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Dingell Calls for Equal Rights Amendment Inclusion in Constitution

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today commemorated 50 years since Congress passed the Equal Rights Amendment by renewing her call to finally enshrine the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) into the U.S. Constitution. “Since the founding of our nation, women have not been extended the protections of men enshrined in the U.S. Constitution,” said Dingell. “Today, women…

Dingell Statement on Passing of Congressman Don Young

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Dearborn, MI - Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today released the following statement on the passing of Congressman Don Young. “We lost one of our heroes today. Don Young and John Dingell were friends for half a century. Whether they were hunting together before Don came to Congress or debating policies in their offices, they knew there was a lot more that brought them together than…

Reps. Dingell, Fitzpatrick, Stevens, Posey, and Tlaib Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Direct the Environmental Protection Agency to add PFAS Chemicals to Their List of Hazardous Air Pollutants

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Washington, DC– Today, Reps Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Haley Stevens (D-MI), Bill Posey (R-FL), and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) introduced H.R. 2605, the Prevent Release of Toxic Emissions, Contamination and Transfer (PROTECT) Act, a bill that would direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to add PFAS chemicals to the list of hazardous air pollutants…

Dingell Statement on President Zelensky’s Address to Congress

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today released the following statement after attending President Volodymyr Zelensky’s address to Congress. “With courage and clarity, President Zelensky today delivered a stark, urgent message to Congress and the American people that Ukraine needs our support for its survival and to defend its sovereignty. Beyond his remarks,…

Dingell, McEachin Lead 17 Members in Commending EPA Lead Strategy, Providing Additional Recommendations

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) and Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) led a group of seventeen Members in sending a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan applauding the agency’s recently released Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities. The EPA’s Lead Strategy centers around…

Dingell Statement Following VAWA Event with President Biden

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today released the following statement after attending White House event commemorating the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) with President Joe Biden: “Today, I was proud to join President Joe Biden at the White House to commemorate the long-overdue reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act,” said…

Reps. Dingell, Upton, Fitzpatrick and Blunt Rochester Introduce the Elijah E. Cummings Family Asthma Act

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Washington, D.C.  - Today, Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Fred Upton (R-MI), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Lisa Blunt Rochester (R-DE) introduced the Elijah E. Cummings Family Asthma Act, legislation that would expand federal, state, and local efforts to improve care for individuals with asthma. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), over 25…

Dingell Applauds Reauthorization of Violence Against Women Act

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today release the following statement applauding passage of legislation reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act(VAWA). The VAWA reauthorization was included as part of the FY2022 omnibus funding package passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday. “Nearly twenty-eight years ago, Congress…

Dingell Statement on FY2022 Omnibus Funding Bill

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today released the following statement on House passage of the Fiscal Year 2022 Omnibus funding package consisting of 12 appropriations bills to fully fund the government, as well as supplemental funding to provide humanitarian and defense-related assistance to Ukraine and Violence Against Women Act reauthorization: “After tough…

Dingell Secures Nearly $14 Million in Federal Funding for Michigan’s 12th District

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today secured $13,774,000 in federal funding for community projects throughout Michigan’s 12th Congressional District in the House-passed annual appropriations omnibus package. Dingell’s community project funding opportunities will directly invest in projects to protect the environment, strengthen public safety, increase…

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