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Dingell Historic Home Care Investment Advances to Senate

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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) voted to strengthen our nation’s infrastructure through the Build Back Better Act, which includes her historic provision to expand home- and community-based services to support long-term care recipients and care workers. “Care is infrastructure – it allows for all other work to be possible. No one should have to wait…

Dingell, Young Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Ban PFAS in Food Containers

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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Congressman Don Young (R-AK) introduced the bipartisan Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act, which would prohibit intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) – or hazardous forever chemicals – in food packaging. Senators Hassan and Murkowski introduced the companion legislation in the Senate. “Whether…

Dingell, LaHood, Tonko, Joyce Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Fish and Wildlife Restoration in the Great Lakes

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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI), along with Reps. Darin LaHood (R-IL), Paul Tonko (D-NY), and David Joyce (R-OH), introduced bipartisan legislation to support fish and wildlife in the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Reauthorization Act of 2021 would reauthorize the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to work with states and…

Dingell Joins President Biden at White House to Sign Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into Law

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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) joined President Biden at the White House to sign into law the historic Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which will strengthen our crumbling roads and bridges, get the lead out of our drinking water pipes, boost high speed internet and make it accessible, and upgrade our electric power grid. The law also…

Dingell Urges EPA to Designate Gelman Plume Site to Superfund List

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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) sent a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan re-enforcing the need to designate the Gelman Sciences 1,4-dioxane plume site in Ann Arbor to the Superfund National Priorities List after new dioxane testing samples in Scio Township, beyond previously recognized boundaries, were…

Dingell Announces Nearly $500,000 for University of Michigan’s New Local Jail Reporting Program

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DEARBORN, MI - Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) announced nearly $500,000 in federal grant funding from the Department of Justice to the University of Michigan for a Local Jail Reporting Program pilot test. The Program, managed by the Criminal Justice Administrative Records System (CJARS) at the University of Michigan, would collect person-level data from the 30…

Dingell Announces $147,488,826 to Help Michigan Families Cover Energy Costs this Winter

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DEARBORN, MI - Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) announced $147,488,826 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). As Americans continue to deal with the impacts of the pandemic, LIHEAP grantees will be able to use…

Dingell Announces $60,000 in Museum and Library Services Grants for the 12th District

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DEARBORN, MI - Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) announced $60,000 in American Rescue Plan grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), including $50,000 for the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum and $10,000 to the City of Dearborn for the Dearborn Historical Museum. This funding will be used to meet community needs created or exacerbated by the COVID-19…

Dingell, Upton Seek Urgent Answers and Further Assistance from EPA on Benton Harbor Lead Water Crisis

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DEARBORN, MI - Last Friday, U.S. Reps. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Fred Upton (R-MI) sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan seeking urgent answers, increased water testing, and further assistance on the ongoing lead contamination crisis in Benton Harbor, Michigan. Among several questions, the lawmakers requested a summary of the EPA’s…

Dingell, Clark Visit Ann Arbor Electric Vehicle Manufacturing Sites, Emphasize Importance of Investing in EV Infrastructure and the Domestic Supply Chain

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ANN ARBOR, MI - Today, Representative Debbie Dingell (MI-12) and Assistant Speaker Representative Katherine Clark (MA-05) toured New Eagle and Nimbus in Ann Arbor, both domestic manufacturers and innovators of electric vehicles, auto technology, and components, emphasizing the need to invest in the future of mobility while strengthening the American supply chain. “If we are…

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