Several Michigan Democrats oppose a "fast track" bill for Pacific trade negotiations that they say would hurt Michigan companies and workers.
The bill, announced Thursday, would give President Barack Obama the "fast track" authority to negotiate a trade agreement. It would allow lawmakers to vote on the final agreement, but not provide any amendments or filibuster. Also, the legislation… Read more »
The average woman only makes 78 cents for every dollar her male counterpart makes in the same field.
In Michigan, that gap is even larger with women earning four cents per dollar less than the national average.
U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-12th District) is hoping to close that gap with her recently introduced Paycheck Fairness Act.
“The time has come that this bill needs to get… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell visited the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor on Thursday to talk about college affordability and student loan debt.
"I think we're all concerned about the staggering amount of student debt we now see in this country," the Dearborn Democrat said to kick off a one-hour roundtable discussion with students and administrators inside the Michigan Union.
The… Read more »
Democratic leaders in the U.S. House have appointed Rep. Debbie Dingell to a team responsible for counting votes and persuading members to side with positions of the party caucus.
She joins a whip team that includes Rep. Brenda Lawrence, D-Southfield, and Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Flint Township, regional whip for the Midwest.
House Minority Whip StenyHoyer, D-Maryland, said Dingell was chosen… Read more »
Several prominent state female political leaders visited the Ford School of Public Policy on Thursday to discuss women’s experiences running for elected office.
U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D–Mich.) introduced the panel, which consisted of Gretchen Whitmer, former Michigan Senate minority leader; Regent Kathy White (D), chair of the University’s Board of Regents;… Read more »
The Dearborn City Council endorsed the national campaign "Take On Hate" on Tuesday night to take a stand against bias and discrimination toward Arab and Muslim Americans.
The council, along with Congresswoman Debbie Dingell, D-Dearborn, made the public pledge, which includes bigotry toward all people.
"I am proud to stand with the Dearborn City Council and the Campaign to Take On Hate,"… Read more »
Romulus — Citing concern for their safety and that of passengers, Transportation Security Administration officers rallied Wednesday at Detroit Metropolitan Airport asking that the federal government hire armed security to protect them.
Joined by U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Dearborn, more than 35 union leaders representing the TSA officers said it is time for beefed up security in… Read more »
State Rep. Erika Geiss (D-Taylor), teamed with U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell to talk about recently introduced legislation about earned pay and sick leave.
Geiss and Dingell are both working to pass legislation even about how sick time is earned. Both the state and federal bill call changes to how sick pay is earned for workers.
“Workers and their families deserve the security of… Read more »
As pothole season descends on Michigan, politicians sought Tuesday to build support for additional investments in infrastructure at the state and federal level.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx made a stop in Detroit to campaign for President Barack Obama's proposed long-term transportation bill that would tax corporations' overseas profits and gasoline to raise $478 billion… Read more »
Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) has introduced legislation so that seniors can use their Medicare coverage to pay for hearing aids.
The Michigan Democrat argued that allowing Medicare to cover hearing aids would help more seniors afford the devices. Digital hearing aids can cost around $4,000, while other hearing aids are priced at less than $1,000.
Dingell recalled an ENT (Ear, Nose and… Read more »
