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PLYMOUTH, Mich. – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) last week visited FirstStep to speak with staff and Executive Director Lori Kitchen-Buschel about the ongoing needs of survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in Michigan. FirstStep is a non-profit organization committed to meeting the needs of survivors of domestic and sexual violence across Wayne… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today released the following statement in response to the Department of Veterans Affairs Inspector General’s Office of Healthcare Inspections initiating a review concerning allegations of misconduct at the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center in Detroit. “It is important that this review is underway. The VA Secretary took my concerns… Read more »

YPSILANTI, Mich. – Representative Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today announced that Yspilanti and Dearborn will receive more than $11 million from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Clean School Bus program to purchase 28 electric school buses.  “We know that diesel exhaust from school buses has a negative impact not only on our environment, but on the health of our… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, Reps. Debbie Dingell (MI-12) and John Moolenaar (MI-04) introduced the PACE Expanded Act, legislation to strengthen the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE).   The PACE Expanded Act would support the expansion of current PACE programs and facilitate the establishment of new ones by giving PACE programs greater flexibility to enroll… Read more »

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) was today joined by the Huron River Watershed Council, Michigan League of Conservation Voters, National Wildlife Federation, Wolfpack Clean Water Group, and State Rep. Yousef Rabhi to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act on the banks of the Huron River in Ann Arbor.    The Rouge River in Southeast… Read more »

CLEVELAND – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today joined U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan and Assistant Administrator Radhika Fox, along with national and local environmental leaders, in Cleveland to recognize the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act on the banks of the Cuyahoga River. The Cuyahoga, along with the Rouge River in… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Debbie Dingell (MI­-12), Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (OR-04), Chair of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Grace F. Napolitano (CA-32), Representative Don Beyer (VA-08), and 85 House Members jointly announced a resolution honoring the Clean Water Act (CWA) on its 50th anniversary of… Read more »

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Last week, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) spoke with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 Administrator Debra Shore to receive a full status update on the Gelman Sciences’ dioxane plume and the process underway to consider it for inclusion on the National Priorities List (NPL).   The EPA concluded a round of testing and will use those… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) joined the staff of Western Wayne Family Health Center for a tour of their facility in Lincoln Park to highlight the services they provide to the community, and emphasize the importance of affordable, accessible health care. “Community health centers are the closest thing we have for fully accessible care now in the US and provide invaluable… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) released the following statement on the news that Israel and Lebanon have reached an agreement to end their maritime boundary dispute. “The announced agreement between the governments of Israel and Lebanon to formally end their maritime boundary dispute and establish a permanent maritime boundary is a positive step to increase peace and… Read more »