DEARBORN, MI - Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) announced Michael Zhou, a senior at Ann Arbor Skyline High School, as the winner of the 2021 Congressional Art Competition for Michigan’s 12th District. Michael and other competition entrants were recognized for their impressive work at a virtual ceremony Saturday. Michael’s artwork entitled “Embrace” will hang in… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) announced the inclusion of $20 million in funding, the largest request granted to Michigan, for replacing the Miller Road and Rotunda Drive bridges in Dearborn, Michigan. The funding was included in the House 2021 Surface Transportation Authorization bill and would source this funding from the Highway Trust Fund. With… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) released the below statement expressing concern for the increasing amount of sexual assault allegations at universities in Michigan’s 12th District, including against the late Dr. Robert Anderson of the University of Michigan:
“Sexual assault cannot be the status quo at our universities and colleges,… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) released the following statement after the Department of Labor issued a long-awaited Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS):
“Almost three months after the original deadline, some workers are finally receiving support and protection through the ETS. This ETS is a small… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Congressman Garret Graves (R-LA) introduced the Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2021, which would reauthorize the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund through 2025. The Trust Fund, which is set to expire at the end of the current fiscal year, provides funding… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) released the following statement after a deadly impaired driving crash occurred in Wayne County, MI this morning:
“We introduced the HALT Drunk Driving Act to ensure that what happened to the Abbas family would never happen again. When our community lost the Abbas family, I remember the pain-stricken faces… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) released the below statement applauding the Biden-Harris Administration’s key findings from the reviews directed under Executive Order (E.O.) 14017 “America’s Supply Chains,” and its strategy to strengthen American supply chains and ensure good-paying, union jobs for American families:
“We need our federal policies to keep… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approved the final permits for the Grosse Ile Bridge repairs and construction will begin soon. State and local government filed their approval permits on Wednesday June 2nd, allowing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to finalize the approval process today. The Grosse Ile… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswomen Debbie Dingell (MI-12) and Rashida Tlaib (MI-13) welcomed the Biden-Harris Administration’s launch of the Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP), which would expand access to affordable water for low-income families, helping them to pay their bills and avoid shutoffs.
The Representatives have focused on increasing water… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.), and Don Young (R-AK) sent a letter to House leadership to urge for the inclusion of a Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator in the infrastructure package, as proposed in President Biden’s American Jobs Plan.
The Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator builds on… Read more »
