Michigan's 6th Congressional District
Recent News About Michigan's 6th Congressional District
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Dingell Holds Roundtable with Michigan Medicine to Discuss National Chemotherapy Drug Shortage
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) on August 29, 2023 held a roundtable with Michigan Medicine to discuss the impacts of and potential solutions to the cancer drug shortage affecting patients and health systems across the country.
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Dingell, Fitzpatrick, Klobuchar File Amicus Brief in U.S. vs. Rahimi
Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) along with Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) have filed an amicus brief in the pending United States v. Rahimi Supreme Court case, which will consider whether individuals with domestic-violence restraining orders can be prohibited from possessing a firearm.
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Dingell Announces UM Scientist Selected for Department of Energy Early Career Research Award
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) on August 8, 2023 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.
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Dingell Announces More Than $1.5 Billion to Expand Broadband in Michigan
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) On June 26, 2023, announced Michigan will receive more than $1.5 billion to expand high-speed internet access to more than 200,000 Michiganders through the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program
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Dingell: If U.S. is going to stay at forefront, we must pass bipartisan federal AV framework
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) on July 26, 2023 spoke at an Energy and Commerce Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee legislative hearing titled, "Self-Driving Vehicle Legislative Framework: Enhancing Safety, Improving Lives and Mobility, and Beating China,” discussing both Dingell’s and Rep. Bob Latta’s (R-OH) draft proposals for a bipartisan federal autonomous vehicle framework.
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Dingell, Walberg, Latta, Veasey Urge Administration to Investigate and Limit Chinese Autonomous Vehicle Operations in U.S.
Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Bob Latta (R-OH), and Marc Veasey (D-TX) led a bipartisan letter to Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo urging the Administration to investigate and limit the operations of autonomous vehicles made by Chinese companies in the United States, as a matter of national security and competitiveness.
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Dingell, Joyce Introduce SIREN Reauthorization Act to Support EMS Agencies in Rural Communities
Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and David Joyce (R-OH) introduced the bipartisan Supporting and Improving Rural EMS Needs (SIREN) Reauthorization Act to extend funding through fiscal year (FY) 2028 for SIREN Act grants to rural fire and EMS agencies nationwide.
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Dingell, Fitzpatrick Lead Bipartisan Letter Urging CMS to Expand Coverage for Power Wheelchair Technology
Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-06) and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), co-chairs of the Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus, on July 13, 2023, sent a letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure urging CMS to open a National Coverage Determination to expand its coverage for power wheelchairs to include standing systems, which allow users to transition from seated to standing positions without the need to leave their wheelchairs
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Dingell, Stevens Reintroduce Vehicle Innovation Act Legislation bolsters R&D for clean vehicle and safety technologies
Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-06) and Haley Stevens (MI-11) on July 11, 2023, introduced the Vehicle Innovation Act of 2023 to promote investments in research and development of clean vehicle technologies to increase fuel efficiency, reduce our nation’s dependence on foreign oil, strengthen our supply chains, and support American auto manufacturers and supplies
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Dingell Statement on Study Finding PFAS in Nearly Half of Tap Water Samples
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released the following statement in response to a new study that detected at least one per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) in 45% of U.S. drinking water samples taken from public and private drinking water systems
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Dingell Urges EGLE and EPA to Address Chemical Pollution from McLouth Steel Site
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) on July 5, 2023, sent a letter to Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) Acting Director Aaron Keatley and U.S. EPA Region 5 Administrator Debra Shore urging both EPA and EGLE to take immediate action to address chemical pollution emanating from the northern area of the former McLouth Steel site and contaminating the surrounding watershed
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Dingell Tours Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility and Woodland Center Correctional Facility
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) last Friday toured the Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility and Woodland Center Correctional Facility to learn more about the rehabilitation, career, and educational resources and medical care at the facilities, and hear from inmates about their experiences
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Dingell Statement on Supreme Court Taking Up United States v. Rahimi
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released the following statement on the news that the Supreme Court will hear United States v. Rahimi in its next term, which considers whether the government can forbid domestic abusers from possessing firearms
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Dingell Announces Over $2 Million from USDA for New Local Meat Processing Facilities in Ann Arbor
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) on June 29, 2023, announced a $2,038,550 Rural Development investment from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program (MPPEP) for Swift Run Station, based in Ann Arbor, to construct and equip a new meat and poultry processing and retail facility
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Dingell Statement in Recognition of Eid al-Adha
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released the following statement in recognition of Eid al-Adha
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Dingell Announces $18 Million to University of Michigan to Advance Materials Research for Sustainable Plastics, Computing, and More
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) on June 27, 2023, announced that the University of Michigan will receive $18 million for a new Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) to build a campus-wide ecosystem of researchers to work on material solutions to current challenges facing society
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Dingell, Kiggans, Bennet, Capito Launch Bipartisan, Bicameral Assisting Caregivers Today Caucus
Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Jen Kiggans (R-VA) along with Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W. Va.) On June 23, 2023, re-launched the bipartisan, bicameral Assisting Caregivers Today (ACT) Caucus
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Dingell Reintroduces Legislation to Address Safety Defects that Allow Firearms to Discharge Without Pulling the Trigger
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) reintroduced the Defective Firearms Protection Act, a bill that would allow the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to address safety defects in firearms similarly to any other consumer product by issuing safety warnings and recalls if necessary
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Dingell Announces More Than $9.6 Million in HHS Grants for the University of Michigan
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) On June 21, 2023, announced that the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor will receive $9,667,033 in federal grant funding from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct research in areas including pharmacology, physiology, biological chemistry, allergy, immunology, transplantation, oral diseases and disorders, diabetes, endocrinology, metabolic, and alcohol programs
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Dingell, Merkley, Welch Introduce Legislation to End Prescription Drug Price Gouging
Bicameral legislation would help ensure Americans aren’t charged more than patients in other developed countries for the same drugs