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U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12), U.S. Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02), and U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (MI) led a bipartisan, bicameral letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt urging him to release the FY 2016 report to Congress on the recent activities and accomplishments of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI). GLRI annual reports… Read more »

U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today announced that the Dearborn Fire Department will receive a $773,637 vehicle acquisition grant through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. The grant will be used to purchase new equipment and provide increased safety training for the department.  “It is critical that… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (MI-12) and U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (MI-06) led a bipartisan letter to the White House urging the Trump administration to immediately release the Brandon Road Lock and Dam study. The letter, signed by all 14 members of Michigan’s House Delegation, highlights the study as being the best way to learn how to prevent Asian Carp from entering the Great Lakes. The… Read more »

Today the House Energy and Commerce Committee approved a bipartisan amendment introduced by U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) and U.S. Congressman Fred Upton (MI-06) expressing the sense of the Congress that the governments of the United States and Canada should not allow permanent or long-term storage of spent nuclear fuel or other radioactive waste near the Great Lakes. The… Read more »

Following a House Energy and Commerce Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection (DCCP) Subcommittee Hearing, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) and Chairman Bob Latta (OH-05) expressed their commitment to working together on autonomous vehicle legislation. The DCCP hearing discussed 14 bills aimed at establishing a working framework for regulation of self-driving vehicles that would… Read more »

U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) released the following statement after the Supreme Court announced that they will hear President Trump’s Muslim ban case and allow parts of the ban to take effect prior to the ruling.    “Our most fundamental responsibility is to keep this country safe. National security leaders have warned that this ban will endanger our… Read more »

U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) released the following statement on the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) score of the Senate proposal to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA). “I agree with President Trump on one point – the House repeal bill is ‘mean.’ Today’s CBO score confirms that the Senate bill is just as heartless as the… Read more »

Today, on the 45th anniversary of Title IX, U.S. Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-12) and Ryan Costello (PA-06) led a bipartisan letter to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos urging her to maintain Title IX guidance in K-12 schools that protects young people from sexual assault and harassment. The letter, signed by 52 Members of Congress, also urges Secretary DeVos to continue training… Read more »

U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) released the following statement after Senate Republicans released their proposal to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA). “After drafting this bill in a back room, behind closed doors with no transparency, no hearings and no attempt at bipartisan negotiations, Senate Republicans finally released the text of their health care plan today.… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (MI-12) along with her colleagues Reps. Donald Norcross (NJ-01) and Mark Pocan (WI-02) today brought together experts in labor, academia and manufacturing for a “Future of Work, Wages, and Labor” discussion at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. The event is the third in a series of discussions and town halls that are being held this year in… Read more »