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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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Mar 23, 2021

We simply cannot allow violence to be normalized as part of our politics.

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Mar 23, 2021

Congressional attention to this problem is vital.

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Mar 23, 2021

As Federal lawmakers, we have a responsibility to make sure they have the resources and support they need to tackle this threat--whether in the form of intelligence sharing or through material support.

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Mar 23, 2021

Whenever we bring up the topic in this committee of additional Federal domestic terrorism law, there are a raft of letters and concerns that come in from civil rights and civil liberties organizations, and, frankly, on both ends of the…

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Mar 23, 2021

I am ready to work with you in all ways possible to help fight terrorism within our borders; to keep our citizens safe; and to keep the wheels of our democracy turning.

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Mar 23, 2021

I am always arguing that we should have our primary start with Michigan instead of Iowa or New Hampshire

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Mar 9, 2021

I`m a little surprised that it took us two months to see video. Frankly, this area probably has more video cameras pointed at it than most places in the country just highlights the need for a 9/11 style commission.

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Feb 23, 2021

What I fail to see is actual action, right.

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Feb 22, 2021

I think it would be useful if we got together with the new leadership at the Pentagon and offered our help.

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Feb 22, 2021

We have all heard testimony in the last Congress. We have read the books. We have read the papers. We have heard from the experts that technology is not being incorporated fast enough and we're losing that edge to China.

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Feb 4, 2021

It’s making sure we learn the right lessons from the last 20 years and don’t just overlay that counterterrorism, foreign sort of overlay on to Americans in our communities.

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Feb 4, 2021

I think it’s important that we also realize just though -- similarly to 9/11, we don’t have the intelligence community appropriately looking at the threat, right. We -- January 6th was an intelligence failure of some kind. Either we knew…

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Feb 4, 2021

For me, as someone who worked on preventing terrorist attacks on the United States for the first 20 years of my career, I believe the post 9/11 era is over. I think January 6th was the cap of the of one era and the beginning of another…

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Feb 3, 2021

I am really proud to be back and to be subcommittee Chair for the Intel and Counterterrorism committee.

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Feb 3, 2021

I think we have a real opportunity to demonstrate that.

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Jan 13, 2021

Joe Biden won the election. He won it fair and square. It was a free and fair election. He got more votes. He is the duly elected president.

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Jan 13, 2021

I really applaud my colleagues who voted for impeachment today.

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Jan 13, 2021

I think, frankly, a lot of the Republicans that I've been talking to in the past week have sort of become awakened to what it's been like for a lot of us for a really long time.

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Dec 2, 2020

But it's true, I've been a part of two transitions now between different administrations, and you need competent people to do the briefings and updates to walk you through current threats, and Chris would have been a fantastic person to do…

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Dec 2, 2020

I think when we see this many removals, it's one of three things, right? One, you can always wonder if there's gross negligence, if there's a problem with all of these different folks. I do not believe that's the issue, but that's always a…

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Sep 14, 2020

I represent a community that has a number of PFOS contamination sites.

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Sep 2, 2020

We should be as much as possible declassifying that information, making sure the average person knows what the Russians are trying to do so they can make an educated assessment of what they see on Facebook.

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Sep 2, 2020

We have to maintain an apolitical military.

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Sep 2, 2020

Well, I mean, first of all, this is a product that should go out routinely to our state and local officials. It's a standard practice that the Department of Homeland Security does. You know -- but when I heard about the story and saw some…

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Aug 27, 2020

The intimidation that comes from having uniformed or law enforcement personnel at polls should not be underestimated.

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