WASHINGTON - Congressman Dale E. Kildee (D-MI) announced today that in response to his personal request, Delphi Corp. CEO Robert S. “Steve” Miller will meet with Flint community leaders on Wednesday, November 23, to discuss the future of Delphi and its Flint East plant.  Congressman Kildee arranged for Miller to meet with him and area economic development leaders, headed by Ed Donovan, President of the Flint-Genesee County Economic Growth Alliance at Delphi’s Troy, Mich., headquarters.   Kildee said he hopes the meeting with Miller will boost efforts to save jobs at the automotive parts supplier’s Flint East facility. 

“I appreciate Mr. Miller’s willingness to speak with leaders from our area and hear from us about how important Delphi is to this community,” Congressman Kildee said.  “For Flint, it’s an opportunity to put our best foot forward and do everything possible to keep the doors open at Delphi East, and show that this area should play a significant part in Delphi’s future.”    

Kildee also spoke privately with Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm at a Michigan Congressional delegation meeting this morning to persuade the state to offer a strong incentive package to keep its Flint East facility open and strengthen the future of the 15,000 Delphi workers all over Michigan.  Granholm met with Miller on October 14 to stress her administration’s willingness to do whatever is necessary to keep Delphi jobs in Michigan.  Kildee also met with Miller on Oct. 20 in Washington to speak about the future of Flint East and is encouraged that community leaders from Flint will get to speak with Miller as well.

“We don’t know how this will turn out in the end,” Kildee said. “But after next week, I believe he will know that we want to help Delphi keep these jobs here and to have this company strong in Flint not just this year or next, but for the long term.”