WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) joined U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Patty Murray (D-WA), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and 43 of their Senate colleagues to call on Social Security Administration (SSA) Acting Commissioner Leland Dudek to address concerns about President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s plans to purge the Social Security workforce. The Trump Administration’s plans to terminate Social Security employees threaten millions of Americans’ ability to access their earned benefits.  In-person services are critical for people who lack reliable internet access and cannot navigate Social Security’s website. On average, 120,000 Americans visit and 233,000 call

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last night, U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin delivered the official Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s address to the Joint Session of Congress. She spoke from Wyandotte in Wayne County, Michigan. A town that Slotkin won, and President Trump won in the 2024 election.    Slotkin’s response focused on kitchen tables issues and economic security, national security and securing our democracy.                                Watch and download her full response here                                      

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin joined U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono, a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, in leading 12 of her Senate Armed Services Committee colleagues in a letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, demanding answers regarding the recent abrupt dismissals of several Judge Advocate Generals (JAG). In addition to demanding legal justification for these dismissals, the lawmakers requested documentation of the decision-making process, and a response to several oversight questions.   The letter also expressed serious concerns about statements made by Secretary Hegseth regarding these actions.   “By arbitrarily and baselessly removing duly selected and highly qualified