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Congresswoman Dingell Starts Work On House CommitteesDingell questions CBO Director on economic outlook; named ranking member of Natural Resources subcommittee
Washington, DC,
December 27, 2014
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today reiterated her commitment to creating opportunity and growing the middle class during the first hearing of the House Budget Committee. The committee reviewed the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) Budget and Economic Outlook, and Dingell asked questions about reaching the debt limit and the important role federal investments play in creating jobs. For video of Dingell’s questions, and CBO Director Doug Elmendorf’s answers, please click here. “It is critical that the Budget Committee protect the priorities of middle class families,” said Dingell. “While the numbers say the economy is improving, too many working men and women still don’t feel it. Congress must support policies that help grow middle class jobs and increase stagnant wages so working families benefit from the economic recovery.” In addition, today, members of the House Committee on Natural Resources unanimously elected Dingell to serve as ranking member of the new Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, which is responsible for overseeing federal programs within the committee’s jurisdiction. “I look forward to working with my colleagues to ensure government is doing what it is supposed to do to protect our nation’s natural resources,” said Dingell. Dingell will also serve on the Federal Lands Subcommittee and the Water, Power and Oceans Subcommittee. |