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DETROIT NEWS: Dingell Questions Staff Cuts at Detroit, Ann Arbor VA Hospitals A Michigan congresswoman is pressing the leaders of veterans hospitals in Detroit and Ann Arbor for details about how they've been affected by the Trump administration’s dismissal of more than 1,000 employees across the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Ann Arbor, visited… Read more »

MLIVE: Inside the University of Michigan’s new $40M Ypsilanti Health Center U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Ann Arbor, toured the University of Michigan’s new $40 million Ypsilanti Health Center Wednesday. Construction is nearly complete on the new downtown facility at 300 W. Michigan Ave. in the former Eastern Michigan University College of Business. University of Michigan regents… Read more »

WDET: Michigan Congresswoman Dingell sees pressing issues and bipartisan paths forward in GOP-led government Dingell spoke to WDET about her efforts to reach across the aisle and the many different ways the new administration will affect her district. It’s been roughly a week since President Donald Trump officially took office. And a Michigan Congresswoman is outlining how the new… Read more »

Michigan Advance: U.S. House reintroduces measure extending Great Lakes Restoration Initiative through 2031 Members of the U.S. House from throughout the Great Lakes basin on Thursday reintroduced legislation to extend a key program helping to protect 22% of the world’s freshwater. The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI), established in 2010, provides funding to states, tribes and… Read more »

In case you missed it last weekend, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06), wrote an op-ed for the New York Times about the importance of standing up to hatred, anger, and dangerous rhetoric, especially when it comes from former President Trump and is embraced by millions of his supporters. Key excerpts: “Rot in hell.”   Those words were part of Donald Trump’s Christmas Day… Read more »

Detroit News: Detroit VA hospital harmed patients, altered records, investigation reveals Washington ― Investigators found lacking oversight they believe contributed to patient harm and death, and a pattern of “substandard” care in the surgery practice at Detroit's John D. Dingell VA Medical Center that leaders tried to conceal by altering external peer reviews and other data. Those… Read more »

Michigan Radio: Task Force asks Biden administration for $425 million for Great Lakes Restoration Initiative A bipartisan Congressional task force has asked President Joe Biden to dedicate more money to the Great Lakes in his 2024 fiscal year budget. In a letter to the President, the four-member task force from Ohio and Michigan asks for $425 million dollars for the Great Lakes… Read more »

The Detroit News: Dingell launches Heartland Caucus focused on Midwest Washington ― Michigan U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell gathered about 20 Democratic colleagues Wednesday on Capitol Hill to launch the Heartland Caucus in an effort to underscore the contributions and electoral might of the Midwest. The Ann Arbor Democrat put forward a coalition of lawmakers whom she said are… Read more »

The News-Herald: Dingell tours Grosse Ile wastewater facility seeing multimillion-dollar investments The Grosse Ile Wastewater Treatment facility received a full overview Tuesday after U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-6th District) toured the place along with a few city officials.\ The visit highlighted a nearly $3.5M investment in federal funds Dingell secured last… Read more »

Detroit News: Dingell: Budget bill would supercharge electric vehicle manufacturing The automotive industry has long been the backbone of the American manufacturing economy, employing more than 900,000 workers in the United States. And one job in an auto assembly plant creates over seven more jobs in the economy. We cannot afford to lose this workforce; we need these jobs here… Read more »