Press Releases
Slotkin Statement on President Trump’s Selfridge Announcement, Comes After Years of Bipartisan Work at Every Level
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), a member of the Armed Services Committee and Homeland Security Committee, issued the following statement after President Trump announced that Selfridge will receive 21 F-15EX fighters starting in Fiscal Year 2028. “After more than a decade of bipartisan work from Michigan leaders of all stripes, including our Senators, House members, and local leaders, we have finally secured a new fighter mission at Selfridge to replace the retiring A-10 platform. “President Trump’s announcement that Selfridge will receive 21 F-15EX fighters is a big win and it is a testament to the more than 100-year history
Slotkin, Schiff Urge White House to Disclose Executive Branch Employees’ Financial Transactions Leading Up to Trump’s Tariff Pause
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following President Donald Trump’s abrupt tariffs pause that raised alarming questions about potential violations of federal ethics and insider trading laws, U.S. Senators Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Adam Schiff (D-CA), and other members of congress sent a bicameral letter today to White House Chief of Staff, Susan Wiles, urgently demanding a full accounting of periodic financial transaction reports filed by senior White House and executive branch employees since the start of the Trump Administration. In the letter, the lawmakers urged Wiles to commit to ensuring that all transaction reports are transmitted to the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) to be made
As Republicans Gear Up to Pass a Tax Bill Benefitting the Wealthy, Slotkin Supports Bills to Cut Taxes for Middle Class Michigan Families
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) announced her support for two bills aimed at putting more money in the pockets of working families in Michigan. The American Family Act, which permanently expands the Child Tax Credit to by increasing the value of the Child Tax Credit from the current level of $2,000 per child to $6,360 for newborns, $4,320 for children ages 1-6, and $3,600 for children ages 6-17. Slotkin is also supporting the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Act which would significantly expand and deepen tax credits available for child care to $4,000 per child. “The rising cost of