Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today introduced a bill to expand dental coverage under Medicare, Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act, and the VA, and grow the dental workforce to increase access to care in underserved areas. The Comprehensive Dental Care Reform Act of 2024 would make dental care an essential benefit under the Affordable Care Act, increase reimbursement rates… Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today released the following statement on the 30th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act.
“30 years ago, Congress recognized the responsibility to protect survivors of domestic and sexual violence and passed the Violence Against Women Act. Two years ago, we reauthorized and modernized these critical, lifesaving protections to strengthen… Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today shared the response from DTE Electric to her August 21 letter requesting an update on the status of the ongoing demolition of the Trenton Channel Power Plant.
“As you know, DTE has been an active community partner in Trenton for over 100 years. With the retirement of our Trenton Channel coal plant in 2022, we’ve engaged local officials… Read more »
Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-06), Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), and Jared Moskowitz (FL-23) today led 12 of their colleagues in sending a letter to Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) Director Steven Dettelbach requesting an update on the implementation of their final rule to address the proliferation of ghost guns, issued in April 2022.
“We applaud the… Read more »
Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-06) and August Pfluger (TX-11) this week introduced the PROTOCOL Act, which improves the mapping process for broadband funding and enhances interagency coordination when awarding broadband funding grants. There are currently more than 130 federal broadband programs across 15 different agencies with little coordination on the billions of dollars being… Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today shared the response from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to her August 19 letter regarding the transport of toxic waste from the Manhattan Project to Wayne Disposal, Inc.
“The Army has no greater priority than the protection of public health, safety, and the environment. The identification of the Facility as a properly permitted… Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) held a roundtable with MEMA, The Vehicle Suppliers Association, at Forvia’s R&D facility in Northville. She was joined by representatives from Forvia, MEMA, BorgWarner, Denso, and ZF to discuss the industry’s challenges, concerns, and successes.
“Our auto industry in Michigan creates thousands of jobs across the country, and it’s critical we… Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today announced that the University of Michigan will receive $27,976,133 in grant funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for project areas including engineering education, social and economic sciences, computer network systems, information and intelligent systems, and more.
“This funding for the University of Michigan will be used to… Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell today applauded the Biden-Harris Administration’s $521 million investment in EV charging infrastructure across the country, including $2.8 million for the City of Ann Arbor to install 48 publicly available chargers and close gaps in EV charging infrastructure, specifically in low-income areas. The project sites will be located at park and rides lots,… Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today shared the response from Republic Services, Inc. to her August 19 letter regarding the transport of toxic waste from the Manhattan Project to Wayne Disposal Inc.
“We thank you for your letter and the opportunity to answer questions regarding the environmental clean-up of the Niagara Falls Storage Site (NFSS) being remediated as part of… Read more »
