848 @RNCResearch @ElegantExigence This is one of the many reasons why a grass roots business person like me is I going to be on the ballot challenging Debbie Dingell.
Real-world experience matters

Enough is enough!

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[SmileyForCongress @Smiley4Congress]

@RNCResearch You have a choice!!! I am the grassroots Republican that wants to put my real-life global business experience to work for the people. Pls consider helping me get across the finish line with a win for the US & MI!🥇 🇺🇸
https://t.co/wI2Dy5Tuu1

[SmileyForCongress @Smiley4Congress]

@USBPChiefDTM Great work upholding existing laws - despite Democrats like MI-6 Debbie Dingell voting against;
❌HR 2 Secure the Border
❌HR2494 POLICE
❌HR 7343 Detain/Deport Illegals Who Assault Cops
❌ etc.

And if you have canines,
❌HR 4638 Federal Working Animal Protection

#GotYour6

[SmileyForCongress @Smiley4Congress]

@prdvt @NRCC There are a lot of good candidates running this cycle, but we need help to oust the Dems & RINOs
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[SmileyForCongress @Smiley4Congress]

@Michael20917862 @NRCC “Protecting free speech from government interference” actually passed in the House in 2023 despite 206 Dems (including MI-6 Debbie Dingell) boarding against it.

Why is this a partisan issue? https://t.co/HNIu8SVB2w

[SmileyForCongress @Smiley4Congress]

@wonderwoman1058 Lots of good candidates use WinRed… not only RINOs 😉
Global business person, putting my real-world experience to work for the people. Raising my hand… 🙌
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I’m grassroots challenging MI-6 Debbie Dingell

[SmileyForCongress @Smiley4Congress]

@walther_jeff @NRCC Global business person, putting my real-world experience to work for the people. Raising my hand… 🙌
https://t.co/tVoepq5d6a

I’m challenging MI-6 Debbie Dingell and still waiting for the NRCC to respond to my outreach.

[SmileyForCongress @Smiley4Congress]

@DetroitBadger @NRCC Global business person, putting my real-world experience to work for the people. Raising my hand… 🙌
https://t.co/tVoepq5d6a

I’m challenging MI-6 Debbie Dingell and still waiting for the NRCC to respond to my outreach.

[SmileyForCongress @Smiley4Congress]

@annarbornews My heart/prayers go out to the family and friends of the person that was found, and also extend to the person that discovered the body and first responders.

[SmileyForCongress @Smiley4Congress]

@Goody2Shoes46 Social Security is federal, and therefore a jurisdictional matter. I recommend contacting the U.S. Rep or one of our 2 U.S. Senators.
There is a referral process, that can help expedite resolution. 🙏🏻

[SmileyForCongress @Smiley4Congress]

Great news for animal lovers! What’s disturbing is 190 Democrats (including MI-6 Debbie Dingell) voted against punishing people who hurt/kill working police dogs.
Why not 100% bipartisan? Are Dems animal haters?
#LoveDogs
@peta
@humaneworldorg
@mhumane

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[Lee Zeldin @epaleezeldin]

The Trump EPA is eliminating animal testing by accelerating the shift to modern, gold standard science. Today, we are announcing 13 new high-quality alternatives to animal testing that will deliver faster, more accurate scientific results. https://t.co/0HQgSHD5lG

[SmileyForCongress @Smiley4Congress]

PSA: Food safety is a responsibility at both the state and federal level. Here is a website that lets you search by restaurant, city, state, etc. to see inspection reports. MAHA is making great strides, but there is more work to be done here.
#FoodSafety
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[SmileyForCongress @Smiley4Congress]

@DaveBondyTV MI leadership has historically allowed an energy monopoly, current leadership has closed traditional power plants, grid/infrastructure is inadequate, and subsidized data centers will consume even more energy. Sadly, a recipe for an energy consumption disaster.
#Vote4Change

[SmileyForCongress @Smiley4Congress]

Asking, your mission should you decide to choose to accept it; Mobilize to help with my campaign;
📷Fundraise (lit, ads, yard signs, etc.)
📷Get out the vote
📷Educate/activate voters, those of faith, hunters/anglers, unions, etc.
📷Have fun
Like series https://t.co/rPQtPqZui7

[SmileyForCongress @Smiley4Congress]

@cjeasonmichigan Agreed, “policies stifle growth” however, if done correctly can unleash thriving prosperity. It’s easy to benchmark the states that are attracting the jobs & do similar.

Under MI’s current admin, regulations have exponentially increased.

#VoteRed

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[SmileyForCongress @Smiley4Congress]

Regardless of $10.6 TRILLION investment into the US, Michigan cannot bring in jobs when state regulations/policies/agencies don’t enable it.
#LeadershipChange

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[Michigan Enjoyer @mich_enjoyer]

Whitmer Can Make Jobs in the Carolinas but Not Michigan
Scout Motors got $10 million from the state to build in Novi but is fleeing south for $1.3 billion in incentives

By Jay Murray @Stainless31

Novi — The Michigan Economic Development Corporation has become—or was intended to be—a slush fund for political donors and the elite corporate class types to leverage their connections to the Whitmer administration and receive hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars.

Already under intense scrutiny for the $20 million shopping spree by criminally indicted Faye Beydoun, the next shoe has appeared to drop.

Volkswagen subsidiary Scout Motors of Novi is allegedly moving over 200 jobs to Charlotte North Carolina and is set to begin production on a vehicle line in neighboring South Carolina.

Why should this matter to you?

Because Scout Motors received $10 million from the MEDC Strategic Fund in 2023. Based in Virginia at that time, they agreed to expand their Research and Development in Metro Detroit.

This was essentially a robbery. They dropped in, secured the bag, and bolted into the night. No, wait. That takes Whitmer and the MEDC off the hook. This is worse.

This is like getting friend-zoned on a really expensive date. Desperate to make Michigan look hot for businesses operating in new technologies, Whitmer made it rain with money all over Scout Motors looking for the permanent hookup.

The timing of the Scout Motors announcement couldn’t be worse for the Whitmer and the Democrat power column. It comes on the heels of the Beydoun scandal, and while every corporate and NGO hack in the state is bivouacked on Mackinac Island looking for ways to grift even more state “revenue.”

When informed of the Scout Motors announcement, an attendee of the conference speaking under the condition of anonymity said, “Jesus Christ, Michigan is in a mess. We’re in decline and every corporate interest is fighting for every single taxpayer dollar.”

Whitmer’s epic handling of the MEDC—an agency constructed to create jobs in Michigan—is so exceptionally effective we’re now creating jobs in the Carolinas. It might be time to discuss ending this decades-old institution.

There is zero evidence indicating the MEDC has actually helped Michigan compete economically against other states regionally or nationwide. Quite the opposite: Michigan has been in managed decline for the entirety of the Whitmer administration.

According to data published by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, Michigan was ranked 18th in the nation in GDP in 1999, when the MEDC came into existence. Today, Michigan ranks 41st. Clearly this baby is working wonders for the state.

With the Beydoun scandal revealing a severe lack of oversight in a state already grappling with breathtaking governmental transparency issues, MEDC has become politically toxic, and Scout Motors is just in the latest in a litany of questionable investments.

Their notice to now replace most of their Novi-based operations and employees in the Carolinas has become a political hot potato, specifically in the South Carolina gubernatorial race where the state’s 2023 commitment to spending $1.3 billion for Scout’s eventual product line has outraged voters.

Whether Scout can build an efficient EV is an open question. Adding fuel to this electrical fire is the $150,000 Oakland County added to the pot. Millions from the state wasn’t good enough for Scout, apparently. They needed an additional tip from County Commish David Coulter.

We badly need a house cleaning. The current MEDC board, most of whom were appointed by Whitmer, seems unable to achieve its mission.

Scrap the whole damn thing. Public/private management of the state’s economy has been a disaster. Unleashing growth starts by getting government out of the way.

Maybe the MEDC wasn’t meant to boost economic growth, but rather direct it. Picking politically favorable winners, unfavorable losers—and picking up some Tunisian rugs and a $4,500 coffee maker along the way.

[SmileyForCongress @Smiley4Congress]

@nicksortor Why have the police/feds not been able to determine how non-peaceful protests are being funded?

There are security cameras, everywhere, and in this case (at a minimum) they could be fined for littering.

[SmileyForCongress @Smiley4Congress]

Onshoring mfg is not only a national security & strength issue, it’s a jobs issue for American citizens! Having worked in the auto industry for 32 years, I have seen 10s of thousands of white & blue collar engrg, mfg, and IT jobs offshored to Mexico, India, Brazil, China, etc.

[Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh]

🚨 SEC. SCOTT BESSENT SAYS IT PERFECTLY: "A nation that cannot manufacture, mine, ship, or refine its needs, gradually cedes its strength and sovereignty to others."

"That is a DANGEROUS dependency for any country. It is an unacceptable one for the United States of America." 🇺🇸

"The truth is that for too long, America had been asleep. We mistook comfort for strength. We substituted efficiency for resilience and consumption as a measure of prosperity."'

"We told ourselves that so long as goods were cheaper overseas, it did not matter whether factories went dark in Michigan, Ohio, or Pennsylvania."

"We assumed that supply chains would always function smoothly, and adversaries would always behave responsibly, and the invisible hand would correct vulnerabilities that too few in public life had the courage to confront. And while we reassured ourselves with those assumptions, risk accumulated all around us."

"Somewhere along the way, we lost sight of a foundational principle that previous generations understood instinctively."

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