WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: H.R. 561, the Protecting Business Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2019, was recently signed into law by President Donald Trump. Rep. Jack Bergman's legislation will improve the Department of Veterans Affairs'(VA) ability to eliminate potential fraud in the Vets First Program, and it was introduced with bipartisan support from Reps. Annie Kuster (D-NH) and Dr. Neal Dunn (R-FL). Rep. Bergman stated, "I'm t  more

MENTOR, Ohio, Nov. 12 -- Rep. David Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: This week, Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) announced that the U.S. Forest Service is awarding nearly $4.5 million in Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) grants to support 27 restoration projects across Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, New York and Wisconsin. In total, six restoration projects in the Buckeye State received $1,020,647. As Co-Chair of the Great Lakes Task Force and the Ranking Member of   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Andy Levin, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Nov. 13: Congressman Andy Levin (D-MI) and Steve Chabot (R-OH), both members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today introduced legislation that would require the State Department to determine if violent actions taken by military and security forces in Burma constitute genocide against the Rohingya people. The Rohingy  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Nov. 10: Today, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-13) and Congressmen Stephen Lynch (MA-08) led a letter, which was cosigned by Reps. Jesus G. "Chuy" Garcia (IL-04), Deb Haaland (NM-01), Barbara Lee (CA-13), and Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), to Acting Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Brian Brooks concerning the bureau's recent unilateral actions in the digital financial activities space, including interpretive  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) released the following statement ahead of oral arguments before the Supreme Court on the future of the health care law: "We've come too far to go back to the days when insurance companies called the shots on health care for millions of Michiganders. "We cannot go back to the days when insurance companies could discriminate against people with pre-existing health condition  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following statement on Nov. 13: * * * U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) - a member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee which oversees the federal agency responsible for pipeline safety - today released the following statement on the State of Michigan revoking Enbridge's easement to operate Line 5 underneath the Straits of Mackinac: "There's no question an oil spill in the Straits of Mackinac would have  more

FLINT, Michigan, Nov. 9 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Michigan, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05), Chief Deputy Whip of the House Democratic Caucus, issued the following statement after Joseph R. Biden Jr. was elected the 46thPresident of the United States: "I would like to congratulate President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on their victory in this election. "I know that both Joe and Kamala will be the strong, decent and empathetic le  more

FLINT, Michigan, Nov. 11 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Michigan, issued the following statement on Nov. 10: * * * Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05), Chief Deputy Whip of the House Democratic Caucus, issued the following statement today as the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments in the Trump administration's lawsuit to eliminate the Affordable Care Act (ACA): "Republicans are continuing their ten-year crusade to take away health care from millions of Americans. "While their legislative efforts ha  more