WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12), Co-Chair of the Great Lakes Task Force, announced $742 million in federal infrastructure funding for the Soo Locks and Brandon Road Lock and Dam projects, both critical water infrastructure projects supporting the Great Lakes.
“The Great Lakes and their waterways are a way of life – providing fresh water, fish and… Read more »
DEARBORN, MI - With one month until Valentine’s Day, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) invites local students to participate in the “Valentines for Veterans” project by making handmade valentine cards for local veterans. Since 2015, students across the region created hundreds of cards to show veterans how much they are loved and appreciated. This is the eighth year in a row… Read more »
Dearborn, MI - Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) announced $112.6 million in the first round of investments for repairing Michigan bridges under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Law she helped pass. This is part of a total $563.1 million investment over the next five years for Michigan.
“It’s time to fix the damn bridges. Strengthening bridges from Gibraltar to Grosse Ile… Read more »
Dearborn, MI - Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) released the following statement applauding the Biden-Harris Administration’s nomination of Dr. Lisa Cook, a MI-12 constituent and Michigan State University economics professor, to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:
“Dr. Lisa Cook is a class act and knows the ins and outs of economics across all sectors.… Read more »
DEARBORN, MI - Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) announced $289,297 in federal National Endowment of the Arts (NEA) funding for seven creative economy organizations in Michigan’s 12th Congressional District. The NEA has awarded 44 direct grants throughout the 12th District, totaling nearly $1.2 million over the past six years.
“Arts and culture are part… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI) and John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced a bill to boost the creative economy and support the development of jobs and arts businesses in Michigan, Hawaii, Texas, and across the nation. The Comprehensive Resources for Entrepreneurs in the Arts to Transform the Economy (CREATE) Act of 2022… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) reintroduced bicameral legislation to improve responses to sexual violence against students with disabilities. The Safe Equitable Campus Resources and Education (SECuRE) Act makes targeted improvements to the Clery Act to ensure the needs of people with disabilities are included in… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) led 115 Members of Congress in urging the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to issue a permanent health care standard to protect health care workers amidst a surging pandemic.
Dingell and her colleagues have repeatedly highlighted the importance of an Emergency Temporary Standard, issued by OSHA, to ensure… Read more »
DEARBORN, MI — Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell announced a total of $384.7 million—more than double Michigan’s typical annual funding—in federal funding to help hardworking Michigan families with energy costs this winter through the Department of Health and Human Services’ Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). This funding includes Michigan’s annual appropriation of… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) released the following statement calling for OSHA to issue a permanent health care standard to protect health care workers amidst the ongoing pandemic:
“In Michigan and across the country, our nurses and healthcare workers continue to be stretched too thin with little protection or support in the midst of a raging pandemic.… Read more »
