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Dingell, Kildee Lead 26 Colleagues in Urging Lebanon TPS Designation

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Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-06) and Dan Kildee (MI-08), along with 26 of their House colleagues, today sent a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas and Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging for the designation of Lebanon for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to protect Lebanese nationals in the United States and permit those affected by the ongoing crises in…

Dingell Applauds Biden Administration Investment in American Auto Manufacturing

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Congresswoman Debbie Dingell today thanked the Biden Administration for investing $1.7 billion in American auto manufacturing through the Domestic Manufacturing Auto Conversion Grants program, a provision Dingell authored and included in the Inflation Reduction Act. This funding will support the conversion of 11 shuttered or at-risk auto manufacturing and assembly facilities across eight…

Dingell, TheRide, Federal Transit Administration Announce $25 Million for Clean Buses in Ann Arbor

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Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06), along with the Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority (TheRide) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced Ann Arbor will receive $25,000,000 to buy new hydrogen fuel cell and low-emission diesel-electric hybrid buses to replace older diesel buses and a mobile hydrogen station. This project, made possible with funding from the…

Dingell Statement in Support of Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Yemen

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Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today released the following statement in support of the Department of Homeland Security’s announcement it will extend and redesignate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Yemen for 18 months.    “Yemeni Americans and their families have been suffering for nearly 10 years under a war that has killed more than 377,000 people, and has…

Dingell, Tlaib, Stevens Request Answers from National Weather Service Regarding Lack of Warning Before Deadly Tornado

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Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-06), Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), and Haley Stevens (MI-11) today sent a letter to Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Richard Spinrad requesting insight into why no warning was issued ahead of the tornado in Livonia on June 5 that killed a child and injured his mother.   “We are writing to express our deep concern…

Dingell, Pocan, Khanna Lead Colleagues in Urging Administration to Renew Temporary Protected Status for Yemen

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Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-06), Mark Pocan (WI-02), and Ro Khanna (CA-17) today sent a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas and Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging the Biden Administration to extend and redesignate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Yemen.   Continued armed conflict, the end of a United Nations-brokered ceasefire on October 3,…

Dingell Requests EPA Attention to Northville Oil Spill

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Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today sent a letter to EPA Regional Administrator Debra Shore requesting that the agency monitor the oil spill that occurred in Northville late last week.   “On June 21, 2024, a demolition crew’s machinery pierced upwards of 12 55-gallon steel drums and a poly tote storage container containing motor oil while taking down a building in the Downs…

Dingell Announces $21 Million in NSF Grants for the University of Michigan

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Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today announced that the University of Michigan will receive $21,152,599 in grant funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for project areas including translational impacts, social and economic sciences, electrical communication and cyber systems, and more.  $3,856,463 of this funding will be dedicated to the Division of Ocean…

Dingell Statement on Supreme Court Rahimi Decision

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Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court's ruling in United States v. Rahimi to uphold a federal ban on the possession of a gun by someone who has been the subject of a domestic violence restraining order. “Since 1994, we’ve made a promise to survivors that their abusers who were subject to domestic violence protection…

Dingell Hosts Black Economic Empowerment Roundtable with Michigan Works!

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Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today hosted a Black Economic Empowerment Roundtable with Michigan Works! Southeast and community leaders in workforce training and economic development.   “From assisting job seekers and employers across the state and strengthening our workforce every single day, Michigan Works is changing lives. Michigan has one of the strongest workforce…

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