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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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.… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
WASHINGTON– Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-06), David Joyce (OH-14), and Michael McCaul (TX-10), today introduced a resolution honoring May 17 as Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) Awareness Day to support expanded research for treatments and care for DIPG. DIPG is the leading cause of childhood death due to brain tumors, and less than one percent of its victims live more than five years after diagnosis. Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) sent a letter to President Biden calling for immediate U.S. assistance to Lebanon to address the country’s rapidly deteriorating economic and humanitarian situation. The country remains at risk for access to essential supplies like food, medicine and fuel, which threatens internal and regional stability.
As a result… Read more »