Governor Andy Beshear

Well, sometimes you need some legislation, but most of the time it's your effectiveness. When people are looking at locating a huge investment, you gotta have the site, you gotta have the power, you gotta have the water, you gotta have the infrastructure, but then you've gotta be able to convince them and give them comfort.

that you can get it done. On our major projects, every single cabinet that has a part reports to me every two weeks because my job is to get those built as fast as we can. And we sell speed to market to all these companies that if you come to Kentucky, We'll get you up and running faster than anywhere. So we brought everybody in as a team.

that you can get it done. On our major projects, every single cabinet that has a part reports to me every two weeks because my job is to get those built as fast as we can. And we sell speed to market to all these companies that if you come to Kentucky, We'll get you up and running faster than anywhere. So we brought everybody in as a team.

The environmental permitters sit down with companies ahead of time because these companies want to do right by the environment. And we work together to see how fast we can do it and where the best placement of this or that would be to meet the goals and to protect the environment. Our building inspectors are ready ahead of time and are there. It's just about making things work.

The environmental permitters sit down with companies ahead of time because these companies want to do right by the environment. And we work together to see how fast we can do it and where the best placement of this or that would be to meet the goals and to protect the environment. Our building inspectors are ready ahead of time and are there. It's just about making things work.

and understanding that when we make it easier for people to build that facility, then the jobs come to our people that much faster.

and understanding that when we make it easier for people to build that facility, then the jobs come to our people that much faster.

We don't end up having that specific conversation because even with all the laws the legislature's passed, union membership has gone up in Kentucky each of the last three years. They're booming, especially in the construction, in the building trades, and they're building all these facilities, getting them done on time and on budget.

We don't end up having that specific conversation because even with all the laws the legislature's passed, union membership has gone up in Kentucky each of the last three years. They're booming, especially in the construction, in the building trades, and they're building all these facilities, getting them done on time and on budget.

What we end up talking about the most is both getting their facility constructed on time, but then also workforce. While other states looked down on manufacturing for a long time, we never did. We believe in work. We believe that we need to make in the United States what the United States needs. And so we were reshoring manufacturing before the second Trump administration.

What we end up talking about the most is both getting their facility constructed on time, but then also workforce. While other states looked down on manufacturing for a long time, we never did. We believe in work. We believe that we need to make in the United States what the United States needs. And so we were reshoring manufacturing before the second Trump administration.

And the ironic thing is it has slowed down the pace of reshoring. That these tariffs that are supposed to encourage companies to build in the United States, those companies were already planning. on building in the United States. They'd done too much with China. They were trying to hedge in the United States. Our growth was bigger than just about any other country.

And the ironic thing is it has slowed down the pace of reshoring. That these tariffs that are supposed to encourage companies to build in the United States, those companies were already planning. on building in the United States. They'd done too much with China. They were trying to hedge in the United States. Our growth was bigger than just about any other country.

But it takes three to five years and the tariffs will hit them right now. And even when they build their facility, they will need to import certain materials or parts for a long time. And so so these tariffs are actually stopping the the aim that the Trump administration claims that it has. And everybody's seeing it. Everybody's seeing pause projects, cancel projects.

But it takes three to five years and the tariffs will hit them right now. And even when they build their facility, they will need to import certain materials or parts for a long time. And so so these tariffs are actually stopping the the aim that the Trump administration claims that it has. And everybody's seeing it. Everybody's seeing pause projects, cancel projects.

And now we're even seeing layoffs. This is the single most damaging economic policy I've seen from a president in my lifetime. And the fascinating thing to me is more than anything I've ever seen in politics, it's attributable to one person and one person alone.

And now we're even seeing layoffs. This is the single most damaging economic policy I've seen from a president in my lifetime. And the fascinating thing to me is more than anything I've ever seen in politics, it's attributable to one person and one person alone.

It does. And making batteries in the United States right now takes foreign direct investment. So this is a joint venture between Ford that has a huge Kentucky presence and SK, which is a South Korean company. Okay.

It does. And making batteries in the United States right now takes foreign direct investment. So this is a joint venture between Ford that has a huge Kentucky presence and SK, which is a South Korean company. Okay.

And so when you look at these tariffs, it not only makes the operations and the cost of operations that much more difficult because we do have to import right now materials, and we're going to have to until we build out this industry, which is going to take time. But what's happening before this tariff policy, but you also are insulting and or attacking the countries where these companies are in.