U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) released the following statement on House Republicans’ legislation to reauthorize the Children Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and Community Health Centers (CHC) by slashing billions from Medicare and the Affordable Care Act. Video of Dingell’s floor speech is available here.
“The legislation we considered today represents a… Read more »
U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) released the following statement on House Republicans’ tax plan.
“Working Americans should be at the heart of tax reform. Families in Michigan and across the country are looking to Congress to enact tax reform that provides real relief for childcare and education expenses, makes homeownership affordable and accessible and promotes… Read more »
U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) released the following statement after Enbridge announced previously unreported damage to the Line 5 pipeline.
“These latest revelations are deeply disturbing. Michiganders deserve accurate information about the quality and condition of the pipelines, which carry 23 million gallons of oil through the Straits of Mackinac every day. Enbridge… Read more »
U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) released the following statement on the GOP Budget Resolution for FY18.
“The American people deserve a budget that puts them first – that invests in good-paying jobs, grows wages, and invests in the promise of a secure and healthy retirement. The Republican budget resolution that passed the House today fails this test. It proposes to… Read more »
U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) released the following statement after the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) found that the Alexander-Murray health care plan to restore the cost-sharing reduction payments ended by President Trump would decrease the deficit and not impact the number of people with health insurance.
“This urgently-needed bipartisan fix would… Read more »
Today, U.S. Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-12) and Susan Brooks (IN-05) hosted the inaugural 5G Caucus briefing with the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association (CTIA). Meredith Attwell Baker, President and CEO of CTIA, and Brad Gillen, Executive Vice President of CTIA, shared a presentation with members of Congress and Congressional staffers explaining how the next… Read more »
U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) is inviting local students to participate in the Sending Smiles to Vets program by making Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas cards for local veterans. Since the Sending Smiles to Vets program was launched in 2015, students across southeast Michigan have pitched in to make thousands of cards thanking veterans for their… Read more »
U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) and U.S. Congressman Joe Kennedy III (MA-04), members of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, today held an assembly at Harry S Truman High School in Taylor on youth opioid education and prevention. The Representatives were joined by more than 500 9th grade students for the event, which brought together educators, substance abuse… Read more »
As part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today brought together local domestic violence organizations, health care providers, resource centers, advocacy groups, law enforcement and elected officials to convene a regional coalition aimed at ending domestic violence in our communities. The Southeast Michigan Coalition Against Domestic Violence… Read more »
After months of fighting back against attempts by the Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and end Medicaid as we know it, U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today joined Michigan United and local leaders to discuss the importance of the Medicaid program to senior citizens, children and the disabled in Michigan. Dingell was… Read more »
