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Dingell Discharged from Hospital, Thankful for Outpouring of Support

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WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) was discharged from George Washington University Hospital this afternoon, one week after undergoing surgery for a perforated ulcer. The Congresswoman released the following statement: “This week in the hospital is an experience I hope to never have again. No one should ever underestimate the potential harms of NSAIDs, and I…

Dingell, Walorski Reintroduce Legislation to Strengthen Strategic National Stockpile, Domestic Manufacturing for Improved Pandemic Preparedness

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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswomen Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Jackie Walorski (R-IN) reintroduced the Medical Supplies for Pandemics Act of 2021, which would reform and strengthen the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) to improve the federal ability to respond to future disasters and pandemics. This includes enhancing medical supply chain elasticity, creating incentives to…

Dingell Leads ESA Caucus in Introducing Resolution Recognizing Endangered Species Day

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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell led introduction of a resolution recognizing Friday, May 21 as Endangered Species Day with Endangered Species Act (ESA) Caucus Co-Chairs Congressman Raul M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA). The resolution recognizes the strong role that the ESA has played in safeguarding America’s environmental heritage and…

Dingell, Lowenthal Lead 56 Members of Congress in Calling for Palestinian Humanitarian Relief, Support of Current Ceasefire

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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Congressman Alan Lowenthal (D-CA) led 56 of their colleagues in calling on Secretary of State Anthony Blinken to provide additional humanitarian relief for Palestinians and work to support the current ceasefire. The letter requests that the Administration, in addition to working to sustain the ceasefire, support…

Dingell, Tlaib, Blunt Rochester Introduce Water Debt Relief Legislation

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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) introduced legislation to require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish and implement a residential emergency relief program for public water systems. This bill, which will receive a hearing next week, would provide robust funding to public water…

Dingell Statement on Ceasefire in the Middle East

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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Dingell (MI-12) released the below statement after the Israeli Security Cabinet and Hamas confirmed a mutual ceasefire following 11 days of deadly violence: “Over 240 innocent people – 232 Palestinians and 12 Israelis – lost their lives in the last 11 days, while thousands were displaced from the safety of their own homes. This…

Dingell Applauds Supervision Order for Detroit Man in Sanctuary

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DEARBORN, MI - Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) released the following statement after the Detroit Immigration and Customs Enforcement office granted Ded Rranxburgaj an order of supervision, finally allowing him to leave Detroit’s Central United Methodist Church, in which he took sanctuary, for the first time in three years: “For three long years, Ded and his wife…

Dingell Statement on Passage of Bipartisan January 6th Commission

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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) released the following statement after voting to pass legislation to establish a bipartisan commission to investigate the January 6th insurrection at the U.S. Capitol: “What happened on January 6th will forever haunt the center of our democracy. That dark day wasn’t the America we know and believe in.…

Dingell Honors Ann Arbor's Chad Carr, Commemorates DIPG Awareness Day

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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) commemorated Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) Awareness Day by introducing a resolution with Rep. David Joyce (R-OH) to establish May 17th as DIPG Awareness Day and to support expanded research for treatments and care for DIPG. Rep. Dingell’s constituent, five-year-old Chad Carr of Ann Arbor, lost his battle with…

Dingell Joins President Biden on Visit to Ford's Rouge Electric Vehicle Center

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DEARBORN, MI - Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) joined President Biden in Dearborn, MI to tour Ford’s Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in anticipation of the all-electric F-150 truck launch. President Biden emphasized the need for strong, electric vehicle infrastructure investments and manufacturing polices that support good-paying, American union jobs. Dingell released…

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