WASHINGTON, DC – This week, the House Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a legislative hearing on multiple bills to address toxic perfluorinated compounds (PFAS). U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) has led numerous bipartisan bills to address the widespread public health and environmental threat caused by PFAS chemicals. Ann Arbor Water Utility Manager Brian Steglitz will… Read more »
Yesterday, Rep. Ro Khanna (CA-17) along with Reps. Debbie Dingell (MI-12) and Dan Kildee (MI-5), introduced the PFAs Waste Incineration Ban Act of 2019.
The legislation would require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to prohibit the incineration of firefighting foam containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAs). Additionally, the bill would require the EPA to identify… Read more »
ANN ARBOR, MI – U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) and U.S. Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-07) will co-host a Veterans Resource Fair in Washtenaw County on Monday, May 13 to provide veterans and their family members with access to resources earned through their service to our country. More than 20 veteran employment specialists, Veterans Affairs counselors, and veterans service… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the House of Representatives passed legislation to protect people with pre-existing conditions. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) supported the measure that reversed the Trump Administration’s efforts to allow states to waive protections for pre-existing conditions and push them into junk insurance plans that cost more and do not cover essential benefits.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps Fred Upton, (MI-6), Debbie Dingell, (MI-12), Tim Walberg, (MI-7), and Dan Kildee, (MI-5), today introduced bipartisan legislation, H.R. 2626, the PFAS Federal Facility Accountability Act of 2019, that requires federal agencies to cooperate with states as PFAS contamination is detected in communities near federal installations such as active military… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Todd Young (R-IN) along with Representatives Dan Kildee (MI-05), Bill Huizenga (MI-02), Debbie Dingell (MI-12) and David Joyce (OH-14) today reintroduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to update the Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) maps in the Great Lakes. The legislation would direct the Great Lakes Region ESI maps to be… Read more »
DEARBORN, MI – Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) asked the Army Corps of Engineers and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for information after elevated levels of mercury and buildup of sediment have been reported after the agencies started dredging in the Old Channel of the Lower Rouge River.
In a letter, Dingell said industrial facilities have brought to her… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Peter King (R-NY), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Colin Allred (D-TX), and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) introduced bipartisan legislation to make breast cancer diagnostic tests more affordable and accessible to women.
Under current law insurance companies are required to cover preventative… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) voted for a bill that ensures the United States honors our commitments to the Paris Agreement and combat climate change. Dingell is an original cosponsor of H.R. 9, the Climate Action Now Act and a leader in Congress on environmental conservation and slowing down the impacts of changing climate.
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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) issued the following statement after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report on policy considerations for the establishment of a single-payer healthcare system like Medicare for All:
“The CBO report says the transition would be ‘complicated, challenging, and potentially disruptive.’ The healthcare system is… Read more »
