WEST OLIVE, Michigan, July 15 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 14, 2023: While visiting Crossroads Blueberry Farm in West Olive today, U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) talked about the need to pass his bipartisan SWAT Act, which would help reduce the spread of spotted wing drosophila (SWD). SWD is an invasive insect that continues to hurt growers in Michigan and across the country by laying their eggs in soft-skinned fruit crops such as cherries and bluebe  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Josh Hawley (R-MO), along with U.S. Representatives James Comer (R-KY) and Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and Nancy Mace (R-SC) and Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA), Chairwoman and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Cybers  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- 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, and Josh Hawley (R-MO), along with U.S. Representatives James Comer (R-KY) and Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and Nancy Mace (R-SC) and Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA),  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chair of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee held an executive session to vote on the nominations of 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 Board of Governors of the Federal  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congressman Shri Thanedar, a former small business owner and member of the Small Business Committee, is thrilled to announce the introduction of the One Stop Shop for Small Business Licensing Act. This legislation would mandate the Small Business Administration (SBA) to create a centralized website with federal, state, and local licensing and business permit information for starting a small business. This   more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release and letter on July 13, 2023: Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-06) and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), co-chairs of the Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus, today sent a letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure urging CMS to open a National Coverage Determination to expand its coverage for power wheelchairs to include standing systems, which allow users to tran  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 11, 2023: Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-06) and Haley Stevens (MI-11) today introduced the Vehicle Innovation Act of 2023 to promote investments in research and development of clean vehicle technologies to increase fuel efficiency, reduce our nation's dependence on foreign oil, strengthen our supply chains, and support American auto manufacturers and supplies. Bipartisan companion legislation   more

TEANECK, New Jersey, July 11 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following remarks on July 10, 2023: Today, July 10, 2023, underneath the structurally deficient Route 4 Hackensack River Bridge, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) joined laborers from across New Jersey to announce that his office is creating a new online 'Infrastructure Investment Portal' -- a real-time system to provide information on, and track, competitive Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill federal investment do  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- 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, Susan Collins (R-ME), and Jerry Moran (R-KS) introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure that all federal agencies are purchasing products that are free of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that continue to threaten the h  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- 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 11, 2023: Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) today announced a hearing titled "Why Expanding Medicaid to DACA Recipients Will Exacerbate the Border Crisis." The hearing will examine the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) proposed rul  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Michigan, issued the following statement on July 14, 2023: * * * Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) released the following statement after voting in support of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). "Overall, this defense legislation is a significant step forward in strengthening military readiness," said Congressman Bill Huizenga. "We need to refocus our policy as well as our practices to ensure our men and women serving in the milita  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 14, 2023: Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-08) today announced a key congressional subcommittee advanced a spending bill that includes seven of his Community Project Funding requests that benefit Genesee, Saginaw, Bay and Midland County residents. The House Appropriations Committee's Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development advanced its Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) spending bill. This bil  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) announced the introduction of the AUKUS Submarine Transfer Authorization Act, co-sponsored by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX). AUKUS is the trilateral security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. This legislation would authorize the sale of up to two Virginia Class Submarines to Australia. Additiona  more

DETROIT, Michigan, July 11 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, 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 (I&A) in the lead-up to the horrific attack on the U.S. Capitol on J  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: Today, Congressman John Moolenaar advanced legislation to keep Line 5 open and protect it from the possibility of being closed by the Biden administration. Moolenaar included a provision in the State Department budget for 2024 that blocks the use of federal funding to shut down the flow of energy through Line 5. The provision and the overall budget for the State Department were passed by   more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 14, 2023: Today, Congressman John Moolenaar voted for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2024. This legislation includes the largest pay increase in over 20 years for U.S. service members, boosts oversight of the Department of Defense, helps secure the southern border, and increases U.S. preparation against the threat of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) aggression. "I am proud to suppo  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) helped the Senate Appropriations Committee pass the Fiscal Year 2024 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, bipartisan legislation to fund Michigan priorities, high-impact local projects and federal programs that support manufacturing, the economy and environment, public safety and law enforcement as well as cutting-edge research. Th  more

DETROIT, Michigan, July 15 -- 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 a bipartisan bill that would require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a Northern Border Coordination Center to be collocated with existing DHS components that are currently operating out of Selfridge Air National Guard Base. The Center would help improve coordination ac  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 14, 2023: U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure that all federal agencies are purchasing products that are free of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that continue to threaten the health and safety of people across the nation. Current law prohibits the Department of Defense (DoD) from pro  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) helped the Senate Appropriations Committee pass the Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act. The bipartisan legislation would fund Michigan priorities, high-impact local projects and federal programs that support small businesses, innovation and saving taxpayer dollars. The bill now advances to the full Senate. Meanwhile, th  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on July 14, 2023, and a letter: Yesterday Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas), along with a bipartisan group of colleagues, formally announced the formation of the Bipartisan Fiscal Forum (BFF), a group dedicated to sounding the alarm about our nation's unsustainable debt trajectory and working together to gain control of our fiscal future. Led by Reps. Scott Peters (D-California) and Bill Huizenga (R-Michigan), the steeri  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. John James, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: Today, Representative John James (MI-10) introduced the Building Relationships and Increasing Democratic Governance through Engagement (BRIDGE) to DRC Act to the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill creates a national strategy to secure United States supply chains involving critical minerals sourced from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The DRC's critical minerals are required not   more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. John James, R-Michigan, issued the following remarks on July 14, 2023: * * * This morning, Representative John James (MI-10) joined Fox Business' Maria Bartiromo for a wide-ranging interview that included Joe Biden's decision to deploy 3,000 reserve troops to Europe as the war in Ukraine drags on, as well as rumors that American munitions are running low. Rep. James made the following remarks during the interview: "Simply saying you're going to hold Russia account  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. John James, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 10, 2023: Today, Representative John James (MI-10) introduced the Reignite Hope Act to the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill amends the current IRS tax code to establish a credit for employees of critical industries and makes permanent certain expiring provisions relating to the child tax credit. The bill outlines four categories of qualifying "critical employees," including healthcare professio  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. John James, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 14, 2023: * * * Two James Amendments Included in Final Bill * * * Today, Representative John James (MI-10) voted in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024. The FY24 NDAA includes many provisions to strengthen our defense, counter China, and enhance our defense industrial base. This legislation also includes an historic pay increase for our heroic junior-enlisted   more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: Microsoft has released information on a recent CCP hacking operation against U.S. government agencies and private organizations. Press reports say the CCP hackers infiltrated the email accounts of U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo as well as high-level officials at the State Department for an entire month. The hacking campaign began in May and was discovered around the time Secretary of State Anthony   more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-08) today introduced bipartisan legislation, supported by Republicans and Democrats, calling for additional efforts to end the ongoing conflict in Sudan and support the transition to a democratically elected government. This is the first bipartisan legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives responding to the conflict since it began in April. "Th  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: Today, Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) with Reps. Deborah Ross (D-NC), Nikema Williams (D-GA), and Alma Adams introduced a suite of bills: the Clean Slate Through Consolidation Act, Clean Slate Through Repayment Act, and Student Loan Rehabilitation and Credit Score Improvement Act to remove default records from the credit history of federal student loan borrowers who have acted to rectify their   more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following statement on July 13, 2023: * * * Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) released the following statement on the Biden Administration's announcement to improve the measurement, monitoring, reporting, and verification of greenhouse gas emissions and carbon sequestration through climate-smart agriculture and forestry practices. "Climate-smart agricu  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following statement on July 11, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today released the following statement on the confirmation of Xochitl Torres Small to be Deputy Secretary of Agriculture. Stabenow's statement, as prepared for delivery, follows: I am please  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chair of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee held an executive session to vote on the nominations of 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 Me  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- 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, and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced a bipartisan bill that would require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a Northern Border Coordination Center to be collocated with existing DHS components that are currently  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following information for an executive business meeting at 10 a.m. on July 13, 2023, at 216 Hart Senate Office Building: AGENDA I. Nominees * Loren L. AliKhan, to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia * Susan K. DeClercq, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan * Julia K. Munley, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania * Vernon D. Oliver  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release on July 11, 2023: 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 Senate has confirmed Xochitl Torres Small to be Deputy Secretary of Agriculture. "Ms. Torres Small's strong, bipartisan confir  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- 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, John Boozman (R-Ark.), Ranking Member, today announced that the Subcommittee Rural Development and Energy will hold a hearing titled "Rural Water: Modernizing Our Community Water Systems." U.S. Senators Peter Welc  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 14, 2023: U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Gary Peters (D-MI), Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA) introduced the Veterans Exposed to Toxic PFAS Act (VET PFAS Act) which would require the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to provide health care services and benefits to veterans exposed to toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at military installations. Congressman Dan Kild  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Michigan, issued the following statement on July 14, 2023: * * * Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-08) today issued the following statement regarding his vote on the National Defense Authorization Act: "I am disappointed that House Republicans have hijacked the National Defense Authorization Act and used it to pass extreme and divisive policies, including new bans on servicemembers seeking abortions, even in the case of rape and incest. This bill is not a  more

FLINT, Michigan, July 11 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Michigan, issued the following statement on July 10, 2023: * * * Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-08) today issued the following statement after the passing of Dorothy Zehnder: "I join the Frankenmuth community in mourning the loss of Dorothy Zehnder. "Dorothy was an absolute legend and an amazing woman. For over eight decades, Dorothy dedicated her life to putting a smile on the faces of others through her cooking, baking and hospitality. Her car  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) re-introduced the Cumulative Impacts Act, which would create critical protections for environmental justice and frontline communities overburdened by air and water pollution, building on Congressman Raul Grijalva's (AZ-07) visionary H.R. 1705, the A. Donald McEachin Environmental Justice for All Act. The Cumulative Impacts Act would require the EP  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) and Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (MN-05) introduced the Justice for Syrians Resolution to direct the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) to use the vote and influence of the United States to establish an international justice mechanism to finally hold Syrian Dictator Bashar al-Assad accountable for war crimes and crimes against humanity. It ha  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 11, 2023: U.S. Representatives Tim Walberg (R-MI) and Annie Kuster (D-NH) were joined by U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS), Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), John Thune (R-SD), and Peter Welch (D-VT) to introduce the Proper Leadership to Align Networks (PLAN) for Broadband Act. This bipartisan, bicameral legislation would require the Administration to develop and implement a national strategy to close the digital  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 11, 2023: U.S. Representatives Tim Walberg (R-MI) and Annie Kuster (D-NH) were joined by U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS), Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), John Thune (R-SD), and Peter Welch (D-VT) to introduce the Proper Leadership to Align Networks (PLAN) for Broadband Act. This bipartisan, bicameral legislation would require the Administration to develop and implement a national strategy to close the digital  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 14, 2023: Today, Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-05) voted for FY24 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) as it passed the House. Included in the legislation was an amendment authored by Rep. Walberg to identify workforce shortages that can be addressed in our military to increase preparedness. "The NDAA passed by the House today will bolster our nation's defensive capabilities and support our nation  more