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A freshman Michigan congresswoman wants Congress to ask President Barack Obama to use “all of his available authorities” to evacuate U.S. citizens and nationals from Yemen “as soon as possible.” The House Rules Committee late Wednesday approved an amendment by U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Dearborn, to the proposed 2016 defense budget. Her… Read more »

The National Endowment for the Arts recently announced an $18,000 grant to help fund a concert series that will perform in Ann Arbor and Dearborn. The Kerrytown Concert House in Ann Arbor applied for the grant to help support its World At the Edge concert series. The series will feature artists who will perform jazz-based works of art based on their multicultural ethnic… Read more »

Five Michigan freshmen members of Congress — including three Republicans — urged the Obama administration to demand provisions to crack down on currency manipulation in a 12-nation free trade deal under negotiation. Last month, House and Senate committees approved “fast track” legislation that would require Congress to vote up or down on a… Read more »

After wrapping up two-and-a-half hours of same-sex marriage arguments at the Supreme Court, two plaintiffs and a number of advocates crossed First Street to head to Capitol Hill. Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., hosted a packed reception Tuesday afternoon welcoming Michigan residents April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse to the Longworth House Office Building. The women are plaintiffs in the case… Read more »

After years of hard work, grit, and determination, Michigan's economy is finally coming back. Manufacturing is in its best stretch of job growth in a decade, unemployment is at its lowest level in eight years, and the auto industry, the backbone of our economy, has come roaring back. While the economy is growing stronger every day, many people in Michigan still don't feel the success at… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell wrote to Secretary of State John Kerry late Thursday urging his agency to prioritize the evacuation of U.S. citizens stranded in Yemen amid airstrikes by Saudi Arabia. “We have an obligation to make every possible effort to safely evacuate U.S. citizens from conflict zones,” wrote Dingell, a Democrat whose district includes a significant… Read more »

The April 20 editorial “Trade pact showdown” implied that a Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement with measures to stop currency manipulation by foreign governments could also constrain U.S. monetary policy, which helped us recover from the worst economic crisis of our lifetimes. This is simply wrong. The Federal Reserve’s monetary policy in recent years, often… Read more »

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 »