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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… Read more »
With only a few weeks in Congress under her belt, U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D–Mich.) has several initiatives planned.
Dingell hopes to help create new jobs in Michigan, boost the middle class and improve higher education during her term, she said in an exclusive interview with The Michigan Daily Thursday.
Dingell took over her husband John Dingell’s seat in Michigan’s… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) has been at the Capitol for the State of the Union speech many times before, but this time was different.
It was the first time she was there as a member of Congress, after accompanying her husband, retired Congressman John Dingell, in the past.
And this time, she was able to get in the president's ear ahead of the speech.
The new congresswoman was… Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today released the following statement in response to the President’s State of the Union address:
“Tonight, President Obama laid out a plan to keep the state of our union strong by investing directly in the middle class – the workers that keep our economy going and the families that make our communities prosper.
“While… Read more »
