Congresswoman Debbie Dingell sent a letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Director Mehmet Oz, MD, in response to a final rule that will reduce payment of the Medicare home health benefit, constraining the ability for seniors to receive much-needed in-home care. In her letter, Dingell requests a meeting with Administrator Oz to discuss how CMS and Congress can work together to ... Read More »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today sent a letter to the University of Michigan demanding they hold an urgent community forum in Ypsilanti Township in response to questions and concerns from residents about its planned $1.25 billion joint high-performance computing and AI research center in partnership with Los Alamos National Laboratory. Since the announcement of the new development, Dinge... Read More »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released the following statement on her ‘no’ vote on the motion to table H.Res. 939. “The president has not upheld his oath of office to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States. I am concerned by his continued efforts to undermine and upend our institutions and democracy. I strongly support referring this matter to the Judiciary Comm... Read More »
Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Jack Bergman (R-MI) today reintroduced the Veterans Affairs Peer Review Neutrality Act to improve quality of care at VA medical facilities across the country by ensuring neutrality and accountability in the VA’s peer review process. Dingell and Bergman first introduced the legislation following a report, requested by Dingell, by the Department of Veterans ... Read More »
Today, the United States House of Representatives unanimously passed the bipartisan Women’s World War II Memorial Location Act to place a monument on the National Mall, near the existing WWII Memorial, in honor of the women who worked on the home front during World War II. The bipartisan bill, led by Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Rep. Russ Fulcher (R-ID), is the next legislative step needed after... Read More »
Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), and Young Kim (R-CA), co-chairs of the Bipartisan Working Group to End Domestic Violence, today introduced a resolution recognizing the critical role that victim service providers have in supporting survivors. “Victim service providers are an essential resource for survivors to fulfill basic needs like shelter and ... Read More »
Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Eli Crane (R-AZ) today introduced a resolution expressing support for the Most-Favored-Nation drug pricing model, which would ensure Americans don’t pay more for the same prescription drugs than patients in other countries. U.S. prices across all drugs, both brand name and generic, were nearly 2.78 times as high as prices in the comparison countries. Ameri... Read More »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today celebrated the National Telecommunication and Information Administration’s (NTIA) announcement awarding Michigan $920 million in federal funding directed to the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) program– an essential step in expanding high-speed internet access for more than 200,000 Michiganders. “Approximately 30% of Michigan households do no... Read More »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) announced the University of Michigan has been awarded $300,000 from the Department of Energy (DOE) to advance America’s nuclear energy infrastructure and expand training opportunities for students in advanced optical sensing technologies. “The University of Michigan continues to be a national leader in ensuring the United States remains at the forefront of inno... Read More »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released the following statement on the Department of Transportation’s announcement today that the Trump Administration plans to “reset” the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)’s corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards. “What the auto industry needs, and what all manufacturing needs, is certainty and stability. For too long, domestic ... Read More »
Today, the United States House of Representatives unanimously passed the bipartisan Mikaela Naylon Give Kids A Chance Act, a landmark bill to accelerate pediatric cancer treatments and expand access to life-saving therapies for children battling rare diseases. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) introduced the legislation alongside Representatives Michael McCaul (R-Texas), Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.... Read More »
Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Jack Bergman (R-MI) today reintroduced legislation to permanently extend telehealth flexibilities established during the COVID-19 pandemic, to make it easier for people to continue to access remote care many have come to depend on. “Telehealth services are an essential part of our healthcare system. It is a fact that having to physically travel to a doctor... Read More »
Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and David Valadao (R-CA), co-chairs of the Congressional Asthma and Allergy Caucus, along with Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY) reintroduced the Elijah E. Cummings Family Asthma Act, legislation that would expand federal, state, and local efforts to improve care for individuals with asthma. According to the Centers for Disease Control and... Read More »
Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Tim Walberg (R-MI) this week introduced a bipartisan bill to address the urgent, growing crisis of invasive mussels in the Great Lakes. The Save the Great Lakes Fish Act authorizes $500 million over 10 years for federal agencies to work with the Great Lakes Fishery Commission and tribal, state, and local governments on a coordinated effort to combat invasi... Read More »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released the following statement in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal to redefine “waters of the United States” and significantly limit the scope of the Clean Water Act. “The Clean Water Act is foundational to protecting our nation’s waters. More than 50 years ago, many of the rivers and wetlands that we take for granted today wer... Read More »
