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Dear friend, An additional week of hot weather after Labor Day did help make it feel like summer wasn’t quite over, but the House returned to work this week with a very full agenda, all schools are back in session and fall football- professional, college, and high school - is in full throttle. I am cheering loudly for a great past week with the Lions and University of Michigan wins…… Read more »

Dear friend,  There are trees in my neighborhood that are already red and orange. Weather forecasters tell us that fall has begun. Michigan won its first game of the season (and so did Michigan State) and all my high schools are cheering for their teams again as well. Tailgates bring my favorite junk food. Have been to several cider mills, had too many doughnuts and the bees are… Read more »

Dear Friend, This was a week, with the end of it upending many plans as severe storms hit Michigan, specifically the 6th district. Over two nights, we experienced two waves of extreme weather. The first storm struck on Wednesday night, bringing heavy rainfall, area flooding, and strong wind gusts. I woke Thursday morning to news that Dingell Drive at the airport was flooded and had… Read more »

Dear Friend, The 6th district been hit hard, from Downriver, Western Wayne County, and much of Washtenaw. Two tornadoes were confirmed to have touched down, one in Canton and one in Belleville, and the National Weather Service continues to evaluate other areas Downriver and in Washtenaw County. Flooding remains, intersections are closed, and people have lost power. This weather is… Read more »

Dear Friend, It’s hard to believe there’s only two weeks left before Labor Day, and that the summer is almost over. The temperature was 48 degrees when I got up over the weekend and some leaves are staring to change their colors. Honestly, I feel like I barely saw summer and we are getting ready to say goodbye to it. I am saying goodbye as well at far too many funerals, and it is… Read more »

Dear Friend, Somehow, I don’t feel the lazy hazy days of summer. There is much going on, many things to worry about, and challenges to address. The weather this last week has been Michigan perfect save for the thunderstorms and a tornado… But I’ve spent lots of time outside crisscrossing the district, participating in numerous meetings, tours, learning, brainstorming, researching,… Read more »

Dear Friend,   Congress is out for August and I just finished the first whole week at home. Just been getting around, visiting facilities and businesses in the district, participating in meetings, digging into issues like utilities, power outages, the environment, veterans, guns, river dams, caregiving, and more. Celebrated National Night Out in multiple communities, hosted formal… Read more »

Dear Friend, Home. Home for six glorious weeks of Michigan summer. Lots planned from Congress in your Corners, town halls, festivals and parades, farmers markets, tours of companies and facilities, farm tours, county fairs, roundtables, picnics, barbecues- just being out and about.    The last week of Washington ended the summer session, thankfully, as there has just been… Read more »

Dear Friend, Another busy week. One week left before the August recess. Honestly, it’s pretty discouraging as we consider bills in both the Committee and on the floor, where some want to fight culture wars rather than getting anything done. The display of nude pictures hit a new low, and I wish we could just work together, without drama and division, and focus on policy issues… Read more »

Dear Friend, We’re busy in D.C. and the tone is bothering me, quite frankly. A lot of time in Committee, moving important legislation, but amendments in both Committee and on the floor are being designed to divide people, a trend I find disturbing. We got some important work done last week and I voted against some major bills because of their tone and divisive content. We reintroduced… Read more »