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WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) was joined by nearly 20 members of Congress to launch the Heartland Caucus. The caucus is being launched with the primary purpose of engaging on and advocating for the issues important to the people of the American Heartland, including manufacturing, labor, the Great Lakes, energy and environment, agriculture, racial equity,… Read more »

The Detroit News: Dingell launches Heartland Caucus focused on Midwest Washington ― Michigan U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell gathered about 20 Democratic colleagues Wednesday on Capitol Hill to launch the Heartland Caucus in an effort to underscore the contributions and electoral might of the Midwest. The Ann Arbor Democrat put forward a coalition of lawmakers whom she said are… Read more »

WASHINGTON - Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), and David Joyce (R-OH)—co-chairs of the Congressional Great Lakes Task Force—led a bipartisan letter urging the Biden-Harris Administration to provide $425 million for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) in the President’s Fiscal Year 2024 Budget, as currently authorized under… Read more »

SOUTHGATE, Mich. – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today delivered her annual State of the District Address at the Southern Wayne County Regional Chamber Legislative Forum, her first State of the District address as the Representative for Michigan’s new Sixth Congressional District. In her remarks, Rep. Dingell provided updates on legislative successes from the previous year… Read more »

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) met with Mayor Christopher Taylor and other City of Ann Arbor officials to discuss their plans for the $2.5 million direct federal investment Dingell secured in the omnibus appropriations package to support A2ZERO, the City’s framework for achieving a just transition to community-wide carbon neutrality by 2030. Mayor Taylor and… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released the following statement on the United States reaching its debt limit.   “Congress must act immediately to raise the debt ceiling. Republicans holding our economy hostage for political showmanship is dangerous: Default, and even the threat of default, will have devastating effects that primarily hurt working families, including… Read more »

The News-Herald: Dingell tours Grosse Ile wastewater facility seeing multimillion-dollar investments The Grosse Ile Wastewater Treatment facility received a full overview Tuesday after U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-6th District) toured the place along with a few city officials.\ The visit highlighted a nearly $3.5M investment in federal funds Dingell secured last… Read more »

ANN ARBOR, MI – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today toured the Grosse Ile Wastewater Treatment Facility and the Ypsi Transit Center with local officials to highlight $10,452,927 in direct federal investments she secured in the omnibus appropriations package. “With this federal funding, we are supporting our local communities to support and improve the lives of those who live and… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today joined Vice President Kamala Harris and Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor to highlight historic progress made by Democrats in Congress and the Biden-Harris Administration to combat the Climate Crisis. “Michigan is leading the nation in taking aggressive action to combat the Climate… Read more »

WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today released the following statement on the news that Taylor Dudley, a Navy veteran from Lansing, was released from Russian custody.  "I'm thankful Taylor Dudley has been reunited with his family and commend former Governor Bill Richardson and all those involved for their hard work to secure his release. It's always a… Read more »