Elissa Slotkin Quotes

Elissa Slotkin

Profession : Politician

Birth : July 10, 1976

When I was negotiating with our foreign allies, I knew I had to do so in good faith, or trust would be broken - and those allies wouldn't be there when we really needed them.

Elissa Slotkin

My father was a Republican and my mother was a Democrat. In Michigan, we always fought about sports, not politics.

Elissa Slotkin

I do not have to agree with everything a candidate believes, but I do have to believe that they represent core American values, and they will lead with decency and sincerity.

Elissa Slotkin

So it's a really sort of mixed issue but I think, no matter whether you're a Democrat or an independent or a Republican, the idea that a sitting president would attempt to leverage dirt on a political opponent from a foreign leader is just beyond the pale.

Elissa Slotkin

I use the lessons my father taught me every day. And I believe the simple value of integrity matters, even in a complicated place like Congress.

Elissa Slotkin

I don't consider myself part of the Resistance because that's against something, and you have to be for something.

Elissa Slotkin

We obviously - I'm from Michigan, so we saw a disproportionate number of these social media ads targeting us, targeting our population. So I want to close that loophole. That's my amendment, so that no foreign entity can buy an ad for or against a candidate in our democracy.

Elissa Slotkin

I know from personal experience the issues veterans are facing, issues around PTSD, making sure our military officers and enlisted can transition to new careers.

Elissa Slotkin

My stepdaughter, who is based in Alaska right now, is a brand-new lieutenant in the Army. She could be deployed in 18 months. And another stepdaughter is a physician for the VA.

Elissa Slotkin

Since Ronald Reagan we have had this assumption in the United States that the Republicans are the party of the military, the Republicans are the party of patriotism, the Republicans are the party of American values.

Elissa Slotkin

Listen, I think we all believe that we need to take aggressive steps to mitigate the effects of climate change.

Elissa Slotkin

There's so many things, when you're in national security, that you do that aren't perfect, but you do them because you think you're doing what the country needs to be safe.

Elissa Slotkin

I don't believe all Republicans are bad.

Elissa Slotkin

I think mixing political and personal with professional and national security issues is always a dangerous game and never worth it.

Elissa Slotkin

So, when I saw Congressman Bishop smiling at the White House after voting to gut protections for pre-existing conditions, something inside me broke.

Elissa Slotkin

Our family lives military and veterans issues in a way few others do.

Elissa Slotkin

I bring a voice to veterans' issues in a real clear way. On military insurance, I know in extreme detail both the positives and negatives with military health care.

Elissa Slotkin

I have spent my life working to protect our country. I served three tours in Iraq with the CIA, served in national security positions under Presidents of both parties, and at the Pentagon.

Elissa Slotkin

I ran for Congress as a first-time candidate to fight to protect everyone with a pre-existing condition, to bring down the skyrocketing costs of healthcare and prescription drugs, to fight for clean drinking water, and to help restore civility and decency to our politics.

Elissa Slotkin

As a newcomer to politics, I knew in my bones that we as a country were better than what we see coming out of Washington. And we are.

Elissa Slotkin