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My sincere hope is the White House and my Republican colleagues in Congress hear the chorus from the American people, and use the next two weeks to put the appropriate limits on ICE.
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I have talked about these very issues for a year now, and I was unable to support more funding without serious, legislated change.
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Today, I voted no on the bill that included funding for ICE. The events taking place in Minneapolis represent a cultural moment — where people across the political spectrum saw, with their own eyes, U.S. citizens abused, threatened, and gunned down. Our fundamental rights as Americans, trampled.
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In this week's Intel Brief, we dig into three important topics: 1️⃣ How ICE operates with different sets of rules than the police. 2️⃣ The raid on a Georgia election office, and the larger efforts to collect voter rolls 3️⃣ How the chaotic approach to China is hurting Americans youtu.be/Sh0ilxogooc
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Secretary Noem must be held accountable, and she needs to explain herself before Congress and the American people.
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That means uniformed military who are trained to go after foreign adversaries would now be told to arrest, detain, and interrogate American citizens. The last thing we need is the active duty military taken off their posts defending our country and put onto American streets.
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He’s using this word to build a pretext for invoking the Insurrection Act, which he’s talked and tweeted about dozens of times in the last year. Invoking the Insurrection Act allows him to deploy the US military and *have them act as cops in the streets.*
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Watch this space: Last night, the President called VA ICU nurse Alex Pretti an ‘insurrectionist’. Meaning that he was a person who was engaged in violent uprising against an authority or government.
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Did VA officials try to stop a memorial for Alex Pretti?
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This isn't a Republican or a Democratic thing. From Zach Bryan to Joe Rogan, folks of all kinds of different views are crying out for reforms and to rein in ICE.
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This morning, I voted no on the bill that included funding for the Department of Homeland Security. The White House needs to hear the American people, and rein in ICE, end the violence and stop the attack on our fundamental freedoms.
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Secretary Noem fundamentally doesn't understand her role as a Cabinet Secretary. She needs to resign, be fired, or, if that doesn't happen, she should be impeached.
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There needs to be consequences for what happened in Minneapolis. That starts with leadership. Secretary Noem should resign. If she doesn't, President Trump should fire her. If that doesn't happen, she should be impeached. youtube.com/shorts/1xmV6...
link:https://youtube.com/shorts/1xmV6EaJlU8?feature=share
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What's happening in Minneapolis strikes at the heart of who we are as Americans. Watch my speech on the Senate floor. Michiganders are demanding accountability and consequences. youtube.com/live/nDgsWcp...
link:https://youtube.com/live/nDgsWcp-6y4?feature=share
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TONIGHT at around 6:20 PM: I’ll be speaking on the Senate floor about why every American should care about what’s happening in Minneapolis, and what comes next. Watch here: youtube.com/live/nDgsWcp...
link:https://youtube.com/live/nDgsWcp-6y4?feature=share
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The President directed the Department of Justice to make a secret list of “domestic terrorist organizations.” It seems clear from his own order that Trump plans to see how far he can stretch the law before someone tells him no.
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What could happen to people on President Trump’s secret “domestic terrorist” list? They could be targeted by the federal government just for disagreeing with President Trump’s agenda.
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Watch my October speech on Trump's Authoritarian Playbook: youtu.be/fnUO0Plcpbo
link:https://youtu.be/fnUO0Plcpbo
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President Trump is following the same playbook as almost every authoritarian in history.
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This President does not represent the views of the majority of Americans.
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link:https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/growing-number-trump-political-foes-investigated-justice-department-rcna255049
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This is the President's playbook. The truth doesn't matter. Facts don't matter. Anyone who disagrees with him becomes an enemy, and he then weaponizes the federal government against them.
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Right now, speaking out against the abuse of power is the most patriotic thing we can do.
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Ope, Happy 189th birthday to the best state in the country! Home to Motown, the Detroit Lions, tart cherries, and so much more. There's lots to love about you. 🧤 www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/l...
link:https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/michigan/2026/01/26/michigan-189th-birthday-state-2026-facts-history/88360345007/
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Americans can see with their own eyes. ICE and those under their command are not acting as responsible law enforcement agencies. They are recklessly inciting violence at the whims of the President. They must be reined in. I’ll be voting no on the Homeland Security funding bill.
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The most patriotic thing we can do for the country that we love right now is for everyone, regardless of political party, to call and demand change from those who infringe on our Freedom.
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This is an attack on ALL of our freedoms as Americans. We're not the Land of the Free when we can't walk our dog or take our kid to school without federal forces looming. We’re not the Land of the Free when the rights guaranteed in our Constitution are shredded.
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Since the killing of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal forces, I have heard from Michiganders of all political persuasions — including folks who actively avoid politics. That's because Michiganders see themselves in what is happening in Minnesota. And it is not just isolated to Minnesota.
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I will be voting against the Dept. of Homeland Security funding bill this week. Full statement in the thread below.
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As all Americans can see with their own eyes, ICE and those under their command are not acting as responsible law enforcement agencies. They are recklessly inciting violence at the whims of the President. And they must be reined in before there is more killing.
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This is part of a continued, coordinated assault on our Constitutional rights — with specific focus on individuals and groups who disagree with this President. I will be voting against the Dept. of Homeland Security funding bill this week.
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This is what President Trump meant when he said he wanted to go after “the enemy within.” At every opportunity, he’s escalated violence against the people of Minnesota. Now, two American citizens have been killed by their own government as part of this operation. www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...
link:https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/man-shot-and-killed-by-federal-officers-in-minnesota-was-an-icu-nurse-his-parents-say
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More tariffs on Canada than on China. Naming Canada a national security threat. That math doesn't work for the average Michigander.
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The math isn't mathing for millions of Americans. And because of the Trump Administration, health care premiums continue to rise and with no relief in sight. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
link:https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/obamacare-sign-ups-down-monthly-premiums-rise-rcna253204
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We want to declassify the full breadth of the 9/11 documents because we lost almost 3000 Americans. It kicked off wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. We owe it to those lost and to the American people to release the entirety of these files.
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Freedom in America means our government can’t just enter our homes without proper legal authority. We were so sure of that we wrote it into our Constitution. President Trump and Secretary Noem don’t get to just throw those rights out the window on a whim.
link:https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/immigration-officers-power-enter-homes-without-judge-warrant/
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My job is to fight for the people of Michigan. We haven't stopped doing that, and I'm not going to let this distract me. But I will say, if they can do this to a U.S. senator, what do you think they can do to just an average independent citizen? www.npr.org/2026/01/15/n...
link:https://www.npr.org/2026/01/15/nx-s1-5678601/slotkin-describes-contact-from-federal-prosecutor-after-video-regarding-illegal-orders
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Learn more about my bill here: www.slotkin.senate.gov/2026/01/17/s...
link:https://www.slotkin.senate.gov/2026/01/17/slotkin-launches-middle-mile-for-rural-america-act-to-strengthen-rural-broadband-infrastructure/
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High-speed internet isn’t a luxury, it’s a necessity. By strengthening USDA support for targeted broadband projects, my bipartisan bill helps lower costs and bring reliable, high-speed internet to rural Michigan and communities across the country.
link:https://youtube.com/shorts/uuY8BZvPbS0?feature=share
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Minerals are in everything. That’s why we need to make sure we have access to them. My bipartisan bill, the PRIMED Act, does just that. youtube.com/shorts/uuY8B...
link:https://youtube.com/shorts/uuY8BZvPbS0?feature=share
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The President must stop threatening the Insurrection Act. He must stop escalating against the State of Minnesota. The 11th Airborne does not belong in our streets. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
link:https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/01/18/trump-minnesota-insurrection-act/
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Our servicemembers are brave, patriotic Americans who care about protecting our country. They are trained to defend us from foreign threats and don't want to be pitted against the American people.
link:https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/01/18/trump-minnesota-insurrection-act/
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No matter how many times President Trump says it, the American people are *not* the enemy. And the U.S. military is not the president’s personal police force.
link:https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/01/18/trump-minnesota-insurrection-act/
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To back the bus up on our friends, all so the President can distract from his failures at home, will do long-term damage to our national security and our economy.
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America built the NATO Alliance to further our interests. These allied nations helped us win WWII and the Cold War. They have sent their citizens to fight and die alongside Americans in combat for decades.
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President Trump continues to play Russian roulette with our economy and our alliances. This week, it's threatening tariffs until Denmark relents and gives the U.S. control of Greenland. Retaliatory tariffs will, again, raise costs for middle-class families. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
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We have to stop the invasive Asian Carp now, and we cannot do that if this Administration is dragging their feet on the Brandon Road project.
link:https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2026/01/20/funding-pause-holding-up-invasive-carp-barrier-to-great-lakes-brandon-road-army-corps-trump-review/88220112007/
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President Trump has talked a big game about America's foreign policy failures. But, in just one year, he's become a foreign policy President: dropping bombs on seven countries and two oceans, and promising to use U.S. tax dollars to make *other* countries rich. youtube.com/shorts/TAzDM...
link:https://youtube.com/shorts/TAzDMZPayrY?si=aZms7NmUxGzeYuCB