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Dingell Announces Nearly $14 Million in Requested Funding for Michigan Community Projects in Spending Bills

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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) announced the inclusion of nearly $14 million in federal funding for community projects across Michigan’s 12th District in the FY 2022 Appropriations legislation. If passed by Congress, the federal funding will go towards specific community project funding requests, ranging in issues from water infrastructure to child care, that…

Dingell, Stevens Call for Reopening Strategy for U.S-Canadian Northern Border

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Dearborn, MI - Today, Congresswomen Debbie Dingell (MI-12) and Haley Stevens (MI-11) sent a letter to President Biden urging for an evidence-based strategy to safely reopen international travel along the northern U.S-Canadian border. As the deadline approaches next week to decide whether to extend the border closures, the lawmakers wrote, “To defeat this virus once and for all, it…

Dingell Applauds Biden-Harris Administration’s Extension and Re-designation of Yemen TPS

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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) released the below statement applauding the Biden-Harris Administration’s decision to extend and re-designate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Yemen: “The looming expiration of TPS for the thousands of Yemeni citizens, including children, living in the United States creates uncertainty and fear. Forcing families…

Dingell Urges HUD, MSHDA to Help Ypsilanti Apartment Residents Amidst Sudden Evictions

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DEARBORN, MI - Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge and Michigan State Housing Development Authority expressing concerns for the sudden evictions of residents from the Huron Heights and Huron Ridge Apartment complex in Ypsilanti, MI following devastating…

Dingell Applauds Passage of House Infrastructure Bill Creating Millions of Jobs

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) applauded the passage of the INVEST in America Act, a five-year, $715 billion surface transportation and water infrastructure bill, which includes a number of her provisions to support working families and ensure a stronger infrastructure. The INVEST in America Act includes several provisions authored and championed by Dingell,…

Dingell Continues Work Across 12th District As Southeastern Michigan Recovers from Historic Flooding

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DEARBORN, MI – A week after historic flooding caused immense damage to homes and businesses throughout Southeastern Michigan, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) has continued to fight for federal and local relief for the residents of the 12th District. After leading letters to both FEMA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers calling for support and investigations into the…

Photo Release: Dingell Visits Communities Devastated by Recent Floods

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DEARBORN, MI – Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell visited communities in Michigan’s 12th Congressional District impacted by devastating flooding from recent storms to assess damage and speak with affected residents. Photos from her visit are available here. “People across Southeast Michigan have been devastated by severe floods this week, and as elected leaders, we need…

Dingell Calls on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for Independent Study on Continued Flooding in Michigan

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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) sent a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers calling for an independent, third-party study of the Western Wayne and Washtenaw County communities plagued by endless flooding events, including this week’s recent devastating floods. Rep. Dingell wrote, “Over the weekend, cities across the 12th Congressional…

Dingell Urges President Biden to Send Relief to Michigan Amidst Devastating Floods

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DEARBORN, MI - Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) sent a letter to President Biden urging for immediate federal assistance to Michigan’s 12th District and the many other communities impacted in the last 24 hours. Representative Dingell is urgently working to secure relief for her constituents and released the following statement: “I am in touch with Governor…

Dingell Applauds Passage of Resolution Invalidating Trump Rule to Gut Methane Pollution Standards

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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) released the following statement after the House joined the Senate in voting to invalidate former President Donald Trump’s 2020 Recission Rule that gutted regulations on toxic methane emissions for new and modified oil and gas facilities. “Methane is toxic gas that is 84 times more toxic than carbon dioxide and poses a…

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