Freshman US Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan will deliver the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress next week, the party’s top congressional leaders announced Thursday.
The newly elected Democratic senator from Michigan will deliver her party's response to Trump's speech Tuesday to a joint session of Congress.
Elissa Slotkin will deliver the Democratic response to President Donald Trump's State of the Union address next week ― propelling the state's junior senator into the national spotlight after she's spent just two months in the Senate.
In her brief remarks, Slotkin emphasized her bipartisan career history while emphasizing that "America wants change." She knocked the Trump administration's approach, adding: "There's a responsible way to make change and a reckless way.
President Trump doubled down on his agenda during an unapologetic address to Congress last night. Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan delivered the Democratic response, warning Trump's policies would be costly for Americans and leave them less safe.
Sen. Elissa Slotkin was elected by a narrow margin in November to represent Michigan after serving several terms in the House.
Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) is being eyed as a new leader in the Democratic Party since giving her response to President Donald Trump’s speech to a joint session of Congress last week. Trump’s 2024 presidential election victory,
Mich., on Sunday said that she would "withhold" her decision on how to vote to fund the government until Congress gets assurances from the Trump administration that money will be spent the way lawmakers intend.
One Democratic lawmaker is admitting that Democrats are still "finding our footing" as they seek to establish a plan for the future of the party.
Sen. Elissa Slotkin's take on the debate comes as Gov. Gavin Newsom admitted that biological men competing against women in sport is "deeply unfair"
U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin from Michigan delivered the Democratic response to President Trump's address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night. In remarks delivered from Wyandotte, Michigan (about 15 miles south of Detroit),