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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 4, 2025

If previous generations had not fought for democracy, where would we be today?

msnbc.com
Mar 4, 2025

We had shared values that were bigger than any one party.

msnbc.com
Mar 4, 2025

President Trump is trying to deliver an unprecedented giveaway to his billionaire friends…and to do that, he’s going to make you pay in every part of your life.

vox.com
Mar 4, 2025

Do [Trump’s] plans actually help Americans get ahead? Not even close.

vox.com
Mar 4, 2025

Prices are still too high, and Americans want change but in a responsible, not reckless way.

vox.com
Mar 4, 2025

It's at risk when the president decides you can pick and choose what rules you want to follow, when he ignores court orders and the constitution itself, or when elected leaders stand by and just let it happen.

bbc.com
Mar 4, 2025

He could walk us right into a recession

bbc.com
Mar 4, 2025

After the spectacle that just took place in the Oval Office last week, Reagan must be rolling in his grave.

nbcnews.com
Mar 4, 2025

America wants change, but there's a responsible way to make change and a reckless way.

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Mar 4, 2025

Hold your elected officials, including me, accountable. Watch how they're voting. Go to town halls and demand they take action.

abcnews.go.com
Mar 4, 2025

As a Cold War kid, I’m thankful it was Reagan and not Trump in office in the 1980s. Trump would have lost us the Cold War.

foxnews.com
Mar 3, 2025

To do that, he’s going to make you pay in every part of your life.

nbcnews.com
Mar 3, 2025

He must be rolling in his grave.

nbcnews.com
Mar 3, 2025

Reagan must be rolling in his grave over Trump's stance on Russia.

nbcnews.com
Mar 3, 2025

But also that we take a real serious approach to China investing in things like our farmland, our manufacturing facilities.

cbsnews.com
Mar 3, 2025

It’s easy to be exhausted, but America needs you now more than ever.

cnn.com
Mar 3, 2025

It's really important, on a bipartisan basis, for us to come up with thoughtful plans on how to make sure we're prepared militarily if we need it.

cbsnews.com
Mar 3, 2025

America needs you now more than ever.

cnn.com
Mar 3, 2025

We all want an end to the war in Ukraine, but Reagan understood that true strength required America to combine our military and economic might with moral clarity.

cnn.com
Mar 3, 2025

The idea that I would just be so partisan that I couldn't have Thanksgiving dinner with my dad just doesn't work for me.

cbsnews.com
Mar 3, 2025

And to do that, he's going to make you pay in every part of your life.

cbsnews.com
Mar 3, 2025

He’s going to make you pay in every part of your life.

nbcnews.com
Mar 3, 2025

I think it's a different type of threat, but because we depend on them, we have a globalized economy; but whether it's their military advantages that they have in some cases or it's the way they have just dominated our supply chains and…

cbsnews.com
Mar 3, 2025

I believe in bipartisan legislation. It's always better when it's bipartisan.

cbsnews.com
Mar 3, 2025

President Trump is trying to deliver an unprecedented giveaway to his billionaire friends. He's on the hunt to find trillions of dollars to pass along to the wealthiest in America.

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