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 »
Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-06) and Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) today sent a letter to Postmaster General David Steiner demanding answers about the tragic death of Nicholas John Acker of Trenton at the USPS Detroit Network Distribution Center (NDC) in Allen Park. “Reports indicate on Saturday, November 8, 2025, Nicholas was found in a mail handling machine and had been dead for 6-8 hours before h... Read More »
MICHIGAN NEWS SOURCE: Lawmakers to Cast a $500 Million Line to Save Great Lakes Whitefish Michigan lawmakers are planning to push for a $500 million federal investment to fight invasive mussels that are gutting the Great Lakes’ food chain and putting the state’s iconic whitefish on the brink of collapse. The future proposal, dubbed “Save Great Lakes Fish Act of 2025,” would direct sustained fundin... Read More »
WEMU: Dingell joins most Democrats voting against bill to end government shutdown 6th District Congresswoman Debbie Dingell was a “no” vote Wednesday night on the spending bill that reopened the federal government. The Ann Arbor Democrat says there’s an ongoing health care crisis in this country. Dingell says her party tried for weeks to get Republicans to come to the table and work out a deal, bu... Read More »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released the following statement ahead of the House vote on the Senate Amendment to H.R. 5371, the Republican Spending Bill. “We have a health care crisis in this country. American families cannot afford to go to the doctor, and if they can, they can’t afford the prescriptions or follow-up care they need. Because of skyrocketing costs, millions of Americans wil... Read More »
MLIVE: Rising health care premiums a concern as Whitmer, Dingell visit hospital near Ann Arbor U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer met with Ann Arbor-area hospital leaders and doctors Friday to discuss concerns about rising health care costs and cuts to federal health care spending. A top concern: Americans have begun receiving their premiums for next year and many are seei... Read More »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released the following statement on the news of Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi’s retirement. “Nancy Pelosi is one of the toughest, hardest working, most effective leaders in the history of our Congress and our country. She knows and understands the importance of bringing people together and hearing diverse thoughts and perspectives at a time when too many don’t. An... Read More »
U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06), along with State Senator Jeff Irwin and State Representative Morgan Foreman, today sent a letter to Michigan Public Service Commission chair Dan Scripps, requesting transparency, accountability, and frequent clear communications with the public throughout the entirety of the approval and construction processes of the new Stargate data center coming to Sal... Read More »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released the following statement on the news of the death of Vice President Dick Cheney. “Dick Cheney was a friend of our family for decades – when John and I were first married we lived in the same neighborhood, and his children attended school with John’s. They eventually moved, but our lives would cross many times. The Fords were close friends of ours when h... Read More »
Michigan Advance: Dingell leads Michigan Dems urging GOP to restore health care tax credits, warns of spiraling costs Ahead of Saturday’s start of the open enrollment period for health care under the Affordable Care Act, Michigan’s Congressional Democrats are calling on their Republican colleagues to work to restore the Affordable Care Act tax credits set to expire. Those tax credits have become a... Read More »
The Hill: Lawmakers anxious to advance breast cancer bill — when shutdown ends Reps. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) and Beth Van Duyne (R-Texas) agreed Wednesday that the government shutdown — whoever is to blame — is halting their potential progress on a bipartisan bill seeking to bridge financial gaps around breast cancer detection. “We’re not doing work on bills that should be getting done,” Dingell ... Read More »
CBS Detroit: Lawmakers urge Corewell Health reconsider closing labor and delivery unit at Wayne Hospital Corewell Health is responding to pressure from Michigan lawmakers over plans to close its labor and delivery unit at Wayne Hospital. Michigan Democratic Congresswomen Debbie Dingell and Rashida Tlaib sent a letter Monday to Corewell Health Southeast President Lamont Yoder, urging Yoder and the ... Read More »
U.S. Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-06) and Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) sent a letter to Corewell Health Southeast Michigan President Lamont Yoder amidst concerns that the board of directors is considering closing the labor and delivery unit at Corewell Health Wayne Hospital. Given growing challenges to health care access due to President Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act,’ the lawmakers have grav... Read More »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today sent a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem in response to the partisan video addressing the federal government shutdown that is being broadcast at Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints at airports across America, including Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW). In the video, Noem says, “Democrats in Congress r... Read More »
