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 criminal organizations, from taking money from foreign adversaries in exchange for committing crimes on American soil.   “If you commit crimes in America on behalf of foreign adversaries, you must face serious consequences,” said Senator Slotkin. “The bipartisan Deterrence Act helps strengthen penalties for these crimes and sends a clear message

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 away food assistance from millions of Americans,” wrote the Senators.  “SNAP supports 42 million Americans, including nearly 8 million seniors, 16 million children, 4 million people with disabilities, and 1.2 million veterans, in putting food on their tables each month. Cuts of this magnitude—or anything close to it—would be

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 would allow the Department of Commerce to limit or ban the introduction of these vehicles or components from U.S. markets if they pose a threat to national security. Statement from Slotkin:  “I will lay down on the border to keep Chinese vehicles from entering the U.S. market. This is