Michigan's 6th Congressional District
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Recent News About Michigan's 6th Congressional District
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Dingell Statement on New Leadership at John D. Dingell VA
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released the following statement in response to the news of the new leadership at the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center in Detroit
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Dingell Applauds House Passage of Resolution in Support of Paul Whelan
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today applauded the House passage of H. Res. 272, calling on Russia to immediately release Paul Whelan, who has been detained in Russia since 2018
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Dingell, Castor Lead Letters to Social Media Platforms Requesting Information About Protections for Children
Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-06) and Kathy Castor (FL-14) led 18 other members of the House in sending letters to social media companies requesting information regarding their platforms, algorithms, and steps they take to mitigate harms to children online
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Dingell Announces More Than $5.9 Million in HHS Grants for the University of Michigan
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) on June 12, 2023, announced that the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor will receive $5,990,779 in federal grant funding from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct research in areas including pharmacology, physiology, biological chemistry, immunology, heart and vascular diseases, and mental health, as well as support Nurse Anesthetist Traineeships and other programs
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Dingell Testifies Before Canadian House of Commons on Importance of Resuming Great Lakes Fishery Commission Operations
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06), co-chair of the Congressional Great Lakes Task Force in the U.S. House of Representatives, today testified before the Canadian House of Commons about the importance of resuming normal operations for the Great Lakes Fishery Commission
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Great Lakes Task Force Calls on Canada to Address Great Lakes Fishery Commission Operations
Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), and David Joyce (R-OH), co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Great Lakes Task Force in the U.S. House of Representatives, along with Representatives Lisa McClain (R-MI), Brian Higgins (D-N.Y.), and Mike Gallagher (R-WI), today led a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urging Canada to address the breakdown within the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, and find a long-term solution to resume normal operations, while also respecting Canada’s sovereignty
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Dingell Announces University of Michigan Team Wins First Place in Collegiate Carbon Management Competition
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) On Jun 1, announced today that the University of Michigan’s Sequestration Squad was awarded first place in the first-annual American-Made Carbon Management Collegiate Competition
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Dingell Statement on Vote to Pass Debt Limit Deal
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released the following statement on her vote to pass the Bipartisan Budget Agreement and raise the debt ceiling
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Dingell Announces More Than $5.9 Million in HHS Grants for the University of Michigan
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) On May 30, announced that the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor will receive $6,241,941 for aging, neurological disorders, mothers and children, cancer biology, diabetes, lung disease, endocrinology, and metabolic research
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Dingell, Fitzpatrick, Wasserman Schultz, Allred Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Access to Breast Cancer Diagnostic Tests
On Jun 6, Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI), co-chair of the Congressional Cancer Prevention Caucus, Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), and Colin Allred (D-TX) introduced bipartisan legislation to make breast cancer diagnostic tests more affordable and accessible to women by eliminating copays and additional out-of-pocket expenses
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Dingell, Fitzpatrick Lead 42 Members in Urging HHS to Address Patient Boarding
Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) today led 42 of their House colleagues in sending a bipartisan letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra urging the department to convene a task force to address the growing public health crisis of emergency department (ED) patient boarding. Boarding takes place when a patient cannot be sent home from the ED or transferred to another facility for further treatment because there are no available beds, so they must wait, or be “boarded” in the ED – often for hours, sometimes days, or even weeks
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Dingell Announces $9.8 Million for University of Michigan for Connected Vehicle Technology
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) On May 26, 2023, announced that the Ann Arbor Connected Environment project at the University of Michigan will receive $9,859,240 from the Department of Transportation to retrofit the AACE with cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) technology
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Dingell Announces $1 Million for Clean Hydrogen Project at University of Michigan
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) On May 26, 2023, announced the University of Michigan has been selected by the Department of Energy (DoE) to receive up to $1 million to support a project that will advance critical technologies for producing, storing, and deploying clean hydrogen
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Dingell Condemns Supreme Court Decision to Weaken Clean Water Act
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling on Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency, which rolls back Clean Water Act protections for waterways and wetlands across our country
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Dingell Announces $3 Million For Downriver Community Conference Brownfield Cleanup
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) On May 25, announced that the Downriver Community Conference will receive $3,000,000 in supplemental funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support the cleanup and repurposing of Brownfield sites
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Dingell, Walberg Lead Michigan Delegation in Urging FDA to Address Chemotherapy Drug Shortages
Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Tim Walberg (R-MI) On May 24, 2023, led the Michigan Congressional delegation in sending a bipartisan letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf to urge the Administration to take immediate action to mitigate the effects of the nationwide shortage of chemotherapy medications
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Great Lakes Task Force Recognizes National Maritime Day
Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), David Joyce (R-OH), and Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Co-Chairs of the bipartisan House Great Lakes Task Force, released the following statement recognizing National Maritime Day
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Dingell, Grijalva, Beyer Recognize Endangered Species Day
Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-06), Raúl Grijalva (AZ-07), and Don Beyer (VA-08), co-chairs of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) Caucus, introduced a resolution designating May 19th Endangered Species Day
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Dingell Announces $230,000 for Climate Corps in Ann Arbor
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) On May 10, 2023, announced that the city of Ann Arbor will receive $229,060 to support 10 AmeriCorps members who will implement neighborhood-focused decarbonization and resilience-building initiatives in the city
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Dingell Announces $1.1 Million for Great Lakes Observing System
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) On May 11, 2023, announced that the Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS) will receive $1,169,000 over the next two years from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), as a result of funding provided by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law