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Elissa Slotkin: “A decision about whether to have a child or not is the most…”

Featuring: Elissa Slotkin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Michigan

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Elissa Slotkin joins PBS NewsHour

Published | Video Starts at 02:56

Slotkin, now running for the US Senate, is one of many down ballot Democratic candidates trying to maintain urgency. We have to understand that most people see this as a Kitchen table issue A decision about whether to have a child or not is the most profound kitchen table issue that we have. It's not separate from inflation. It's not separate from the economy. It's like your whole family trajectory and whether you're going to be able to to afford that life. (02:56–03:03)

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Asserts that deciding to have a child is a major personal and economic issue.

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