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Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today sent a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Republic Services, Inc. requesting answers about the reported transport of toxic waste to the Wayne Disposal facility in Van Buren Township. “We have learned that the Wayne Disposal facility is slated to receive radioactive waste from a site associated with the Manhattan Project,… Read more »

Today, Representative Debbie Dingell (MI-06), along with U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.) applauded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) obligation of $27 billion through three competitive grant programs from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF). This includes… Read more »

Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-06) and Anna Eshoo (CA-16) today released the findings of a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report they requested to review the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) efforts related to postmarket surveillance of medical devices.  The FDA is responsible for ensuring the safety and effectiveness of medical devices marketed in the United… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today hosted a roundtable with community senior advocates and social security recipients at the Van Buren Senior Center in recognition of the 89th anniversary of Social Security. She was joined by representatives from The Senior Alliance, PACE, Washtenaw County Commission on Aging, and others.  “Social Security was created on the promise that… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today sent a letter to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo urging the Administration to take action to address the privacy and security risks and trade implications posed by connected vehicle technology manufactured and controlled by foreign adversaries, including China.    “As our vehicles become smarter, safer, and cleaner with emerging… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today hosted a Clean Energy Tax Credit Roundtable to highlight federal clean energy and energy efficiency tax credits available for Washtenaw County businesses, residents, local governments, schools and organizations to save money on energy bills and reduce pollution in our air and water.  "Federal clean energy tax credits have the potential to… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell released the following statement in response to the news US Marine Paul Whelan and Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich have been released from custody in Russia.    “I’m incredibly thankful and relieved to learn that after years of wrongful imprisonment, both Paul Whelan and Evan Gershkovich are in American custody and on their way home.… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today announced the American Center for Mobility in Ypsilanti will receive $2,840,325 from the U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Lab (NETL) through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for an electric vehicle charging and interoperability test bed for scaling electric vehicles. "The future of transportation is electric, but we will… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released the following statement on the death of Alma Powell.   “Alma Powell was a close friend who with strength, compassion, dignity, and respect made a difference in so many people’s lives. She was a rock of a friend for four decades. Perhaps one of the best examples I remember, when going through a personally challenging time, she… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today applauded the Biden-Harris Administration’s action granting Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) to approximately 11,500 Lebanese nationals who meet the eligibility standards to remain in the United States for the specified term of 18 months and to apply for work authorization.   “Michigan is home to many Lebanese Americans who continue to… Read more »