Democratic lawmakers will be working at the state and federal level to promote policies for affordable childcare and paid sick leave. "Women play an expanded role in Michigan's workforce, in businesses large and small and in our homes," said U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Dearborn at a press conference in Lansing on Wednesday. At the state level, Democrats have introduced legislation for paid sick le... Read more »
Canada will pay for the construction of a U.S. customs plaza on a new bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor while the U.S. government finances its operations, under a deal announced Wednesday. A Canadian public-private partnership overseeing the bridge project will pay for building the customs plazas on both sides of the border and the United States will staff, operate and maintain the Detroit cus... Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12), a member of the House Budget Committee, applauded U.S. and Canadian officials for reaching an agreement to construct and operate the U.S. Customs Plaza at the New International Trade Crossing between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario. Under the agreement, the United States would meet its obligations as a partner by providing funding for the operation and sta... Read more »
Congressional opposition to a potential foreign trade agreement in the Pacific is ballooning over the absence of a provision that would prevent member countries from engaging in a form of economic gamesmanship known as currency manipulation. As negotiations between the 12 countries in the Trans-Pacific Partnership have drawn nearer to a conclusion, Democrats have resisted giving the Obama administ... Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12), a member of the House Budget Committee, today questioned Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shaun Donovan about funding for the U.S. Customs Plaza at the New International Trade Crossing. “The budget doesn’t address the third bridge crossing again,” said Dingell. “So could we ask that we do work with the White House and the appropriate agencies to ... Read more »
If media reports suggesting a deal is all but done for Canada to pay for a new customs plaza in Detroit are true, it hasn't turned down the pressure on the Obama administration to pitch in. On Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Dearborn, told President Barack Obama's budget chief that the Canadian government has been "very, very supportive" of the efforts to build a New International Trade Cro... Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today applauded Ford’s announcement that the company will add 1,550 new jobs to support growing demand for the 2015 F-150, including 500 jobs at Dearborn Stamping and Dearborn Diversified. “The new F-150 is off to a strong start in 2015, and today’s announcement is further proof that Ford’s commitment to innovation is paying off,” said Dingell. “Thanks to the F... Read more »
(Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama’s proposal to pay for road and bridge projects through corporate tax changes may be feasible this time around, U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell said. Even a deeply partisan Congress sees the need to fund infrastructure improvements, and the president’s budget may just have “the nuggets” to get lawmakers to act, Dingell, a first-term Democrat from Michigan, s... Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12), a member of the House Budget Committee, today released the following statement on the President's FY2016 budget request. "The President’s budget request released today provides an important framework for budget discussions this year. It replaces harmful sequestration cuts with a budget that will help grow the middle class and accelerate and sustain economic gr... Read more »
The Obama administration declined to comment on a report Monday that U.S. trade negotiators will end their bid to convince Japan to lift tough requirements on car imports after Japan agreed to expand a tariff-free quota for imported U.S. rice. Nikkei Asian Review reported the U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman's office will end efforts to convince Japan to drop standards on car imports in ex... Read more »
