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McCormick: Anti-data center misinformation is largely driven by China
“There's enormous misinformation. And I think that misinformation is largely being driven by China and outside forces.”
McCormick: Pennsylvania overdose deaths fell 60% to 1,600 this year
“We had 4000 people who died in Pennsylvania in the last year of the Biden administration at 1600. This year it's down 60%, those same statistics nationally.”
McCormick: Society will lose capitalism unless economic inequality is addressed
“We are gonna lose capitalism unless we find a combination of a ways to address it.”
McCormick: Two-thirds of PA union rank-and-file voted for him
“Even though all the all the national unions would have vote, would have endorsed Kamala Harris and Bob Casey, my opponent, the rank and file, two thirds of the rank and file, the electricians, the pipe fitters, the steam fitters voted for me.”
McCormick: Republicans need a strong Democratic Party to keep them honest
“Ironically, the best thing we want if we're Republicans is a strong Democratic Party that keeps Us honest and keeps us in check with good ideas, and that's not happening”
McCormick: PA energy summit secured $92B in investment commitments
“Dina and I hosted an energy and innovation summit in Pennsylvania last July. We had ninety two billion dollars of investment committed.”
McCormick: Young trade workers on PA infrastructure projects earn over $100k annually
“They're in their late teens, early twenties. They're making more than a hundred grand a year in these sites, and they can't build, they can't hire quick enough.”
McCormick: $500 million was spent on Pennsylvania Senate race
“There was, my race was five hundred million dollars. We raised two hundred million on my side, three hundred million on the opposition side.”
McCormick: Working-class coalition winner will dictate the 2028 election
“Who wins that coalition in Pennsylvania and who wins it in the country, I think will dictate the future to a large degree in twenty-twenty-eight and beyond.”
McCormick: US cannot win AI race without expanding energy supply
“We can't win the AI race without energy”