WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: The House of Representatives adopted three bipartisan amendments led by Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) to the interior and environment appropriations package for Fiscal Year 2021 that would address regulating and clean-up of toxic PFAS chemicals. Dingell's PFAS Amendments would: * Ensure the Trump Administration cannot withdraw their decision, issued in January, to proceed with a national drinking   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: The House of Representatives passed two amendments led by Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) in the Energy and Water Development appropriations package for Fiscal Year 2021. The two amendments aim to improve the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) dam and hydropower safety oversight nationwide by emphasizing the need to continue developing best practices, as well as reiterate to FERC to issue hy  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued the following information for a virtual forum: "Environmental Justice Now Tour: Michigan" at 3:30 p.m.: The House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Raul M. Grijalva and Rep. Donald McEachin on Thursday July 30th, 2020 at 3:30 PM EDT will host a virtual forum to share and elevate environmental justice issues facing front line community members in Michigan. Panelist will speak on: * Current environmental justice issues fa  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: The House of Representatives voted to pass H.R. 7027, the Child Care is Essential Act, legislation introduced by Rep. Haley Stevens (MI-11) alongside Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), Chair of the House Education and Labor Committee, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Memb  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 31: Yesterday, the House passed yet another amendment introduced by Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib's (MI-13), in partnership with Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), to the Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 31: Yesterday, the House passed by a voice vote an amendment presented by Representatives Rashida Tlaib (MI-13), Ted Lieu (CA-33), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), Deb Haaland (NM-01), and Emanuel Cleaver (MO-05) that would directly impact the federal government's ongoing interference in Portland and other U.S. cities. The amendment to the Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Develo  more

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, July 28 -- Rep. Justin Amash, I-Michigan, issued the following news release: Rep. Justin Amash (L-Mich.) announced the winner of ArtFest 2020, the Congressional Art Competition for Michigan's Third District. Avery Harriger's piece, Opulence, was named the winner of the competition and will be on display in the U.S. Capitol for one year alongside winners from other congressional districts. Harriger, a student at Northview High School, will be invited to visit Washington,  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provided updates on its commitment to support state, tribal, and local communities in addressing PFAS across the nation. The Trump Administration is fulfilling the intent of the FY 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which included provisions requiring EPA to support PFAS disposal and monitoring. Rep. Bergman said, "Building upon its PFAS Action Plan, t  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: The House passed the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), which authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to carry out water infrastructure activities for our Nation. Rep Jack Bergman issued the following statement. "This legislation focuses on key concerns affecting the navigability as well as the preservation of our Great Lakes. From addressing the maintenance backlogs along our Great Lak  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) and a bipartisan group of lawmakers from the Illinois delegation yesterday sent a letter to Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works R.D. James regarding the closure and maintenance of the LaGrange Lock and Dam in the Illinois Waterway. The Illinois Waterway is a critical artery for the Illinois agricultural economy and the competitiveness of U.S. agriculture  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) announced the Ypsilanti District Library and the University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development received grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The money comes from IMLS programs that enhance the quality of libraries, connects communities with librarians, and helps develop a diverse workforce of librarians. The total money awarded in   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) released the following statement on the 55th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid being signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson on July 30, 1965. "As a nation, our values are judged by how we help our most vulnerable citizens. Whether our neighbors who are struggling financially or growing older in age, these programs have helped millions of Americans. Now, in the m  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: The House of Representatives approved a measure by Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Michael Turner (R-OH), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (R-PR), David Trone (D-MD), Don Young (R-AK), Katie Porter (D-CA), and Peter Welch (D-VT) to increase federal funding for the Fisher House Foundation, a nonprofit that provides free temporary lodging near hospitals so military and veteran families can   more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: 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. "Access to clean and safe drinking water is fundamental human rig  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following statement: Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) released the following statement on the Food and Drug Administration announcing the voluntary phase-out by industry of a single PFAS chemical used, in food packaging. Manufacturers of the food packaging that contain the PFAS chemical have a 3 year phase out timeline and an additional 18 months to sell existing stock of the product. * * * "It is promising to see the FDA ta  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congressman Bill Huizenga released the following statement after the House passed the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). This legislation will strengthen and protect the Great Lakes by authorizing construction at the Brandon Road Lock and Dam, ensuring ports and harbors along the Great Lakes are properly maintained, expanding the study of ways to mitigate shoreline erosion and high water, and instruct  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05), Chief Deputy Whip of the House Democratic Caucus, announced that the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) has helped 5,415 small businesses throughout the Fifth Congressional District, according to data published by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Since the PPP program was enacted in March, over $644 million has gone to small businesses in the district, helping to retai  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 31: Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05), Chief Deputy Whip of the House Democratic Caucus and Member of the Ways and Means Committee, hosted a listening session to hear directly from Americans who have now lost the federal $600 unemployment benefit because Senate Republicans and President Trump have failed to do their job. During the Ways and Means listening session, Congressman Kildee shared stories of   more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Brenda Lawrence, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Brenda L. Lawrence (MI-14) led 16 of her colleagues in the House of Representatives in sending a letter to President Donald Trump refuting his continued and misleading attacks on vote-by-mail. As COVID-19 cases around the country continue to surge, many states have expanded their vote-by-mail policies to allow Americans to participate in the 2020 election in the safest manner possible  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Andy Levin, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congressman Andy Levin (MI-09), Vice Chair of the House Education & Labor Committee, spoke up for local educators in a speech on the House floor that demanded accountability from Senate Republicans, who have yet to release a COVID-19 relief bill more than two months after the passage of the House's HEROES Act. Rep. Levin highlighted the thoughtful preparedness of superintendents and educators and made the cas  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Andy Levin, D-Michigan, issued the following in response to Senate Republicans' relief package proposal: "I simply cannot go back to my mayors, city managers, first responders and essential workers and tell them that after the House-passed HEROES Act proposed sending $1.1 billion dollars to the communities of Michigan's 9th District, Mitch McConnell's counter-offer was $0. "I refuse to call my superintendents, educators, parents and students and tell them that after  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Andy Levin, D-Michigan, issued the following statement: Congressman Andy Levin, Vice Chair of the House Education and Labor Committee, released the following statement after learning that his teenage constituent, known as "Grace" to protect her identity as a minor, was released to her mother's custody. Grace's incarceration over failing to complete her online assignments garnered national attention. * * * "Throughout this pandemic, the injustices underlying so many   more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Andy Levin, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Reps. Andy Levin (MI-09), Reps. Debbie Dingell (MI-12), Brenda Lawrence (MI-14), Haley Stevens (MI-11), and Rashida Tlaib (MI-13) urged Attorney General William Barr and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to intervene in the case of Grace, a 15-year-old Michigan student from Rep. Levin's district who was sentenced to juvenile detention for her lack of participation in on  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Paul Mitchell, R-Michigan, issued the following statement after the House passed the Water Resources Development Act: "I'm proud the House once again passed a bipartisan Water Resources Development Act. This legislation continues important federal commitments to our nation's ports, harbors, and inland waterways that are key to growing our economy and protecting our communities. Since coming to Congress I have been active in my efforts to protect the Great Lakes, and  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Paul Mitchell, R-Michigan, issued the following news release after voting no on the first package of appropriations bills for fiscal 2021 or State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act (H.R. 7608): "While this bill includes funding for several priorities I strongly support such as rural broadband development, the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Asian Carp research  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Reps. Debbie Dingell (MI-12), Brenda Lawrence (MI-14), Andy Levin (MI-09), Haley Stevens (MI-11), and Rashida Tlaib (MI-13) urged Attorney General William Barr and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to intervene in the case of Grace, a 15-year-old Michigan student who was sentenced to juvenile detention for her lack of participation in online learning. "We wri  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Elissa Slotkin (MI-08) announced that the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) helped 8th district businesses retain over 112,300 jobs, according to estimates based on data published by the Small Business Administration (SBA). Over 9,200 8th district businesses benefited from the program, with a total of over 800 million dollars going to businesses in the district since the program was en  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, issued the following statement after voting against an amendment introduced by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, to prohibit military recruitment on certain internet gaming platforms: "This evening, I voted against an amendment, introduced by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, that would ban the military from advertising on some social media and gaming platforms. According to the Congresswoman, this amendment was intended to prevent '  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (MI-08) highlighted funding for key Michigan priorities in a major appropriations bill that cleared the House, including support for an important Michigan State University-led research project on Michigan's Black community, help for Michiganders dealing with IRS issues, a thorough study of potential environmental harm from a new pipeline under the Mackinac Straits and money to addr  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (MI-08) secured funding that could be used to revive a report on systemic racism affecting Black Michigan residents, following conversations with Black leaders in the 8th district in the wake of the murder of George Floyd. The measure, included in the appropriations package that passed the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday, provided robust funding that MSU could access to pro  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: After leading 81 members of Congress on both sides of the aisle to ask House appropriators for increased funding to fight PFAS "forever chemicals" contamination, U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (MI-08) lauded the historic funding to fight PFAS included in the FY21 Defense Appropriations bill. Nearly all of the members' requests were included in the defense appropriations bill that will be voted on on the House f  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, issued the following statement in response to President Trump's suggestion that the elections be delayed: "Waking up to the President's tweet, suggesting a delay in elections and, more importantly, laying out the path to discredit the results of the election, gives life to the theory many have been talking about for over a year now: that the President may attempt to disrupt our free and fair elections, or a transition in power. It sent a s  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: This week, Congresswoman Haley Stevens (MI-11), along with Congressman Troy Balderson (R-OH-12) and U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-DE), and Marco Rubio (R-FL), introduced the Resilient Manufacturing Task Force Act. This bipartisan, bicameral legislation will toughen our domestic supply chains and help our economy better withstand future disease outbreaks, cyberattacks, natural disasters, and other emergencie  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Haley Stevens (MI-11) voted to pass H.R. 7617, a package of fiscal year 2021 appropriations bills. H.R. 7617 makes smart investments in our national security, clean energy economy, small businesses, and infrastructure among other key priorities. "This appropriations package makes important investments that will help families and communities in Michigan's 11th District as we address the COVID-  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Kamala Harris (D-CA) partnered with Representatives Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Debbie Dingell (D-MI) to introduce legislation, along with five of their Senate colleagues, that would protect Americans' access to the water and power necessary for households to safely maintain social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although many utility co  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Fred Upton, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) commended the U.S. House of Representatives for its unanimous passage of H.R. 7575, the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2020, vital legislation that will support southwest Michigan's water infrastructure. As part of the bill, Upton was able to successfully include three key priorities: 1) Authorization of the construction of the Brandon Road Lock and Dam system;   more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Fred Upton, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Reps. Fred Upton (R-MI) and Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) introduced bipartisan legislation to expedite forgiveness for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans of $150,000 or less. The Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act would streamline for process for certifying compliance with PPP requirements and expedite the loan forgiveness process for small businesses. "The Paycheck Protection Program ha  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Fred Upton, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) voted for and the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bipartisan Great American Outdoors Act - which Upton cosponsored - and it now heads to the President's desk for his signature. This landmark conservation bill would help ensure public lands are preserved and protected by providing full, permanent funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) at a level of  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 24: Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-07) yesterday introduced H.R. 7765, the Certainty for Older Living Americans (COLA) Act, to strengthen benefits and provide certainty to seniors living on Social Security. The legislation provides a much-needed update to our nation's Social Security benefits by including a minimum cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) threshold so recipients can plan more securely for the fu  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: With Congressman Tim Walberg's support, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed H.R. 7575, the Water Resources Development Act of 2020, a bipartisan bill that provides improvements for Michigan's ports, locks, ecosystem restoration, and other waterway infrastructure projects. H.R. 7575 also includes provisions to combat harmful algal blooms, support the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, and autho  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Andy Levin, D-Michigan, issued the following joint statement on July 28 with Reps. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, Tomaz Malinowski, D-New Jersey and Assistant Speaker Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, urging Senate Republicans to include funds for local governments in their coronavirus relief package: In April, the group of lawmakers introduced the Coronavirus Community Relief Act, legislation to ensure smaller cities and counties originally left out of the CARES Act are prov  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Andy Levin, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congressman Andy Levin (MI-09), Vice Chair of the House Education and Labor Committee and fellow committee member Congresswoman Haley Stevens (MI-11) led all seven Democratic members of the Michigan delegation, Reps. Dan Kildee (MI-05), Debbie Dingell (MI-12), Brenda Lawrence (MI-14), Elissa Slotkin (MI-08) and Rashida Tlaib (MI-13) in a comment letter to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos opposing her interpret  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Assistant Speaker Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following joint statement with Reps. Joe Neguse, D-Colorado, Andy Levin, D-Michigan and Tom Malinowski, D-New Jersey, urging Senate Republicans to include funds for local governments in their coronavirus relief package: In April, the group of lawmakers introduced the Coronavirus Community Relief Act, legislation to ensure smaller cities and counties originally left out of the CARES Act are provided adequate relief   more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, chairwoman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, issued the following joint statement with Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, D-Virginia, chairman on the Subcommittee on Government Operations, and Sen. Tom Carper, Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, after the Treasury Department and U.S. Postal Service announced an agreement on a $10 b  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following joint statement with Reps. Andy Levin, D-Michigan, Tomaz Malinowski, D-New Jersey and Assistant Speaker Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, urging Senate Republicans to include funds for local governments in their coronavirus relief package: In April, the group of lawmakers introduced the Coronavirus Community Relief Act, legislation to ensure smaller cities and counties originally left out of the CARES Act are provided adequa  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Haley Stevens (MI-11) and Congressman Andy Levin (MI-09), led all seven Democratic members of the Michigan delegation, Reps. Dan Kildee (MI-05), Debbie Dingell (MI-12), Brenda Lawrence (MI-14), Elissa Slotkin (MI-08) and Rashida Tlaib (MI-13) in a comment letter to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos opposing her interpretation of the equitable services provision of the bipartisan, bicameral Coron  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 30: Yesterday, Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib (MI-13) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), along with Michigan Reps. Andy Levin (MI-09), Debbie Dingell (MI-12), Brenda Lawrence (MI-14), and Haley Stevens (MI-11), urged Attorney General William Barr and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to intervene in the case of Grace, a 15-year-old Michigan student who was sentenced to juvenile detention for her   more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) announced his support for the bipartisan Reviving the Economy Sustainably Towards a Recovery in Twenty-twenty (RESTART) Act to support the small and mid-sized businesses most affected by the Coronavirus crisis. Answering the calls of the hardest-hit restaurants, gyms, hotels, retailers, and other businesses, the RESTART Act would provide Michigan businesses with a critical lifel  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Cory Gardner (R-CO) to strengthen the nation's ability to predict severe space weather events and mitigate their harmful impacts on Earth. A severe space weather event, such as a solar flare or coronal mass ejection, has the potential to seriously disrupt the electric power grid, communications networks including cell  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 27: U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, is calling on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help support schools in Michigan and across the country as they prepare to reopen safely. Under President Trump's March 13th emergency declaration, FEMA has the authority to provide assistance to protect public health and safety,  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 27: U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, is calling on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help support schools in Michigan and across the country as they prepare to reopen safely. Under President Trump's March 13th emergenc  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) introduced bipartisan legislation that strengthens reentry programs that provide workforce training, pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship. The Reentry Employment Opportunities Act, which Peters introduced with U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), would codify into law the U.S. Department of Labor's Reentry Employment Opportunities (REO) Program, which supports national, regional and  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 30: U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) announced a bipartisan effort to support veteran workforce development during the COVID-19 pandemic. Peters and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) introduced bipartisan legislation to extend GI Bill benefits for veterans whose registered apprenticeships were cut short or ended due to COVID-19. Currently, veterans must meet a minimum number of apprenticeship hours t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules Committee, Tom Carper (D-DE) and Charles Schumer (D-NY) are demanding answers from U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy after he refused to answer whether reported changes restricting mail delivery came at his direction. The Senators' letter foll  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Andy Levin, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Representative Andy Levin (D-Mich.), Vice Chair of the House Committee on Education and Labor, sent a letter to Robert R. Redfield, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education, requesting all correspondence between their ag  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Gary Peters, Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Tom Carper (D-DE), and U.S. Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Gerald E. Connolly, Chairman on the Subcommittee on Government Operations, issued the fol  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules Committee, Tom Carper (D-DE) and Charles Schumer (D-NY) are demanding answers from U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy after he refused to answer wheth  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI) and Debbie Stabenow (MI) announced that the Department of Transportation (DOT) will be awarding $7,496,524 to Oakland County International Airport and $921,000 to Willow Run Airport. Peters and Stabenow helped secure this funding as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. These Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grants will go towards runway im  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters announced $295,415 for fire departments in Fenton and Mt. Pleasant to purchase new equipment and improve services. These grants include $11,428 for the City of Fenton and $283,987 for the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe. These grants come from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Assistance to Firefighters Grants program. "Our firefighters in Fenton and Mt  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters announced $773,045 for fire departments in 9 communities across Southeast Michigan to purchase new equipment and improve services. These grants include $102,254 for the Chartered Township of Northville, $90,476 for the North Oakland County Fire Authority, $47,619 for the City of Mount Clemens, $56,727 for the City of Allen Park, $46,000 for the Armada Fire Dep  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (MI) and Gary Peters (MI) announced that the Department of Transportation (DOT) will be awarding $7,496,524 to Oakland County International Airport and $921,000 to Willow Run Airport. Stabenow and Peters helped secure this funding as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. These Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grants will go towards runwa  more