Elissa Slotkin
Senator for Michigan · Democratic · United States
“He used Housing records--private Housing records--to go after President Trump's enemies. Just think of what is possible with him at the top of our intelligence community.”
“He used Housing records--private Housing records--to go after President Trump's enemies. Just think of what is possible with him at the top of our intelligence community.”
“Mr. President, I rise today to discuss the MERIT Act, the Minimum Experience Requirements for Intelligence Transition Act--a lot of words, but the bill is simple. It requires anyone serving as the Director of National Intelligence--even in a temporary capacity--to have extensive national security experience. It is common sense.”
“Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 116 (Thursday, July 16, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 116 (Thursday, July 16, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S4131] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] Bill Pulte President Trump has installed a loyalist, Bill Pulte, as the Acting Dire…”
“Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 116 (Thursday, July 16, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 116 (Thursday, July 16, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S4131] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] Bill Pulte President Trump has installed a loyalist, Bill Pulte, as the Acting Dire…”
“Tonight, in the President's address to the Nation, he is expected to say how, again, our elections are being rigged and attempt to cherry- pick intelligence to declassify. But let us remember: Whatever he brings up, President Trump's team already saw what happened in 2020. He was the President of the United States during those elections.”
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“Tulsi Gabbard going down to Georgia was not enough to soothe the President. Bill Pulte is now his yes-man to do just that. He has gone from being unqualified for this role to dangerous to democracy. With the bill, we will ensure that people who serve as the Acting Director of National Intelligence actually have some national security experience needed to do this job, they treat it responsibly, not on behalf of one party, not on behalf of one man but on behalf of Americans, to keep us safe. That is the mandate of the intelligence community. It is what we were trained to do--and I say that as a CIA officer--and this President is corrupting that with his choice as DNI. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Washington.”
“Tonight, in the President's address to the Nation, he is expected to say how, again, our elections are being rigged and attempt to cherry- pick intelligence to declassify. But let us remember: Whatever he brings up, President Trump's team already saw what happened in 2020. He was the President of the United States during those elections. If his intelligence community at that time saw information, looked it over, and then decided that the election wasn't rigged, that was because that was what was presented to them as factual. You are telling me that the President now, all these years later, wants to relitigate what he was in charge of in 2020, and choosing to do it 3 months before the midterm elections. Call me skeptical. And all of this is happening as Bill Pulte is right there as our Acting DNI.”
“He has declassified information to support false claims about elections and sow doubt in our democracy. He has directed the CIA, the NSA, and other intelligence Agencies to target his enemies. He has created a weaponization working group to implement that order. And he has sent the former Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard to raid ballots in Fulton County, GA; something that the intelligence community has no business doing. Now, President Trump is giving a speech tonight. Bill Pulte is now at the center of this. President Trump was very open; he tweeted about putting him in this job specifically to use the intelligence community's power to support his false claims.”
“He has attempted to seize ballots in Georgia, my home State of Michigan, and Arizona. He has sued 30 States in total for their voter rolls. He has pushed Congress over and over again to pass the SAVE America Act, which would disenfranchise millions of voters across the country. He dismantled the Election Assistance Commission, which helps every State carry out their elections. He has pushed the postal service to restrict mail-in voting. He has refused to rule out sending U.S. uniformed troops or law enforcement to the polls to interfere in the elections come November. And he has pressed the Supreme Court to go after and gut parts of the Voting Rights Act, allowing States to silence the voters, particularly minority voters. Second, he has tried to weaponize our intelligence community.”
“He used Housing records--private Housing records--to go after President Trump's enemies. Just think of what is possible with him at the top of our intelligence community. Now, President Trump placed him there to do two things: One, to focus on politicizing our elections; and, secondly, to use the intelligence community for the goals he has because he is obsessed with meddling with both. You just have to use President Trump's own words to understand the story here. This isn't hyperbole. At the State of the Union, President Trump declared that the only way Democrats could win in the midterms is if they cheat. Just weeks earlier, he called for Republicans to ``nationalize'' elections in 15 states. This year alone, he has repeated claims that the elections are rigged more than 100 times. Those words have been backed up by action.”
“Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 116 (Thursday, July 16, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 116 (Thursday, July 16, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S4131] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] Bill Pulte President Trump has installed a loyalist, Bill Pulte, as the Acting Director of National Intelligence. He has zero national security experience. He has worked with the private sector and in real estate. He has never had a security clearance before this job. He has never handled classified information before this job. And now, today, at this moment, he heads up 18 different intelligence Agencies in the United States. He used to be the head of Federal Housing--that was his job given by President Trump--and he demonstrated his character at that job.”
“The Office uses powerful tools to gather secrets from our foreign adversaries, like China and Russia, from terrorist networks, and from threats to our homeland. But it is that power in the wrong hands that I want to talk about today. America's national intelligence community can be used to gather information not just from our foreign adversaries but, if turned against us, against the American people, it can be used to monitor Americans, to target political opponents, to dig through records, to punish critics, to help any President relitigate an election. Right now, that is where we are. [[Page S4131]]”
“Mr. President, I rise today to discuss the MERIT Act, the Minimum Experience Requirements for Intelligence Transition Act--a lot of words, but the bill is simple. It requires anyone serving as the Director of National Intelligence--even in a temporary capacity--to have extensive national security experience. It is common sense. You don't hand the keys to America's intelligence community to someone who has no experience, regardless of party or political loyalty. The Director of National Intelligence is a powerful job, and I know because I was there at the creation. I was one of the first people at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, when it was stood up. I was seconded there as a CIA officer. I helped stand it up after Congress created it so that we never again miss a terrorist attack, like we did on 9/11.”
“Tulsi Gabbard going down to Georgia was not enough to soothe the President. Bill Pulte is now his yes-man to do just that. He has gone from being unqualified for this role to dangerous to democracy. With the bill, we will ensure that people who serve as the Acting Director of National Intelligence actually have some national security experience needed to do this job, they treat it responsibly, not on behalf of one party, not on behalf of one man but on behalf of Americans, to keep us safe. That is the mandate of the intelligence community. It is what we were trained to do--and I say that as a CIA officer--and this President is corrupting that with his choice as DNI. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Washington.”
“Tonight, in the President's address to the Nation, he is expected to say how, again, our elections are being rigged and attempt to cherry- pick intelligence to declassify. But let us remember: Whatever he brings up, President Trump's team already saw what happened in 2020. He was the President of the United States during those elections. If his intelligence community at that time saw information, looked it over, and then decided that the election wasn't rigged, that was because that was what was presented to them as factual. You are telling me that the President now, all these years later, wants to relitigate what he was in charge of in 2020, and choosing to do it 3 months before the midterm elections. Call me skeptical. And all of this is happening as Bill Pulte is right there as our Acting DNI.”
“He has declassified information to support false claims about elections and sow doubt in our democracy. He has directed the CIA, the NSA, and other intelligence Agencies to target his enemies. He has created a weaponization working group to implement that order. And he has sent the former Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard to raid ballots in Fulton County, GA; something that the intelligence community has no business doing. Now, President Trump is giving a speech tonight. Bill Pulte is now at the center of this. President Trump was very open; he tweeted about putting him in this job specifically to use the intelligence community's power to support his false claims.”
“He has attempted to seize ballots in Georgia, my home State of Michigan, and Arizona. He has sued 30 States in total for their voter rolls. He has pushed Congress over and over again to pass the SAVE America Act, which would disenfranchise millions of voters across the country. He dismantled the Election Assistance Commission, which helps every State carry out their elections. He has pushed the postal service to restrict mail-in voting. He has refused to rule out sending U.S. uniformed troops or law enforcement to the polls to interfere in the elections come November. And he has pressed the Supreme Court to go after and gut parts of the Voting Rights Act, allowing States to silence the voters, particularly minority voters. Second, he has tried to weaponize our intelligence community.”
“He used Housing records--private Housing records--to go after President Trump's enemies. Just think of what is possible with him at the top of our intelligence community. Now, President Trump placed him there to do two things: One, to focus on politicizing our elections; and, secondly, to use the intelligence community for the goals he has because he is obsessed with meddling with both. You just have to use President Trump's own words to understand the story here. This isn't hyperbole. At the State of the Union, President Trump declared that the only way Democrats could win in the midterms is if they cheat. Just weeks earlier, he called for Republicans to ``nationalize'' elections in 15 states. This year alone, he has repeated claims that the elections are rigged more than 100 times. Those words have been backed up by action.”
“Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 116 (Thursday, July 16, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 116 (Thursday, July 16, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S4131] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] Bill Pulte President Trump has installed a loyalist, Bill Pulte, as the Acting Director of National Intelligence. He has zero national security experience. He has worked with the private sector and in real estate. He has never had a security clearance before this job. He has never handled classified information before this job. And now, today, at this moment, he heads up 18 different intelligence Agencies in the United States. He used to be the head of Federal Housing--that was his job given by President Trump--and he demonstrated his character at that job.”
“America's national intelligence community can be used to gather information not just from our foreign adversaries but, if turned against us, against the American people, it can be used to monitor Americans, to target political opponents, to dig through records, to punish critics, to help any President relitigate an election. Right now, that is where we are. [[Page S4131]]”
“The Director of National Intelligence is a powerful job, and I know because I was there at the creation. I was one of the first people at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, when it was stood up. I was seconded there as a CIA officer. I helped stand it up after Congress created it so that we never again miss a terrorist attack, like we did on 9/11. The Office uses powerful tools to gather secrets from our foreign adversaries, like China and Russia, from terrorist networks, and from threats to our homeland. But it is that power in the wrong hands that I want to talk about today.”
“Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 116 (Thursday, July 16, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 116 (Thursday, July 16, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S4130-S4131] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] MERIT Act Ms. SLOTKIN. Mr. President, I rise today to discuss the MERIT Act, the Minimum Experience Requirements for Intelligence Transition Act--a lot of words, but the bill is simple. It requires anyone serving as the Director of National Intelligence--even in a temporary capacity--to have extensive national security experience. It is common sense. You don't hand the keys to America's intelligence community to someone who has no experience, regardless of party or political loyalty.”
“So I thank my colleague for the opportunity to do my first colloquy. I didn't know this was a thing that we could do. Thank you for giving me that opportunity, and I will let you finish us out.”
“But what we see now is that third secret option, which is magic math, which is: We are going to tell you we are not cutting anything, but we are going to quietly make the math just work so that we are actually cutting all these things, we are able to reap the benefits, or we push those cuts out to the outyears. So you don't notice them today, but maybe later, maybe after other elections, you are going to feel those Medicaid cuts. So I guess my big warning label on the whole story here is that there is magic math going on from beginning to end on this package. And don't be fooled. They are coming for your healthcare. You are either going to be paying more, or you are going to lose your coverage. That is just a fact based on the math that they put out publicly and voted on today.”
“How do you take a group of people who both want to cut Medicaid in a devastating way, want to cut other healthcare in a devastating way, and match them up with a bunch of people who say, ``I can't,'' colleagues on the other side of the aisle who say, ``I can't accept cuts like that''? How do you balance two completely different factions in the same party? And it happens. Right? What, normally, we would see is tough choices being made, right? Either the other side of the aisle is going to acknowledge we have to make these devastating cuts, or they are not going to cut them.”
“So it is not just about, as you say, individuals--although, those stories are striking--it is about access to care for everybody. I was talking to a doctor from the Lansing Care Free Medical Clinic. It is completely Medicaid covered. It is the folks who are left out of the system. He will just close. We will have clinics just close. So I think we are talking about something that, again, comes to the heart of who we are as a community. I will also just say, I think it is important to put a warning label on it, and then I will turn it to you to maybe finish out. There is a lot of magic math going on right now on the other side of that.”
“Yes. We talked about rural hospitals. I think, again, even if you are not on Medicaid, you have never signed up, you have never been in a low point in your life where you have needed a bridge, you have never had a child with a disability, you have just never touched the system, I guarantee you the hospitals that you depend on, the clinics that you depend on, the nursing homes that you depend on for your mom, your dad are dependent on Medicaid. I guarantee it. And what we are hearing from our rural hospitals is: Look, we are the only hospital in 3 hours where you can get care. If we go, where do our people go? Where do we tell them to go? If you are delivering a baby and you have to come off the Upper Peninsula into the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, there is just no way that we can function that way.”
“That first month of that terminal diagnosis, where you are desperate to get her tests and coverage and some kind of emergency surgery, you are using your credit cards, you are doing whatever you can while you are just feeling completely lost that you know your mother is going to die. That feeling is the worst feeling I have ever experienced, and it is what we are proposing to millions of additional Americans by the end of this year. I am sure you heard a lot of personal stories on your phones. I don't know if you want to walk through a couple of [[Page S2266]] those stories, but I think it is important to make it a human issue, not just a numbers issue.”
“So it is just important to understand the full spectrum of what we are talking about here. Now, I am sure you have heard a ton of personal stories, right? It is important to understand that we are giving a talk on the Senate floor, and we are talking about numbers, but at the end of the day, these are human beings, and I am sure your phones are as flooded as mine are with people who want to tell their personal stories. I will say, for me, it feels like ``Groundhog Day'' because I decided to run in 2018 for the very issue of healthcare because I happened to live through my mother getting stage IV ovarian cancer without having insurance. She had no insurance.”
“There is a real risk of Medicare Part D being touched--the prescription drug piece of that--and the Affordable Care Act, which so many people depend on, the many, many people being cut off from that at the end of the year. The math just doesn't work. So what we are really talking about is, in the State of Michigan and in the United States, the potential for either people to lose their coverage or to have the price of their coverage go up because everyone who is talking about these Medicaid cuts back home has also mentioned, by the way, if we don't get the Medicaid reimbursement at our hospital, I am just going to charge more to the people who have insurance. There are going to be more people in my ER. I am going to have to pass that expensive cost off to customers who do have health insurance.”
“It is the idea that our rural hospitals from Hillsdale to Marquette, MI, have come to see me, and they say: Look, this is--we are not Democrats; we are conservative people, but if you take away this reimbursement, we will collapse. They were already suffering after COVID, and they are barely hanging on. So access to rural hospitals is something we are deeply, deeply worried about. I think the bigger question is, Who do we believe we are, and do we have a commitment to serve and protect and provide basic healthcare to people in our States? Now, you mentioned this, but I think it is important to realize that, with a number that big, we are not just talking about Medicaid.”
“We have 10 million people in Michigan, and 2.6 million people are on Medicaid. The vast majority are children, right? They are people who can't live up to work requirements, people who just happen to be young, people who happen to be born where they were born. Thirty-seven percent of all of our births in Michigan are handled and covered by Medicaid, and two out of every three of nursing home elderly are covered by Medicaid. So it is not just about the people who are receiving direct care; it is about what Medicaid reimburses in funds. It is the idea that 65 percent of our nursing homes could potentially go under if they don't get this funding.”
“Thank you, Senator. I mean, I think what we are all here talking about into the dead of night is this idea of whom we want to be as a nation when it comes to providing healthcare. Do we believe that the greatest country in the world should be able to treat the people who need help in our country or are we OK with the poorest among us, the weakest among us--those who are disabled, those who are elderly, those who are children--just not having access to care? As the Senator said, when you look around at the math--right?--this isn't a political statement. The math of needing to find $880 billion with a ``b''--the math just doesn't work without gutting Medicaid. I think it is important to understand, at least in my State, that this isn't just about people who have Medicaid as their primary insurance, right?”
“The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or conference reports relating to addressing homelessness and the rising cost of housing, which may include prohibiting legislation that closes field offices, reduces funding and staff, rescinds obligated grant awards, or depletes other resources administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development that contribute toward the development of affordable units, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.”
“Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025)] [Senate] [Page S2248] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 1701. Ms. SLOTKIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 14, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS AND THE RISING COST OF HOUSING.”
“The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or conference reports relating to bolstering the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which may include legislation that protects the Federal Emergency Management Agency from termination, reorganization, or downsizing, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034. ______”
“Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025)] [Senate] [Page S2248] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 1700. Ms. SLOTKIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 14, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO PROTECTING THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY FROM TERMINATION.”
“(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would weaken or eliminate Medicare's authority to negotiate with pharmaceutical companies to lower prescription drug costs for beneficiaries. (b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three- fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under subsection (a). ______”
“Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025)] [Senate] [Page S2248] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 1699. Ms. SLOTKIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 14, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. ___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD MAKE CUTS TO MEDICARE.”
“The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or conference reports relating to healthcare, which may include protecting and extending enhanced premium tax credits that have helped millions of Americans afford healthcare coverage, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034. ______”
“Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025)] [Senate] [Page S2248] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 1698. Ms. SLOTKIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 14, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO PROTECTING AMERICANS' ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE COVERAGE.”
“(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between the Houses, or conference report relating to increasing the cost of housing for American families. (b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three- fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under subsection (a). ______”
“Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025)] [Senate] [Page S2248] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 1697. Ms. SLOTKIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 14, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. ___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION INCREASING THE COST OF HOUSING.”
“The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this [[Page S2248]] resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or conference reports relating to nutrition, which may include prohibiting reductions to funding for farm-to-school programs, free and reduced price school meals, food banks, and benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034. ______”
“Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025)] [Senate] [Pages S2247-S2248] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 1696. Ms. SLOTKIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 14, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO IMPROVING CHILD NUTRITION BY PREVENTING REDUCTIONS IN FUNDING TO CRITICAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS.”
“The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or conference reports relating to protecting access to Social Security benefits, which may include legislation that prohibits the reduction of Social Security Administration staffing, the closure of Social Security field offices and sites, or the disruption of phone service availability, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034. ______”
“Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025)] [Senate] [Page S2247] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 1695. Ms. SLOTKIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 14, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO PROTECTING SOCIAL SECURITY.”
“(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would cut Medicaid in a way that reduces access to hospitals, long- term care facilities, home health care, rural health clinics, Federally-qualified health centers, certified community behavioral health clinics, community mental health centers, or other essential health care settings in rural communities. (b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three- fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under subsection (a).”
“Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025)] [Senate] [Page S2247] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 1694. Ms. SLOTKIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 14, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. ___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST CUTS TO MEDICAID.”