Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) introduced the Vehicle Innovation Act, legislation that will promote investments in research and development of clean vehicle technologies that will create more fuel-efficient vehicles, reduce our nation’s dependence on foreign oil and support American auto manufacturers and suppliers. Dingell recently announced the bill at Leggett and Platt… Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today joined with the University of Michigan and U.S. Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Office to announce a new research project that will study connected vehicles and whether they can help people drive more efficiently. The $2.7 million investment from the Department of Energy will couple the expertise of the University of Michigan… Read more »
Today U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) and U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) visited Leggett and Platt Commercial Vehicle Products in Taylor to announce new legislation, the Vehicle Innovation Act that will be introduced in the House of Representatives next week. The bill will promote investments in research and development of clean vehicle technologies to create more fuel-efficient… Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) released the following statement today after the Administration published the text of the secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement.
“After years of closed negotiations with a total lack of transparency, the text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement has finally been released to the public this morning. In the first quick read of… Read more »
President Barack Obama specifically mentioned Michigan automakers as being helped by a Pacific Rim trade deal which was released in detail on Thursday, but at least one — Ford Motor Co. — complained it still doesn’t go far enough to address currency manipulation.
By releasing details of the long-discussed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) between the… Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) released the following statement today after the U.S. Department of Transportation announced recipients of the seventh round of Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grants.
“It is extremely disappointing that Michigan and the Downriver communities did not receive TIGER funding for critical construction projects. Our… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) and a bipartisan majority in the House of Representatives voted to support the reauthorization of the job-creating Export-Import Bank and override a faction of Republicans who refused to allow a vote before the bank’s authority expired on July 1, 2015. Since the bank’s authority lapsed, hundreds of jobs have been shipped overseas and… Read more »
Groups representing various sectors of the economy, government and environmentalists debated the future of Michigan's energy policy and what it could mean for business -- and residents.
"As I see it, Michigan is at a critical juncture for its energy future," said Ariana Gonzalez, an energy analyst with the Natural Resources Defense Council, an environmental… Read more »
With just under three weeks to go before their monumental event, organizers today said a new Guinness World Record of people dressed as Rosie the Riveter, in one place, is within reach.
The event is occurring on Saturday, Oct. 24. Co-chaired by U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell and Ypsilanti Township Supervisor Brenda Stumbo, the gathering is taking place at historic Willow Run Airport in Hangar… Read more »
The biggest trade deal in history is about to become Washington’s biggest political football.
After nearly six years of grueling negotiations, details of the Trans-Pacific Partnership hammered out behind closed doors will soon be released to the world — straight into the neon glare of a presidential election campaign and a bitterly divided Congress.
President Barack Obama… Read more »
