news

Dear friend, We are back in session, and winter is clearly upon us, with sub-zero temperatures and snow in both Michigan and Washington, D.C. We face another potential government shutdown again this week and honestly, there are many issues we need to be dealing with.    The situation in the Middle East continues to tear constituents in my district apart. For my Palestinian… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today announced that the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor will receive $3,420,965 in grant funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for projects including communication and information foundations, convergence accelerator research, evolutionary processes, condensed matter physics, electronic, photonic materials, and fluid dynamics. More… Read more »

Following the Michigan Wolverines’ National Championship victory over the Washington Huskies, Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-06) and John James (MI-10) led a resolution with the entire Michigan congressional delegation to recognize the team’s success.   “I’ve always known the Michigan Wolverines are the best team in America, and now we have the perfect record, title, and trophy… 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 »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… 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 »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »