Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Ann Wagner (R-MO) today led 38 of their House colleagues in sending a bipartisan letter urging the Biden Administration to work with Congress to address funding shortfalls in the Victims of Crime Act’s (VOCA) Crime Victims Fund (CVF).
“The Victims of Crime Act is the largest source of federal, non-taxpayer, grant funding for victim service… Read more »
Dear Friend,
It has been a very busy couple of weeks, and since you know I do put a lot of work into these letters myself, I am a little behind. It is winter with, quite frankly, unpredictable weather. We have seen rain, snow, and ice with dramatic shifts from cold to warm, and it hangs over what I do while home. But I stay out there and try to get to as many places as I can, but the… Read more »
Today Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-06) and Ro Khanna (CA-17) unveiled their new Made in the USA bill as part of a factory tour in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The bill would invigorate U.S. manufacturing, create good-paying jobs, and protect workers by incentivizing and rewarding consumers for buying American-made goods.
Khanna and Dingell toured Motawi Tileworks and Leon Speakers’… Read more »
Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), and Dave Joyce (R-OH) – co-chairs of the Congressional Great Lakes Task Force – led a bipartisan letter urging the Biden-Harris Administration to provide $450 million for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) in the President’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget, as currently authorized under law.
“The Great… Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today celebrated Paczki Day, a Polish tradition before the fasting of Lent, by delivering the traditional Polish donuts to friends in the press and community across Michigan’s 6th District. Delivering paczki in celebration of this day is a Dingell family tradition started by John Dingell many years ago when he served in Congress.
“Rituals and… Read more »
Dear friend,
Last week was hard. Difficult votes that politicize issues that shouldn’t be politicized, like the proposed impeachment of the Homeland Security Secretary– it was simply game playing with our national security and hearings that are held just to take cheap shots. It doesn’t build or result in good public policy, it doesn’t help keep us united as a nation, and it continues… Read more »
Members of the Great Lakes Task Force – led by Representatives Debbie Dingell, David Joyce, Marcy Kaptur, and Bill Huizenga in the House and Senators Debbie Stabenow and J.D. Vance in the Senate this week introduced the bipartisan Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2024, which extends this critical program for another five years through 2031, and increases annual funding levels… Read more »
Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR), along with Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI), introduced a bill to boost the creative economy and support the development of jobs and arts businesses across the nation. The Comprehensive Resources for Entrepreneurs in the Arts to Transform the Economy (CREATE) Act would support artists, entrepreneurs, and workers in… Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) and Congressman John James (MI-10) today introduced a resolution to recognize February 4th as “National Cancer Prevention Day.” Dingell and James serve as Co-Chairs of the Congressional Cancer Prevention Caucus, which aims to educate policymakers about best practices for cancer prevention.
The resolution recognizes the devastating effect… Read more »
Dear friend,
The highs and lows of January were intense, and it took a while to recover from the Lion’s loss, but life continues on, and there are so many issues to work on and worry about– attention quickly turns to the next crisis. I am getting back into the pattern of our weekly update now, weather and losses aside.
I will miss Jim Harbaugh, who has been a good friend (and… Read more »
