Michigan Democrat Haley Stevens endorsed three Trump administration economic policies: the Ratepayer Protection Pledge for AI-driven data center growth, federal equity stakes in strategic industries, and loan guarantees for critical-mineral mining.
Stevens argued public ownership should be considered when federal money is deployed, citing the administration’s conversion of $8.9 billion in funding into a 9.9% nonvoting Intel stake and the Pentagon’s 15% stake in MP Materials.
On minerals, she said stronger domestic extraction is needed to reduce U.S. vulnerability to China, while on data centers she backed coordination among utilities, developers and states to limit electricity-price pressure on ratepayers.
The endorsement cuts across party lines: Stevens still said the wealthiest should pay more taxes and has called Trump’s broader agenda dangerous, while the White House noted she has voted against the president more than 80% of the time.
Stevens framed the overlap as part of a broader bipartisan agenda on manufacturing and national security, pointing to cross-party work she says can continue despite sharp political divisions.