ANN ARBOR, MI -- Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) visited the new Ann Arbor Fisher House to tour the facility. The new facility was scheduled to have an official ribbon cutting this spring, but opening ceremonies were postponed because of COVID-19. The facility is open and families of veterans are very grateful to have this home away from home available to them.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Debbie Dingell (MI-12) and Fred Upton (MI-06) today sent a bipartisan letter to U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Homeland Security Acting Secretary Chad Wolf asking them to extend federal funding for the National Guard for the remainder of the calendar year at a 100 percent reimbursement rate for the state of Michigan. The letter comes after the… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Charlie Crist (D-FL), Garret Graves (R-LA), and Donna Shalala (D-FL) led 84 bipartisan Members of Congress in urging Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to quickly deploy humanitarian relief funds and support the multilateral efforts underway to address the impacts of the Beirut explosion. Recognizing the… Read more »
DEARBORN, MI — Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) and State Rep. Abdullah Hammoud (D-Dearborn) announce that Cleveland Cliffs, the owners of AK Steel, are withdrawing their permit requests to increase allowable thresholds for manganese and lead emissions. This comes after months of conversations, led by Congresswoman Dingell, Rep. Hammoud, and community advocates.
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DEARBORN, MI — Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) announced the Regional Transit Authority (RTA) of Southeast Michigan will receive $500,639 in grants from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) through the CARES Act. The funds will be used for planning and coordination functions throughout the RTA’s service area of Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw, and Wayne… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the House of Representatives approved a measure by Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Michael Turner (R-OH), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR), David Trone (D-MD), Don Young (R-AK), Katie Porter (D-CA), and Peter Welch (D-VT) to increase federal funding for the Fisher House Foundation, a nonprofit that provides free temporary lodging near… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) released the following statement on the Food and Drug Administration announcing the voluntary phase-out by industry of a single PFAS chemical used, in food packaging. Manufacturers of the food packaging that contain the PFAS chemical have a 3 year phase out timeline and an additional 18 months to sell existing stock of the… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the House of Representatives passed two amendments led by Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) in the Energy and Water Development appropriations package for Fiscal Year 2021. The two amendments aim to improve the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) dam and hydropower safety oversight nationwide by emphasizing the need to continue developing best… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) released the following statement on the 55th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid being signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson on July 30, 1965.
“As a nation, our values are judged by how we help our most vulnerable citizens. Whether our neighbors who are struggling financially or growing older in age, these programs have helped… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) continued her push to strengthen protections for safe drinking water.
During an Energy and Commerce hearing in the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change, Dingell pushed for improved standards under the Safe Drinking Water Act and the establishment of a national drinking water standard for PFAS.
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