New York Times: Rogers “cashed in on his ties to Capitol Hill for foreign governments, and then moved to Florida.”

LANSING — Following the U.S. Senate primary on Tuesday, Rep. Elissa Slotkin has “garnered huge support from the Democratic Party,” while Mike Rogers faces more scrutiny for not having “a harbinger of integrity” and “cash[ing] in on his ties to Capitol Hill for foreign governments.”

The contrast between Slotkin and Rogers is clear: “this election will come down to service to country versus service to self.” Slotkin knows how to “actually get things done” and “has shown up for the people,” but Rogers is “out-of-touch” with working families and is only focused on “greatly increasing his wealth.” 

Take a look at what Michiganders are reading and watching this week:

Rep. Elissa Slotkin has “garnered huge support from the Democratic Party,” as Democratic leaders highlight how she is “grounded in her communities” and has a proven record of “actually get[ting] things done.”

• Slotkin has “garnered huge support from the Democratic Party.” 

• Senator Debbie Stabenow highlighted how Slotkin is “grounded in her communities” and “it’s clear she knows what it takes to be a great legislator” and how to “actually get things done.”

• State Senator Sarah Anthony talked about how Slotkin “has shown up for the people of Mid-Michigan” and “has partnered with the legislature and the community in a way that no other congressperson has done before.”

• Congresswoman Haley Stevens spotlighted how Slotkin is a “very strong” “fighter” for Michigan families.

Mike Rogers decision to  “cash in on his ties to Capitol Hill for foreign governments” in the spotlight: 

• The Detroit Free Press editorial page editor called out Rogers for not having “a harbinger of integrity.” Rogers refused to “answer whether he believes the 2020 election was fair, and wouldn’t promise to defend the voting rights of the Detroiters he hopes to represent.”

• The New York Times reported that “since leaving Congress, [Rogers] has loosened his connection to Michigan, moving to Florida and registering to vote in Coral Gables.”

• Rogers is facing scrutiny for his record “as an out-of-touch lobbyist who cashed in on his ties to Capitol Hill for foreign governments, and then moved to Florida.” 

• Republicans have “lambasted” Rogers over his “past defense of government surveillance programs.” 

• Rogers is facing “attacks” for “working for companies that did business in China after leaving Congress.”

• Democrats are “drawing attention” to how Rogers is out of step with working families, including his “attempts to block and repeal the Affordable Care Act and his support for trade deals which many workers found harmful to domestic manufacturing during his tenure.”

• Rogers is facing more heat for walking through the revolving door and his “history of working − and greatly increasing his wealth doing so − after leaving Congress, a time during which he mostly lived outside of Michigan.”

• Rogers’ “purchase of a home in White Lake created questions earlier this year about where he actually was living.”

The contrast is clear – Slotkin is focused on serving our country, while Rogers is focused on serving himself. 

• Slotkin called out Rogers for being “a friend to big business and pharmaceutical companies who would rather stoke culture war arguments than attack the danger posed to children by guns.”

• Slotkin emphasized how “this election will come down to service to country versus service to self.”