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As part of Start-Up Day Across America, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today visited local entrepreneurs at Ann Arbor SPARK to showcase the innovation and job creation taking place at their companies. Start-Up Day is a bipartisan effort to raise awareness about the important role startup companies play in our economy by providing local entrepreneurs with an opportunity to educate… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) will continue her “Congress In Your Community” tour this week with stops in Gibraltar, Dearborn and Taylor.  Dingell is hosting Congress In Your Community events throughout Michigan’s 12th District in August to provide constituents an opportunity to conveniently discuss issues and concerns with her and her staff and take… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) released the following statement in celebration of the 80th anniversary of Social Security, which President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed into law on August 14, 1935.   “Today, we celebrate a promise made to our seniors 80 years ago – a promise of economic security and dignity for every American after a lifetime of hard… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today announced that the Dearborn Fire Department will receive a $69,753 Fire Prevention & Safety grant through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. The funding will be used to help provide and install smoke detectors for all Dearborn residents.    “Our firefighters and… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today announced that Packard Health of Ann Arbor will receive a $541,667 grant from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to open a new health center in Ypsilanti and provide health care services at the Delonis Center Homeless Shelter in Ann Arbor. The grant was awarded through the New Access Point program, which seeks to expand… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) released the following statement today in response to China’s recent changes in its exchange rate policy, which included setting the value of the renminbi nearly 2 percent against the dollar, and Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump’s comments in Birch Run, Michigan. The devaluation is the largest in two decades. “While Mr.… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today announced that the Trenton Fire Department will receive a $180,662 grant through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. The funding will help firefighters and first responders obtain critically needed equipment and other resources. “Our firefighters and first responders put… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today announced she will host “Congress in your Community” events throughout Michigan’s 12th District in August.  “We want our office to be as open and accessible as possible to people of the 12th District,” said Dingell. “We’re bringing these public office hours to events in local communities to give… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12), ranking member of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, issued the following statement after Alpha Natural Resources, one of the four largest coal companies in the country, filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy, highlighting the risks to taxpayers of future mine cleanup costs resulting from companies defaulting on… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) released the following statement today after negotiators failed to reach an agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).    “Today’s announcement confirms what we’ve been saying for months: the Trans-Pacific Partnership is the wrong track for American workers and American businesses.  We need a new approach to… Read more »