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U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today joined Danielle Atkinson of Mothering Justice, State Representative Erika Geiss, and Michigan parents, educators and small business owners for a roundtable discussion about the urgent need for comprehensive paid leave and paid sick days programs. The event brought together a diversity of perspectives to outline solutions that will help… Read more »

Today, U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) joined Michigan United and families of premature and special needs children to speak about the devastating impact repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would have on their lives and families. The ACA repeal bills proposed in the House and Senate would remove important protections and cut funding Michigan families rely upon. The proposals… Read more »

U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) released the following statement in recognition of the July 4th holiday. “The Fourth of July in an opportunity to pause and remember how lucky we are to be Americans. It is our country’s birthday. We mark 241 years since our founding fathers charted a path forward for this nation, and declared that all are created equal and… Read more »

U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) is using the July District Work Period to stay in touch with what is on her constituents’ minds. Throughout the week, she will hold six Congress in Your Community events to meet and talk with people in Michigan’s 12th District.  Congress in Your Community allows Dingell to talk directly with members of the community about their… Read more »

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 »