WASHINGTON, D.C. –  U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) released the following statement after final passage of the GENIUS Act, a bipartisan bill that creates a regulatory framework for stablecoins, a type of cryptocurrency that is pegged to currencies like the U.S. dollar or a commodity.   “Today, I voted in favor of the GENIUS Act, a bipartisan bill that sets up the first American guardrails and consumer protections for stablecoins, a type of cryptocurrency, and ensures that the U.S. continues to lead the world on the issue. “Like any piece of legislation, this bill is not perfect. But it has undergone improvements over the past

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, questioned U.S. Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Slotkin’s remarks and questions of Hegseth focused on whether he has authorized the U.S. military to arrest, detain, or use lethal force on unarmed protesters on United States soil.   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.