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 »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today announced that the University of Michigan will receive $6,992,210 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to work with the Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics (CFA) as a part of the nation’s first national network for outbreak response and disease modeling. This funding will be used to focus on integrating promising… Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released the following statement on President Shawn Fain’s announcement the UAW plans to strike all three major automakers.
“I have said many times these are the most important negotiations I have witnessed in my lifetime. The industry is at a crossroads and its future is at stake. We must manufacture these vehicles here in America to… Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) and Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today introduced the Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act to provide 12-months of continuous coverage for individuals receiving health care through Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Currently, millions of Medicaid and… Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today announced that the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor will receive $17,646,985 in federal grant funding from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct research in areas including de-implementation of low-value testing in patients undergoing low-risk surgery, aging, pharmacology, physiology, and biological chemistry, lung… Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today announced that the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor will receive $17,646,985 in federal grant funding from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct research in areas including de-implementation of low-value testing in patients undergoing low-risk surgery, aging, pharmacology, physiology, and biological chemistry, lung… Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today announced that the University of Michigan will receive $23,230,881 over five years from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to lead a new Science and Technology Center (STC). STCs conduct world-class research through partnerships among institutions of higher education, national laboratories, industrial organizations and other public or private… Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) applauded today’s announcement by the Department of Energy (DOE) of $15.5 billion in new grants and loans to support the U.S. transition to electric vehicles. Included in today’s announcement is $2 billion for the Domestic Manufacturing Conversion Grant Program, authored by Dingell and passed into law in the Inflation Reduction Act, to retool and… Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today held a roundtable with Michigan Medicine to discuss the impacts of and potential solutions to the cancer drug shortage affecting patients and health systems across the country. The discussion included participants from Michigan Medicine’s Rogel Cancer Center, Department of Pharmacy Services, and Center… Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released the following statement on the storms and flooding impacting Wayne County.
“I have been in close touch with local, county, state, and federal officials since yesterday morning, and have been in every community that appears to be seriously impacted to hear directly from the mayors, supervisors, and emergency responders and ensure we… Read more »
