U.S. Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06) and Bill Huizenga (R-MI-04), co-chairs of the Congressional Great Lakes Task Force, requested Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to confirm Canada has completed its commitment to transfer oversight and funding responsibilities for the Great Lakes Fishery Commission (GLFC) from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to Global Affairs Canada.… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06) and Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY-11) introduced the bipartisan End Government Pension for Sexual Abusers Act, which would revoke federal retirement benefits for current or former Members of Congress convicted of serious sexual offenses, including sexual assault, rape, child sex trafficking, sexual exploitation of minors, and related… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06) and John Moolenaar (R-MI-04) introduced bipartisan legislation to reform and improve dam and hydropower safety operations. Dingell and Moolenaar originally pushed for legislative action after the breach of the Edenville Dam and Sanford Dam failures in Michigan caused extensive damage throughout the region’s downstream communities, destroying… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06), David Joyce (R-OH-14), and Michael McCaul (R-TX-10), introduced a resolution honoring May 17 as Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) Awareness Day to support expanded research for treatments and care for DIPG, a deadly form of pediatric cancer. DIPG is the leading cause of childhood death due to brain tumors; less than one percent of its… Read more »
Today, U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06) announced she secured $72,215,728 in federal grant funding for the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor to support a wide range of research initiatives, including aging, nursing, neurological disorders, cancer, and more. The funding comes from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and was made possible by Congresswoman… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01), co-chairs of the Congressional PFAS Task Force, released the following statement after the Trump administration announced it was rolling back drinking water protections for toxic forever chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS):
“Safe drinking water should never be a luxury, a legal… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06) and Don Beyer (D-VA-08), co-chairs of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) Caucus, along with Vern Buchanan (R-FL-16), introduced a resolution recognizing Friday, May 15 as Endangered Species Day. The resolution celebrates the strong role that the ESA has played in protecting America’s imperiled species and the need for greater conservation… Read more »
This week, as President Trump was in China for a two-day summit with Xi Jinping, U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06) called on the president to keep his word to the American people and not allow China to manufacture in the U.S. or let Chinese car companies disrupt the American auto industry.
Congresswoman Dingell helped spearhead a bipartisan legislative effort alongside… Read more »
As President Trump arrives in China for a two-day summit with Xi Jinping, U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06) is calling on the president to keep his word to the American people and not allow China to manufacture in the U.S. or let Chinese car companies disrupt the American auto industry.
“The president must keep his word to the American people and not allow China to… Read more »
U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06) joined colleagues on both sides of the aisle to introduce a bipartisan tax credit to offset early expenses for new families. The Supporting Newborn Parents Act would create a newborn tax credit, in addition to the existing Child Tax Credit (CTC), to help new families cover the significant costs associated with welcoming a child. In the United… Read more »
