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Slotkin Joins Letter to HHS Officials Demanding Answers and Action on Disruption to Head Start Programs
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Elissa Slotkin joined a group of her colleagues in issuing a letter to Acting Secretary of Health and Human Services Dorothy A. Fink, M.D. and Acting Director of the Office of Head Start Captain Tala Hooban expressing concern about the acute financial impacts and lingering uncertainty faced by Head Start programs in Connecticut and across the country as a result of the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) memo that imposed a government-wide hiring freeze. While the White House later clarified that Head Start would not be targeted by the funding freeze and the OMB later rescinded memo, Head
Slotkin Announces Two New Staffers to National Security Team
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin announced two new members joining her legislative team in her Washington D.C., office. Slotkin continues to seek qualified candidates for roles in the Washington D.C., office and in Michigan. Interested candidates can find job descriptions and application guidelines at slotkintransition.com.
Slotkin Statement on Elon Musk: “Musk’s personal interests don’t align with the interests of the average Michigander”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin released the following statement on Elon Musk: “I served for over 15 years in the federal government, working to protect the country from terrorist threats. The broad targeting across our federal government of everyone from law enforcement, to flight safety inspectors, to weather forecasters or those who test our drinking water, to pediatricians conducting clinical trials for children with cancer, is not just wrong – it will result in Americans being less safe. “I have no problems cutting fat from the system, but this approach is way too broad, and risks throwing the baby out with the