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U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) has been at the Capitol for the State of the Union speech many times before, but this time was different. It was the first time she was there as a member of Congress, after accompanying her husband, retired Congressman John Dingell, in the past. And this time, she was able to get in the president's ear ahead of the speech. The new congresswoman was… Read more »

Governor Snyder is facing increasing pressure to veto legislation that would let some people who have personal protection orders against them carry a concealed weapon. Democratic Congresswoman Debbie Dingell has written a letter to Snyder urging him not to sign it. Dingell joined us today from Washington D.C. Click here to read the full story. Read more »

Last week, in her opening days as a freshman U.S. representative from the Dingell district, Debbie Dingell squashed the critical nattering that had hovered over her 2014 campaign. That she'd be a voting clone of her titanic, cast-a-giant-shadow husband, John Dingell, who grew up in Congress as a page and retired as the chamber's longest serving member. That she was a political novice… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell grew up living in terror, as too many children do. Her father was abusive, but in those days, no one talked about it. Let's face it. Too often, even today, we shy away from domestic violence, bleating that it's a "private family matter" when women and children are beaten bloody by the husbands and fathers who purport to love them. Dingell… Read more »

Just days after officially taking office, U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) spoke out against a piece of legislation for the first time. As a press conference along with several of her colleagues, union and environmental activists, faith and social justice leaders and consumer advocates she officially condemned legislation that would form a “Fast Track Authority,” that… Read more »

Michigan’s Debbie Dingell has added a new title to her long record of public service. The former chair of the Wayne State University Board of Governors, among other roles she played in public service, is now the congresswoman from the 12th Congressional District, succeeding her husband the retired dean of Congress John Dingell. She has been described as one of Washington’s… Read more »