US Senate https://www.wcmu.org/tags/us-senate US Senate en-US Copyright Tue, 03 Mar 2026 16:35:31 GMT Slotkin signals support for critical minerals reserve legislation https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2026-03-03/slotkin-signals-support-for-critical-minerals-reserve-legislation Michigan Senator Elissa Slotkin says creating a strategic critical minerals reserve is important "to ensure China or other hostile nations never have a veto over our national security or our economy." Tue, 03 Mar 2026 16:35:31 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2026-03-03/slotkin-signals-support-for-critical-minerals-reserve-legislation Sarah Cwiek Veterans Burn Pit Exposure Bill gets second chance in U.S. Senate, Rep. Slotkin reacts https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-07-29/veterans-burn-pit-exposure-bill-gets-second-chance-in-u-s-senate-rep-slotkin-reacts A bill in Congress that would have expanded healthcare benefits for about 3 and a half million veterans exposed to toxic burn pit fumes may still have life, after having it's passage blocked Thursday, July 28. Fri, 29 Jul 2022 22:17:28 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-07-29/veterans-burn-pit-exposure-bill-gets-second-chance-in-u-s-senate-rep-slotkin-reacts Melorie Begay Whitmer to testify before Senate committee on climate change https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2021-02-23/whitmer-to-testify-before-senate-committee-on-climate-change Governor Gretchen Whitmer is part of a panel that will testify tomorrow (WED) before a US Senate committee. The topic is climate change and… Tue, 23 Feb 2021 22:27:21 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2021-02-23/whitmer-to-testify-before-senate-committee-on-climate-change Demonstrators around the U.S. call for USPS funding https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2020-08-26/demonstrators-around-the-u-s-call-for-usps-funding Cities around the country including Kalamazoo saw rallies yesterday supporting funding for the US Postal Service and opposing recent cuts there.Save our… Wed, 26 Aug 2020 21:36:49 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2020-08-26/demonstrators-around-the-u-s-call-for-usps-funding Sehvilla Mann New bill would provide better healthcare for veterans https://www.wcmu.org/politics/2017-12-08/new-bill-would-provide-better-healthcare-for-veterans A new bill in the US Senate is aimed at reducing the costs of preventative healthcare for veterans.The bill would impact some 230-thousand veterans living… Fri, 08 Dec 2017 15:10:32 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/politics/2017-12-08/new-bill-would-provide-better-healthcare-for-veterans