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As we move toward the midterm elections on November 6, Stateside has been having conversations with congressional candidates around the state. Today, we spoke¹ with the 11th District's Democratic candidate Haley Stevens.

We reached out to Stevens' opponent, Republican Lena Epstein, for an interview. Her campaign staff has not responded.

Stevens worked on the financial bailout of GM and Chrysler, and has a background in advanced manufacturing. She was also part of Hillary Clinton's, and later, Barack Obama's, 2008 presidential campaigns.

When asked how her background has prepared her for public office, Stevens pointed² to her work for the Obama administration.

"I served as the chief of staff on President Obama's U.S. auto³ rescue, which was the initiative responsible for saving General Motors and Chrysler, and 200,000 Michigan jobs. We basically stood up for our entire regional economy, and that's what I want to go to Congress to do. I want to be the best advocate for this region," Stevens said.

In July, the conservative Washington Free Beacon⁴ claimed that Stevens was misleading constituents⁵ by calling herself the chief of staff for the Auto Task Force. They pointedout that within the Treasury⁶ Department, she was officially designated as a "special assistant."

Regarding the accusations⁷, Stevens said, "I'm going off of what my boss has said to me and the work I did. I wasn't there to be a peacock, but I was there to serve ourregion and stand up for our economy."

If elected into office, Stevens said her top three priorities would be ensuring federal support for infrastructure⁸ projects, supporting public schools, and promoting the skilled trades.

Listen above to hear more on these policies, Steven's bipartisan initiatives, and her views on campaign finance reform.

1 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

2 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

3 auto   

n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车

参考例句：

• Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
• The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。

4 beacon   

n.烽火，（警告用的）闪火灯，灯塔

参考例句：

• The blink of beacon could be seen for miles.灯塔的光亮在数英里之外都能看见。
• The only light over the deep black sea was the blink shone from the beacon.黑黢黢的海面上唯一的光明就只有灯塔上闪现的亮光了。

5 constituents   

n.选民( constituent的名词复数 )；成分；构成部分；要素

参考例句：

• She has the full support of her constituents. 她得到本区选民的全力支持。
• Hydrogen and oxygen are the constituents of water. 氢和氧是水的主要成分。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 treasury   

n.宝库；国库，金库；文库

参考例句：

• The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
• This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

7 accusations   

n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名

参考例句：

• There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
• He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。

8 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。