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Dingell Requests Answers from EGLE About Concerns Over Spreading Gelman Plume

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Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today sent a letter to Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy expressing concern and requesting answers about new detections of dioxane spreading from the Gelman plume.  “Recent sampling by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) and the Washtenaw County Health Department (WCHD) raises concern…

Dingell, Grothman Reintroduce Bipartisan Dillon’s Law

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Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-WI) have reintroduced Dillon’s Law, a bipartisan bill that incentivizes states to empower “good Samaritans” to save lives in critical moments. The legislation encourages trained individuals to administer epinephrine in schools during emergencies. Currently, the administration of this medication is limited solely to…

Dingell, Huizenga, Walberg Bill to Modernize Fishery Management Passes House

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The House of Representatives today passed the Great Lakes Mass Marking Act, led by Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-06), Bill Huizenga (MI-04), co-chairs of the Great Lakes Task Force, and Tim Walberg (MI-05), member of the Great Lakes Task Force. This legislation would mass mark all hatchery-produced fish. Currently, the United States tags only 9 to 11 million of the 21 million…

Dingell, Moolenaar Support Investigation of Foreign Control of Critical Mineral

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Today, Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and John Moolenaar (R-MI) released a bipartisan statement in support of the Department of Commerce’s decision to investigate whether imports of polysilicon—a key material used in solar panels and microchips—pose a national security risk. "We commend the Administration for launching a Section 232 investigation into the national security…

Dingell Demands Answers from State Department Following Israel Strike on Catholic Church in Gaza

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Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressing deep concern and urging further action to pursue a ceasefire following a strike by the Israeli military on the only Catholic Parish in Gaza. “This strike killed civilian Najwa Abu Daoud and led to the deaths of civilians Saad Salameh and Fumayya Ayyad. It also injured Gabriel Romanelli,…

Dingell, Wasserman Schultz, Miller-Meeks, Castor, Fitzpatrick, and Harshbarger Introduce EARLY Act to Reauthorize Breast Cancer Awareness Funding

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U.S. Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-06), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01), Kathy Castor (FL-14), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) and Diana Harshbarger (TN-01) introduced legislation to reauthorize and continue funding for the Breast Cancer Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act (EARLY) Act. In the United States, the most common cancer…

Dingell, Fitzpatrick Urge EPA to Uphold National Drinking Water Standard for PFAS

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Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Co-Chairs of the bipartisan Congressional PFAS Task Force, today led 69 of their colleagues in sending a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin urging the agency to uphold the first-ever national primary drinking water regulation for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) established…

Dingell, Latta, DeGette, Crenshaw Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Reauthorize Improved Access to Over-the-Counter Medicines

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Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH), Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), and Congressman Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), introduced the Over-the-Counter Monograph Drug User Fee Amendments (OMFUA), a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the Over-the-Counter Monograph User Fee Act that has improved access to over-the-counter medicines.   “Nearly nine out of ten…

Dingell Announces $500,000 for Upgrades to Ford Field Park in Northville

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Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today announced that the City of Northville will receive a $500,000 Land and Water Conservation Fund grant through the Department of the Interior to improve Ford Field Park.  “Ford Field Park is an important community asset where families gather, children play, and neighbors connect,” said Dingell. “These improvements will ensure…

Dingell, Great Lakes Task Force Announce $2.1 Million for the Great Lakes Fishery Commission

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Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI), along with her fellow Great Lakes Task Force co-chairs, today announced the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted $2,152,513 to the Great Lakes Fishery Commission to address invasive sea lamprey in the Grand River in Grand Rapids.    “Sea lampreys are highly invasive and are a significant danger to the native fish of the Great…

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