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Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) today reintroduced the bipartisan Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act to expand Medicare to cover hearing aids for beneficiaries. Medicare does not currently cover hearing aids, which have an average price upwards of $2,500. “Hearing aids aren’t a luxury, they are critical for millions of people to maintain a healthy,… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today announced MAHLE Powertrain in Plymouth was awarded $6 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) to develop electrically heated methane oxidation catalysts, which will help reduce methane emissions from gas engines.  “This federal funding, which comes from the Inflation Reduction Act, is a win for Michigan’s auto… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today released the following statement on the Department of Commerce’s final rule to prohibit certain transactions involving the sale or import of connected vehicles integrating specific pieces of hardware and software, or those components sold separately, with a sufficient nexus to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) or Russia.  “As… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) is inviting students to participate in her annual “Valentines for Veterans” project by creating handmade Valentine’s Day cards to be delivered directly to local veterans. Since 2015, students across the region have made hundreds of cards each year to show love and appreciation to veterans at the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center and Lieutenant Colonel… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) and her colleagues on the bipartisan Great Lakes Task Force introduced the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025. This bipartisan bill will reauthorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, which is set to expire at the end of FY 2026, for another five… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today announced the Federal Railroad Administration is awarding $73,446,704 to the Michigan Department of Transportation to complete a road grade separation between M-85 and Canadian National Railroad in Trenton. This project will eliminate a dangerous crossing on one of the Downriver Region’s busiest traffic corridors, where Canadian… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today announced that the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor will receive $8,509,452 in grant funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for projects including ocean wave energy, mathematical patterns and algorithms, hippocampal microcircuit dynamics, quantum photonic integration, and more.    “The development of new materials… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today released the following statement on the fourth anniversary of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.  “Today, as we prepare to certify the results of the 2024 presidential election, we remember the violence and terror that took place four years ago as we conducted this same process. What happened that day is a permanent reminder of the… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today released the following statement on the news President Biden has blocked the sale of U.S. Steel to Japan’s Nippon Steel. “The United States must keep American steel manufacturing capacity owned and operated in this country. It is critical to our economic security and national security that we keep our steel manufacturing ability and jobs… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today released the following statement after being sworn in for her sixth term, representing Michigan's 6th Congressional District in the 119th Congress. “I am honored to continue to serve the hard-working people of Michigan’s 6th district. This Congress, I’m getting right back to work on the issues that I hear about every time I am home:… Read more »