WARREN, Michigan, Aug. 2 -- Rep. John James, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2023: Today, Rep. John James announced that he has secured $25.7 million in Community Project Funding for Michigan's 10th Congressional District, as well as $48.2 million in total for the entire state of Michigan. Community Project Funding requests made by Members of Congress are allocated within their respective agency program accounts and do not raise the overall spending level of the bill.   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) that would help streamline the administration of grant programs across the federal government has advanced in the Senate. Governments and organizations in small and rural communities often struggle when applying for federal grants because they lack the necessary resources to navigate a complicated application process. Peters' bill would simplify  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- 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. Senator Gary Peters (MI) that would help streamline the administration of grant programs across the federal government has advanced in the Senate. Governments and organizations in small and rural communities often struggle when applying for federal grants because they lack the necessary resourc  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Aug. 5 -- 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, announced that $7.5 million in grant funding will be awarded to nonprofits and faith-based organizations across Michigan to help them protect their facilities against potential attacks. The funding is from the Department of Homeland Security's Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP), which Peters has ch  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) recently helped the Senate Appropriations Committee pass the Fiscal Year 2024 Homeland Security Appropriations Act.The bipartisan legislation would fund Michigan priorities, including through investments to support a new Great Lakes icebreaker, address the threat of oil spills on the Great Lakes, secure our ports of entry,protect communities from natural disasters, and address cy  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) recently helped the Senate Appropriations Committee pass the Fiscal Year 2024 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. The bipartisan legislation would fund Michigan priorities, including through investments in the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, lead reduction efforts, flood mitigation projects, local water infrastructure updates, and toxic PFAS chemic  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) recently helped the Senate Appropriations Committee pass the Fiscal Year 2024 Defense Appropriations Act. This bipartisan legislation would fund a pay increase for servicemembers and high-impact local projects in Michigan that are vital to our national security. The bill now advances to the full Senate. Meanwhile, the U.S. House of Representatives is considering their own funding  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2023: U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI) and Debbie Stabenow (MI) today announced that several local fire departments across Michigan will receive a total of over $2.5 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The funding comes from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program. * Detroit will receive $354,545 for  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2023: Today, Congressman John Moolenaar criticized the purchase of 270 acres of land in Mecosta County by Gotion Inc., a subsidiary of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) affiliated Gotion High-Tech. The land purchase comes after the Michigan Strategic Fund approved additional taxpayer funded incentives for Gotion to build a battery component factory at the site, totaling $1.4 billion. "I will continu  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Representative Shri Thanedar, a member of the Committee on Homeland Security, introduced the United Against Transnational Criminal Organizations Act (UNITED Act), a crucial legislation aimed at bolstering our nation's defenses against the threat posed by transnational criminal organizations (TCOs). He is joined by original co-sponsors Rep. Correa (CA-46), Rep. Magaziner (RI-02), Rep. Garcia (CA-42), Rep. To  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following fact sheet: * * * What is Urban Agriculture? * Urban agriculture includes the farms, food systems, and green spaces in cities and suburban communities around the country. * From community gardens to rooftop farms and farmers markets, urban agriculture creates economic opportunity, promotes local food systems, encourages innovative metho  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 (TNSres) -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following fact sheet: * * * The Family Safety Net: * Just as the Farm Bill supports a safety net for our farmers, it also supports a safety net for American families, helping people put healthy food on the table while benefitting our farmers, producers, and the economy. * About 41 million people - almost 80% of whom are children, seniors, people  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Aug. 5 -- 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, announced that $7.5 million in grant funding will be awarded to nonprofits and faith-based organizations across Michigan to help them protect their facilities against potential attacks. The funding is from the Department of Hom  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- 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) and Rand Paul (R-KY), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Marco Rubio (R-FL) to create one application deadline for two Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) programs that individuals use for federal disas  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: The Senate passed bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rand Paul (R-KY), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and James Lankford (R-OK) to simplify the application process for federal disaster recovery assistance. The legislation would require the   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rand Paul (R-KY), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Marco Rubio (R-FL) to create one application deadline for two Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) programs that individuals use for federal disaster assistance has passed the Senate. FEMA's Disaster Unemployment Assistance  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate recently unanimously passed U.S. Senator Gary Peters' (MI) bipartisan legislation that aims to strengthen the relationships between law enforcement and the communities they serve by incentivizing recruits to work in the communities where they live. The Strong Communities Act would provide federal grants for local law enforcement recruits who agree to attend school or academy and then se  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), as a member of the Universal Service Fund (USF) Working Group, is seeking comment submissions from Michigan communities and stakeholders regarding the future of USF for a 30-day period closing Friday, August 25th, 2023. The Working Group is co-chaired by U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) and John Thune (R-SD), and also includes Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Shelley Moore Cap  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Aug. 3, 2023: U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (MI-07) has joined House Democrats as a co-sponsor of the Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act, which expands Medicare price negotiation and other consumer price protections to lower costs for Michigan families on private insurance. Signed into law last year, the landmark Inflation Reduction Act granted Medicare the ability to negotiate prices of prescript  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2023: U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (MI) and Gary Peters (MI) today announced that several local fire departments across Michigan will receive a total of over $2.5 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The funding comes from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program. * Detroit will receive $354,545  more