Press Releases
Slotkin, Colleagues Raise Concerns About New USDA Farm Loan Process, Push for Clarity
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) joined her colleagues in pressing the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for more information about reporting that certain farm loans and loan guarantees must be cleared through Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) employees. “We write to express concern about a reported memorandum from the Farm Service Agency (FSA) to require certain farm loans and loan guarantees to be cleared through Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) employees,” wrote the Senators. “In addition to raising privacy questions, this change could create delays in FSA loans for qualified borrowers,” the Senators continued. “At a time when financial uncertainty is rising for America’s
Slotkin Statement on President Trump’s Selfridge Announcement, Comes After Years of Bipartisan Work at Every Level
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), a member of the Armed Services Committee and Homeland Security Committee, issued the following statement after President Trump announced that Selfridge will receive 21 F-15EX fighters starting in Fiscal Year 2028. “After more than a decade of bipartisan work from Michigan leaders of all stripes, including our Senators, House members, and local leaders, we have finally secured a new fighter mission at Selfridge to replace the retiring A-10 platform. “President Trump’s announcement that Selfridge will receive 21 F-15EX fighters is a big win and it is a testament to the more than 100-year history
Slotkin, Schiff Urge White House to Disclose Executive Branch Employees’ Financial Transactions Leading Up to Trump’s Tariff Pause
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following President Donald Trump’s abrupt tariffs pause that raised alarming questions about potential violations of federal ethics and insider trading laws, U.S. Senators Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Adam Schiff (D-CA), and other members of congress sent a bicameral letter today to White House Chief of Staff, Susan Wiles, urgently demanding a full accounting of periodic financial transaction reports filed by senior White House and executive branch employees since the start of the Trump Administration. In the letter, the lawmakers urged Wiles to commit to ensuring that all transaction reports are transmitted to the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) to be made