Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today announced that the University of Michigan will receive $9,879,697 in federal grant funding from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct research in areas including pharmacology, physiology, and biological chemistry, blood diseases and resources, cancer biology, treatment detection, and diagnosis, lung diseases, heart and… Read more »
Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-06) and John Moolenaar (MI-012) with Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) this week introduced the Shandra Eisenga Human Cell and Tissue Product Safety Act. The bipartisan legislation directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct research and education campaigns to prevent tuberculosis (TB) outbreaks from infected… Read more »
Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-06), Jen Kiggans (VA-03), Susan Wild (PA-07), and Buddy Carter (GA-01) with Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Todd Young (R-IN) today introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to reauthorize the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act to reduce and prevent suicide, burnout, and mental and behavioral health conditions among health care… Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) yesterday delivered her annual State of the District Address at the Southern Wayne County Regional Chamber Legislative Forum.
In her remarks, Rep. Dingell provided updates on legislative successes from the previous year for the Downriver community, including federal investments in infrastructure, manufacturing, clean energy, and environmental… Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today led 45 members of Congress in sending a letter urging the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to expand access to preventative care by requiring insurers to cover surveillance colonoscopies without cost-sharing. Colorectal cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in men younger than 50 years old, and recent studies have discovered a… Read more »
Dear Friend,
Happy New Year! For those of us in the sixth congressional district of Michigan, 2024 began on a high note with Michigan’s win at the Rose Bowl. May this victory be an omen for the new year. I know these young men, and as I watched them accept their trophy after the game, their message was clear and something we all should take to heart: teamwork. They are a team… Read more »
Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-06) and John Moolenaar (MI-02) today reintroduced the PACE Expanded Act, legislation to strengthen the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE).
The PACE Expanded Act would support the expansion of current PACE programs and facilitate the establishment of new ones by giving PACE programs greater flexibility to enroll beneficiaries… Read more »
Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and David Valadao (R-CA), co-chairs of the Congressional Asthma and Allergy Caucus, along with Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) reintroduced the Elijah E. Cummings Family Asthma Act, legislation that would expand federal, state, and local efforts to improve care for individuals with asthma.
According to the Centers… Read more »
Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-06), co-chair of the Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus, and Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10) introduced the Augmentative and Alternative Communication Centers to Establish National Training (AACCENT) Act, to expand access to augmentative and alternative communication for Americans across the country. Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) includes any… Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today announced that the University of Michigan will receive $6,992,210 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to work with the Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics (CFA) as a part of the nation’s first national network for outbreak response and disease modeling. This funding will be used to focus on integrating promising… Read more »
