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Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today sent a letter to Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) Director Phil Roos requesting information about recent reports on the presence of neonicotinoid pesticides (“neonics”) in Michigan waterways, including creeks and rivers that ultimately flow into the Great Lakes, at concentrations known to harm aquatic life and… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Brook Rollins expressing concern and requesting the Department of Agriculture (USDA) reconsider its decision to rescind $24.6 million in funding for the Legacy Land Conservancy, based in Ann Arbor. In the letter, Dingell urges USDA to fully and fairly consider an appeal filed by Legacy Land Conservancy to… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Congressman Tim Walberg (R-MI), respective deans of the Michigan House Democratic delegation and Republican delegation, released the following statement after the shooting of Charlie Kirk yesterday.  "We’re horrified by the shooting of Charlie Kirk yesterday and deeply disturbed by the rise in political violence taking place across… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today reintroduced legislation that would mandate the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to reimburse veterans’ emergency health care expenses from non-VA facilities that are not covered by the veteran’s private insurance. This legislation follows the 2016 Staab v. McDonald and 2019 Wolfe v. Wilkie decisions, which both ruled that the VA must… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today introduced the HCBS Worker Protection Act, legislation that would enable independent provider home care workers to make deductions from their pay for typical employment benefits. This bill strikes language from the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill” that would prohibit Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) workers from being able to make… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Congressman Buddy Carter (R-GA) introduced the Telehealth Modernization Act of 2025, a bill to extend telehealth flexibilities for seniors on Medicare through fiscal year 2027. “Telehealth services are an essential part of our healthcare system. It is a fact that having to physically travel to a doctor’s office or hospital can present a serious… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today sent a letter to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), Great Lakes Fishery Commission, and Huron-Clinton Metroparks, requesting clarification about the future of the Flat Rock Dam. “This is a complex issue, and I am someone who cares deeply about protecting our natural… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today announced that the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor will receive $20,316,622 in grant funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support a wide range of research initiatives. The funding will advance work in critical areas including nonlinear wave theory, PFAS, Artificial Intelligence, harmful algal blooms, and more. “The… Read more »

Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-06) and Kim Schrier (WA-08) led 142 of their House colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging the State Department to reverse its decision to halt temporary medical-humanitarian visas for children from Gaza. “On August 16th, the State Department announced it will stop approving all visitor visas for people from the… Read more »

Donald Trump and House Republicans’ reckless policies are raising costs for families across the MI-06.   The Big, Ugly Bill raises health care and food costs while reckless tariffs are driving up the price of everything from groceries to clothes. Republicans are doing all this to give huge new tax breaks to their wealthy donors.  98.9% families in the district… Read more »