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Dingell, Jayapal Announce Friendly Wager on National Championship Game

| Posted in Press Releases

Today, ahead of the College Football Playoff National Championship Game between the University of Michigan and the University of Washington, Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-06) and Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) announced a friendly wager on the outcome of the game.    When the Wolverines maintain their position as the best team in the country, Rep. Jayapal, who represents the…

Dingell Congratulates Michigan on National Championship Win

| Posted in Press Releases

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released the following statement congratulating the University of Michigan Wolverines on their victory in the College Football Playoff National Championship.   “This Wolverines team has fought hard for every single win that brought them to the National Championship tonight, and they deserve all the success they have earned. Through…

ICYMI: Dingell: How to Stand up to Trump

| Posted in In the News

In case you missed it last weekend, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06), wrote an op-ed for the New York Times about the importance of standing up to hatred, anger, and dangerous rhetoric, especially when it comes from former President Trump and is embraced by millions of his supporters. Key excerpts: “Rot in hell.”   Those words were part of Donald Trump’s Christmas Day…

Rep. Dingell's 2023 Congress in Numbers

| Posted in Debbie's Blog

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…

Dingell Announces $100K from EPA for Ann Arbor Small Business to Advance Environmental Technologies

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Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today announced that Fourth State LLC in Ann Arbor will receive $100,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop a plasma reactor that destroys PFAS and removes heavy metals in landfill leachate and other wastewaters. “This funding will enable a small business right here in our community to develop innovative technology to…

Dingell Update: 12.18.2023

| Posted in Debbie's Blog

Dear friend, It’s a week before Christmas, the House is now out until the new year, and the Senate continues to work on a supplemental funding bill which is dependent upon reaching a deal on immigration and the border. We have needed comprehensive immigration reform for decades, under Democratic and Republican administrations and under Democratic and Republican Congresses. Our national…

Dingell, Fitzpatrick, Ryan Introduce PFAS Action Act

| Posted in Press Releases

Today, Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-06), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), and Pat Ryan (NY-18), along with 13 additional members of Congress, introduced comprehensive, bipartisan legislation to protect Americans and the environment from harmful forever chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The bill would establish a national drinking water standard for select PFAS…

Dingell Releases 2023 Annual Dingell Jingle

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In keeping with Dingell tradition, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today released the annual Dingell Jingle, in the style of "A Visit from St. Nicholas" (The Night Before Christmas).   ‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the House Not even the Freedom Caucus are acting like louse   Bills have been brought to the floor with care In hopes that bipartisan…

Dingell Announces More Than $3.8 Million for Defense Research at the University of Michigan

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Tags: Grants

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today announced that the Department of Defense (DOD) will award $3,830,762 to the University of Michigan under the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) to support the purchase of major equipment to augment current and develop new research capabilities. “This funding enables the University of Michigan to conduct…

Dingell Update: 12.13.2023

| Posted in Debbie's Blog

Dear friend, We have one week of session before Congress hopefully breaks for the holidays, and much needs to be done. It is not clear at all what will actually get accomplished, and that is one of the problems that disturbs me. We have become a Congress of too much gotcha, and not enough let’s solve these problems. Both the House and Senate are rushing to finish up a slew of…

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