Detroit, Michigan – As Elissa Slotkin and Mike Rogers debate the impacts of the Biden-Harris Administration’s EV mandate, it’s important to remember that Slotkin has supported the administration’s ban on gas-powered cars.

AFP Action Senior Advisor Tim Golding released the following statement:

“Just last month, Elissa Slotkin voted against a bill—introduced by Michigan Congressman John James—to roll back the Biden-Harris Administration’s electric vehicle mandate. This EV mandate spells disaster for Detroit, but Slotkin supports it anyway.

“Mike Rogers knows that it’s better to let industry innovate without interference from the government and he won’t back heavy-handed mandates that deprive consumers of choice, push businesses to the breaking point, or endanger Michigan jobs.”

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Detroit, Michigan – As the economy remains a top concern for Michigan voters, Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin refuses to acknowledge that she voted for the inflation that’s crushing families and seniors living on fixed incomes.

AFP Action Senior Advisor Tim Golding issued the following statement as Slotkin and Rogers sparred over the cost-of-living crisis:

“Congresswoman Slotkin talks a good game, but her voting record shows her true loyalty is to the Democratic Party elites, even when its radical progressive agenda threatens the financial stability of Michiganders.

“Slotkin voted for inflation when she voted for the so-called “Inflation Reduction Act” which was actually reckless government spending. She also voted for the “American Rescue Plan.” Both bills mushroomed the national debt. Studies show that far from reducing inflation, these planks of the Biden-Harris agenda overheated the economy and triggered this historic cost-of-living crisis.

“Mike Rogers will restore fiscal sanity and defend hard-working taxpayers by opposing wasteful government spending.”

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Grand Rapids, Michigan—Last night, Mike Rogers showed Michiganders that he has what it takes to be Michigan’s next senator.

AFP Action Senior Advisory Tim Golding issued the following statement about why Mike Rogers won the first debate against Elissa Slotkin.

“Here are five key takeaways for Michigan voters:

1. Slotkin talked bipartisanship but is a fierce liberal partisan once she crosses the DC Beltway, voting 100% with the Biden-Harris agenda in Congress.  Slotkin ignores the needs of hard-working Michiganders and goes to work advancing her party’s radical progressive agenda—even if that means ending the filibuster, raising taxes, or ending the Right to Work by supporting the PRO Act.
2. Despite previous claims that she’s a “fiscal conservative” and believes in “treating our federal budget like we treat our home budget” Slotkin voted for the “Inflation Reduction Act” and all its reckless spending that led to 40-year high inflation.
3. Slotkin talked tough about the border but she voted against H.R. 2 the “Secure the Border” Act of 2023.  As a freshman Congresswoman, Slotkin voted to terminate an emergency declaration that would have enabled the construction of a border wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.  She dismissed the effort to strengthen the nation’s border security as merely “political action on the part of the President.”
4. Slotkin tried to position herself as a moderate on energy and environmental issues but her voting record shows that she puts progressive politics over the best interests of Michigan’s families and businesses.  Despite spelling potential disaster to Michigan’s economy, Slotkin voted just last month to uphold the Biden-Harris Administration’s electric vehicle mandate. This follows a trend of Slotkin backing feckless energy initiatives that would increase energy costs and destabilize Michigan’s energy grid.
5. Mike Rogers won that debate with good ideas and solid policy. Join AFPA and help us send him to the Senate. Rogers understands how federal policies affect kitchen table issues. Michigan needs him in the Senate to restore fiscal sanity.  If you’re not doing better today than you were four years ago, then you need to vote for Rogers for US Senate. He’s going to buck the status quo and hold the line for Michigan.”

Grand Rapids, Michigan – After former Congressman Mike Rogers defeated Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin in the first Michigan Senate Debate, AFP Action Senior Advisor Tim Golding released the following statement:

“Tonight, Mike Rogers showed Michigan voters that they have the opportunity to vote for a real leader to represent them in the U.S. Senate. For two decades, Debbie Stabenow left the real concerns of Michiganders behind as she rubber-stamped a progressive agenda that hurt their families, their businesses, and their paychecks.

“Elissa Slotkin will be more of the same. She showed us that with her voting record. She’s wearing a mask of moderation to win this election, but we know the kinds of policies that she supports by rubber-stamping 100% of the Biden-Harris agenda.

“Mike Rogers has the right attitude and solutions to stand up for Michigan in the Senate, and we need that more than ever.”

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Grand Rapids, Michigan– While Elissa Slotkin attempts to defend the Biden-Harris administration’s failed border policies , AFP Action is highlighting the Congresswoman’s own failures to secure the border and protect Michiganders.

• Elissa Slotkin voted against H.R. 2 the “Secure the Border” Act of 2023.
• As a freshman Congresswoman, Slotkin voted to terminate an emergency declaration that would have enabled the construction of a border wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.
• She dismissed the effort to strengthen the nation’s border security as merely “political action on the part of the President.”

AFP Action Senior Advisor Tim Golding released the following statement:

“Now that it’s politically inconvenient, Congresswoman Slotkin is trying to flip the script on her previous stances on immigration. It’s insulting to the Michiganders who have fallen victim to fentanyl while she pays mere lip service to the idea of border security during an election year.

“Believe how she votes, not what she says. Contrast her record with that of former Congressman Mike Rogers. Rogers has always advocated for border security and has the track record to prove it. That’s why he needs to be Michigan’s next Senator.”

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Grand Rapids, Michigan – As the debate between Elissa Slotkin and Mike Rogers is underway, Slotkin has tried to position herself as a moderate on energy and environmental issues that will have an outsized impact on Michigan’s economy.

However, her voting record shows that she puts progressive politics over the best interests of Michigan’s families and businesses.

Despite spelling potential disaster to Michigan’s economy, Elissa Slotkin voted just last month to uphold the Biden-Harris Administration’s electric vehicle mandate. This follows a trend of Slotkin backing feckless energy initiatives that would increase energy costs and destabilize the grid.

She’s supported a ban on liquid natural gas exports, has endorsed shutting down the Line 5 pipeline in Michigan, and favors a radical environmental agenda that’s at odds with growing Michigan’s economy and keeping costs down for Michiganders.

AFP Action Senior Advisor Tim Golding released the following statement:

“Elissa Slotkin’s progressive agenda threatens the stability of Michigan’s energy grid and its economy. The electric vehicle mandate cuts at the heart of Michigan’s auto manufacturing sector. Given the chance to roll back this overreaching regulation just last month, Slotkin voted to keep it—even though she’s falsely advertising to voters that she supports consumer choice.

“But it’s also on-brand. Slotkin has supported strangling the export of liquid natural gas, wants to close a critical pipeline in Michigan, and doesn’t understand that her aggressive anti-energy agenda isn’t workable.

“With our weather and climate AND our economy, there’s really only one champion on the ballot: Mike Rogers. He supports an all-of-the-above approach to domestic energy production, which is exactly what we need if we intend to thrive.”

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Grand Rapids, Michigan – In tonight’s debate, Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin attempted to salvage her economic record after voting for legislation that triggered the cost-of-living crisis that’s squeezing hard-working Michiganders and ballooned the national debt.

Despite previous claims that she’s a “fiscal conservative” and believes in “treating our federal budget like we treat our home budget” Slotkin voted for the inflationary “Inflation Reduction Act” (IRA). Contrary to its name, the IRA kicked inflation into overdrive. The IRA  resulted in U.S. gas prices increasing by nearly 62%, natural gas prices spiking by more than 40 percent, and included a $250-billion-dollar Department of Energy Loan Guarantee Program to fund liberal pet projects. Studies show that far from reducing inflation, the IRA and other signature pieces of the Biden-Harris economic agenda overheated the economy and led to the crushing cost increase in household goods.

AFP Action Senior Advisor Tim Golding released the following statement:

“Elissa Slotkin voted for inflation when she voted for the Inflation Reduction Act and other planks of the Biden-Harris economic agenda. This election is an opportunity for Michiganders to get fresh and bold representation in the U.S. Senate, but unfortunately, Slotkin buys into the same misplaced, big-government philosophy that powered ‘Bidenomics’ and has pushed the nation right to the edge of the fiscal cliff.

“We’re at a crossroads, and it’s getting harder and harder to turn back. But Mike Rogers understands how federal fiscal policy affects kitchen table issues. He supports a balanced budget amendment and—unlike Slotkin—knows that inflation is a government-created problem caused by wasteful government spending.”

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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania—Last night, Dave McCormick showed Pennsylvanians that he should be the Keystone State’s next senator.

AFP Action Senior Advisory Emily Greene issued the following statement after Dave McCormick won his first debate against incumbent Senator Bob Casey Jr.

“Here are five key takeaways for Pennsylvania voters:

1. Polling shows that Americans agree that now is not the time to raise taxes. Dave McCormick has promised to renew the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Bob Casey Jr. voted against it.
2. Dave McCormick is a new leader with a fresh perspective and appreciation for Pennsylvania voters. Bob Casey has been in office for nearly 20 years and rubber-stamped the Biden-Harris economic agenda; he votes with them 98% of the time.
3. Dave McCormick is a job creator and understands the policies that help grow the economy and expand economic opportunity. Bob Casey voted for inflation and then blamed job creators for increased consumer prices because he won’t own his own record.
4. Dave McCormick is serious about border security. Bob Casey Jr. voted against securing the border even though over 18,000 Pennsylvanians have fallen victim to the fentanyl crisis that’s perpetuated by the open border policies supported by Casey and the Biden-Harris Administration.
5. Pennsylvania’s energy sector is ready and willing to power the nation. Only one candidate has credibility when it comes to embracing an all-of-the-above approach, and that’s Dave McCormick. On the other hand, Bob Casey has voted to increase red tape on energy production and won’t be the energy champion that Pennsylvania needs.”

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