Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05) Chief Deputy Whip of the Democratic Caucus, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12), and Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-13) today sent a letter to congressional leaders urging that any legislative relief packages to contain the spread of the coronavirus must include relief for Americans facing high water bills and water shutoffs.
While the U.S. Centers for… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee advanced a provision led by Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) that would require the Food and Drug Administration to prioritize the review of PFAS ingredients in cosmetics and personal care products.
PFAS has been linked to very serious health diseases: kidney cancer, testicular cancer, thyroid disease, high… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) reintroduced the Defective Firearms Protection Act, legislation that allows the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to address safety defects in firearms like they would for any other consumer product by potentially issuing safety warnings and issuing recalls if necessary. Currently, firearms are excluded from the… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) voted for the House package to provide $8.3 billion in robust funding to respond to the Coronavirus, including support for state and local health agencies, vaccine and treatment development, and loans for affected small business.
The legislation provides $8.3 billion in all new funding for a robust response to this public health… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Congressman Paul Mitchell (R-MI) reminded the public to take commonsense steps to prevent the spread of the common cold, flu, and the Coronavirus. Dingell and Mitchell remind people to replace handshakes or hugs with a bump of the elbow, wash their hands frequently with soap for 20 seconds, stay home when you are sick, and… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) voted for comprehensive legislation to address the youth tobacco epidemic, which has surged in recent years with the introduction of new tobacco products such as e-cigarettes and vaping products.
In Michigan, a teen received what is considered the first double lung transplant after their lungs were severely damaged by vaping.… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) pressed US Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar on the steps the Administration is taking to ensure the United States has adequate supplies of personal protective equipment during the coronavirus outbreak, including respirators, masks, and other equipment. According to HHS, 65 percent of the 300 million N95 are… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC –Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) questioned US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler on the agency’s inaction to address PFAS contamination nationwide and establish a national drinking water standard.
Video of Dingell questioning EPA Administrator Wheeler is found here.
“A non-enforceable, PFAS health advisory is not the same as a drinking… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswomen Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) marked one year since the two stood with a diverse coalition of universal, single-payer health care advocates and introduced of H.R. 1384, their expanded and improved Medicare for All Act of 2019.
“In the past year, our expanded and improved Medicare for All has garnered support from half the Democrats… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) and members of the Michigan Congressional delegation today announced that the Air Force will allocate $13.5 million towards PFAS remediation efforts around the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Oscoda. This funding comes from $60 million that Congress had recently provided the Department of Defense to spend to address PFAS contamination at… Read more »
