videos

Dingell Speaks in Support of Block, Report and Suspend Suspicious Shipments Act November 17, 2020

Congresswoman Dingell: Safe Drinking Water is a Human Right July 28, 2020

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) continued her push to strengthen protections for safe drinking water. During an Energy and Commerce hearing in the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change, Dingell pushed for improved standards under the Safe Drinking Water Act and the establishment of a national drinking water standard for PFAS.

Dingell Presses Dr. Fauci, Trump Admin Health Officials on COVID-19 Vaccine Readiness and Safety June 23, 2020

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) participated in a virtual hearing on the Trump Administration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic with Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases at National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Dr. Stephen M. Hahn, Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Dingell highlighted the need for a national plan on COVID-19 vaccine development and safety. According to Dr. Fauci and other world leading health...

Congresswoman Dingell Recognizes Racial and Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 and the Healthcare System June 17, 2020

Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on the racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 and the healthcare system. Dingell highlighted the need to expand programs like Medicare and Medicaid and put in place strong workplace protections to address the health inequities that have been apparent throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, African Americans make up 14 percent...

Rep Dingell Recognizes COVID-19’s Disproportional Impact on Environmental Justice Communities June 9, 2020

Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change held a hearing on the relationship between frontline communities of color and low-income families and the disproportionate exposures to environmental pollution and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Congresswoman Dingell Participates in a Virtual Hearing on States’ Response to COVID-19 June 2, 2020

Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) participated in a virtual hearing with Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

Congresswoman Dingell Presses for Accountability from Trump Admin in Coronavirus Preparedness May 14, 2020

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and the Health Subcommittee held a hearing on “Protecting Scientific Integrity in the COVID-19 Response” with Dr. Rick Bright, the former director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA). Bright, a respected immunologist, recognized and anticipated a pandemic was approaching and knew what needed to be done to protect the American people. Bright repeatedly made efforts to raise concerns with the Administration that led to his remov...

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell joined Wolf Blitzer on CNN to discuss Coronavirus April 5, 2020

On Saturday, April 4th, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) joined Wolf Blitzer on CNN to discuss coronavirus response in Michigan.

Dingell Presses EPA Administrator on Fuel Economy, Inaction to Set PFAS Drinking Water Standard February 27, 2020

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) questioned U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler on the Administration’s proposed rule on fuel economy standards and its inaction to address PFAS contamination nationwide and establish a national drinking water standard.

Congresswoman Dingell Questions HHS Secretary on Preparedness for Coronavirus February 26, 2020

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) pressed US Health and Human services Secretary Alex Azar on what the Administration is doing to ensure the United States does not run out of respirators that can prevent a person from inhaling infective particles. According to HHS, 65 percent of the 300 million N95 are manufactured in China and Mexico.

We Need Meaningful Improvements to Prevent Another Flint Water Crisis February 11, 2020

Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) called on Congress to act to prevent another lead drinking water crisis like what happened in Flint, Michigan. During a subcommittee hearing on the Environmental Protection Agency’s Lead and Copper rule proposal, Dingell called the EPA’s proposal insufficient to make meaningful improvements to replacing infrastructure in order to protect human health and our environment for the long term.

Dingell Highlights Jobs, Innovation in Southeast Michigan During Hearing on Autonomous Vehicles February 11, 2020

Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) highlighted jobs and innovation happening in Southeast Michigan during a Congressional hearing about autonomous vehicles (AVs). She also noted the urgent need for Congress to pass legislation to facilitate the safe deployment of AV’s this year so the United States can remain on the cutting edge of innovation and technology.

Congresswoman Dingell's Legislation to Ban PFAS in Food Containers & Cookware Receives Key Hearing January 29, 2020

Today, the Energy and Commerce Committee’s health subcommittee held a hearing on Congresswoman Debbie Dingell's (D-MI) legislation to ban the use of toxic perfluorinated compounds (PFAS) in food containers and cookware.

Dingell Presses Facebook to Address Data Abuse on Social Media January 8, 2020

During an Energy and Commerce Committee hearing, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell Pressed Facebook officials to address data abuse on social media.