Remarks: Joe Biden Tours King Orchards in Central Lake, Michigan - July 3, 2021


Joe Biden Tours King Orchards in Central Lake, Michigan [2021-07-03]
Juliette King McAvoy
Joe Biden
Debbie Stabenow
Unidentified speaker
Gary Peters
Maria Pascual
Pedro Francisco
Juana Miguel
Gretchen Whitmer
Jesus Sebastian
80 degrees
Guatemala
20%
General Motors
United States

Juliette King McAvoy
00:00:00 - 00:00:08 ()
You'll see some cracked ones, yes. We'll see some cracked ones that wasn't getting a lot of rain. They -- they will split, but --
Slightly Positive
Joe Biden
00:00:08 - 00:00:11 ()
But what -- what's the difference between these trees?
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Juliette King McAvoy
00:00:11 - 00:00:17 ()
Yes, so this is a gold tree. This variety [Inaudible] and they don't taste that great. These are much sweeter.
Leans Positive
Gary Peters
00:00:17 - 00:00:19 ()
Sweeter.
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Juliette King McAvoy
00:00:19 - 00:00:26 ()
But they get -- these are actually [Inaudible] cherries which you put on your ice cream sundaes.
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Gary Peters
00:00:26 - 00:00:29 ()
Yeah, right. Right.
Slightly Positive
Juliette King McAvoy
00:00:29 - 00:00:50 ()
And -- so we -- we are seeing a -- less than 20% of our crop this year. These trees would normally be just laden with fruit. The branches hanging down. In fact, up to 80 degrees [Inaudible] followed by a cold snap in April and [Inaudible]
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Debbie Stabenow
00:00:50 - 00:00:51 ()
Which is all [Inaudible]
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Gary Peters
00:00:51 - 00:00:54 ()
But then the rain -- the rain [Inaudible]
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Debbie Stabenow
00:00:54 - 00:00:55 ()
The rain made it worse.
Negative
Juliette King McAvoy
00:00:55 - 00:01:19 ()
And then it's been a rough year. Then we've had two [Inaudible] this spring and a very significant amount of rain last year [Inaudible] all over our state. So, you know, this -- this volatile weather is really just -- we don't even know how to handle it and what our future looks like.
Very Positive
Joe Biden
00:01:19 - 00:01:26 ()
Well, I tell you what, future depends on us getting to work and making sure we get [Inaudible] [Crosstalk]
Very Positive
Unidentified speaker
00:01:26 - 00:01:33 ()
Guys, we're going to move to the next stop. You, guys, we're going to move to the next stop.
Very Negative
Unidentified speaker
00:01:33 - 00:01:36 ()
We're going to move to the next stop.
Slightly Negative
Juliette King McAvoy
00:01:36 - 00:01:49 ()
Moving out of business. And, in fact, I heard this morning that a processing plant in [Inaudible] laid off 74 workers, so this -- this industry is so [Inaudible] is really [Inaudible]
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Debbie Stabenow
00:01:49 - 00:01:53 ()
But there's a lot -- some of the things that you've proposed in the [Inaudible]
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Joe Biden
00:01:53 - 00:01:54 ()
Yeah, one of the things [Inaudible]
Slightly Positive
Debbie Stabenow
00:01:54 - 00:01:55 ()
Yup, yup.
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Joe Biden
00:01:55 - 00:01:56 ()
And we are very [Inaudible]
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Juliette King McAvoy
00:01:56 - 00:02:14 ()
And, you know, the clean energy infrastructure, that's going to help us move into the next generation of sustainability. It's so important to us. We can't wait to start turning over our farm trucks and machinery into clean energy --
Very Positive
Joe Biden
00:02:14 - 00:02:16 ()
Electric vehicles.
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Juliette King McAvoy
00:02:16 - 00:02:22 ()
Yeah, electric vehicles. I saw you drive that Ford, and I can't wait. [Crosstalk]
Slightly Positive
Gary Peters
00:02:22 - 00:02:24 ()
Yes, and he loved it.
Very Positive
Juliette King McAvoy
00:02:24 - 00:02:26 ()
I can't wait to get one.
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Debbie Stabenow
00:02:26 - 00:02:28 ()
Very cool truck.
Somewhat Positive
Juliette King McAvoy
00:02:28 - 00:02:29 ()
And so -- and -- and --
Unknown
Joe Biden
00:02:29 - 00:02:41 ()
By the way, I don't want to get in trouble. I got a commitment from chairman of the board of General Motors, Mary Barra, that they're making an electric corvette. I get to drive it.
Neutral
Gary Peters
00:02:41 - 00:02:43 ()
That's a good deal.
Positive
Joe Biden
00:02:43 - 00:02:44 ()
What is your biggest [Inaudible]
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Juliette King McAvoy
00:02:44 - 00:02:57 ()
The tart cherry is what is our biggest acreage [Inaudible]. That's what we [Inaudible] if you can find it, but it's -- helps with various [Inaudible] [Crosstalk]
Very Positive
Joe Biden
00:02:57 - 00:02:59 ()
I just like the taste.
Somewhat Positive
Gary Peters
00:02:59 - 00:03:00 ()
Yes.
Positive
Juliette King McAvoy
00:03:00 - 00:03:34 ()
Let me -- let me direct you over here. I -- I want to introduce you to a couple of people. Pedro is -- is in the ladder here. Juana.
Neutral
Joe Biden
00:03:34 - 00:03:36 ()
Hey, Pedro [Inaudible]
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Pedro Francisco
00:03:36 - 00:03:37 ()
Hi.
Unknown
Gary Peters
00:03:37 - 00:03:38 ()
Hey, Pedro.
Unknown
Juana Miguel
00:03:38 - 00:03:40 ()
Nice to meet you.
Positive
Joe Biden
00:03:40 - 00:03:43 ()
Hi, Pedro, how are you? [Crosstalk]
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Juliette King McAvoy
00:03:43 - 00:03:45 ()
That's Maria, and this is Jesus here.
Unknown
Juana Miguel
00:03:45 - 00:03:46 ()
Juana. Nice to meet you.
Positive
Joe Biden
00:03:46 - 00:03:48 ()
Nice to meet you. How are you?
Positive
Juana Miguel
00:03:48 - 00:03:49 ()
Good. Good.
Very Positive
Maria Pascual
00:03:49 - 00:03:49 ()
Hi, I'm Maria.
Unknown
Joe Biden
00:03:49 - 00:03:51 ()
Hi, Maria. Good to see you.
Positive
Juliette King McAvoy
00:03:51 - 00:03:52 ()
And Jesus.
Unknown
Jesus Sebastian
00:03:52 - 00:03:52 ()
[Inaudible] Good to see you.
Positive
Joe Biden
00:03:52 - 00:03:53 ()
You, too. [Crosstalk]
Unknown
Debbie Stabenow
00:03:53 - 00:03:56 ()
[Inaudible] for working so hard.
Unknown
Juliette King McAvoy
00:03:56 - 00:04:10 ()
These -- these good people have worked with King Orchards for 35 years. [Crosstalk] They -- they arrived from Guatemala when -- between the ages of -- Juana was 16 when she arrived from Guatemala.
Positive
Pedro Francisco
00:04:10 - 00:04:10 ()
So sorry.
Leans Negative
Debbie Stabenow
00:04:10 - 00:04:15 ()
I'm sorry. No, no, no. You need to come up here. You need to come up here.
Very Negative
Pedro Francisco
00:04:15 - 00:04:18 ()
Nice meeting you, Mr. President.
Positive
Joe Biden
00:04:18 - 00:04:19 ()
Good to see you.
Positive
Juliette King McAvoy
00:04:19 - 00:04:43 ()
They -- they now have grandchildren here. They -- their children have gone to college, are, you know, just prospering and thriving. And -- and this is the American dream. And -- and what they do for King Orchards is invaluable. We -- our business is what it is because we have these skilled people, skilled laborers that are here and they --
Slightly Positive
Joe Biden
00:04:43 - 00:04:57 ()
One of the [Inaudible] that we're proposing is to make sure that farmworkers who are here in the United States now working who aren't citizens get citizenship. [Crosstalk] And I know you probably have it already.
Very Positive
Pedro Francisco
00:04:57 - 00:04:58 ()
I do. I have.
Unknown
Gary Peters
00:04:58 - 00:05:00 ()
Yeah. Yeah.
Very Positive
Juliette King McAvoy
00:05:00 - 00:05:14 ()
And that's -- that citizenship just offers them the protection and security, and -- and that they can live their life and seek opportunities. That's what America is all about, right?
Very Positive
Gary Peters
00:05:14 - 00:05:15 ()
Absolutely.
Unknown
Joe Biden
00:05:15 - 00:05:18 ()
We are a nation of immigrants, every one of us.
Unknown
Gary Peters
00:05:18 - 00:05:19 ()
Yeah.
Slightly Positive
Joe Biden
00:05:19 - 00:05:20 ()
Well, thank you.
Very Positive
Maria Pascual
00:05:20 - 00:05:23 ()
Thank you, too. Nice to see you. [Crosstalk]
Very Positive
Gretchen Whitmer
00:05:23 - 00:05:26 ()
Nice to meet you all. [Crosstalk]
Positive
Joe Biden
00:05:26 - 00:05:34 ()
I'm just doing this to make sure they're all ripe.
Somewhat Positive
Juana Miguel
00:05:34 - 00:05:34 ()
Yeah.
Slightly Positive
Joe Biden
00:05:34 - 00:05:36 ()
I'm just doing this [Inaudible] [Crosstalk]
Unknown