Slotkin, Colleagues Press Trump Administration to Address Impacts of Social Security Workforce Layoffs
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 […]
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING: Slotkin delivers Democratic Response to President Trump’s Joint Session
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 […]
Slotkin, Hirono, and Senate Armed Services Committee Members Demand Answers on Abrupt Firings of JAG Officers
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). […]
Slotkin, Cotton joins Colleagues to Reintroduce Legislation to Address Cybersecurity Threats to American Agriculture
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) reintroduced the Farm and Food Cybersecurity Act, legislation that would strengthen cybersecurity protections for the agriculture and food critical infrastructure sectors. The bill will identify vulnerabilities and improve protective measures of both the government and private groups against cyber threats to America’s food […]
Senator Elissa Slotkin to Deliver Democratic Response to President Trump’s Joint Session
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin will deliver the Democratic Response to President Trump’s Joint Address on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, as announced by U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY). The Leaders also announced Congressman Adriano Espaillat will deliver the Spanish language response to the speech. Senator Elissa Slotkin said, “I’m looking […]
Slotkin, Peters, Bergman Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Settle Longstanding Land Claims of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Clear Title of Current Landowners
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Gary Peters (D-MI), and U.S. Representative Jack Bergman (R-MI-01), reintroduced bipartisan legislation to settle the longstanding land claims of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC). Through Treaties signed in 1842 and 1854, the KBIC was granted occupancy over a large area of land established as the L’Anse […]
Slotkin and Agriculture Committee Colleagues Press USDA on Indiscriminate Layoffs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) joined Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, in leading Committee Democrats in pressing the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to explain recent mass layoffs at the Department. The Senators asked how many USDA employees were fired and for […]
Slotkin Introduces Amendments Prioritizing Michiganders Personal and Economic Security During Republican Budget Resolution Vote
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ahead of the Senate vote on amendments and passage of the Republican-led Budget Resolution, U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) is filing and pushing for amendments focused on mitigating the bird flu to address high egg prices, protecting Americans from cyber attacks, strengthening national security and preserving an apolitical military. “This Republican led […]
Slotkin, Senate Colleagues Lead Amicus Brief Regarding President Trump’s Unlawful Removal of Independent Government Watchdogs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) joined Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) and Senate Democrats in filing an amicus brief on behalf of eight inspectors general who were illegally fired by President Trump at the start of his term. The Senators noted that the role […]
VIDEO: Slotkin Says Tulsi Gabbard is Unfit to be Director of National Intelligence
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin, a former CIA analyst and national security professional, took to the Senate floor to highlight her opposition to Tulsi Gabbard as the Director of National Intelligence and how she is unqualified and unfit for the office. Slotkin’s floor remarks focused on Gabbards’ long-record of cozying up to foreign […]