Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today announced that Washtenaw Community College (WCC) will receive a new $899,737 grant from the Department of Labor YouthBuild program to support academic and occupational skills training for at-risk youth. The grant, which Dingell supported in a letter to Labor Secretary Thomas Perez, will serve the City of Ypsilanti and Ypsilanti Charter… Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today announced that the University of Michigan will receive eight awards worth $11,309,467 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to conduct research in a variety of academic areas.
“The University of Michigan is a leader in conducting groundbreaking research, and I’m pleased that the university is being recognized with these… Read more »
Lansing, MI – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today thanked Sue Synder, the First Lady of Michigan, for including her in today's “Let’s End Campus Sexual Assault” Summit, which was hosted by the First Lady and co-hosted by State Senators Tonya Schuitmaker (Lawton) and Rebekah Warren (Ann Arbor), and Representatives Laura Cox (Livonia) and Marilyn Lane (Fraser). Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell today released the following statement celebrating the 50th anniversary of the launch of Head Start, which provides comprehensive preschool programs to millions of children and families in the United States. It is the first in a series of critical anniversaries being celebrated this year for programs that have made our communities stronger.
“Nothing has… Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today hosted a roundtable discussion with students and administrators from area colleges and universities on student loans and college affordability. Dingell heard from undergraduates and graduates about the challenges they face financing their educations, and discussed efforts at the federal level to ease the student loan burden and make college… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell visited the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor on Thursday to talk about college affordability and student loan debt.
"I think we're all concerned about the staggering amount of student debt we now see in this country," the Dearborn Democrat said to kick off a one-hour roundtable discussion with students and administrators inside the Michigan Union.
The… Read more »
Dearborn, MI – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today hosted a roundtable discussion with students and administrators from University of Michigan-Dearborn and Henry Ford College on student loans and college affordability. Dingell heard from undergraduate and graduate students about the challenges they face financing their educations, and discussed efforts at the federal… Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12), a member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement after voting against Republican’s Fiscal Year 2016 Budget.
“Now more than ever, we need a budget that embraces the hardworking families in this country – that ensures everyone who puts in an honest day’s work can afford to buy a home, send their kids to… Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12), a member of the House Budget Committee, gave a floor speech in opposition to House Republican’s FY2016 budget, which was released today. Dingell’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below.
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“Mr. Speaker, the Republican budget released today would deny working families the opportunity to… Read more »
In honor of National Reading Month, on Tuesday morning, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-12th District) read “House Mouse, Senate Mouse” to Bedford Elementary School kindergarteners and first-graders. As she read, she talked with the students about government, bullying, civil rights, and veterans.
Dingell may have visited to entertain the students with the story of… Read more »