In this week’s Intel Briefing, we dig into three big topics: 1️⃣ Screwworm and how it could threaten our beef supply 2️⃣ The high cost of the Iran war 3️⃣ President Trump’s playbook to try and stay in power

This week, I voted against the NDAA passing out of the Armed Services Committee. I did so because this budget provides $1.15 trillion in funding to the Pentagon and does nothing to address the elephant in the room, which is President Trump’s war in Iran. By some estimates, that war is costing American taxpayers $1 billion a day. Additionally, this budget’s high price tag comes as the President has cut healthcare, food assistance, cancer research and other programs vital to Michiganders. While I am a no out of committee, I am keeping my options open for support when the NDAA comes to the floor of the Senate. This is a tough vote for me, because I worked hard to secure key wins for Michigan, including $200 million to build a new F-15EX hangar and fix the runway at Selfridge, and $4.4 million to a joint training center at Camp Grayling. I also worked to include my AI Guardrails Act which for the first time will set left and right limits on the Pentagon’s use of AI, a full ban of Chinese vehicles on U.S. military bases both at home, like at Selfridge and Battle Creek, and abroad, as well as our bill to cover cancer screenings for federal firefighters.

Because of Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill, 100,000 Michiganders have lost SNAP benefits. 35,000 of them are children. I desperately want to pass a Farm Bill,  but I can't be expected to watch my people go hungry.

Sen. Elissa Slotkin @SenatorSlotkin (D-MI) says Bill Pulte is a bigger risk than even a lapse of America's foreign intelligence surveillance tools He's just that dangerous, she argues Slotkin sat with "Scott MacFarlane Reports" this afternoon

The average American understands that someone who's a potential adversary shouldn't be able to buy our farmland and agribusinesses. However, based on his own words on Fox News, President Trump seems to be fine with the Chinese Communist Party buying up our farmland.

We have all the pieces in place to get a deal done on E15, what’s holding us back is the influence of outside groups over both parties.

Because of President Trump’s sloppy tariffs, the Senate has had to approve $35 billion in what is essentially welfare for farmers, and farmers hate getting welfare.

RT @SenateDems: Last year, Republicans slashed $187 billion in food aid for hungry children and families. The single largest cut in food…

Republicans and Democrats across Michigan are united. Michigan needs a federal disaster declaration to help bring relief to communities following extreme weather damage back in April.

Thanks for having me for a fireside chat @deteconomicclub, if we want to grow and improve our state, conversations like these are critical.

Trump’s recent attacks on California elections are not random. They are part of the same pattern Slotkin describes here. When votes move against him or his allies, he calls the process corrupt.

Get excited people – the Gordie Howe Bridge is finally opening!

What is Planet 10? When you represent the Midwest, you represent a ton of folks who have different political beliefs than you do. You have to approach problems differently and find common ground.

Senator Elissa Slotkin joins Paul W. Smith live from the Detroit Economic Club. Link in comments.

I am on my way to an Armed Services hearing to work on the Pentagon's budget, which DC calls the National Defense Authorization Act. I break down why that's important and what I am focused on for Michigan.

I met with @reproforall President Mini Timmaraju and their members from Michigan to discuss reproductive healthcare and family planning. Folks tend to forget that although Prop 3 passed in Michigan, attacks on women's health are still happening in our state and across the country. It’s all about access. And with President Trump’s cuts to healthcare, access is at risk for women across Michigan. These badass women are fighting to protect it.

I met with the folks at Royal Farms in Ellsworth recently, and they told me about the challenges they face as cherry farmers. One simple suggestion to help? Check the label and make sure it is grown in Michigan (or at least the United States).

Last week, President Trump doubled down on his desire to use $1.8 billion of taxpayer money for those he thinks have been personally wronged, including people convicted of violent crimes against police officers. We have a bill to stop it.