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U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) this week paired up with Brittney Barros and Mario McLean from Ypsilanti, Michigan for the 6th Annual Congressional Foster Youth Shadow Day. Brittney and Mario joined more than 100 foster youth alumni from across the country who traveled to Washington, DC to shadow members of Congress to get a behind-the-scenes look at the House of Representatives… Read more »

U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) released the following statement after the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report detailing the impact of Republican’s latest proposal to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA). “Today’s CBO report confirms that the American people have everything to lose from Republicans’ plan to repeal the… Read more »

U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today joined 195 House colleagues in sending a letter to President Trump reminding him that millions of working families around the nation are relying on him to continue paying the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) cost-sharing reduction (CSR) payments. Since taking office, President Trump has raised doubts about the future of these payments,… Read more »

U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today joined 195 House colleagues in sending a letter to President Trump reminding him that millions of working families around the nation are relying on him to continue paying the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) cost-sharing reduction (CSR) payments. Since taking office, President Trump has raised doubts about the future of these payments,… Read more »

U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today joined 195 House colleagues in sending a letter to President Trump reminding him that millions of working families around the nation are relying on him to continue paying the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) cost-sharing reduction (CSR) payments. Since taking office, President Trump has raised doubts about the future of these payments,… Read more »

U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today released the following statement on President Trump’s 2018 budget request.  “The budget submitted today does not reflect the values of American communities. President Trump’s proposal is an assault on things that have always been a priority for the American people – investments in children and working families,… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) and Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statements today after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency accepted the determinations of the status of the open waters of Lake Erie made by both the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and Michigan Department of Natural Resources. While Michigan determined the open waters of Lake Erie… Read more »

U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today announced that the City of Ypsilanti Fire Department will receive a $451,237 regional grant through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. The funding will be used to purchase EMS and training equipment for 16 fire agencies throughout the region. “It is critical that local… Read more »

U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) released the following statement after the administration notified Congress of plans to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).  “Since NAFTA passed, too many workers in Michigan and across the country have seen their jobs shipped overseas, their wages drop in real terms and their families lose hope. We now have an… Read more »

U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today commemorated Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) Awareness Day by joining Rep. Steve Knight (CA-25) and Rep. Jackie Speier (CA-14) in calling for action on H. Res 69, a bipartisan resolution the Representatives introduced in January to support expanded research for treatments and care for DIPG. Dingell’s constituent five-year-old… Read more »