Press Releases
Slotkin Statement on ICC Sanction Legislation Before the Senate
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin released the following statement on International Criminal Court (ICC) sanction legislation before the Senate: “Today, I voted against a procedural vote to allow the ICC legislation to come to the floor,” said Slotkin. “I support legislation to push back on their bias against Israel, and voted on this bill in the House — but in recent weeks, our U.S. businesses and allies have raised serious concerns over the text of the bill. For the past week, I’ve been supporting negotiated language that would do less harm. If those negotiations restart in good faith, I will vote
Slotkin: Blocking Federal Funding is Unlawful and Harms Michigan
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin issued a statement strongly condemning the Trump Administration’s freeze of federal funding appropriated by Congress: “The Trump administration’s unilateral move to block thousands of federal programs is clearly unlawful. This isn’t a wonky, Washington conversation – there are real, actual effects that will harm Michigan and put a hold on federal dollars that were already awarded. “My office is being inundated with questions from local mayors of both parties, universities, veteran care and nursing homes, people who have had cancer trials stopped, child care centers, farmer programs, Army contracts – all fearful that they will need
Slotkin, Peters call for negotiations on upcoming Border Security Legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Elissa Slotkin (MI) joined a group of colleagues in a letter calling on Senate Republicans to work across the aisle to find commonsense, bipartisan solutions on border security. The letter underscores the need to address the border security challenges for border states, including Michigan, as well as finding common ground on reforms to immigration laws. “We see a need for strong, commonsense, and fair immigration enforcement accompanied by the necessary resources to effectively secure our borders. That’s important for our national security and to support border