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6 October
10:19 pm

Gretchen Whitmer signed one of these sub national agreements three years ago, hasn't created a single job.

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John James, at Michigan Governor General Election Debate (WOOD TV8)

10:19 pm
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Why we checked itSpecific claim about a subnational trade/climate agreement signed by Whitmer and its economic impact (zero jobs created) — both the existence of the agreement and its job creation record are verifiable.
What we foundOfficial Michigan government records and Whitmer's own public statements directly contradict the claim that her subnational agreements created zero jobs, citing thousands of jobs linked to cross-border investment activity since those agreements.
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