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Dingell Statement on UAW Strike of Big Three Automakers

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Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released the following statement on President Shawn Fain’s announcement the UAW plans to strike all three major automakers.    “I have said many times these are the most important negotiations I have witnessed in my lifetime. The industry is at a crossroads and its future is at stake. We must manufacture these vehicles here in America to…

Dingell, Pallone Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Medicaid and CHIP, Provide Continuous Coverage for Enrollees

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Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) and Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today introduced the Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act to provide 12-months of continuous coverage for individuals receiving health care through Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Currently, millions of Medicaid and…

Dingell Announces More Than $17.6 Million in HHS Grants for the University of Michigan

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Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today announced that the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor will receive $17,646,985 in federal grant funding from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct research in areas including de-implementation of low-value testing in patients undergoing low-risk surgery, aging, pharmacology, physiology, and biological chemistry, lung…

Dingell Announces More Than $17.6 Million in HHS Grants for the University of Michigan

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Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today announced that the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor will receive $17,646,985 in federal grant funding from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct research in areas including de-implementation of low-value testing in patients undergoing low-risk surgery, aging, pharmacology, physiology, and biological chemistry, lung…

Dingell Announces More Than $23 Million for Science and Technology Center Led by University of Michigan

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Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today announced that the University of Michigan will receive $23,230,881 over five years from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to lead a new Science and Technology Center (STC). STCs conduct world-class research through partnerships among institutions of higher education, national laboratories, industrial organizations and other public or private…

Dingell Applauds $15.5 Billion Department of Energy Investment in Electric Vehicle Transition

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Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) applauded today’s announcement by the Department of Energy (DOE) of $15.5 billion in new grants and loans to support the U.S. transition to electric vehicles. Included in today’s announcement is $2 billion for the Domestic Manufacturing Conversion Grant Program, authored by Dingell and passed into law in the Inflation Reduction Act, to retool and…

Dingell Holds Roundtable with Michigan Medicine to Discuss National Chemotherapy Drug Shortage

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Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today held a roundtable with Michigan Medicine to discuss the impacts of and potential solutions to the cancer drug shortage affecting patients and health systems across the country. The discussion included participants from Michigan Medicine’s Rogel Cancer Center, Department of Pharmacy Services, and Center…

Dingell Statement on Flooding in Wayne County

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Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released the following statement on the storms and flooding impacting Wayne County.   “I have been in close touch with local, county, state, and federal officials since yesterday morning, and have been in every community that appears to be seriously impacted to hear directly from the mayors, supervisors, and emergency responders and ensure we…

Dingell Announces More Than $24.4 Million in HHS Grants for the University of Michigan

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 Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today announced that the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor will receive $24,490,327 in federal grant funding from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct research in areas including Mental Health, Aging, Cancer Biology, Mothers and Children, Allergy, Immunology, and Transplantation, Neurological Disorders, Medical Library…

Dingell, Fitzpatrick, Klobuchar File Amicus Brief in U.S. vs. Rahimi

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Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) along with Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) have filed an amicus brief in the pending United States v. Rahimi Supreme Court case, which will consider whether individuals with domestic-violence restraining orders can be prohibited from possessing a firearm.    The brief asserts that Congress enacted § 922(g)(8), the…

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