Is it fair to say that depending on suppliers almost exclusively in Asia for the chips to run our vehicles... is a vulnerability that we need to mitigate in short order?
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.
I want to publicly call out the leadership on both the House and the Senate for not moving this fast enough.
The United States makes zero percent of the legacy chips that go in our vehicles.
I thank the gentleman for those moving remarks. As I conclude here, I just want to thank everyone who came to speak, and I feel extremely proud that these remarks and just a taste of the Secretary's legacy will be kept forever in the…
I thank the Speaker for that personal tribute. I yield to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), the majority leader.
Sorry. Just going to that funeral and seeing what we can get when we have a decent immigration policy.
If you are going to criticize what is going on on the border, then put forward a piece of legislation to make it better.
I think I would offer that our cybersecurity community, which is doing yeoman's work in trying to, you know, gain all these connections with these different sectors...
I echo my comments that Representative Langevin, Representative Katko are two Members who have a ton of in-depth knowledge on cyber and it is really difficult to think of both of them not here next term.
So I would just say if as you continue to do your job around the world you feel like there are things where ease of administration would help you, please come to us before the need.
I have been struck over the past almost year now how logistics have become sexy, right? Everybody's talking about logistics.
The public needs to understand this issue, right? They are watching what is going on in Russia-Ukraine and wondering when is the next shoe going to drop with China and are we prepared.
I represent autoworkers that have been laid off for the better part of the last year because of a 14 cent microchip that they can't get.
I don't want the Pentagon to feel like they are the lead foot in the debate and the engagement with China.
The decision to do a no-fly zone is the decision to open ourselves up to war with Russia.
I would just say you have an absolutely unique moment where the U.S. Congress has bipartisan agreement on giving you what you need and we're not getting an ask.
I guess I just feel like that era is over, that all of our attempts to minimize friction didn't mean anything
What is going on between Russia and Ukraine is so incredibly unbelievable to watch
He's just working off of a different plan. I think its legacy building. I think he sees himself as the hero of his own story.
The sanctions are going to have to be, you know, really -- he's going to have to have the impact of the sanctions really settle in.
We're not going to send American sons and daughters to fight on behalf of Ukraine.
I think first and foremost, I think about China. I think about what they are learning from this, you know, exchange, our level of sort of forcefulness, and responding when one country, Russia, tries to take over another country, Ukraine.





