Michigan U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin spent three terms in the U.S. House before running to replace outgoing Democratic U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow. She bucked the pro-GOP trend to beat Mike Rogers last November for the seat.

She spoke with WDET All Things Considered - Detroit host Russ McNamara at the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference to talk about proposed cuts to Medicaid in the GOP's "Big Beautiful Bill," supporting EV manufacturing in-line with consumer demand and more.

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