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Elissa Slotkin: “Democrats got way too comfortable over the years regulating…”

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

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NABTU Legislative Conference 2026 - Sen. Elissa Slotkin Remarks

Published | Video Starts at 09:11

And because if people can't pay the rent, right, if they're not sure how they're going to pay for their kids summer camp, if it's really hard to focus on everything else, and we miss that, we also Democrats got way too comfortable over the years regulating and over regulating the things we need to do to build in this country. right? We threw on layer after layer of regulation. And that regulation is quite frankly holding us back from the national security. (09:11–09:20)

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Asserts that excessive regulation by Democrats is hindering national development.

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