Slotkin and Colleagues Call for Immediate Pause on Elon Musk and DOGE’s Activities in Federal Agencies Amid Alarming Reports
Democrats on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Press for Answers on Elon Musk and DOGE Staff’s Federal Employment, Security Clearance Status WASHINGTON, D.C. —U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee led five of his committee colleagues in calling for an immediate pause on all work by Elon […]
Slotkin, Klobuchar, Sanders, Colleagues Call on Administration to End Harmful Freeze on Health Communications and Funding
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) joined Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Ranking Member Bernie Sanders (I-VT) in leading a group of 34 Senators calling on Acting Secretary of Health and Human Services Dorothy Fink to end the unprecedented freeze on all external communications and funding. […]
Slotkin, Fetterman Introduce the Bipartisan Banning SPR Oil Exports to Foreign Adversaries Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) joined Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) and Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) to introduce the Banning SPR Oil Exports to Foreign Adversaries Act. The bipartisan bill would prohibit the sale or export of oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, or any entity owned […]
Slotkin Joins Letter to HHS Officials Demanding Answers and Action on Disruption to Head Start Programs
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Elissa Slotkin joined a group of her colleagues in issuing a letter to Acting Secretary of Health and Human Services Dorothy A. Fink, M.D. and Acting Director of the Office of Head Start Captain Tala Hooban expressing concern about the acute financial impacts and lingering uncertainty faced by Head Start […]
Slotkin Announces Two New Staffers to National Security Team
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin announced two new members joining her legislative team in her Washington D.C., office. Slotkin continues to seek qualified candidates for roles in the Washington D.C., office and in Michigan. Interested candidates can find job descriptions and application guidelines at slotkintransition.com.
Slotkin Statement on Elon Musk: “Musk’s personal interests don’t align with the interests of the average Michigander”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin released the following statement on Elon Musk: “I served for over 15 years in the federal government, working to protect the country from terrorist threats. The broad targeting across our federal government of everyone from law enforcement, to flight safety inspectors, to weather forecasters or those who test […]
Senators Slotkin, Kaine join 37 Senators in Raising Alarm Over Trump Administration Chaos at Critical National Security Agencies
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, led 37 of his colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressing their deep concern regarding the growing chaos and dysfunction at the U.S. Department of State and the Trump Administration’s illegal attempt to […]
Slotkin: Tariffs Are a Gift to Foreign Automakers, Gives Cars Assembled in Korea, Japan, Germany Advantage Over Big Three
DETROIT – Today U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin released a statement regarding the ongoing chaos as a result of the Trump Administration’s blanket tariffs on Mexico and Canada. “President Trump’s 25 percent blanket tariffs on all products from Canada and Mexico — and now the retaliatory tariffs thrown back at us — will do real harm to […]
VIDEO: Slotkin Hosts Informational Webinar on Trump’s Federal Funding Freeze with Over 500 Michigan Leaders
Highlights How Her Senate Staff Can Help Local Communities Navigate Executive Orders WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin, hosted an informational webinar to help Michigan community leaders navigate the fast-changing, chaotic rollout of the Trump Administration’s Executive Orders. More than 500 leaders from across the state were in attendance. The topics included the now […]
Slotkin Statement on Senator Peters Announcing He Will Not Seek Reelection
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin, today released the following statement on Senator Gary Peters: “Gary Peters is a true public servant who has devoted his life to making Michigan and our country better. I join millions of Michiganders in appreciating him for his decades of public service to our state and our […]