WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) pressed leading social media companies to take steps to stop the spread of misinformation as it relates to the Coronavirus. Dingell asked questions of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok.
“During a global health emergency, it is vital to the public interest that individuals have access to timely and accurate information. As… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) issued the following statement after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reveled plans to slash the funding states receive to administer the Medicaid program, thereby cutting benefits and further limiting access to the program:
“Turning Medicaid into a block grant does nothing to reduce healthcare costs, expand… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and House Democrats released major upgrades and investments to rebuild our nation’s infrastructure, create good paying jobs, and address the climate crisis.
The Moving Forward Infrastructure framework is estimated to create 10 million jobs by investing $760 billion over five years for infrastructure updates and rebuilding. The… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Energy and Commerce Committee’s health subcommittee held a hearing on Congresswoman Debbie Dingell's (D-MI) legislation to ban the use of toxic perfluorinated compounds (PFAS) in food containers and cookware.
“PFAS are toxic, forever chemicals that are everywhere – including food containers and non-stick cookware and countless other everyday products,” said… Read more »
DEARBORN, MI – Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell issued the following statement after Governor Gretchen Whitmer delivered her State of the State address:
“The challenges in our state remain, but under the leadership of Governor Whitmer we have the grit and determination to take action. Her State of the State speech recognized the challenges of providing strong, equitable education and… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) continues to vigorously monitor the coronavirus and working with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to ensure all preventative measures are taken to monitor and educate travelers and the public from the recent outbreak in China.
Tuesday, the CDC announced it is expanding entry screening to 20 US airports – including Detroit Metro… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) made the following statement after the Trump Administration announced its Israeli-Palestinian peace proposal:
“This is not a peace plan, it actually aggravates issues in the region. The negotiations did not include Palestinians, or buy-in from regional partners such as Jordan and Egypt. For peace to prevail, both states need to… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswomen Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) sent a letter to acting US Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf and US Attorney General William Barr expressing deep concern over a DHS program to sample and build a DNA database of detained immigrants at US borders.
The DNA collection is being conducted by… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) released the following statement on the three year anniversary of the Trump Administration’s unconstitutional Muslim Travel Ban:
“Freedom of religion is a fundamental pillar of our democracy. Three years ago, the Trump Administration knocked that pillar when it instated the Muslim Travel Ban. This type of ban is not who we are as a… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Environmental Working Group released a report saying PFAS contamination of drinking water is far more prevalent than previously reported. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) – leader of major legislation to clean up PFAS contamination and establishing national drinking water standards for the toxic chemicals – said that we must take action now to address these… Read more »
