WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) voted to pass the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act, bipartisan legislation that will bring much needed relief for Americans receiving abusive robocall practices.
“Everyone will a phone has experienced the annoyance of robocalls meant to scam hard-working Americans,” said Dingell. “By passing this bipartisan legislation, the House is… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the House of Representatives passed the Butch Lewis Act, which Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) is a lead cosponsor, to ensure multi-employer pension plans remain solvent and continue providing retirees and workers the retirement benefits they have earned. Dingell is a lead cosponsor of the Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act, also known as the Butch… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representatives David B. McKinley P.E. (R-W.Va.) and Debbie Dingell (D- Mich.) introduced the Block, Report and Suspend Suspicious Shipments Act (H.R. 3878) which will require drug manufacturers, distributors and other Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registrants to not only report but halt suspicious orders.
Currently, under the Controlled… Read more »
DEARBORN, MI – Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) in conjunction with her colleagues Representatives Haley Stevens, Rashida Tlaib, and Tim Walberg, brought together Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) Director Paul Ajegba and his team, Southeast Michigan Mayors and public safety officials, railroad representatives, and local business leaders to discuss the urgent need to… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) voted to pass the Raise the Wage Act, landmark legislation that would gradually increase the federal minimum wage to $15 over six years. A study released by the Economic Policy Institute, found that an increase to the minimum wage would effect over 104,300 people in Michigan’s 12th Congressional District.
“Simply put, there is… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Michael Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) introduced the Protecting Patients and Doctors from Unlawful Robocalls Act of 2019, legislation that will help hospitals and patients combat the constant waves of unlawful robocalls that inundate patients’ cell phones and hospital phone lines. The lawmakers added the legislation as an… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) and the Energy and Commerce Committee advanced legislation, including several Dingell led bills that would end surprise billing for patients, make prescription drug prices more transparent, and address the long-term care crisis by supporting in-home primary care for chronically ill Medicare patients.
“No one should put off… Read more »
Washington, DC – U.S. Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Andy Harris, M.D. (R-MD), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), and Rob Bishop (R-UT) today introduced the Medical Marijuana Research Act of 2019. This bill addresses burdensome processes that currently impede legitimate medical research on marijuana. This bipartisan piece of… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) voted to permanently repeal the so-called Cadillac Tax, a bill she cosponsored and champions. The excise tax on high-cost health insurance plans hurts workers and families who receive coverage through an employer and has already been delayed twice.
“Hard-working Americans face escalating healthcare costs and terrifying… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) issued the following statement after the House voted on a resolution (cosponsored by Dingell) condemning the President for xenophobic tweets:
“Fear and hatred have no place in the United States. The President should be leading, not dividing us with hatred and fear. Throughout the course of our country’s history, language that is… Read more »
