Senators Elissa Slotkin & Lisa Blunt Rochester
Drama Queens
iHeartPodcasts
4.9 • 24K Ratings
🗓️ 20 May 2026
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
If you feel like dysfunction in Washington has become a threat to America itself, you're not alone. Freshmen Senators Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) break down what's at stake and what they're fighting for despite the chaos created by the current Administration.
Plus, hear how the events on 9/11 changed everything for Senator Slotkin and Senator Blunt Rochester opens up about a secret wish that may fire up the internet in the sweetest of ways.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.3 | Guaranteed human. |
| 0:04.2 | Hi, everyone. |
| 0:05.5 | It's Sophia. |
| 0:06.8 | Welcome to Work in Progress. |
| 0:19.0 | Welcome back to Work in Progress this week, friends. |
| 0:21.6 | Have I got a whip, smart treat for all of you? |
| 0:27.6 | I have not one but two absolutely brilliant guests on the show today, two women that I look up to as leaders, as communicators, and frankly, as people I just want to hang out with, |
| 0:41.4 | they are good eggs. We are joined today by Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester and Senator Alyssa Slotkin. |
| 0:48.3 | I don't know about y'all, but I remember the good old days when we could talk about the fight |
| 0:54.1 | to preserve American democracy |
| 0:56.4 | and all sorts of terms. |
| 0:58.6 | They could be abstract or theoretical or even hyperbolic. |
| 1:01.7 | But we could argue, debate, and even come up with solutions across the aisle. |
| 1:10.6 | Sometimes it feels like those days are over, |
| 1:13.0 | but there are leaders that are still doing the work. |
| 1:16.2 | For the past 17 months, our first term senators, |
| 1:20.8 | Lisa and Alyssa, have spent every single day in office |
| 1:24.2 | on the front line of this battle. |
| 1:26.2 | Global conflict is escalating, economic anxiety is |
| 1:29.1 | persistent, and faith in institutions is at an all-time low. But the decisions that are being made now |
| 1:34.9 | in this environment are shaping the country's trajectories in ways that we know are immediate, |
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