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Elissa Slotkin
@elissaslotkin· Democratic · MI· Feb 19, 2025

Mr. President, I rise today in opposition to the budget resolution we have been discussing here tonight. I am a new Senator from the great State of Michigan. I am a former CIA officer and Pentagon official. I did three tours in Iraq…

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Rashida Tlaib
@rashidatlaib· Democratic · MI· Feb 13, 2025

I want to share the words of a mother in Detroit who today said she was sorry but she tried. She is talking about the fact that she was evicted. A mother of five, she had no choice but to park her minivan in the parking lot of downtown…

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Rashida Tlaib
@rashidatlaib· Democratic · MI· Feb 13, 2025

Here we go again. We are voting on yet another bill that just promotes racial profiling. That is exactly what is happening because Americans right now who are Brown or Black or have an accent and who are American citizens are carrying…

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Rashida Tlaib
@rashidatlaib· Democratic · MI· Feb 12, 2025

Here we go. Elon Musk, the richest man on the planet, and Russ Vought, the guy who wrote Project 2025, want to shut down the 911 agency for fraud and consumer protection that many of us call the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. This…

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Gary Peters
@garypeters· Democratic · MI· Feb 12, 2025

Mr. President, I rise today in opposition to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s nomination to serve as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, also known as HHS. Throughout his entire nomination process, it has become clear that…

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Rashida Tlaib
@rashidatlaib· Democratic · MI· Feb 12, 2025

Any day now, President Trump is gearing up to shut down the Department of Education. This is the latest power grab, an assault on our kids, an assault on our teachers, and an assault on our families in our district that rely on public…

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Elissa Slotkin
@elissaslotkin· Democratic · MI· Feb 11, 2025

Mr. President, I rise today as a very new Senator, a freshman Senator, to talk about the confirmation prospects for the nominee for the Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard. I think context matters here. I am the first CIA…

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Elissa Slotkin
@elissaslotkin· Democratic · MI· Feb 11, 2025

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Banks). Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Michigan.

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Haley Stevens
@haleystevens· Democratic · MI· Feb 11, 2025

I thank my colleague, the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Casten), for his remarks, his dedication to this Chamber, to this process, and to the lawmaking. We are both in our fourth term. Mr. Speaker, I thank you in obliging us with this…

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Haley Stevens
@haleystevens· Democratic · MI· Feb 11, 2025

I am waiting for the bill to lower egg costs. I am seeing headlines that eggs are being stolen. I am hearing from constituents who are nervous about Elon Musk having access to their records and their payment system, and they are wondering…

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Gary Peters
@garypeters· Democratic · MI· Feb 11, 2025

Mr. President, I rise in opposition to the nomination of former Representative Tulsi Gabbard to serve as our Nation's Director of National Intelligence. Intelligence is absolutely fundamental to our national security. Our intelligence…

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Haley Stevens
@haleystevens· Democratic · MI· Feb 11, 2025

I thank my profound and wise colleague, the ranking member of the Rules Committee and former chairman, Jim McGovern, for yielding to me. Mr. Speaker, the gentleman is absolutely right that H.R. 1101, the Taxpayer Data Protection Act, which…

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Rashida Tlaib
@rashidatlaib· Democratic · MI· Feb 7, 2025

This is just the latest in a long line of loopholes and handouts for Big Oil executives to get richer as the rest of us suffer. Fracking is practically unregulated at the Federal level because 20 years ago then-Vice President Dick Cheney…

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Tim Walberg
@timwalberg· Republican · MI· Feb 6, 2025

By direction of the Republican Conference, I offer a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 117 Resolved, That the following named Member be, and is hereby, elected…

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Haley Stevens
@haleystevens· Democratic · MI· Feb 6, 2025

Today, I stood with the House Democratic leader, Hakeem Jeffries, the House Democratic Whip, Katherine Clark, our House Democratic Chair, Pete Aguilar, and Congressman Sean Casten to introduce the Taxpayer Data Protection Act because what…

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Rashida Tlaib
@rashidatlaib· Democratic · MI· Feb 5, 2025

I know that Black History Month is a time to celebrate and recommit to the fight for justice and Black liberation in Michigan's 12th Congressional District and beyond. I am proud that I was born and raised in the most beautiful, Blackest…

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Shri Thanedar
@shrithanedar· Democratic · MI· Feb 5, 2025

Elon Musk invested $277 million into Donald Trump's election. I guess that is the price to take over our Federal Government. Elon Musk is worth over $400 billion, meaning his contribution to Trump is the same as about $130 for an average…

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Elissa Slotkin
@elissaslotkin· Democratic · MI· Feb 5, 2025

For Medicare, I vote no. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XII, no debate is permitted during a vote. The clerk will continue to call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll.

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