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 […]
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 […]
As Republicans Gear Up to Pass a Tax Bill Benefitting the Wealthy, Slotkin Supports Bills to Cut Taxes for Middle Class Michigan Families
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) announced her support for two bills aimed at putting more money in the pockets of working families in Michigan. The American Family Act, which permanently expands the Child Tax Credit to by increasing the value of the Child Tax Credit from the current level of $2,000 […]
Slotkin & Peters to President Trump: “Selfridge is the Ideal Location” for Future Fighter Mission
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Gary Peters (D-MI) underscored their willingness to work with President Trump and his Administration to secure a new fighter mission at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Macomb County. In a letter to President Trump, Slotkin and Peters expressed their appreciation of his recent commitment to […]
Slotkin Joins Effort to Keep Social Security Field Offices Open, Amid Threats of Closure from Elon Musk’s DOGE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) joined over 100 Members of Congress in writing to the Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA), Leland Dudek, to demand that he keep Social Security field offices open. Approximately 170,000 Americans visit a Social Security field office for assistance with Social Security benefits each day. […]
Slotkin, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Criminal Penalties for Violent Crimes Directed by Foreign Adversaries
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Joni Ernst (R-IA), and Jim Banks (R-IN) introduced bipartisan legislation to increase criminal penalties for individuals who commit, or attempt to commit, violent crimes in the United States on behalf of foreign adversaries. The DETERRENCE Act would both hold offenders accountable and deter criminals, including […]
Slotkin, Colleagues Warn About Raising Food Costs to Give Tax Breaks to Billionaires
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) joined her Democratic colleagues in sending an open letter to the American public warning that Congressional Republicans are trying to take food away from hungry families to give tax breaks to the wealthiest Americans. “Congress should not give tax breaks to the wealthiest Americans by taking […]
For First Bill Introduction in U.S. Senate, Slotkin Works to Prevent Chinese Vehicles from Entering U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) today introduced her first bill in the U.S. Senate. Slotkin introduced the Connected Vehicle National Security Review Act, a bill to formally establish a national security review process for connected vehicles and connected vehicle components manufactured by companies from China or other countries of concern. The legislation […]
Slotkin, Moreno, Sheehy Lead Bipartisan Bill to Crack Down on Chinese Investment in U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Bernie Moreno (R-OH), and Tim Sheehy (R-MT) introduced the Providing Rigorous Oversight Through Evaluation Of Concerning Transactions (PROTECT) Act, which would give the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) new authority to stop investments in the U.S. made by companies based in foreign […]
Slotkin Joins Effort Sounding Alarm over Recent Firings at NSA
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), along with Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee Jack Reed (D-RI), and Ranking Member on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense Chris Coons (D-DE), led their committee colleagues in a letter to […]