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Elissa Slotkin

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Elissa Slotkin is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Michigan's 7th congressional district since January 3, 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she has focused on issues such as national security, healthcare, and economic development. Slotkin's background includes experience as a former CIA analyst and as a senior advisor in the Department of Defense, which informs her legislative priorities and approach to governance. She has been active in advocating for bipartisan solutions and has worked on various initiatives to support her constituents in Michigan.

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Feb 27, 2023

Today I rise to honor a legend of Lansing, Michigan, whose tireless advocacy on behalf of effective education for students of color changed the trajectory of hundreds of young lives in mid-Michigan. Dr. Eva Evans was born in Memphis…

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Feb 27, 2023

Today I rise in honor of a man who has spent his entire life and career breaking racial barriers and paving the way for future generations of Black scholars and leaders. The name Clifton Wharton, Jr., is known by many in the Michigan State…

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Feb 27, 2023

Today I rise to honor a legend of R&B sound who hails not from a musical capital like Detroit, Chicago, or New York, but from a small town in Michigan's Seventh District, South Lyon. Barbara Lewis was born into a powerful legacy as the…

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Feb 27, 2023

Finally, Mr. Speaker, today, I rise to pay tribute to a visionary social justice innovator and academic who is making space for African-American women and girls to celebrate who they are and what they bring to the world, and bringing new…

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Feb 27, 2023

Today I rise to honor Abraham Losford, the first Black resident of Howell, Michigan; a brave man who escaped slavery and used the trade he learned while captive to build a life of freedom for his family and for generations to come. It was…

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Feb 6, 2023

our economic security is connected to China, whether we like it or not.

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Feb 6, 2023

it is certainly hard to miss the sort of aggressiveness on this.

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Feb 6, 2023

it is hard to not interpret it as something that was pretty assertive.

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Feb 6, 2023

I find it ironic that, in a conversation where we are going to be talking about protecting the homeland, this idea that we are not addressing school shootings in a real way in this body is at this point insane.

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Dec 12, 2022

If you are espousing violence, that is where your freedom of speech ends.

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Dec 12, 2022

The Office of Intelligence and Analysis plays a critical role in protecting the American people from harm by analyzing and disseminating timely threat information.

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Dec 12, 2022

I hope that the work that you are going to put on display for us is something we can take forward into the next Congress.

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Dec 12, 2022

In Michigan, we have had double the number of antisemitic incidents in the past year, in 2022.

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Dec 12, 2022

Representative Slotkin inquired about I&A's policy and procedures, if any, for monitoring individuals who have projected hateful rhetoric.

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Dec 12, 2022

As the Chairwoman of a committee, the fact that I go to non-Governmental agencies to learn about the Proud Boys--which we had a real problem with.

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Dec 12, 2022

But when you have had double the incidents of antisemitism in my State, the question remains, like, what is my Government doing to help my population?

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Dec 12, 2022

I was pleased to hear you say, under secretary, during your Senate confirmation hearing that you are committed to the production of 'objective, unvarnished intelligence' and that is your first focus as under secretary.

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Dec 12, 2022

When I go to understand antisemitism and the rise of incidents in my State, I don't go to the Department of Homeland Security I&A. I go to the ADL, I go to other organizations.

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Dec 12, 2022

Without objection, I ask unanimous consent to enter into the record a statement by the National Fusion Center Association.

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Nov 14, 2022

it is my fervent hope that as the other side of the aisle seems poised to take over, that we keep this focused on homeland threats and not making this a place of political theater.

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Nov 14, 2022

the threats that are most prominent for Americans today are really affecting civilians.

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Oct 8, 2022

I did not support the proposal that the President put forward or the action that the President took forward.

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Oct 8, 2022

I think it's written correctly, and it codifies Roe in a state where without that we're facing a 1931 ban.

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Oct 8, 2022

I appreciate his willingness to try, and there's nothing more important right now to inflation than the price of gas.

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Oct 8, 2022

If he decides to run again, I'm going to support him, the party's going to support him.

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