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Hometown Life: Countdown on to record breaking Rosie Day at Willow Run

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With just under three weeks to go before their monumental event, organizers today said a new Guinness World Record of people dressed as Rosie the Riveter, in one place, is within reach. The event is occurring on Saturday, Oct. 24. Co-chaired by U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell and Ypsilanti Township Supervisor Brenda Stumbo, the gathering is taking place at historic Willow Run Airport in Hangar…

Politico: Not so fast: How Washington could kill the trade deal

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The biggest trade deal in history is about to become Washington’s biggest political football. After nearly six years of grueling negotiations, details of the Trans-Pacific Partnership hammered out behind closed doors will soon be released to the world — straight into the neon glare of a presidential election campaign and a bitterly divided Congress. President Barack Obama…

The Arab American News: NDAA report urges government to evacuate U.S. citizens in Yemen

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The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) congressional conference report urged President Obama to work with international partners to protect non-combatants and assist in the evacuation of U.S. citizens and nationals from Yemen. The NDAA is the legislation to authorize the budget authority of the Department of Defense and the national security programs of the Department of Energy.…

The Hill: House lawmakers express concern about TPP auto provision

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A bipartisan group of House lawmakers is worried that proposed rule of origin standards on autos in a Pacific trade deal will hurt the U.S. industry. Reps. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) and Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) on Thursday led a bipartisan group of 20 Democrats and one Republican — all who opposed fast-track authority for President Obama — calling on top U.S. trade officials to…

Fusion: The Boyfriend Loophole: How a law with two missing words is letting domestic abusers buy guns

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Among the most baffling failures in gun policy—and there are many—is the fact that some victims of domestic violence don’t get the same protections from their abusers as others. Under current law, people convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence are only banned from owning guns if they are married to, have children with, or live with their victims. (That’s if…

The Arab American News: Yemenis Get TPS Designation

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The Department of Homeland Security designated Yemen for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months due to the ongoing armed conflict within that country. The designation, announced on Wednesday, grants Yemenis who are on temporary basis in the United States the right to stay and apply for work authorization after their visas expire. However, it does not open a path to citizenship or…

The Michigan Daily: Dingell Discusses Business Climate in Ann Arbor

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In honor of National Startup Day, U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) and Ann Arbor SPARK hosted a conversation with local companies on the current climate for startups in Ann Arbor. Speaking to the non-profit economic development organization Wednesday, Dingell highlighted what she described as an increasingly open atmosphere for new businesses. “The world has changed,”…

Dearborn Patch: Man Injured by Exploding E-Cigarette; Congresswoman Urges FDA Oversight

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Michigan Congresswoman Debbie Dingell, D-Dearborn, has asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to regulate electronic cigarettes just as normal cigarettes are after a Wyandotte man was severely injured when a vapor pen exploded as he smoked it. Dingell told WWJ/CBS Detroit questions remain unanswered about the safety of e-cigarettes and vapor pens, which deliver doses of nicotine or…

Detroit News: Dingell urges medical aid to fight Yemens dengue fever

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U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell this week wrote to Secretary of State John Kerry urging U.S. assistance with the public health emergency in Yemen, where an outbreak of dengue fever has infected as many as 3,000 people. Dingell, whose district includes a large Yemeni-American community, said many constituents are reporting that family members in Yemen suffering from dengue fever have no access…

E&E Daily: Powerbroker forges her own identity while mindful of 80-year Dingell legacy

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When Michigan Rep. Debbie Dingell discuses environmental issues, she walks a fine line. On one side, the Democrat heaps praise on the legacy of her husband, former Rep. John Dingell (D), a conservationist who played a major role on several of the country's bedrock environmental laws, including the Clean Air Act and National Environmental Policy Act, during his nearly 60 years in the…

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