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Senator Elissa Slotkin

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U.S. Senator from the great state of Michigan. Working to boost the middle class, protect our country, our kids and our democracy. Former national security official.

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Senator Elissa Slotkin @slotkin.senate.gov · 6d

We're back with another Intel Brief. This week, we discuss two big things.

The tragedy in Grand Blanc Township, and how we move forward.

And how we got here with a federal government shutdown, why I'm fighting for health care and how a shutdown will impact Michiganders.
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Senator Slotkin's Intel Briefing: Grand Blanc Shooting and the Government Shutdown

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Senator Elissa Slotkin @slotkin.senate.gov · 3h

I took to the floor of the Senate tonight to talk about War Powers, how President Trump is using a well-worn authoritarian playbook and how nobody gets to rewrite the Constitution.

Not a President. Not an advisor. No one.
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Nobody Gets to Rewrite the Constitution

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Senator Elissa Slotkin @slotkin.senate.gov · 4h

Hopeful news as the mediators appear to have had a breakthrough today. There’s much to be done to make this work, but it’s good to have a reason to hope. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Trump Says Israel and Hamas Reach Hostage Deal: Live Updates

President Trump said Israel would pull back troops in the first phase of the agreement, raising hopes that the two-year war in Gaza may be nearer to an end.

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Ossoff's Office @ossoff.senate.gov · 9h

1.4 million Georgians could see their premiums skyrocket next year if ACA tax credits expire.

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Senator Elissa Slotkin @slotkin.senate.gov · 9h

We owe it to the Grand Blanc community to turn this tragedy into action. That's why Senator Gary Peters and I introduced the Pray Safe Act to ensure everyone, no matter their faith, can practice their religion without fear of intimidation or violence. midmichigannow.com/news/local/m...

MI Senators introduce Pray Safe Act to enhance security at houses of worship nationwide

Senators Gary Peters and Elissa Slotkin introduced legislation to improve security for houses of worship after the tragic attack on a Michigan church.

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Senator Elissa Slotkin @slotkin.senate.gov · 14h

We need people at the Defense Department who will stand up to illegal orders. This is not a hypothetical exercise:

During protests in 2020, President Trump wanted the 82nd Airborne sent to Washington, D.C., to, in his words, “shoot them in the legs."

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Senator Elissa Slotkin @slotkin.senate.gov · 17h

Their health care costs will go up by $1,100 a month, or a whopping $13,200 per year. (2/2)

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Senator Elissa Slotkin @slotkin.senate.gov · 17h

President Trump’s big beautiful bill has resulted in a health care crisis that is now upon us. Next year, everyone is either at risk of losing their health care or paying more. So, we did a little math to estimate what that might look like for a couple in Lansing. (1/2)

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Senator Elissa Slotkin @slotkin.senate.gov · 1d

The President cannot just wage a secret war against secret enemies.

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Senator Elissa Slotkin @slotkin.senate.gov · 1d

This anniversary is a reminder of the acute pain felt across communities — in the Middle East and home in Michigan — and the urgent, urgent need for a peace plan that ends this cycle of violence. There is, today, a plan on the table. Both sides should take it and move forward without delay. (4/4)

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Senator Elissa Slotkin @slotkin.senate.gov · 1d

They are fighting to ensure their loved ones aren’t forgotten — and to push for this peace deal to be accepted by both sides.

I’m also thinking about the loss of life and limb in Gaza, and the life of the average person living through this situation for two years. (3/4)

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Senator Elissa Slotkin @slotkin.senate.gov · 1d

... tens of thousands killed, and which continues today.

Today, I met with former hostages and the families of those still captive — to keep focus on the 48 hostages still held captive -- about 20 of whom we believe are still alive-- and remember those 83 killed.
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Senator Elissa Slotkin @slotkin.senate.gov · 1d

Today marks two years since the October 7 attack that took the lives of almost 1,200 parents, children, friends, and neighbors, and took 251 people hostage, in an act of sheer hate. It kicked off 2 years of pain, suffering and violence for Israelis and Palestinians that’s resulted in... (1/4)

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Senator Elissa Slotkin @slotkin.senate.gov · 1d

President Trump has created a health care crisis with his Big Beautiful Bill, and now everybody’s going to be getting a letter saying their health care is going up.

I want to hear your stories. Share your letter with me: slotkin.senate.gov/letters

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Senator Elissa Slotkin @slotkin.senate.gov · 2d

No one gets to rewrite the Constitution to suit their political goals.

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Senator Elissa Slotkin @slotkin.senate.gov · 2d

President Trump has created a health care crisis. And he has systematically made America poorer and sicker.

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Senator Elissa Slotkin @slotkin.senate.gov · 2d

If you have private employer-provided insurance, you’ll get a letter telling you that your health care is going to go up by 10-20% starting January 1. That's because of the health care crisis created by this President and his Big Beautiful Bill.

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Senator Elissa Slotkin @slotkin.senate.gov · 2d

President Trump has plunged America into a health care crisis. Instead of working to fix that, his Administration is quietly trying to cut Social Security benefits that millions of Americans have worked a lifetime to earn.

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Senator Elissa Slotkin @slotkin.senate.gov · 2d

This community continues to lean on each other and support those who need it most, as we all work to help them pick up the pieces. (2/2)

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Senator Elissa Slotkin @slotkin.senate.gov · 2d

Last week, I had the opportunity to thank the first responders to the Grand Blanc shooting with Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet and visit the memorial for those who lost their lives in this tragedy. (1/2)

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Senator Elissa Slotkin @slotkin.senate.gov · 3d

We can learn from our law enforcement about the importance of being nonpartisan about a tragedy like this. In the aftermath, we came together as Democrats and Republicans at the local, state, and federal levels to figure out how we could get support to the Grand Blanc community.

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Senator Elissa Slotkin @slotkin.senate.gov · 3d

President Trump in 2011: “If there is a shutdown, it would be a tremendously negative mark on the President. He is the one that has to get people together.”

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Senator Elissa Slotkin @slotkin.senate.gov · 3d

The Republicans need my vote. So I am using my leverage.

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Senator Elissa Slotkin @slotkin.senate.gov · 3d

We are in a health care crisis because of the President’s Big Beautiful Bill.

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Senator Elissa Slotkin @slotkin.senate.gov · 5d

My condolences to the families again struggling to understand how the freedom to worship can result in such tragedy.

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Senator Elissa Slotkin @slotkin.senate.gov · 5d

It’s heartbreaking to return to DC after Yom Kippur, to a targeted attack at a synagogue in Manchester. On the heels of the attack against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, it is mind-boggling that we see another attack on people simply trying to exercise their faith.

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