In previous role, Vought zeroed out hundreds of millions in funding for Great Lakes projects WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin, a member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, questioned Russell Vought, President-elect Trump’s nominee for Director of the Office of Management and Budget. Slotkin’s questions focused on Vought’s history of gutting the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative as well as his commitment to upholding the Constitution. DOWNLOAD AND WATCH SLOTKIN’S REMARKS HERE.

Hegseth refuses to answer repeated questions about how he would stand up to illegal and unconstitutional orders WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, questioned U.S. Department of Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth at his nomination hearing. Slotkin is a former CIA officer who was deployed for three times in Iraq alongside active-duty military and served presidents of both parties in national security roles at the White House and Pentagon. Slotkin’s remarks and questions of Hegseth focused on her role representing a state that voted for President-elect Trump, the responsibility and independence of the Secretary

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin released the following statement ahead of the expected Senate vote this week on the Laken Riley Act. “I plan to vote for the Laken Riley Act, just as I did last year in the House. Like many bills, this one isn’t perfect, and I’m hopeful there will be an amendment process. “But no matter what, this bill certainly doesn’t address the root causes of our broken immigration system, which we need to do to ever truly deal with immigration issues writ large in this country. “Michiganders have spoken loudly and clearly that they want action to secure