Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today commented on the need for transportation solutions at the state and federal level following a panel discussion at the Mackinac Policy Conference. “Let's be clear that transportation funding is a responsibility of both federal and state governments, not just our state legislature. At the federal level we cannot keep kicking the can down the road either. Th... Read more »
Mackinac Island — U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell says state lawmakers lack the fortitude to reach a solution on how to pay for repairing Michigan’s crumbling roads. Read more »
The federal Economic Development Administration has awarded a $247,000 grant for the creation of a research center at the former Willow Run plant in Ypsilanti Township. Read more »
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow and U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell today announced that Ecovia Renewables LLC has been awarded $100,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The funding will go towards engineering microbial systems that convert the byproducts of industrial crops into valuable materials, such as plastics, in an eco-friendly manner. Read more »
Five Michigan freshmen members of Congress — including three Republicans — urged the Obama administration to demand provisions to crack down on currency manipulation in a 12-nation free trade deal under negotiation. Last month, House and Senate committees approved “fast track” legislation that would require Congress to vote up or down on a trade deal without amendments. The Asia Pacific trade dea... Read more »
As negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement move forward, the five freshmen members of the Michigan Congressional Delegation today sent a bipartisan letter to Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew and U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman, urging them to include enforceable measures to prevent currency manipulation, the biggest trade barrier of the 21stCentury. “Failing to add... Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) released the following statement today after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s address before a joint session of Congress. “The relationship between the United States and Japan is important to both our countries. Today’s address to a joint session reflects that. However, the U.S. trade deficit with Japan, which is fueled by currency manipulation, the mother ... Read more »
After years of hard work, grit, and determination, Michigan's economy is finally coming back. Manufacturing is in its best stretch of job growth in a decade, unemployment is at its lowest level in eight years, and the auto industry, the backbone of our economy, has come roaring back. While the economy is growing stronger every day, many people in Michigan still don't feel the success at home or in... Read more »
The April 20 editorial “Trade pact showdown” implied that a Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement with measures to stop currency manipulation by foreign governments could also constrain U.S. monetary policy, which helped us recover from the worst economic crisis of our lifetimes. This is simply wrong. The Federal Reserve’s monetary policy in recent years, often called quantitative easing, is v... Read more »
In light of recently introduced trade promotion legislation, or Fast Track, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) and Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05) held a briefing today on the critical issue of currency manipulation. A panel of experts representing economists, industry and labor joined the members to discuss the devastating impact currency manipulation has had on American workers and industries, ... Read more »
