Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-06) and Jim McGovern (MA-02) this week reintroduced the Leave No Americans Behind Act of 2023 to end the practice of charging fees from Americans evacuating foreign countries in times of crisis.
“Right now, we have a responsibility to get Americans out of harm’s way, no questions asked, and no strings attached,” said Dingell. “These fees place a… Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released the following statement in response to the news of the tentative contract agreement between the UAW and Ford.
“The announcement that a tentative agreement has been reached between the UAW and Ford is an important win for auto workers. The reported provisions of the deal will result in a 25% wage increase over the life of the… Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today announced that the Midwest Alliance for Clean Hydrogen (MachH2) has been awarded up to $1 billion by the U.S. Department of Energy to develop regional supply chains for the production, distribution, and use of hydrogen in trucks and heavy-duty vehicles. The project is anticipated to create 13,600 direct jobs—12,100 construction jobs and 1,500… Read more »
Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-06), Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), and Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE-At Large) introduced the Water Access Act, legislation that would direct $500 million to the Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) for Fiscal Year 2024.
LIHWAP provides critical funding for low-income households with their water and wastewater bills. This program was… Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today announced the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Science has selected a student from the University of Michigan as one of 60 graduate students representing 26 states for the Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program’s 2023 Solicitation 1 cycle. Through world-class training and access to state-of-the-art facilities and… Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today shared an update from Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 Administrator Debra Shore on the status of cleanup efforts at the Arkema Inc. property in Wyandotte and Riverview. The update comes in response to an August letter Rep. Dingell sent to the agency, prompted by community concerns about the site.
“The prolonged clean-up… Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released the following statement on the House passage of a 45-day continuing resolution.
“Today the House did what was right for the country by voting on a temporary measure to keep the government open. The way it was done was not perfect - we were given a 71-page bill with limited time to review and vote. But I made a promise to the people I… Read more »
Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and David Valadao (R-CA), co-chairs of the Congressional Asthma and Allergy Caucus, along with Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) reintroduced the Elijah E. Cummings Family Asthma Act, legislation that would expand federal, state, and local efforts to improve care for individuals with asthma.
According to the Centers… Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released the following statement on the impending government shutdown.
“It is wrong to allow the government to shut down. This is not the way we should be running our government. It’s inefficient, it’s ineffective, and it’s going to hurt working Americans. I always remind people that when we talk about a government shutdown, we need to… Read more »
Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-06), co-chair of the Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus, and Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10) introduced the Augmentative and Alternative Communication Centers to Establish National Training (AACCENT) Act, to expand access to augmentative and alternative communication for Americans across the country. Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) includes any… Read more »
