WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following opening statement on June 21, 2023: * * * Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs delivered the following opening statement at today's nomination The Honorable Philip Nathan Jefferson, of North Carolina, to be Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; The Honorable Lisa DeNell Cook, of Michigan, to be a Member of the Bo  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on June 23, 2023: This week, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) applauded news that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has selected the first recipients of the Increasing Land, Capital and Market Access Program -- a new program aimed at supporting young, beginning and underserved farmers. As a part of the USDA's announcement, the 2020 Farmers Cooperative received funding to support historically   more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Neal Dunn, R-Florida, issued the following news release on June 23, 2023: Congressman Neal Dunn, M.D. (Florida-02) and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (Michigan-06) recently introduced the Ensuring Sufficient Supply of Testing Act (H.R. 3840), which will help to equip the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) with the necessary tools to combat a future pandemic. This bill will ensure that our nation's clinical laboratories are able to contract directly with the SNS. Labs a  more

BUFFALO, New York, June 20 -- Rep. Brian Higgins, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) announced that the Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor Commission has been awarded $100,000 in federal funding through the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). "This funding will support the ongoing effort to share the stories of the people, places, and happenings that make Michigan Street an important part of the history of Buffalo and t  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congressman Shri Thanedar, a strong proponent for higher education, is pleased to introduce the Putting Highest Degrees (PhDs) First Act. The bill seeks to increase America's global competitiveness and to grow the economy by filling a critical gap in the United States employment sector. The bill provides a streamlined pathway for permanent residency for individuals who earn a Ph.D. degree from an accredit  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 23 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today announced that the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor will receive $9,667,033 in federal grant funding from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct research in areas including pharmacology, physiology, biological chemistry, allergy, immunology, transplantation, oral diseases and disorders, diabetes, endocrinology, m  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) reintroduced the Defective Firearms Protection Act, a bill that would allow the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to address safety defects in firearms similarly to any other consumer product by issuing safety warnings and recalls if necessary. Currently, firearms are excluded from the definition of a consumer product, which prohibits the CPSC from addressing s  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on June 23, 2023: Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Jen Kiggans (R-VA) along with Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W. Va.) today re-launched the bipartisan, bicameral Assisting Caregivers Today (ACT) Caucus. The caucus will provide education about the challenges family caregivers face and advocate for policies that support them. "More than half of Americans over 50 years   more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on June 20, 2023: Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06), along with Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Peter Welch (D-VT) today introduced the End Price Gouging for Medications Act. The high cost of drugs forces many Americans to face an impossible choice between managing their health or putting food on the table. This bicameral bill would ensure that Americans would not be paying more for prescription drugs   more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Jack Bergman (R-MI), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations, delivered the following opening statement at the full committee markup for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024. Rep. Bergman's remarks as prepared for delivery: Thank You Mr. Chairman,  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, issued the following news release: The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, led by Chairman Bill Huizenga (MI-04), is holding a hearing entitled "Oversight of the SEC." Watch Chairman Huizenga's opening remarks here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7zGwhp8ylk). Read Chairman Huizenga's opening remarks as prepared for d  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: Yesterday, the United States House of Representatives passed H.R. 3672, a bipartisan bill introduced by Rep. Bergman (MI-01), which designates the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Indian River, Michigan, as the "Pfc. Justin T. Paton Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic." The namesake of the new clinic honors the Indian River native who valiantly served in the United States Army wit  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: Today, the House passed H.R. 3799, CHOICE Arrangement Act, to expand health care options for working Americans and small businesses. Included in H.R. 3799 was Congressman Tim Walberg's (MI-05) Association Health Plans Act, which will expand health care options and lower costs for small businesses through association health plans (AHPs), which would allow greater bargaining power and bulk rat  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Michigan, issued the following statement on June 23, 2023: * * * Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga released the following statement after voting in favor of the Middle-Class Borrower Protection Act. This legislation blocks the flawed mortgage decision recently announced by the Biden Administration to raise the cost of homeownership for individuals with good credit scores. "The Biden Administration's rule to force higher fees on creditworthy individu  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Chairman of the House Financial Services Oversight and Investigation Subcommittee and Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY), Chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy announced the introduction of the Mandatory Materiality Requirement Act. The Mandatory Materiality Requirement Act amends both the Sec  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-08), co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional PFAS Task Force, today introduced legislation to ensure that veterans and families exposed to toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at military installations get health care and benefits through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The Veterans Exposed to Toxic PFAS Act (VET PFAS Act) would requir  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Michigan, issued the following statement on June 22, 2023: * * * Today, Congresswoman Lisa McClain (R-MI) issued a statement following the House Armed Services Committee markup of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). In the markup process, Congresswoman McClain submitted various amendments and changes to report language that were included in the NDAA that passed through committee, securing crucial wins for Michigan's 9th District, our milit  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on June 22, 2023: Today, Congressman John Moolenaar offered an amendment during the House Appropriations Committee's consideration of the 2024 budget for the Department of Energy (DOE). Moolenaar's amendment prohibits DOE from using any of its funding to implement or enforce the regulations it proposed on March 3, 2023 to require washing machines to use less water at lower temperatures, possibly creating l  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on June 22, 2023: Today, Congressman John Moolenaar, a member of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, proposed an amendment to the Department of Energy's (DOE) budget for 2024. The amendment was offered during the House Appropriations Committee's consideration of a bill to fund DOE in 2024. Moolenaar's amendment prohibits the DOE from awarding any research funding or contracts to comp  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and U.S. Representatives Elissa Slotkin (D-MI-07) and Lisa McClain (R-MI-09) reintroduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to hold universities receiving federal funding accountable for sexual abuse cases. The Accountability of Leaders in Education to Report Title IX Investigations (ALERT) Act - which the members reintroduced with U.S. Senator John  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) helped the Senate Appropriations Committee pass the Fiscal Year 2024 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, bipartisan legislation to fund critical federal programs, Michigan priorities and high-impact local projects. The bill now advances to the full Senate. Meanwhile, the House of Representatives is considering t  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee,introduced bipartisan legislation todirectthe Department of Defense (DOD) toidentify ways toreduceour nation'srelianceon China, Russia, and other adversarial nations for critical minerals. China controls a significant portion of the world's critical mineral mining and processing, making the U.S. reliant on Chi  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) introduced bipartisan legislation to build on his Fairness for Veterans law - which helps veterans who may have been erroneously given a less than honorable discharge from the military due to negative behavior resulting from mental traumas. Veterans looking to upgrade their service discharge status can petition to a Discharge Review Board operated by each military service. In 2  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and member of the Armed Services and Appropriations Committees, recently returned from a bipartisan congressional delegation to the Paris Air Show to conduct defense and intelligence oversight, meet with U.S. officials and foreign government leaders including French President Emmanuel Macron, receive th  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to boost youth financial literacy. The Program to Inspire Growth and Guarantee Youth Budgeting Advice and Necessary Knowledge (PIGGY BANK) Act, which he introduced with Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), would provide high school students with resources to help them become self-sufficient in their personal finances by creating a youth financial m  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) helped the Senate Appropriations Committee pass the Fiscal Year 2024 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. This bipartisan legislation would fund Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) programs, veterans' medical care and benefits along with investments to modernize critical military infrastructure and high-impact local projects vital to   more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. John James, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on June 22, 2023: Today, Representative John James (MI-10) joined his West Point classmate and Democrat colleague Pat Ryan (D-NY) on Fox News to discuss legislation they recently introduced, the Veterans' Entry to Apprenticeship Act. "We need more than just a profession but purpose, and smoothing that transition from combat and service out into the civilian world is absolutely essential. "That should not be   more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. John James, R-Michigan, issued the following statement on June 21, 2023: * * * Today, Representative John James (MI-10) released the following statement after voting to censure Adam Schiff and hold him accountable for his abuses of power during his tenure as Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: "Today, I voted to pursue a censure of Rep. Adam Schiff. Michigan's 10th Congressional District elected me to support good governance and restor  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following statement on June 21, 2023: * * * Chairwoman Stabenow released the following statement on the Biden Administration's biofuels announcement: "Today's announcement will provide stability and growth for the Renewable Fuel Standard into the future. "This rule provides market certainty for an industry that will be vital to our efforts to confront   more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs delivered the following opening statement at today's nomination The Honorable Philip Nathan Jefferson, of North Carolina, to be Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; The Honorable Lisa   more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, introduced bipartisan legislation to direct the Department of Defense (DOD) to identify ways to reduce our nation's reliance on China, Russia, and other adversarial nations for critical minerals. China controls a significant portion   more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Tom Carper (D-DE), and James Lankford (R-OK) introduced bipartisan legislation to extend the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program, which is set to expire on July 27th. The program  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: Stakeholders and organizations are applauding bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) and John Hoeven (R-ND) that would significantly enhance our nation's ability to counter the security threats posed by unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), commonly known as drones  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. SenatorsGary Peters (D-MI),Chairman of the Homeland and Governmental Affairs Committee,and Susan Collins (R-ME) to provide the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) with timely access to information they need to complete estimates on the budgetary impacts of legislation has passed the Senate. CBO estimatesare required to advancealmost alllegislation through Congress, howev  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Susan Collins (R-ME) to provide the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) with timely access to information they need to complete estimates on the budgetary impacts of legislation has passed the Senate. C  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on June 22, 2023: U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), today introduced a bipartisan bill to keep seniors healthy by providing them with healthy meals. 62% of seniors live with one or more chronic conditions and a poor diet can hurt folks living with chronic health conditions. Research demonstrates that meals tailored to thei  more

FLINT, Michigan, June 21 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Michigan, issued the following statement on June 20, 2023: * * * Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-08), member of the Ways and Means Committee's Subcommittee on Trade, issued the following statement after the Biden administration announced a Rapid Response Labor Mechanism petition against Grupo Mexico at the San Martin mine in Zacatecas, Mexico: "We must use every tool available in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement to ensure workers have basic workpla  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), member of the House Financial Services Committee (FSC), introduced the Fostering Accountability in Remuneration Fund Act, or FAIR Fund Act, as part of a legislative package from Democratic FSC members responding to the recent failures of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, and First Republic Bank, which were the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th largest individual ban  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, issued the following joint statement on June 22, 2023: * * * Today, Representatives Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), Cori Bush (MO-01), Ilhan Omar (MN-05), and Jamaal Bowman (NY-16) released a joint statement on boycotting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's joint address to Congress: "When it comes to standing up for human rights, actions speak louder than words. By bestowing Prime Minister Modi with the rare honor of a joint address, Congress undermin  more