This crucial funding program helps keep it that way. I’ll keep fighting alongside both Republicans and Democrats to fully fund the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and get this bill signed into law.
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.
My 'Protect Our Polls Act' is designed to block the military from being deployed to polling sites during the midterms without congressional approval.
Iran retains veto power over the critical waterway through drones, mines, and fast boats.
The Great Lakes are a huge part of who we are as Michiganders and our way of life, but they’re also the backbone of our state economy.
What it tends to culminate in, this authoritarian playbook, it culminates in him creating a security incident that requires uniformed military or federal law enforcement to go to the polls.
The president is using an authoritarian playbook that I have seen tons of times abroad.
Michigan needs fighters, and whether it is standing up to President Trump’s attacks on our democracy, taking on the corruption and special interests, or standing up for working people, Maasdam knows what it means to fight.
Mid-Michigan is where it all began for me, representing this district — from Charlotte, to Lansing, to Owosso, to Brighton, to South Lyon — in the U.S. House for six years.
He should do the right thing, drop out quickly, and give Maine Democrats the opportunity to select a new nominee who can compete and win in November.
The longer DOD takes to complete such remediation efforts, the greater the risk to public health and the environment in impacted communities.
Communities around these installations must not be left behind, and remediation work cannot wait.
If people can't understand that the game has fundamentally changed and they can't adapt, then they need to let others.
Despite these grave and serious legal deficiencies, on June 2, 2026, USPS published a proposed rule that, if finalized, would establish President Trump’s control over federal elections and allow USPS to adjudicate who can and cannot vote…
We just need to show people that what we care about is an economy where if you work hard and play by the rules, you get ahead, and your kids do better.
That's why I believe we need significant new leadership. The old models are no longer working, and that includes the Democratic Party.
No one does specialty crops like Michigan. We grow everything from cherries, to asparagus, to blueberries, and all are enduring incredible instability," said Senator Slotkin.
President Trump has been saying the quiet part out loud: he wants to undermine our elections any way he can.
He is trying to nationalize the elections and he is telling us in his own words what he is trying to do.
I look forward to Mr. Martin conveying the same during his confirmation hearing, and to his service on the federal bench if confirmed.
We must prevent these vehicles from driving over our border and into our communities.
This is an economic security issue and a national security issue, and we must prevent these vehicles from driving over our border and into our communities.
From making clear Joe Biden won the 2020 election, to the attack on the Capitol on January 6th, to being clear that President Trump can’t run for a third term, these answers were important factors for me, and fundamentally different from…





