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Michigan Reclaims Rosie the Riveter World Record

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YPSILANTI, MI – U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today joined approximately 3755 women and girls at the Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center to reclaim the Guinness World Record for the Largest Gathering of Rosie the Riveters since World War II. While the record must be authenticated before being made official, the gathering appears to have greatly exceeded the…

Dingell Statement on Reports Schuette will not Join Lawsuit to Maintain Health Care Payments for Working Families

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U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) released the following statement on reports that Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette will not join a lawsuit to maintain critical cost-sharing reduction (CSR) payments for working families. “It is disappointing to hear that Attorney General Bill Schuette will not join over 20 states in filing a lawsuit to keep the critical cost-sharing…

Dingell Statement on President Trumps Decision to End Health Care Payments for Working Families

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U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) released the following statement after President Trump announced he would further dismantle the Affordable Care Act by ending critical cost-sharing reduction payments, which help seven million families afford out-of-pocket health care costs.    “This spiteful decision by President Trump will have devastating consequences for the…

Dingell Statement on President Trumps Executive Order Sabotaging the ACA

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U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) released the following statement on President Trump’s executive order that rolls back health coverage protections for millions of Americans.   “This executive order is the most extreme and blatant attempt yet to undermine and sabotage the Affordable Care Act and cause instability in the marketplace. Under the…

Dingell Reintroduces Vehicle Innovation Act

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U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today reintroduced the Vehicle Innovation Act to promote investments in research and development of clean vehicle technologies that will create more fuel-efficient vehicles, reduce our nation’s dependence on foreign oil and support American auto manufacturers and suppliers. Congressman Matt Cartwright (PA-17) and Congressman Mark Pocan…

Dingell Statement on National Manufacturing Day

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U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12), co-chair of the New Economy Task Force, released the following statement in celebration of National Manufacturing Day. “Manufacturing continues to be the backbone of the U.S. economy, and it is at the heart and soul of who we are in Michigan. Our state has been the home of every major auto company in this country for over a century and…

Dingell, Co-Chair of the New Economy Task Force, Seeks Input from Community Colleges on the Skills Gap in the American Work Force

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U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12), co-chair of the House Democratic Caucus New Economy Task Force, is seeking input from community colleges about how they are addressing the skills gap in the American work force with the goal of gleaning new information that will help guide policy discussions on the issue in Congress.  Dingell asked community colleges to provide information…

Dingell to Former Equifax CEO: American People Deserve the Chance to Protect Themselves

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U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today questioned former Equifax Chairman and CEO Richard Smith during an Energy and Commerce Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection (DCCP) Subcommittee hearing entitled, “Oversight of the Equifax Data Breach: Answers for Consumers.” Dingell’s questions focused on how the American people can educate themselves about who has…

Dingell Introduces Data Protection Act to Safeguard Consumer Information

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U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) introduced legislation that will require companies to better secure consumers’ sensitive personal information against a potential security breach. The Data Protection Act of 2017 would grant the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rulemaking authority to ensure that any entity that stores personally identifiable information, including a…

Dingell Statement on Shooting in Las Vegas

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U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) released the following statement on the deadly shooting in Las Vegas. “Our nation awoke to horror as we learned that more than 50 innocent people lost their lives and hundreds more were injured in the deadliest mass shooting in our country’s history. Our hearts are with Las Vegas, those fallen and injured, their families and all…

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