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Dear Friend, It’s hard to believe there’s only two weeks left before Labor Day, and that the summer is almost over. The temperature was 48 degrees when I got up over the weekend and some leaves are staring to change their colors. Honestly, I feel like I barely saw summer and we are getting ready to say goodbye to it. I am saying goodbye as well at far too many funerals, and it is… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today sent a letter to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Mandy Cohen expressing concerns about a recent outbreak of tuberculosis (TB) linked to the implantation of contaminated bone graft material, including one case in Michigan that resulted in a… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today announced that Community Action Network in Ann Arbor will receive $435,784 in federal funding to support 14 full time and 25 summer AmeriCorps VISTA members who will implement partnerships with children, youth, and families from under-resourced Washtenaw County neighborhoods to create better futures for them and improve the communities in which… Read more »

Dear Friend, Somehow, I don’t feel the lazy hazy days of summer. There is much going on, many things to worry about, and challenges to address. The weather this last week has been Michigan perfect save for the thunderstorms and a tornado… But I’ve spent lots of time outside crisscrossing the district, participating in numerous meetings, tours, learning, brainstorming, researching,… Read more »

Representative Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released the following statement in response to the crash at Thunder Over Michigan air show at Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti.    “I have been in touch with all appropriate authorities regarding the crash during the Thunder Over Michigan air show at Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti. It appears at this time that both pilots are safe, and… Read more »

Today, Reps. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Dusty Johnson (R-SD) introduced bipartisan legislation, the Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act, to reauthorize and strengthen the Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program (VPA-HIP) at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which provides grants to states and tribal governments to incentivize private landowners to voluntarily open their… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today announced that Dr. Robert Hovden, Assistant Professor in the Department of Materials Science at the University of Michigan, has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to receive an Early Career Research award. Dr. Hovden is one of 93 early career scientists from across the country who will receive a combined $135 million in funding… Read more »

Dear Friend,   Congress is out for August and I just finished the first whole week at home. Just been getting around, visiting facilities and businesses in the district, participating in meetings, digging into issues like utilities, power outages, the environment, veterans, guns, river dams, caregiving, and more. Celebrated National Night Out in multiple communities, hosted formal… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today sent a letter to EPA Region 5 Administrator Debra Shore requesting a full status update on the efforts to control contaminated groundwater at the BASF site in Wyandotte. This outreach follows a letter Dingell sent more than a year ago urging escalated enforcement and robust community outreach to protect Downriver residents from contaminated… Read more »

Dear Friend, Home. Home for six glorious weeks of Michigan summer. Lots planned from Congress in your Corners, town halls, festivals and parades, farmers markets, tours of companies and facilities, farm tours, county fairs, roundtables, picnics, barbecues- just being out and about.    The last week of Washington ended the summer session, thankfully, as there has just been… Read more »