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No federal agents should be deployed to the polls.
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Happy Labor Day! Michigan has some of the hardest-working people in the world. Today we honor our workers and the labor movement that fought for fair wages, good benefits, and the right to organize.
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My thoughts are with the families across Detroit dealing with the aftermath of Thursday's severe storm. The National Weather Service has confirmed a tornado touched down on the city's east side — the first tornado to hit Detroit in nearly 30 years.
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Great to spend some time at the @ibewinternational.bsky.social 906 hall in Marquette. We had a pizza party with some of their members and some folks from Carpenters and Millwrights 1510, UA 111, @afscme.bsky.social 925, and @aaup.org Michigan.
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Our top military leader has confirmed to me that he will not follow unlawful orders and deploy troops to the polls. Now we need it in writing from the top leaders at the Department of Justice, Homeland Security, FBI and National Guard.
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The President is being very clear about his intentions to interfere in elections this November. We need to know that the top leaders within our government will follow the law.
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President Trump is telling us that if his side doesn’t win an election this November, then the election was rigged. And we’ve heard this story before. President Trump is telling us what he’s going to do.
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Your Michigan Moment: Marquette on Lake Superior.
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The average American can be subject to an IRS audit. But President Trump is suing the IRS to make sure he, his children, and his businesses can never be audited. This is just the next chapter in a much bigger story of deep, deep corruption.
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I haven't seen a whole lot of bravery from my Republican colleagues in the Senate when it comes to standing up to this Administration.
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1.2 million jobs in Michigan are directly or indirectly related to the auto industry. It is our economic backbone. I have a special responsibility to protect it.
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Our nation’s top general has been clear that he will not follow unlawful orders and send uniformed military to the polls.
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Our nation's top general has been clear about deploying our military to interfere in elections. Secretary Hegseth remains silent.
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Last week, I held a meet and greet in Lexington for the first time. There’s no substitute for showing up, listening, and meeting Michiganders where they're at.
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We’re back in the UP! First stop of this trip was in Baraga for a conversation with the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community. Our land and water were top of mind, as were their efforts to build more housing.
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The uniformed military should never be deployed to interfere in our elections, police our polling locations, touch ballots, or voting machines.
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Pete Hegseth is trying to silence anyone who exposes his failures as Secretary of Defense. The Pentagon fired three @starsandstripes.bsky.social journalists just a few days after the outlet published a story about mental health and food and water shortages aboard the USS Lincoln.
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It really starts to feel like we’re on this never-ending purge in our military. I cannot remember a time in my history lessons that we have had this many vacancies for this many key positions in the middle of a war.
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This is the first and last time I’ll ever swear in church. But it had to be said. Pastor Cindy Rudolph is a badass. Apologies again to Bishop Frederick A. Wright, Sr.
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I asked both General Caine and Secretary Hegseth to confirm a very simple fact: they’re not going to send uniformed military to interfere in elections. Caine responded that he would uphold the Constitution and refuse to carry out unlawful orders. Hegseth has not.
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For 10 years, @peters.senate.gov has shown off his love of Michigan by taking a motorcycle tour across the entire state. Jury’s still out on if I’ll be carrying it on, but I did have a lot of fun on my first Harley ride.
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There’s a lot that happens between a Michigan farm field and the food, fuel, and products we use every day. At Cooperative Elevator Company, I got a behind the scenes look at one piece of that chain with the workers who keep it moving.
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I had the opportunity to speak to Midwestern clergy from the AME church, and talk about the pressures of leadership in troubled times.
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Beaver Island, ~32 miles off Charlevoix, is full of fun characters. One of them was the aptly-named Shark Bite, a rescued feral cat who lounges right at the checkout counter of the hardware store.
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If you build it, they will come. That’s the mantra for so many communities when it comes to having great walking and biking trails. Boardman Lake Loop in TC is a model, and it’s amazing to watch its impact on the local economy.
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The manhood issue the president has with Canada continues — and Michiganders continue to lose because of it.
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The UAW has incredible power when they use their voice.
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When it comes to the cost of war, previous administrations provided hundreds of pages of detailed accounting. This administration submitted seven pages to account for $67 billion. They’re not showing their math. They’re not explaining the cost of this war.
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It’s important to meet our leaders where they are, and listen, so I know how to fight for them in Washington – whether that’s mental health programs for law enforcement or housing and infrastructure funds. I was glad to do just that in Bay City this week.
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One of the best parts of visiting Beaver Island, the most isolated inhabited island in the lower 48, is learning about the rare plant species that grow here.
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Bay City has always been a place where people roll up their sleeves and get things done. That’s what I saw today during my roundtable with local leaders across the area, as we discussed some of the city’s most pressing issues.
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There is no better place to try fly-fishing for the first time than with True North Trout on the beautiful Bear River in Michigan. In Michigan, our waters are everything!
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I met Mary last week at a little toy store on Beaver Island. Mary is almost 90, and she’s also passing the amazing toy store on to Sarah, who will be the new owner. This is one of the special places that make Beaver Island so special.
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I’ve been hearing about the Midland Farmers Market for a while now, so it was great to get out to see it.
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To our UAW members: People are looking to our local leaders to light the path with dignity and character. Our country needs leaders like you at every level, now more than ever.
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Jeanine Pirro tried, and failed, to criminally indict me, @captmarkkelly.bsky.social and four other colleagues. She should be investigated and held accountable for her role in weaponizing the federal government.
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A few weeks ago I visited Windsor because for those of us who believe in a strong U.S.-Canada relationship, we have a responsibility to double down and show people that there are other American voices. Our relationship is going to be enduring long beyond this President.
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Getting to Beaver Island is a bit of an adventure. Meet the captain and crew and see what it takes to get to the most isolated inhabited island in the lower 48. This is what it takes to keep Beaver Island connected to the rest of Michigan.
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Voting by mail is safe and secure. Michiganders know it, and President Trump knows it — he voted by mail this very month. Yet he’s trying to strip mail-in voting from other Americans in an attempt to skew who and where people can vote.
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Today was a banner day: I FINALLY got the chance to join @peters.senate.gov on his 10th and final motorcycle tour around the state. I joined up for the Alpena-to-Cheboygan swing, but this tour will take him all over the state.
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Six months ago, Jeanine Pirro saluted President Trump and tried to criminally indict me and five colleagues for a 90-second video that simply restated the law. That was on top of doing the same to a number of other public figures who the President perceived as enemies of the state.
link:https://apnews.com/article/jeanine-pirro-bar-complaint-lawmakers-cf286e4fbb2679f8a7ee1f9f1f96cb7c
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As Michiganders, we know better than anyone that Canada is one of America’s most critical allies. So the President’s decision to hike tariffs on Canadian goods to 50% is reckless and will be passed down to American companies and consumers. abcnews.com/Business/us-...
link:https://abcnews.com/Business/us-canada-trade-war-push-prices-analysts/story?id=135911015
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Protecting our environment and our Great Lakes is not some little niche thing that should be studied in a lab somewhere. It's about our pocketbooks and our way of life.
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President Trump has floated sending uniformed military to the polls. It’s all part of an authoritarian playbook. We have to be prepared.
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What are we going to do when they come for our elections? Because the Trump Administration has a particular interest in coming after African American voters. We all have to be ready.
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Welcome to Beaver Island. Thirty-two miles off Charlevoix, Beaver Island is home to about 700 people year-round, with that number growing to more than 2,000 in the summer.
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President Trump is timing personal stock trades around government actions. The President also just recently pocketed $15.5 million from recent trades in oil stocks. Trades that he made after his own Iran War decisions sent oil profits soaring.
link:https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacharyfolk/2026/08/23/trump-made-big-stock-trades-in-spacex-palantir-and-tech-companies-in-june/
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What happens in Washington has real consequences for communities in Michigan. That’s why we showed up in Monitor Township to stand with the 140 workers who lost their jobs.
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Spent a great evening at Shorts Brewery in Elk Rapids, and the band Timberline was on fire!
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