Canada will pay for the construction of a U.S. customs plaza on a new bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor while the U.S. government finances its operations, under a deal announced Wednesday. A Canadian public-private partnership overseeing the bridge project will pay for building the customs plazas on both sides of the border and the United States will staff, operate and maintain the Detroit cus... Read more »
U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-12) took her first local project since being elected by storm. Along with the help of local elementary school students in the district she made and distributed more than 2,000 Valentine’s Day cards to local veterans. Dingell, along with her staff, family and friends made stops at several area veteran’s hospitals to distribute the well wishes and cards throughout the dis... Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) passed out homemade Valentine’s Day cards to veterans at the Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System on Sunday. After collecting cards from students in the Dearborn, Taylor and Ann Arbor school districts for two weeks, Dingell met with veterans to hand-deliver the cards and listen to their stories. “We got over 2,000 valentines,” Dingell said. “It’s a... Read more »
I'm not trying to be John Dingell. I'm Debbie Dingell." During a recent morning of shadowing the freshman representative from Michigan, I learn that this is about as philosophical as she wants to get on the complexities of inheriting a seat—and a legacy—from her husband, former Rep. John Dingell, the longest-serving member in the history of Capitol Hill. Debbie Dingell is known for her wry warmth:... Read more »
U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-12th District) is trying to help her constituents get healthcare. With the deadline to enroll in the Health Insurance Marketplace coming up Sunday, Dingell is hosting a tele-townhall event Thursday at 5:30 p.m. She will be joined by US Dept. of Health and Human Services Region 5 Director Kathleen Falk, who will take questions and discuss any issues with anyone that call... Read more »
Congressional opposition to a potential foreign trade agreement in the Pacific is ballooning over the absence of a provision that would prevent member countries from engaging in a form of economic gamesmanship known as currency manipulation. As negotiations between the 12 countries in the Trans-Pacific Partnership have drawn nearer to a conclusion, Democrats have resisted giving the Obama administ... Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell, D-Dearborn, is inviting Southeastern Michigan students to create a holiday message for veterans. Students can make homemade Valentine's Day cards for veterans in the John D. Dingell Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the Ann Arbor Veterans Affairs Healthcare System. "This Valentine's Day, we need your help on an important project to make sure our local veterans know ... Read more »
Michigan’s two senators and Rep. Debbie Dingell said Thursday they want the U.S. Census Bureau to include a new category in the 2020 Census for people of Middle East and North Africa descent. “Excluding the MENA category has serious ramifications for members of these communities, many of whom live in the State of Michigan,” wrote Sens. Debbie Stabenow, D-Lansing, and Gary Peters, D-Bloomfield Town... Read more »
If media reports suggesting a deal is all but done for Canada to pay for a new customs plaza in Detroit are true, it hasn't turned down the pressure on the Obama administration to pitch in. On Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Dearborn, told President Barack Obama's budget chief that the Canadian government has been "very, very supportive" of the efforts to build a New International Trade Cro... Read more »
(Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama’s proposal to pay for road and bridge projects through corporate tax changes may be feasible this time around, U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell said. Even a deeply partisan Congress sees the need to fund infrastructure improvements, and the president’s budget may just have “the nuggets” to get lawmakers to act, Dingell, a first-term Democrat from Michigan, s... Read more »
