ICYMI: Slotkin Gives Remarks on Senate Floor about the Risk of Weaponization of Intelligence Community

This press release from Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) was published on 2026-07-20 and titled "ICYMI: Slotkin Gives Remarks on Senate Floor about the Risk of Weaponization of Intelligence Community".

ICYMI: Slotkin Gives Remarks on Senate Floor about the Risk of Weaponization of Intelligence Community

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) gave a speech on her newly introduced bill, the Minimum Experience Requirements for Intelligence Transition (MERIT) Act, that would require any individual serving as Director of National Intelligence (DNI), including in an acting or interim capacity, to have extensive national security experience. Watch the speech here. Download the speech here. The requirement [ ] The post ICYMI: Slotkin Gives Remarks on Senate Floor about the Risk of Weaponization of Intelligence Community appeared first on Senator Elissa Slotkin .