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Dingell, Wasserman Schultz, Miller-Meeks, Castor, Fitzpatrick, and Harshbarger Introduce EARLY Act to Reauthorize Breast Cancer Awareness Funding

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U.S. Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-06), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01), Kathy Castor (FL-14), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) and Diana Harshbarger (TN-01) introduced legislation to reauthorize and continue funding for the Breast Cancer Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act (EARLY) Act. In the United States, the most common cancer…

Dingell, Fitzpatrick Urge EPA to Uphold National Drinking Water Standard for PFAS

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Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Co-Chairs of the bipartisan Congressional PFAS Task Force, today led 69 of their colleagues in sending a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin urging the agency to uphold the first-ever national primary drinking water regulation for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) established…

Dingell, Latta, DeGette, Crenshaw Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Reauthorize Improved Access to Over-the-Counter Medicines

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Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH), Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), and Congressman Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), introduced the Over-the-Counter Monograph Drug User Fee Amendments (OMFUA), a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the Over-the-Counter Monograph User Fee Act that has improved access to over-the-counter medicines.   “Nearly nine out of ten…

Dingell Announces $500,000 for Upgrades to Ford Field Park in Northville

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Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today announced that the City of Northville will receive a $500,000 Land and Water Conservation Fund grant through the Department of the Interior to improve Ford Field Park.  “Ford Field Park is an important community asset where families gather, children play, and neighbors connect,” said Dingell. “These improvements will ensure…

Dingell, Great Lakes Task Force Announce $2.1 Million for the Great Lakes Fishery Commission

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Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI), along with her fellow Great Lakes Task Force co-chairs, today announced the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted $2,152,513 to the Great Lakes Fishery Commission to address invasive sea lamprey in the Grand River in Grand Rapids.    “Sea lampreys are highly invasive and are a significant danger to the native fish of the Great…

House Passes Dingell Bill to Strengthen American Technological Leadership

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Yesterday, the House of Representatives unanimously passed H.R. 1765, the Promoting United States Wireless Leadership Act.  Introduced by Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. (R-NJ), Congressman Tim Walberg (R-MI), and Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), this bipartisan bill strengthens American technological leadership by bringing together key…

Dingell, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan PBM Reform Package

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Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today joined 11 bipartisan members of Congress in introducing the PBM Reform Act, which protects patients and pharmacies from the harmful and anticompetitive business practices of the pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs).  “For too long, pharmacy benefit managers have been allowed to operate unchecked, raising prices and preventing many patients…

Dingell Leads Michigan House Democrats in Requesting Answers About Frozen Education Funding

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Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) led her colleagues in the Michigan Democratic delegation in sending a letter to Secretary of Education Linda McMahon requesting answers about federally appropriated funds that have been withheld from school districts across the country, including over $156 million for Michigan.  These federal funds, used to support important K-12 programs and…

Dingell Statement on Passage of Reconciliation Bill

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Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released the following statement on the House passage of Republicans’ reconciliation bill.  “Why would anyone vote for this big bad bill? It is one of the most consequential, devastating, dangerous bills Congress has passed in recent history. It is going to rip health care away from 17 million people, make the biggest cuts to food assistance…

Dingell, Fitzpatrick, Klobuchar Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Close the Boyfriend Loophole

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U.S. Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), along with Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation aimed at closing the ‘boyfriend loophole,’ which allows stalkers and abusers to access guns because they weren’t married to their victim. The Strengthening Protections for Domestic Violence and Stalking Survivors…

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