WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following statement regarding President-elect Joe Biden's appointment of former Secretary of State John Kerry to serve as the first Special Presidential Envoy for Climate: "Secretary Kerry is exceptionally qualified to serve as our nation's first Special Presidential Envoy for Climate. He has been a leader on addressing the climate crisis for  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 23: U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry, today raised concerns that the General Service Administration's unprecedented delay in starting the transition is harming farmers and families. In a letter, Ranking Member Stabenow urged  more

DEARBORN, Michigan, Nov. 25 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following statement on Nov. 23: Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) issued the following statement after General Motors announced they are withdrawing from litigation regarding preemption of fuel economy standards: "General Motors did the right thing today by removing their name from this misguided lawsuit. It's time for other automakers to do the same. "As I've always said, this issue should never have been li  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: This week, Congresswoman Haley Stevens (MI-11) joined a bipartisan group of 233 Members of Congress to urge the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) to implement new policies so that they may resume processing military personnel, health, and medical records requests and address the growing backlog of requests due to the closure of the facility amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter led by Reps. Van  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after General Services Administration Administrator Emily Murphy informed President-elect Joe Biden that the agency is making transition resources available: "While I am glad that the President-Elect now has access to critical transition resources, this delay has created unnecessary risks to our national security and pa  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after President-elect Joe Biden announced he will nominate Alejandro Mayorkas to serve as Secretary of Homeland Security: "Our nation faces persistent threats, both longstanding and new, including foreign and domestic terrorism, natural disasters, cyber-attacks, and now a pandemic. "The Department of Homeland Security  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Nov. 24 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following statement on Nov. 23: U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) today released the following statement on General Motors (GM) withdrawing from a lawsuit spearheaded by the Trump Administration regarding fuel economy and greenhouse gas emission standards: "It is critical that the American auto industry wins the global race to own the 21st century car market. "Today's announcement from General Motors is a welcome step towards  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following statement: U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following statement after General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator Emily Murphy informed President-elect Biden that the agency is making transition resources available: "While I am glad that the President-Elect now has access to critical transition resources, this delay has creat  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following statement: U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following statement after President-Elect Biden announced he will nominate Alejandro Mayorkas to serve as Secretary of Homeland Security: "Our nation faces persistent threats, both longstanding and new, including foreign and domestic terrorism, natural disasters, cyber-attacks, and now a pand  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, helped introduce the Protect Our Heroes Act of 2020, a bill that will increase the domestic production of critical personal protective equipment (PPE) like N-95 masks and improve the transparency of the supply and distribution of medical supplies needed to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. "Providing perso  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, helped introduce the Protect Our Heroes Act of 2020, a bill that will increase the domestic production of critical personal protective equipment (PPE) like N-95 masks and improve the transparency of the suppl  more

FLINT, Michigan, Nov. 24 -- 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 the Michigan State Board of Canvassers certified the 2020 election results: "Thankfully the State Board of Canvassers did their job to certify our state's election results and honor the will of the people. Despite President Trump's efforts to undermine our election, the vote totals are   more