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U.S. Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-12) and Tim Walberg (MI-07) today introduced legislation that would enhance transparency requirements at VA hospitals. Hospitals that receive reimbursement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) must report a variety of quality measures to the National Healthcare Safety Network, including surgical infections. The VA Transparency… Read more »

U.S. Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-12) and Tim Walberg (MI-07) today released the following statement on the ongoing contamination issue at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System. Dingell and Walberg have been in constant communication with the VA since being alerted that surgeries continue to be canceled or moved to different facilities because particulate matter has been observed on… Read more »

U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) released the following statement after being alerted that surgeries at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System continue to be canceled or moved to different facilities because particulate matter has been observed on sterile surgical equipment. In November, Dingell wrote a letter to then-Director Robert P. McDivitt following similar reports. When… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) and Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-07) today co-hosted a Veterans Fair to provide veterans and their family members throughout Washtenaw County with access to resources earned through their service to our country. More than 20 different veterans employment specialists, Veterans Affairs counselors and veterans services organizations participated. Dingell… Read more »

On Monday, April 4, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) and Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-07) will be co-hosting a Veterans Fair in Washtenaw County to provide veterans and their family members with access to resources earned through their service to our country. More than 20 different veterans employment specialists, Veterans Affairs counselors, and veterans service organizations will… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12), staff and friends today delivered valentines to veterans at the Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System and the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center in Detroit. Over the last two weeks, students from kindergarten to high school from the 12th Congressional District have been part of the Valentines for Veterans project, creating hundreds of handmade cards to show… Read more »

Following up on the success of last year’s “Valentines for Veterans” event U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-12th District) asking local students from across her district to help keep the program going. Dingell is asking students to make handmade cards for local veterans in order to show them they are “loved and appreciated.” “We need your help again on… Read more »

With Valentine’s Day approaching, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) is reminding local students to participate in the “Valentines for Veterans” project by making handmade valentine cards for local veterans. Last year, students across the region created more than 2,500 cards to show veterans how much they are loved and appreciated. “We need your help again on… Read more »

The effort to honor an 85-year-old Ypsilanti veteran for his heroic 1967 actions that saved eight men's lives in Vietnam took a big step forward Friday when Congress approved a critical piece of legislation needed for him to receive the Medal of Honor. Congressional approval was needed because the statute of limitations for a Medal of Honor is five years. Rep. Debbie… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today joined colleagues in the House to adopt, by a vote of 316 to 113, the fiscal year 2016 Omnibus Appropriations bill, which funds the government for 2016. “This comprehensive funding bill isn’t perfect, but it represents a bipartisan compromise that has many victories for America’s working families.   “It provides… Read more »