The House of Representatives passed numerous health bills that Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) helped usher through committee and floor consideration. Dingell is the lead cosponsor on the bills that will improve the safety of drugs sold over-the-counter, strengthen and evaluate emergency preparedness procedures for hospitals and long-term care facilities, help seniors and those with… Read more »
On Tuesday, January 22, U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12), State Senator Sylvia Santana, State Representative Abdullah Hammoud, and Wayne County Commissioner Sam Baydoun will hold a town hall meeting to discuss issues that matter to the community and answer questions. Dingell regularly hosts town hall meetings alongside local officials. More dates and locations for 2019 will be… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) was sworn into her third term in Congress and pledged to roll up her sleeves to deliver on issues important to working men and women in Michigan.
“The new Congress begins and priority number one is to pass a bill to reopen the government. A lack of leadership has brought us to this shutdown. Public servants are caught in the middle. They… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) released the following comment on the continued government shutdown:
“As this unnecessary shutdown continues, the President needs to show leadership by reopening the government. Every single Democrat agrees keeping our nation secure is our number one priority. Let’s debate in Congress, on the floor and in committee, the best ways to… Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) released the following statement as the federal government comes closer to a shutdown:
“A government shutdown is unacceptable. It’s a lack of leadership from President Trump and Republican Congressional Leaders. The American people expect their government to work for them and listen. It’s the holiday season, we should be showing… Read more »
Today, the House of Representatives passed a bipartisan bill to improve the safety of drugs sold over-the-counter. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) led the effort with Representatives Bob Latta (DROH), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), and Susan Brooks (R-IN).
Sixty percent of all medicines sold in the US are over-the-counter, yet the FDA only has 18… Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) continued a Dingell holiday tradition, releasing the 2018 edition of the annual Dingell Jingle. Full text of the jingle can be read below.
IT’S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR
It’s the most blunderful time of year
With the President yelling
And surrogates saying…
it’s fine do not fear
it will be… Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) issued the following statement after receiving a classified briefing on the US military’s involvement in Yemen from Secretary of Defense James Mattis and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo:
“The ongoing war in Yemen has caused endless suffering and is a serious humanitarian crisis. The decision to send the military to war is perhaps one of… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell issued the following statement after the Trump Administration announced plans to roll back protections for wetlands and clean water:
“President Trump’s latest attempt to undermine environmental protections may be his most egregious attack yet. Growing up on the river, I remember swimming in dirty water and we couldn’t eat the fish… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) urged Michigan Speaker of the House Tom Leonard and the state legislature to reject a proposal to allow hazardous waste disposal facilities across Michigan to accept material up to ten times more radioactive than what is currently permissible under state law.
The legislation proposes to increase disposal levels for TENORM, a technologically… Read more »
