WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) sent a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan re-enforcing the need to designate the Gelman Sciences 1,4-dioxane plume site in Ann Arbor to the Superfund National Priorities List after new dioxane testing samples in Scio Township, beyond previously recognized boundaries, were… Read more »
DEARBORN, MI - Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) announced nearly $500,000 in federal grant funding from the Department of Justice to the University of Michigan for a Local Jail Reporting Program pilot test. The Program, managed by the Criminal Justice Administrative Records System (CJARS) at the University of Michigan, would collect person-level data from the 30… Read more »
DEARBORN, MI - Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) announced $147,488,826 in federal funding to help hardworking Michigan families with energy costs this winter through the Department of Health and Human Services’ Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). As Americans continue to deal with the impacts of the pandemic, LIHEAP grantees will be able to use… Read more »
DEARBORN, MI - Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) announced $60,000 in American Rescue Plan grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), including $50,000 for the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum and $10,000 to the City of Dearborn for the Dearborn Historical Museum. This funding will be used to meet community needs created or exacerbated by the COVID-19… Read more »
DEARBORN, MI - Last Friday, U.S. Reps. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Fred Upton (R-MI) sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan seeking urgent answers, increased water testing, and further assistance on the ongoing lead contamination crisis in Benton Harbor, Michigan. Among several questions, the lawmakers requested a summary of the EPA’s… Read more »
ANN ARBOR, MI - Today, Representative Debbie Dingell (MI-12) and Assistant Speaker Representative Katherine Clark (MA-05) toured New Eagle and Nimbus in Ann Arbor, both domestic manufacturers and innovators of electric vehicles, auto technology, and components, emphasizing the need to invest in the future of mobility while strengthening the American supply chain.
“If we are… Read more »
DEARBORN, MI - Today, Rep. Debbie Dingell (MI-12), Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Rep. Katherine Clark (MA-05), Rep. Rashida Tlaib (MI-13), and Rep. Brenda Lawrence (MI-14) toured Wayne Metro Community Action Agency’s Early Head Start Program in Dearborn, MI to highlight the importance of critical early childhood investments included in the Build Back… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) released the following statement after voting last night to pass the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the rule for the Build Back Better Act:
“When the President first laid out his plan for rebuilding the economy – and the country – I made a commitment to the hard-working families of Michigan that we would… Read more »
DEARBORN, MI - Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) released the following statement remembering former Michigan Congresswoman Barbara-Rose Collins:
“From a seat on the Detroit Board of Education to walking the halls of the United States Congress, Barbara-Rose Collins was a force in public service and an inspiration to many. As the first Black woman from Michigan elected… Read more »
DEARBORN, MI - Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) announced $1,208,490 in grant funding for educational institutions in Southeast Michigan through the Teaching Primary Sources program at the Library of Congress. This funding includes $1,141,490 for the University of Michigan to enhance social studies inquiry and writing with primary sources in English Learners and… Read more »
