WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Gary C. Peters D, Michigan, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following opening statement as part of a video conference hearing entitled "Understanding and Responding to the SolarWinds Supply Chain Attack: The Federal Perspective" on March 18, 2021: * * * I want to thank our witnesses for joining us today and for their service to the American people. This hearing will examine the devastating impact of recent cyb  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release on March 16, 2021: U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) announcement of $75 million through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program's Alternative Funding Arrangements. The arrangements,  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following statement on March 15, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, issued the following statement regarding President Joe Biden's intent to nominate Janie Hipp to serve as General Counsel at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). "Janie Hipp has a strong track re  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism issued the following information for a virtual hearing entitled: "State and Local Responses to Domestic Terrorism: The Attack on the U.S. Capitol and Beyond" at 9:30 a.m. on March 24, 2021: Witnesses * Hon. Dana Nessel, Attorney General, State of Michigan * Hon. Aaron Ford, Attorney General, State of Nevada * Hon. John Chisholm, District Attorney, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on March 18, 2021: Rep. Bergman announced legislation he supported and actions he has taken recently to address the crisis at our Nation's southern border and issued the following statement: "Without a doubt, President Biden has invited the ongoing crisis at the southern border. While our current immigration system is already broken and requires reform, this Administration - in both word and action - has a  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: Rep. Bergman joined his House colleagues in passing H.R. 1799 - the PPP Extension Act of 2021. If signed into law, this legislation would extend the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) application deadline from March 31st until May 31st and gives the Small Business Administration until June 30th to process applications. Rep. Bergman has supported several rounds of the PPP, which now stands at a total progra  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on March 16, 2021: Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), and Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today released a discussion draft of the HCBS Access Act for stakeholder feedback. The proposal seeks to mandate HCBS in Medicaid to provide critical services, creating national, minimum requirements for home and community-based services, and make it possible to   more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on March 17, 2021: Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05), Chief Deputy Whip of the House Democratic Caucus, today applauded the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bipartisan bill seeks to end instances of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking by improving law enforcement responses to violence and funding local programs to su  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on March 18, 2021: Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05), Chief Deputy Whip of the House Democratic Caucus, today applauded the passage of two bills, supported by Republicans and Democrats, to reform our immigration system. "Congressional action to reform our broken immigration system is long overdue," Congressman Kildee said. "While these two bills will solve every problem, they provide solutions, supported by   more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Brenda Lawrence, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Brenda L. Lawrence (MI-14) voted in favor of H.R. 1620--Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021. Like previous reauthorizations, H.R. 1620 makes some vital improvements to address gaps in current law, based on extensive consultation with victim service providers, law enforcement, and other experts. The bill also includes two amendments by Rep. Lawrence, including stopping   more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Brenda Lawrence, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on March 19, 2021: U.S. Representative Brenda L. Lawrence (MI-14) voted to pass H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act, and H.R. 1603, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, two landmark pieces of legislation to modernize and reform our immigration system and secure permanent protections and a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who have been, and will continue to be, key to the economi  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Brenda Lawrence, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Brenda L. Lawrence (MI-14), Co-Chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus, voted to pass H.J.Res. 17, a joint bipartisan resolution to remove an arbitrary time limit previously set by Congress for the States to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). The ERA states: "Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex."  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Brenda Lawrence, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Brenda L. Lawrence (MI-14), Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth, and Senators Roy Blunt (R-MO), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), John Boozman (R-AR), and Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to improve access to mental health services for children in the foster care system. Their Timely Mental Health for Foster Youth Act would require states to provid  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Andy Levin, D-Michigan, issued the following statement on March 17, 2021: * * * The U.S. House of Representatives will consider the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which will secure more funding for services that help survivors heal and make sure they can get justice. The House just voted to include an amendment offered by Congressman Andy Levin (MI-09) in the final package and he released the following statement: "I'm feeling especially emotional about this vo  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Andy Levin, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on March 19, 2021: Today the House of Representatives voted to pass a bipartisan resolution introduced by Congressman Andy Levin (D-MI) and Congressman Steve Chabot (R-OH), condemning the February 1 coup by the Burmese military (Tatmadaw) and calling for the Tatmadaw to release all political prisoners. "I am thrilled that the House has passed this resolution and taken a stand with the people of Burma against  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Andy Levin, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congressman Andy Levin (D-MI), along with Congressman Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH), Congressman Steven Horsford (D-NV), Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), Congressman John Katko (R-NY), Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (R-IA) and Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Rob Portman (R-OH) introduced the Jumpstart Our Businesses By Suppor  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Andy Levin, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on March 18, 2021: United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Congressman Andrew Levin (D-Mich.), along with Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), today unveiled the BUILD GREEN Infrastructure and Jobs Act. Modeled after the Department of Transportation's successful BUILD grant program, BUILD GREEN would invest $500 billion over ten years in state,   more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Michigan, issued the following floor statement: * * * Congresswoman Lisa McClain (R-MI) spoke on the House floor about the crisis at our southwest border. For video of the remarks, go here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKadnhKKLhw Below is her speech as delivered: Madam Speaker, I rise today because I am absolutely furious. Every single day 5000 new illegal aliens cross our southern border. Every single day more men, more women and children a  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Michigan, issued the following op-ed to the Macomb Daily on March 16, 2021: * * * Oppressive restrictions destroying Michigan's economy Congresswoman Lisa McClain (R-MI) penned an op-ed in the Macomb Daily on the one-year anniversary of the COVID lockdowns beginning in Michigan. Rep. McClain is urging Governor Gretchen Whitmer to lift restrictions on Michigan's businesses so the state's economy can recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Click here (h  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Lisa McClain (R-MI) urged the Biden Administration to deal with the crisis at the southwest border without sending the problem up to northern states, like Michigan. "Recent reports that the Biden Administration is planning to fly illegal aliens, who recently crossed the southwest border, to northern border states are deeply troubling," said Rep. McClain. "We already know these illegal alien  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Lisa McClain (R-MI) voted against H.R. 1603, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act. "I'm committed to working with my colleagues in the House and Senate to ensure our farmers have the access to the labor they so desperately need. But, this bill is not the way to do it. We should not be rewarding those who are breaking our country's laws with a pathway to citizenship," said Rep. McClain. Whil  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 (TNSRep) -- Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, ranking Republican member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following joint statement on March 15, 2021, with Reps. Fred Upton, R-Michigan, and David McKinley, R-West Virginia: * * * Republican Leader of the House Energy and Commerce Committee Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Republican Leader of the Energy Subcommittee Fred Upton (R-MI), and Republican Leader of the Environment and Climate Change Su  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Peter Meijer, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on March 18, 2021: U.S. Representative Peter Meijer (R-MI) today released the following statement upon House passage of H.R. 1603, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act: "Workforce shortages present some of the greatest challenges for West Michigan's agricultural industries," said Rep. Meijer. "The existing workforce programs should reflect the needs of producers and suppliers. This legislation makes signif  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Peter Meijer, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on March 19, 2021: U.S. Representative Peter Meijer (R-MI) this week joined his colleagues in introducing the Fostering Postsecondary Success for Foster and Homeless Youth Act, to recognize and support postsecondary institutions with tailored assistance for youth experiencing foster care and homelessness. The bill would support institutions of higher education in West Michigan. "Foster and homeless youth o  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Peter Meijer, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on March 18, 2021: U.S. Representative Peter Meijer (R-MI) today joined Reps. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Jared Golden (D-ME), and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) in introducing bipartisan legislation that would repeal the outdated Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMFs). The bill would end the 1957, 1991, and 2002 AUMFs, formally ceasing congressional authorization for the Gulf and Iraq Wars, as well as an o  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congressman John Moolenaar voted for legislation that would extend the availability of the Paycheck Protection Program funding for small businesses through June 30, 2021. This funding was already approved by Congress last year, and it remains available for small businesses. The legislation passed the House tonight in an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote. "Small businesses have been hurt by the pandemic and  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congressman John Moolenaar is a cosponsor of House Resolution 153, which recognizes and condemns the increase in hate crimes and violence against Asian-American and Pacific Islanders in the United States throughout the last year. The resolution was introduced last month by Congresswoman Michelle Steel (R-CA), the first Korean-American woman elected to Congress. Congressman Moolenaar cosponsored the resol  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: Tonight, Congressman John Moolenaar voted for the VOCA Fix Act. This legislation would ensure that grant programs established in the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) continue to receive funding. VOCA grants provide financial support for programs that assist victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, and other crimes. "The VOCA Fix Act will provide victim advocacy and law enforcement organizat  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) along with Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) on Wednesday introduced the Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act to take on corporate greed by raising taxes on companies that pay their top executives at least 50 times more than the pay of a median worker. Americans across the political spe  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Fred Upton, R-Michigan, issued the following statement on March 19, 2021: * * * U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) issued the following statement today after he voted for and the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation to extend a moratorium on Medicare payment cuts - that would otherwise expire at the end of March - to healthcare professionals as a result of ongoing economic hardship presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. It passed by a bipartisan vote of 2  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Fred Upton, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on March 17, 2021: U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, today joined Rep. Maria Salazar (R-FL) and other Congressional Republicans to offer new solutions to reform our broken immigration system and address the crisis at our southern border. The effort aims to lead and convene a coalition to fix the issue of illegal immigration once and for all. At a press conference at the U.S. Capitol, Upton, Salazar, and ot  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05), Chief Deputy Whip of the House Democratic Caucus, and Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02), Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth, have introduced new legislation, the Fostering Postsecondary Success for Foster and Homeless Youth. Earning some form of higher education is increasingly necessary to secure a well-paying job. Unfortunately, foster and homeless youth fa  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) cosponsored bipartisan legislation to expand free COVID-19 vaccine access to veterans and their families. The SAVE LIVES Act would specifically permit the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to allocate free vaccination services to all veterans, veteran spouses, caregivers, and Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA) recipients. This   more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 18, 2021: U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, today pressed senior cybersecurity officials on vulnerabilities in federal information technology systems and supply chains, including last year's SolarWinds hack resulting in breaches of multiple government agen  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 17, 2021: U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, warned the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that following through on a proposed change to increase the population threshold for metropolitan areas from 50,000 to 100,000 would cost nearly 150 co  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release on March 18, 2021: U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and U.S. Representatives Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) and Mike Simpson (R-Idaho), introduced the Repairing Existing Public Land by Adding Necessary Trees Act, known as the R  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release on March 15, 2021: U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and John Boozman (R-Ark.), Ranking Member, today announced the new Subcommittee assignments for the 117th Congress. The Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management, and Trade oversees matters   more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on March 16, 2021: Senator Debbie Stabenow's new bipartisan bill was center stage today at the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance hearing that discussed American manufacturing and how to strengthen American supply chains. Her bipartisan bill, introduced with Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Senator Steve Daines (R-MT), would incentivize manufacturers to build or retool existing plants to make advanced energy  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 17, 2021: The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee unanimously approved bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rob Portman (R-OH) to help make information about how the federal government is spending taxpayer dollars more accessible to the public. Congressional budge  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 17, 2021: Legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) to help protect the health and safety of firefighters, emergency responders and the communities they serve has advanced in the Senate. The legislation was unanimously approved by the Senate   more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and John Boozman, (R-Ark.), Ranking Member, today announced that the Committee will hold a hearing titled, "Child Nutrition Reauthorization: Healthy Meals and Healthy Futures." Date: Thursday, March 25, 2021 Ti  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following joint statement on March 16, 2021, with Sens. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, and Michael Bennet, D-Colorado: * * * Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and Michael Bennet, D-Colo., today released the following statement on their effort to draft legislation to incentivize domestic manufacturing: "Investments in manufacturing an  more

DETROIT, Michigan, March 12 -- Rep. Brenda Lawrence, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Brenda Lawrence, Governor Gretchen Whitmer, and President Joe Biden announced that an eight-week mass vaccination site with the capacity to administer 6,000 doses each day will open on March 24 at Ford Field in Detroit to serve residents in the broader southeast Michigan region. The Biden Administration, in partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), selec  more