Elissa Slotkin tweeted the following:
"5/ Given that, I presented the President and other senior leaders challenge coins from the 1st Battalion, 182nd Field Artillery Regiment of the Michigan National Guard a HIMARS unit specializing in this long-range weapons system."Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Elissa Slotkin:
"4/ The expedited delivery of the HIMARS & so many other weapons was facilitated by the Ukraine Lend-Lease Act that was signed into law on May 9 its one of the reasons why I was determined to see these weapons in action."Read on Twitter
"3/ Michigan has a special connection to Ukraine because of our large population of Ukrainian Michiganders & also because we make some of the critical equipment thats now supporting the efforts against Russia like the engines & tracks for armored personnel carriers (APCs)."Read on Twitter
"A few days ago, I listened to Ukraines First Lady Olena Zelenska make an emotional plea to Congress to continue to help her country. This weekend, I traveled with a bipartisan codel to Kyiv & reiterated to @ZelenskyyUa that the American people stand firmly with Ukraine. 1/"Read on Twitter