Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today introduced the Clarity in Professional Degree Act, legislation aimed at restoring and protecting access for federal student aid after the Department of Education narrowed the definition of “professional degree,” threatening access to loans for students in critical health and education fields.
“At a time when states are facing severe… Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today announced that the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor will receive $43,576,094 in federal grant funding from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support a wide range of research initiatives, including aging, diabetes, neurological disorders, cancer, and more.
“This funding is essential to maintaining the… Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell sent a letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Director Mehmet Oz, MD, in response to a final rule that will reduce payment of the Medicare home health benefit, constraining the ability for seniors to receive much-needed in-home care.
In her letter, Dingell requests a meeting with Administrator Oz to discuss how CMS and Congress can work… Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today sent a letter to the University of Michigan demanding they hold an urgent community forum in Ypsilanti Township in response to questions and concerns from residents about its planned $1.25 billion joint high-performance computing and AI research center in partnership with Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Since the announcement of… Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released the following statement on her ‘no’ vote on the motion to table H.Res. 939.
“The president has not upheld his oath of office to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States. I am concerned by his continued efforts to undermine and upend our institutions and democracy. I strongly support referring this matter to the… Read more »
Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Jack Bergman (R-MI) today reintroduced the Veterans Affairs Peer Review Neutrality Act to improve quality of care at VA medical facilities across the country by ensuring neutrality and accountability in the VA’s peer review process.
Dingell and Bergman first introduced the legislation following a report, requested by Dingell, by… Read more »
Today, the United States House of Representatives unanimously passed the bipartisan Women’s World War II Memorial Location Act to place a monument on the National Mall, near the existing WWII Memorial, in honor of the women who worked on the home front during World War II. The bipartisan bill, led by Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Rep. Russ Fulcher (R-ID), is the next… Read more »
Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), and Young Kim (R-CA), co-chairs of the Bipartisan Working Group to End Domestic Violence, today introduced a resolution recognizing the critical role that victim service providers have in supporting survivors.
“Victim service providers are an essential resource for survivors to fulfill basic needs… Read more »
Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Eli Crane (R-AZ) today introduced a resolution expressing support for the Most-Favored-Nation drug pricing model, which would ensure Americans don’t pay more for the same prescription drugs than patients in other countries.
U.S. prices across all drugs, both brand name and generic, were nearly 2.78 times as high as prices in the comparison… Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today celebrated the National Telecommunication and Information Administration’s (NTIA) announcement awarding Michigan $920 million in federal funding directed to the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) program– an essential step in expanding high-speed internet access for more than 200,000 Michiganders.
“Approximately… Read more »
