Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today announced today that the University of Michigan’s Sequestration Squad was awarded first place in the first-annual American-Made Carbon Management Collegiate Competition. The competition challenged students to help shape the future of carbon management by proposing regional carbon networks capable of transporting at least one million metric tons of carbon ... Read More »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released the following statement on her vote to pass the Bipartisan Budget Agreement and raise the debt ceiling. “First and foremost, America must pay its bills. The consequences of default would be devastating, would rock our economy for years if not decades, and would hurt working Americans the most. But I remain concerned about several of the provisions in t... Read More »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today announced that the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor will receive $6,241,941 for aging, neurological disorders, mothers and children, cancer biology, diabetes, lung disease, endocrinology, and metabolic research. "This funding is crucial for continuing research into diseases that impact Americans daily and to ensuring the best possible quality of life f... Read More »
Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) today led 42 of their House colleagues in sending a bipartisan letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra urging the department to convene a task force to address the growing public health crisis of emergency department (ED) patient boarding. Boarding takes place when a patient cannot be sent h... Read More »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today announced that the Ann Arbor Connected Environment project at the University of Michigan will receive $9,859,240 from the Department of Transportation to retrofit the AACE with cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) technology. “As consumer and commercial vehicles are becoming safer, smarter, and cleaner, the Ann Arbor Connected Vehicle Test Environment a... Read More »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today announced the University of Michigan has been selected by the Department of Energy (DoE) to receive up to $1 million to support a project that will advance critical technologies for producing, storing, and deploying clean hydrogen. In this project, UM aims to develop high efficiency, low cost, and ultrastable production of green hydrogen fuels directly fr... Read More »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling on Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency, which rolls back Clean Water Act protections for waterways and wetlands across our country. “In the last 50 years, the Clean Water Act has transformed our nation’s waterways, cleaning up and protecting rivers and wetlands that were unrecogni... Read More »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today announced that the Downriver Community Conference will receive $3,000,000 in supplemental funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support the cleanup and repurposing of Brownfield sites. “The Downriver Community Conference is managing one of the most robust and effective Brownfield programs in the country, as evidenced by the consistent strong f... Read More »
Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Tim Walberg (R-MI) today led the Michigan Congressional delegation in sending a bipartisan letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf to urge the Administration to take immediate action to mitigate the effects of the nationwide shortage of chemotherapy medications. Every member of the Michigan delegation signed onto the let... Read More »
Dear Friend, The weekend was a clear sign we are returning to our new “normal”. By the time I return to DC for votes this week, I will have attended and participated in close to 30 events. Each of them is important in their own way, keeping me close to the communities that I represent, some an extension of annual rituals and traditions, and others representing new beginnings of equal importance. O... Read More »
Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), David Joyce (R-OH), and Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Co-Chairs of the bipartisan House Great Lakes Task Force, released the following statement recognizing National Maritime Day. “The Great Lakes Task Force is proud to celebrate May 22nd as National Maritime Day, which was declared by Congress ninety years ago, and was established to honor the S... Read More »
Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-06), Raúl Grijalva (AZ-07), and Don Beyer (VA-08), co-chairs of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) Caucus, introduced a resolution designating May 19th Endangered Species Day. The resolution recognizes the strong role that the ESA has played in safeguarding America’s environmental heritage and the need to prioritize conservation efforts to address the biodiversity ... Read More »
U.S. Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-06) and Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) are today introducing the Medicare for All Act of 2023. The House legislation is cosponsored by more than half of the Democratic Caucus and 13 committee ranking members. “Every American has the right to health care, period. If you’re sick, you should be able to go to the doctor without b... Read More »
Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-06), David Joyce (OH-14), and Michael McCaul (TX-10), today introduced a resolution honoring May 17 as Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) Awareness Day to support expanded research for treatments and care for DIPG. DIPG is the leading cause of childhood death due to brain tumors, and less than one percent of its victims live more than five years after diagn... Read More »
Dear Friend, It has been an unpredictable week here in DC. I tested positive for COVID on Thursday morning, the day that the Public Health Emergency ended. I am staying home and resting, to keep others safe and recover, but let this serve as a reminder that 1000 people per week are still dying of this disease, and we must all remain careful. On the bright side, I announced millions of dollars in f... Read More »
