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Seven Michigan cities and towns across three days. Nothing I like more in this job than being in Michigan and taking what I learn back to the Senate.
link:https://youtube.com/shorts/XWo-zSf2BRs?si=KzfmZVvKbzIL_ERo
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The President continues to tell us that he is ready and willing to send in the active duty military or ICE to polling locations this fall. We need to believe him and prepare accordingly.
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The Chinese Communist Party has a strategy. They steal tech, reverse engineer it, build it at scale, and then they heavily subsidize it so it undercuts the market. That's why when it comes to our U.S. auto industry, our auto workers, I'm not gonna go down without a fight.
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To all the talented young Michiganders we nominated for military academies last week: We believe in your potential, we’re proud of you as leaders, and we thank you for never giving up the ship.
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Here’s to all the hardworking moms out there — Happy Mother's Day!
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Both instilled in me the principles that I carry today: be independent, assertive, and always seek out opportunities to challenge myself to do better. Thinking of my mom today, and thankful for my wonderful step-mom for all the support.
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Happy Mother's Day to all the incredible moms and stepmoms out there. My mom passed away in 2011 from ovarian cancer; my step-mom has been a parent to me since I was 12.
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Their determination has brought them to this moment, and their family members and loved ones should be proud. I have no doubt they will go on to do great things for our country. Thank you for your commitment to serve.
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As Michigan's Senator, I’m honored to nominate these outstanding young men and women for appointment to our nation’s service academies. Service is a calling, but it is also incredibly hard work.
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There is no reason the military should be at our polls. Period. When I asked, Secretary Hegseth wouldn’t answer directly. That’s because he knows President Trump is watching and doesn’t want to make him angry.
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President Trump has threatened and intimidated law firms, universities and political opponents -- including calling for myself and others to be arrested and hanged. And now for @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social to be arrested. It's weaponization, and it is right out of the authoritarian playbook.
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WATCH: Today, I am joining @detroitchamber.bsky.social for a conversation about the United States relationship with China, how it will impact Michigan and my bipartisan bill to stop Chinese vehicles from entering the United States. www.detroitchamber.com/a-conversati...
link:https://www.detroitchamber.com/a-conversation-with-sen-elissa-slotkin/
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We must ensure that critical materials are made in America, by American workers. That includes our chemical industry -- like the yellow road paint we make right here in Michigan. Buy America, buy Michigan! www.mlive.com/news/muskego...
link:https://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/2026/05/slotkin-visits-muskegon-manufacturing-plant-to-promote-buy-american-bill.html
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It proves what we all know — that the D is a big player in the professional sports world and that this creates another opportunity to showcase our grit to the world. Can't wait to cheer them on at the Little Caesar’s Arena. Go get em! 🏒
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Excited to welcome the PWHL Detroit team to the city! Detroit's a sports town, so this is huge. I thank PWHL and the legend Billie Jean King for all the work to make this happen.
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Our firefighters are mission-driven. What they do is a calling. They serve us every day without question, and always run toward danger to help. I joined the Michigan Fire Fighters Union Convention to say thank you on behalf of all Michiganders for what our firefighters do for our communities.
link:https://youtu.be/q2kBW1BUUf0
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It’s not about banning technology or innovation, it’s about how you use it. And is it American or from an ally like Canada or Japan? Or is it from China?
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When nothing can get through the Strait of Hormuz, it drives up costs across the global economy. I don't think there's a single person or company in Michigan that's not watching the price of gas right now and just sort of gasping when they pass by the gas station.
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I have a bipartisan bill with Senator Jon Husted to ensure the yellow paint used on our roads is American-made — produced right here in Michigan, creating good jobs. We shouldn’t rely on China for things like yellow road paint. Let's buy American and support American workers.
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In Muskegon, I visited Sun Chemical to talk about the importance of maintaining a strong, American chemical industry -- and not ceding any more manufacturing ground to China. Part of how we do that is by ensuring the government is buying American-made products first.
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We capped off the tour with a visit to Holland Energy Park, which powers, among other things, Holland’s downtown snowmelt system. Thanks for a great visit!
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I took the opportunity to meet with Holland's local leaders, all of whom talk about the great collaboration as the ‘secret sauce’ that keeps Holland growing. While winding our way through the tulips, we talked housing, tariffs, and ways we can encourage more companies to invest in West Michigan.
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Yesterday, I got to come back for the Tulip Time Festival in Holland, MI. With over 5 million tulips, the festival drew a record 976,000 people from across the world last year, generated over $50 million in revenue, and has repeatedly been recognized as one of the country's best flower festivals.
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Muskegon is adding 2000 units of housing by 2027. They are moving fast to address housing needs. I also learned more about Chobani and La Colombe’s recent investment in Muskegon/Norton Shores to expand their facility, creating over 300 jobs in the area — which is great news.
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As we continued our stops in West Michigan, I held a roundtable with local leaders from Muskegon and Muskegon Heights to discuss workforce development opportunities, ways we can support the county's ports, and what we can do to reduce the rise in homelessness.
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Watch our full Intel Briefing here: youtu.be/wdZ1V8xbkR8
link:https://youtu.be/wdZ1V8xbkR8
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It's a lot easier to get into a war than it is to get out. And we are living that with Iran.
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The American people cannot rely on the courts alone to protect their rights. The only real remedy is for Congress to do its job: pass laws that protect the Voting Rights Act, and ban partisan gerrymandering once and for all.
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Politicians shouldn't get to draw the lines of the districts they plan to run in. Nobody gets to cook the books for their party. And the only antidote to what we're seeing now is to pass a federal law that calls on all states to do the same.
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This comes as President Trump kicked off a partisan redistricting war that has rippled across the nation. Here in Michigan, voters made their voices heard in 2018 when we passed a ballot initiative -- with overwhelming bipartisan support -- that ended partisan gerrymandering altogether.
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The Supreme Court again attacked the right to fair representation in Congress. By again slicing away at the protections of the Voting Rights Act, communities of color in Michigan and across the country could see their voices diminished and lose the ability to elect a representative of their choice.
link:https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tennessee-alabama-take-steps-to-redraw-house-maps-supreme-court-ruling-redistricting/
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I have a real problem with political gerrymandering. Last week, the Supreme Court ruled to limit parts of the Voting Rights Act. Ultimately, this will make it easier for states to dilute the votes of Black voters and other minority groups. We need to outlaw gerrymandering. Period.
link:https://youtube.com/shorts/UMwfegup70U?feature=share
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The risk of Chinese cars being hacked and remotely controlled is not just theoretical. That’s why Senator Moreno and I have introduced a bill to ban them in the United States.
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The Pentagon is asking for a $1.4 trillion budget next year. It’s an astronomical amount of money. It is our responsibility to push back and understand exactly what they’re spending it on and whether it will actually prepare us for the future.
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Senator Moreno and I don’t agree on everything. But as midwesterners, we agree that Chinese cars are both a national security and economic security issue.
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In this week’s Intel Brief, we dig into a few big topics: 1️⃣ An update on the war in Iran 2️⃣ The status of U.S.-China relations, and why it matters 3️⃣ My bipartisan bill to ban Chinese vehicles from the U.S. 4️⃣ The Supreme Court decision on the Voting Rights Act youtu.be/wdZ1V8xbkR8
link:https://youtu.be/wdZ1V8xbkR8
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This is a good first step, and I'm pleased to see the Senate take bipartisan action that impacts the Senate. Now we need to pass a wider-reaching law, with teeth, to ensure ALL Members of Congress, their staff, and Executive branch officials are banned from insider trading on prediction markets.
link:https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/senate-bans-members-and-staff-from-betting-in-prediction-markets
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Michigan has watched as thousands of manufacturing jobs moved offshore to China. That's because the Chinese Communist Party is subsidizing its products, flooding the market and creating a monopoly. We can never let that happen to Michigan's auto industry and our workers.
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The level of intimidation we’re seeing from the President of the United States is straight out of the authoritarian playbook.
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I do not believe there's any reason why the active duty military should ever be deployed to the polls. Secretary Hegseth couldn’t even agree with that.
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I asked Secretary Hegseth if he would deploy the uniform military to our polls to collect voter rolls or machines. It wasn’t a hypothetical question, it was based on an executive order President Trump drafted but didn’t sign in 2020. He refused to answer. youtube.com/shorts/NhOsz...
link:https://youtube.com/shorts/NhOszqzqXa4?feature=share
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Throughout our hearing, Secretary Hegseth expected the American people to just pretend like they don't know that there's a problem with the war in Iran. Meanwhile, gas is $4.99 a gallon. The American people aren’t stupid.
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Because of the war in Iran, gas in Michigan is $4.99. The cost of things like fertilizer and airline tickets keeps going up. Secretary Hegseth was gung-ho about this war, and now we're at a stalemate, and the American public is feeling it in their pocketbooks. youtube.com/shorts/7Q-3Q...
link:https://youtube.com/shorts/7Q-3Q1iRYRM?feature=share
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In 2020, President Trump wrote an executive order that he didn't sign. It would have directed the Defense Secretary to seize ballots and voting machines. He has said he regretted not signing that order. I asked Secretary Hegseth about that today and he refused to answer. youtube.com/shorts/6sZTR...
link:https://youtube.com/shorts/6sZTREtDefw?feature=share
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WATCH: Secretary Hegseth is testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee to answer questions about the war in Iran and issues impacting our national security. www.youtube.com/live/k0kQalo...
link:https://www.youtube.com/live/k0kQalovNw8
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As President Trump’s war in Iran drags on, we need clarity on the objectives, how we’re going to pay for it and how we are going to end it. Watch our Armed Services Committee Hearing with Secretary Hegseth later today.
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Last year, I asked Secretary Pete Hegseth if he would give the order to shoot at unarmed protestors. Watch for yourself.
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Chinese vehicles are a threat to our economic security and our national security. I am joining with Senator Moreno to stop them from entering the U.S. market.
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The Chinese Communist Party’s playbook of heavily subsidizing their product, underselling the competition, and then having a monopoly over that sector puts Michigan’s auto industry and our millions of workers at risk.