Slotkin Leads Bipartisan Effort to Strengthen Federal Response to Human Trafficking
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) joined Senator Jon Husted (R-OH) and Representatives Tim Walberg (R-MI) and Lucy McBath (D-GA) in introducing the Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act, a bipartisan bill aimed at equipping Department of Labor employees with the tools needed to identify and report signs of human trafficking during routine workplace […]
Slotkin Secures 40+ Wins in FY26 Pentagon Budget, Focusing on New Missions, New Tech and New Jobs for Michigan
Secured: Funding for Selfridge and Grayling, America’s Defense Industrial Base, Protections against China, and Checks on Abuses by Trump Admin. WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) today announced that more than 40 provisions she championed have been successfully included in the Senate Armed Services Committee approved Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization […]
Slotkin Secures Cell Phone Ban in DoDEA Schools in Fiscal Year 2026 Defense Bill to Restore Classroom Focus
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) announced that key provisions from her bipartisan REFOCUS DODEA Act, legislation aimed at prohibiting smartphone use during instructional hours in Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools, have been successfully included in the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed by the Senate Armed Services Committee. […]
Slotkin Secures Provisions to Block Chinese Vehicles on U.S. Military Bases and DoD Installations in 2026 Pentagon Budget Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) announced that her Protecting Military Bases from Connected Vehicles of Concern Act has been successfully included in the Senate Armed Services Committee approved Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), marking a major win in protecting Americans’ national security, data privacy, and supply chains. This bill […]
Slotkin Introduces New Legislation to Require Immigration Officers to Display Clear Identification
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Alex Padilla (D-CA), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced new legislation to require immigration enforcement officers to display clearly visible identification during public-facing enforcement actions. The Visible Identification Standards for Immigration-Based Law Enforcement (VISIBLE) Act of 2025 would strengthen oversight, transparency, and accountability for the Trump Administration’s indiscriminate […]
Slotkin Statement on Passage of the President’s Budget Bill, Will Raise Costs and Cause 17 Million Americans to Lose Health Care
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) released the following statement after voting ‘no’ on President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which passed by a vote of 51-50, with Vice President J.D. Vance breaking the tie. “After more than 25 hours on the Senate floor, I voted no on the so-called ‘One Big […]
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Slotkin’s Economic War Plan
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin delivered her Economic War Plan, at the Center for American Progress. She outlined a new vision guided by her believe that the greatest threat to national security is the shrinking middle class. As a Democrat representing a state President Trump won, he proposed bold action on housing, […]
ICYMI: Slotkin delivers remarks on her Economic War Plan at the Center for American Progress
Watch the speech here. Download the speech here. Key Excerpts and Summary: The shrinking middle class is the existential national security threat to the U.S. Slotkin is proposing an Economic War Plan that ruthlessly prioritizes the middle class. Slotkin believes Government isn’t working for the average American, and we need to re-build the fundamentals to make […]
Slotkin, Peters Reintroduce Legislation to Grant Federal Recognition to the Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Gary Peters (D-MI) reintroduced legislation to grant federal recognition to the Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians (GRB). In addition to granting federal recognition to the GRB, the Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians Restoration Act would make its members eligible for benefits and services provided […]
Slotkin Statement on U.S. Strikes in Iran
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) released the following statement in response to U.S. military strikes in Iran: “I expect a full, classified brief on the strikes in Iran, and the strategy and force protection plans, as soon as possible. In the meantime, tonight I’m focused on the safety of the over 40,000 […]