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Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-06) and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), co-chairs of the Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus, today sent a letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure urging CMS to open a National Coverage Determination to expand its coverage for power wheelchairs to include standing systems, which allow users to transition… Read more »

Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-06) and Haley Stevens (MI-11) today introduced the Vehicle Innovation Act of 2023 to promote investments in research and development of clean vehicle technologies to increase fuel efficiency, reduce our nation’s dependence on foreign oil, strengthen our supply chains, and support American auto manufacturers and supplies. Bipartisan companion legislation… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released the following statement in response to a new study that detected at least one per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) in 45% of U.S. drinking water samples taken from public and private drinking water systems.   “PFAS are a threat to the health and wellbeing of people across the country, especially in heartland communities like the… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today announced that the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor will receive $7,348,076 in federal grant funding from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct research in areas including Neurological Disorders, Heart and Vascular Diseases, Deafness and Communicative Disorders, Mental Health Cancer Manpower… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today sent a letter to Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) Acting Director Aaron Keatley and U.S. EPA Region 5 Administrator Debra Shore urging both EPA and EGLE to take immediate action to address chemical pollution emanating from the northern area of the former McLouth Steel site and contaminating the surrounding… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) last Friday toured the Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility and Woodland Center Correctional Facility to learn more about the rehabilitation, career, and educational resources and medical care at the facilities, and hear from inmates about their experiences. Michigan has the fourth lowest recidivism rate in the nation at… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today announced the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center has been awarded a $4,940,100 grant renewal from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Program.   “Shoring up our domestic manufacturing is more important than ever, and is critical to our national and economic security,”… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released the following statement on the news that the Supreme Court will hear United States v. Rahimi in its next term, which considers whether the government can forbid domestic abusers from possessing firearms.     “Perpetrators of domestic violence should not be able to access a firearm, period. Survivors with protection orders… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today announced SRSLY Dexter and Dexter Community Schools have been selected by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy to receive a Drug-Free Communities Support Program Continuation Award. The Drug-Free Communities Support Program invests in community efforts to mobilize individuals and organizations to prevent youth substance… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today announced a $2,038,550 Rural Development investment from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program (MPPEP) for Swift Run Station, based in Ann Arbor, to construct and equip a new meat and poultry processing and retail facility.   The new facility will have three independent business entities:… Read more »