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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.
The president has been very, very clear that we are going to reinforce our NATO allies, and that is where our troops are going, our ships, our planes, are all centered on deterring Putin from thinking for one minute that he can go into a…
Frankly, I think a little too clear that we were never going to send U.S. men and women to fight in Russia, or fight in Ukraine, excuse me. He has been saying that for a long time.
Absolutely. I actually was just at the Munich security conference this past weekend with a bipartisan delegation of senators and members of Congress. You could feel the sort of feeling in the room, it was like look, we have a lot of…
The Jewish community is the No. 1 target of religiously-motivated hate crimes in the United States.
The NSGP is a vital part of our efforts at SCN and our Federation system, supporting our work and our open, free practice of religion.
This growing threat can be demoralizing: But as our witnesses today will note, we are far from powerless against it.
We have also been advocating with over 170 of our colleagues in bipartisan basis to make this an easier program to access.
Since 2019, this program has provided nearly 7 million to secure over 70 synagogues, mosques, churches, schools, and community centers across Michigan.
The last 5 years have seen a 60 percent increase in anti-Semitic incidents Nation-wide.
The threats of violence to our election officials... I fear is actually dissuading people for running for clerk.
I was pleased to see the President lay down a marker with Vladimir Putin, in June: That we hold Russia responsible for stopping ransomware attacks coming out of its territory.
These attacks are overwhelmingly carried out by foreign groups, but their victims are our constituents.
Ransomware attacks against the United States have exploded in number and cost over the last few years, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The threat of ransomware attacks is one of those rare National security issues where the high-level policy debate here in DC very directly connects to the tangible impact it's having on families back home in our districts, every day.
I don't think the American public knows the 9-1-1 number to call when their school, when their farm, when their processing plant, when their local government is attacked.
I want to be able to tell people back home that we are doing everything we can to defend them.
I feel like we have the best team in place and we are working in a really positive bipartisan way.
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