El-Sayed talks corporate money, healthcare, artificial intelligence at Lansing town hall
Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed held a Lansing town hall with End Citizens United president Tiffany Muller, tying corporate political spending to healthcare costs, data center development and his Medicare for All platform. Muller cited a poll finding roughly 60% of respondents reported experiencing government corruption, which she linked to rising health costs and lawmakers' financial ties to insurers.
El-Sayed criticized opponent Mike Rogers for taking corporate money in Congress before advising companies he once regulated, and needled Rogers over stock holdings tied to data center firms. El-Sayed said his own retirement savings sit in an independently managed mutual fund, distinguishing it from the stock trading by members of Congress that he wants banned.
Congressional candidate William Lawrence, who also spoke, said refusing corporate donations lets him back a data center moratorium and Medicare for All without conflict. An audience member pressed El-Sayed on his anti-data center stance, prompting a response about AI's effects on jobs and healthcare decisions.
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