The annual Lugar Center – McCourt School Bipartisan Index ranks Congresswoman Slotkin as one of the top-10 most bipartisan members in the entire House of Representatives
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Lugar Center has ranked U.S. Representative Elissa Slotkin (MI-08) as the most bipartisan member of Michigan’s U.S. House delegation and the 9th most bipartisan individual in the entire 435-member House of Representatives.
The Lugar Center works with the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University each year to produce its non-partisan index to measure “the frequency with which a Member co-sponsors a bill introduced by the opposite party and the frequency with which a Member’s own bills attract co-sponsors from the opposite party.” No other member of the House from Michigan – neither Republican nor Democrat – cracked the top-30 on the Lugar Center’s rankings.
“Especially at a moment where we’re experiencing intense division in our country, it’s never been more important for Members of Congress to work across the aisle to tackle the biggest challenges our country is facing,” said Slotkin. “I’ve always said that I’m willing to work with anyone, no matter their party, as long as they’re serious about finding solutions and improving peoples’ lives. Our constituents expect us to step up, show leadership and work hard to get things done. That’s been my guiding principle in Congress and it always will be.”
Slotkin, who worked as a national security official in both the Bush and Obama administrations, has been a member of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus during her entire time in Congress and has worked extensively with Republicans on bills relating to border security, prescription drug affordability and national security.
Her bipartisan Real Time Benefits Act was signed into law by President Trump in January 2021 and will allow patients to compare prescription brands and prices at different pharmacies once it takes effect next year. Slotkin’s Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act, a bill to expedite security assistance to Ukraine, was co-led with Republicans and passed the House last week with almost unanimous support; it will be signed into law by President Biden later today.
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