President Trump wants to look tough by attacking countries abroad to distract from his failure to attack the core issue of the cost of living at home.
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Elissa Slotkin
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No62%
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Party align92%
Cross-party7%
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Elissa Slotkin
U.S. SenatorDemocratMichigan
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This is quite literally the opposite of what is taught to our most junior folks in uniform. And it's most definitely why the six of us made our video in the first place.
Secretary Hegseth continues to show us who he is: a man who doesn’t understand the values of the institution he now leads. Holier-than-thou, attacking free speech, loathsome of the very values enshrined in our Constitution, and refusing of any accountability as a leader.
Same words, same concepts, same reference to our constitution — and, ironically, same concerns about President Trump. Watch for yourself.
Take a step back and think about Hegseth’s decision to censure Mark Kelly: Former Major Hegseth is trying to demote and cut the pension of a 25-year military pilot for saying the *very same things* Hegseth himself said in 2016.
Critical minerals are needed for the production of everything from cars to wind turbines, chips to defense systems.
We cannot allow China to have a veto on our manufacturing and national security by continuing to dominate critical mineral production. My bill ensures the US can kickstart production of critical minerals sourced here at home. www.eenews.net/articles/bip...
Anyone who tells you we should scrap certain types of energy because it’s “woke” doesn’t actually give a crap about your costs.
Our veterans need an electronic health system that works with and for them—not against them. That’s why I am leading this effort with members of the Senate Veterans Committee to ensure they have the best health care experience possible. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...
Despite all the talking points to the media — and by Cabinet members directly to senators last month — this was never about stopping the drug cartels. If it were, President Trump wouldn’t have pardoned drug kingpin Juan Orlando Hernández.
The bottom line is that President Trump wants to look tough by attacking countries abroad to distract from his failure to attack the core issue of the cost of living at home.
Maduro is a bad man, and the people of Venezuela deserve better. But we know that regime change isn’t as simple as removing one leader. While there are comparisons to the arrest of Manuel Noriega in Panama in 1989, let’s not forget that the U.S. sent in over 27,000 troops and lost 23 servicemembers.
The President laid out his plan of regime change. He says he now wants to “run” Venezuela and, particularly, Venezuela's vast oil reserves.
Despite all the talking points to the media — and by Cabinet members directly to senators — this was never about stopping the drug cartels. If it were, President Trump wouldn’t have pardoned drug kingpin Juan Orlando Hernández, and he’d be going after Mexican cartels that move the fentanyl.
So instead of action on health care costs or housing or energy bills, Americans get military action in Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, Somalia, Syria, Yemen, the Caribbean, the Pacific, and now a long-term engagement in Venezuela.
President Trump's decision to bomb targets in Venezuela, depose Nicolas Maduro, and "run" Venezuela continues the signature trend of his presidency: relentless focus on foreign entanglements and looking tough abroad, to distract from what’s happening to Americans' pocketbooks.
Happy New Year, Michigan! Here's to a healthy, happy 2026. 🎆 🎉
The middle class doesn’t have a lobbyist. Own up to the role that money plays in politics and gut it.
Michigan, it’s been a wild 2025. This year, we traveled to every corner of both of our beautiful Peninsulas. It’s the honor of my life to represent you in the Senate — here’s to 2026!
Right now, the average age of a first-time homeowner in America is 40 years old. Completely different than generations before us. We need to declare a National Housing Emergency.
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851 total votes
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| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Party Maj | Align? | Result |
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| 2025-01-09 | S. 5 (119th) | End filibuster to begin debate | YES | YES | ✓ | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (84-9, 3/5 majority required) |
Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.
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