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Dingell Urges CMS to Strengthen Medicare Home Health Benefit

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Congresswoman Debbie Dingell sent a letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Director Mehmet Oz, MD, in response to a final rule that will reduce payment of the Medicare home health benefit, constraining the ability for seniors to receive much-needed in-home care. In her letter, Dingell requests a meeting with Administrator Oz to discuss how CMS and Congress can work…

Dingell Requests U-M Hold Public Meeting to Answer Questions About Ypsilanti Data Center

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Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today sent a letter to the University of Michigan demanding they hold an urgent community forum in Ypsilanti Township in response to questions and concerns from residents about its planned $1.25 billion joint high-performance computing and AI research center in partnership with Los Alamos National Laboratory.    Since the announcement of…

Dingell Statement on Motion to Table Impeachment Resolution

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Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released the following statement on her ‘no’ vote on the motion to table H.Res. 939. “The president has not upheld his oath of office to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States. I am concerned by his continued efforts to undermine and upend our institutions and democracy. I strongly support referring this matter to the…

Dingell, Bergman Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Ensure Accountability in VA Peer Review Process

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Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Jack Bergman (R-MI) today reintroduced the Veterans Affairs Peer Review Neutrality Act to improve quality of care at VA medical facilities across the country by ensuring neutrality and accountability in the VA’s peer review process. Dingell and Bergman first introduced the legislation following a report, requested by Dingell, by…

House Passes Bipartisan Dingell Bill to Honor Working Women of WWII on the National Mall

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Today, the United States House of Representatives unanimously passed the bipartisan Women’s World War II Memorial Location Act to place a monument on the National Mall, near the existing WWII Memorial, in honor of the women who worked on the home front during World War II. The bipartisan bill, led by Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Rep. Russ Fulcher (R-ID), is the next…

Dingell, Fitzpatrick, Moore, Kim Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Honoring Victim Service Providers

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Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), and Young Kim (R-CA), co-chairs of the Bipartisan Working Group to End Domestic Violence, today introduced a resolution recognizing the critical role that victim service providers have in supporting survivors.  “Victim service providers are an essential resource for survivors to fulfill basic needs…

Dingell, Crane Introduce Bipartisan Resolution in Support of Most-Favored-Nation Drug Pricing

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Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Eli Crane (R-AZ) today introduced a resolution expressing support for the Most-Favored-Nation drug pricing model, which would ensure Americans don’t pay more for the same prescription drugs than patients in other countries. U.S. prices across all drugs, both brand name and generic, were nearly 2.78 times as high as prices in the comparison…

Dingell Celebrates Funding to Expand Broadband Statewide

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Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today celebrated the National Telecommunication and Information Administration’s (NTIA) announcement awarding Michigan $920 million in federal funding directed to the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) program– an essential step in expanding high-speed internet access for more than 200,000 Michiganders.  “Approximately…

Dingell Announces $300,000 for University of Michigan to Train Next Generation of Nuclear Scientists and Advance Clean Energy

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Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) announced the University of Michigan has been awarded $300,000 from the Department of Energy (DOE) to advance America’s nuclear energy infrastructure and expand training opportunities for students in advanced optical sensing technologies. “The University of Michigan continues to be a national leader in ensuring the United States remains at the…

Dingell Statement on Rollback of Fuel Economy Standards

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Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released the following statement on the Department of Transportation’s announcement today that the Trump Administration plans to “reset” the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)’s corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards. “What the auto industry needs, and what all manufacturing needs, is certainty and stability. For too long,…

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