WASHINGTON, July 6 -- Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 5, 2023: Last week, President Biden signed into law S. 467, the CADETS Act, the House companion bill of which was introduced by Representative Jack Bergman (MI-01), who represents the Great Lakes Maritime Academy in Traverse City, Michigan. The CADETS Act was introduced earlier this year by a bipartisan group of Senators led by Senator Peters of Michigan, and companion legislation was led by Rep. Ber  more

WASHINGTON, July 6 -- Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Michigan, issued the following statement on July 5, 2023: * * * Today, Representative Jack Bergman (MI-01) and Representative Lou Correa (CA-46), co-chairs of the Psychedelics Advancing Therapies (PATH) Caucus, released the following statement: "We applaud the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for their considerable work in releasing the non-binding guidance for comment regarding the clinical study and development of psychedelic therapies for those   more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following statement on July 6, 2023: * * * Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released the following statement in response to a new study that detected at least one per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) in 45% of U.S. drinking water samples taken from public and private drinking water systems. "PFAS are a threat to the health and wellbeing of people across the country, especially in heartland communities like the ones I r  more

WASHINGTON, July 6 -- Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Michigan, chairwoman of the House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services, issued the following news release on July 5, 2023: Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) today is calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to make officials who have information relevant to the 2022 infant formula shortage available for transcribed interviews. "The more the Over  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 7, 2023, and a letter: Yesterday, the Chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-04), and the Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, Congressman Steve Womack (AR-03), sent a letter to Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler and Chief Economist and Director o  more

FLINT, Michigan, July 4 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 3, 2023: Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-08) today announced new federal funding for Mott Community College's Flint/Genesee Pathway Home Program, which aims to reduce crime and improve public safety in mid-Michigan. The $2,999,892 grant, awarded through the U.S. Department of Labor's Pathway Home 4 program, will be used to provide help formerly incarcerated individuals find jobs and transition back   more

FLINT, Michigan, July 8 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 7, 2023: Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-08) today announced new federal grants to fund three Head Start education programs in Genesee and Saginaw counties. The federal grants, totaling $31,895,224, were awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to improve early childhood education in mid-Michigan. This funding will support high-quality learning, as well as nutritious meals, health  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: The State Department has released a new travel warning for Americans considering travel to China. The warning advises Americans that they could be subject to wrongful detention in China and might also be the subject of exit bans that prohibit them from trying to leave the Chinese Communist Party-controlled country. The State Department says "there may be no available legal process to contest an exit ban in  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- The Senate Finance Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Assessing 25 Years of the Child Tax Credit (1997-2022)" at 10 a.m. on July 13, 2023, at 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Member Statements * Michael F. Bennet (D - CO) * John Thune (R - SD) Witnesses * Katherine Michelmore, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI * Indivar Dutta-Gupt  more

WASHINGTON, July 6 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following information for a business meeting at 10:30 a.m. on July 13, 2023: Nominees * The Honorable Richard Mills, Jr., of Georgia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Federal Republic of Nigeria * The Honorable Nisha Desai Biswal, of Virginia, to be Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Unit  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- 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 (D-MI), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released a new report detailing the results of his investigation examining intelligence failures by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Office of Intelligence and Analysis  more

FLINT, Michigan, July 4 (TNStalk) -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Michigan, issued the following statement on July 3, 2023: * * * Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-08) issued the following statement after his legislation to cap the cost of insulin for Medicare Part B beneficiaries at $35 per month today went into effect: "No senior should have to pay hundreds of dollars for medicine that costs big pharmaceutical companies just a few dollars to make. That's why I am proud to announce this new cap, which ens  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 6, 2023: Today, Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-05) and Andrew Clyde (GA-09) led 18 colleagues in introducing the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act of 2023. This critical legislation would prohibit the Biden administration from implementing aggressive emission standards for light and medium-duty vehicles that limit consumer choice. The CARS Act also prevents future EPA vehicles emissions regulat  more