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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.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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