WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin joined Senators John Thune (R-SD), and Dick Durbin (D-IL) in leading a bipartisan group of their colleagues in asking President Trump to authorize the year-round sale of E15 fuel through the summer of 2025, in order to enhance America’s energy security and lower fuel costs for consumers while leveraging American agriculture.  “To meet our nation’s energy needs and decrease the cost of fuel, we must deploy an all-of-the-above energy strategy, which includes leveraging domestic biofuels,” the senators wrote. “As affirmed by the actions you took to first allow year-round E15 in 2019, and those approved for the

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) joined a bipartisan coalition of 50 U.S. Senators in introducing legislation for primary and secondary sanctions against Russia and actors supporting Russia’s aggression in Ukraine.  These sanctions would be imposed if Russia refuses to engage in good faith negotiations for a lasting peace with Ukraine or initiates another effort, including military invasion, that undermines the sovereignty of Ukraine after peace is negotiated. The legislation also imposes a 500 percent tariff on imported goods from countries that buy Russian oil, gas, uranium and other products.  “Putin launched an unprovoked invasion of Ukraine that has killed more than

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Joni Ernst (R-IA), members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, are working to reinstate potash and add phosphate – both critical fertilizer ingredients – to the U.S. Critical Minerals List. In a letter to Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, the lawmakers explain this designation will support domestic production and strengthen supply chains, important steps to protecting food security and stabilizing the market for farmers.   “At the very heart of this issue are the American farmers who work tirelessly to feed Americans and much of the world. Fertilizers containing potash and phosphate are essential to maintaining