WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Michigan, issued the following statement on Nov. 3, 2023: * * * Today, Rep. Jack Bergman voted in favor of H.R. 4821, the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2024. This is the 7th individual appropriations bill passed by the House this year. Rep. Jack Bergman issued the following statement: "While not perfect, this legislation secured major wins for Northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula and I was proud  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2023: Last week, Representative Jack Bergman (MI-01) and Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) introduced the bipartisan Bolstering America's Defenses Against Potentially Perilous Software (BAD APPS) Act. This legislation will protect our national security by ensuring that defense personnel have a better understanding of the potential risks of downloading apps onto their cellular devices. Represe  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today released the following statement on the continued conflict between Israel and Gaza, the urgent need for additional humanitarian assistance, and the danger of growing division and fear here at home. "The violence between Gaza and Israel has killed thousands of Israeli and Palestinian civilians, injured tens of thousands, and displaced millions. The humanit  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: During Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Domestic Violence Task Force Co-Chairs Gwen Moore (WI-04) and Debbie Dingell (MI-06) introduced a resolution recognizing the intersection of violence against women, gun violence, and misogyny. "People with a history of domestic violence shouldn't have access to guns - period. The evidence is clear and convincing that the presence of a firearm in an abusive situat  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congressman John Moolenaar, a member of the House Appropriations Committee, voted for legislation setting the budget for the Department of the Interior for 2024. Included in the legislation are two funding requests made by Moolenaar to support the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe with more than $3.1 million dollars to improve wastewater and fresh water treatment facilities. "As Michigan's only member on the   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Michigan, issued the following statement on Nov. 2, 2023: * * * Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-04) released the following statement on the resolution to censure Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib. I wholeheartedly reject what Representative Tlaib said regarding the terrorist attack on Israel. However we cannot pick and choose when the constitutional protections of the First Amendment apply. Rep. Tlaib is wrong and what she said is vile but the First   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Yesterday, Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-08), co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional PFAS Task Force, and Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) called on the IRS to issue guidance designating rebate payments under state programs for PFAS remediation not be considered federal taxable income.  In their letter, the lawmakers highlighted that designating the rebates as non-taxable, "would be consistent with the fed  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Illinois, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Congressmen Darin LaHood (R-IL) and John Moolenaar (R-MI) have introduced the No Official Giveaways Of Taxpayers' Income to Oppressive Nations (NO GOTION) Act. The bill would prohibit companies affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from receiving green energy production tax credits implemented by the Biden Administration in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The legislation com  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congressman John Moolenaar and Congressman Darin LaHood (R-IL) have introduced the No Official Giveaways Of Taxpayers' Income to Oppressive Nations (NO GOTION) Act. The bill would prohibit companies affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from receiving green energy production tax credits implemented by the Biden administration in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The legislation comes in respon  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (TNSres) -- Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: Budget Committee Oversight Task Force Chairman Jack Bergman (R-MI) and House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) sent a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shalanda Young demanding accounting of the United States' funding of the Ukraine war to date. The letter also calls on Director Young to schedule a date to testify before the House Budget Committee on these expen  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI) and Debbie Stabenow (MI) joined 46 of their Senate colleagues in urging the Biden Administration to require federally and state-regulated health insurance plans to fully cover over-the-counter contraceptives, including Opill--the first-ever FDA-approved over-the-counter birth control pill, which will become available in early 2024--with no copays or out of pocke  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) helped the Senate pass a bipartisan package of appropriations bills with funding for key Michigan priorities, high-impact local projects, and federal programs. As a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Peters helped author the bipartisan funding package, which included three appropriations bills: the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs (VA) bill,  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following statement after President Joe Biden issued an executive order to establish new standards for use of artificial intelligence (AI): "We need to ensure there are guardrails in place for artificial intelligence to be used safely, ethically, and in a way that protects pri  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) released the following statement on the news that General Motors and UAW have reached a tentative contract agreement, following similar tentative agreements reached with Stellantis and Ford last week. The contracts still need to be ratified by UAW members at each of the auto companies. "The UAW has now received historic contract offers from each of the Big Thr  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: DETROIT, MI - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) visited the City of Detroit's Northwest Activities Center to highlight his bipartisan legislation that supports reentry programs that help individuals reintegrate into their communities after incarceration or justice system contact. Peters' Reentry Employment Opportunities Act would make the U.S. Department of Labor's Reentry Employment Opportunities (REO) program   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, successfully restored $8.5 million in funding for the Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production in the Senate-passed Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Fiscal Year 20  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- 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 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, convened an annual hearing with top national security and counterterrorism officials to examine evolving and persistent threats to homeland security. During the hearing, Peters raised concerns about how the ongoing conflict between   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Oct. 31, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following statement after President Joe Biden issued an executive order to establish new standards for use of artificial intelligence (AI): "We need to ensure there are guardrails in place for arti  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property issued the following written testimony by Kari Kammel, director of the Center for Anti-Counterfeiting and Product Protection at the Michigan State University, involving a hearing on Oct. 3, 2023, entitled "Back to School With the SHOP SAFE Act: Protecting Our Families From Unsafe Online Counterfeits." The SHOP SAFE Act is Stopping Harmful Offers on Platforms by Screening Against Fakes in E-commerce Act. * * * Chai  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Senate has passed a package of bipartisan government funding bills that includes U.S. Senator Gary Peters' (MI) amendment to provide $3 million for a grant program that helps protect domestic violence survivors and their pets. Peters created the Emergency and Transitional Pet Shelter and Housing Assistance Grant Program through bipartisan legislation he authored into law in 2018 - called   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Gary Peters (D-MI), today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) will award $38,460,630 to support rural communities across Michigan. Senators Stabenow and Peters secured these funds in the Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs A  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-08) issued the following statement after the Michigan Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal in the criminal case against former Gov. Rick Snyder: "The Michigan Supreme Court's decision is disappointing. Flint families ought to have had their day in court and be able to pursue justice against those who caused the water crisis. Former Governor Snyder's administration knowingly e  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON--Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-08) issued the following statement today after voting against the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act: "The terrorist attacks by Hamas against Israel are unconscionable and Israel has a right to defend itself from these attacks. As a Member of Congress, I have long supported assistance for Israel, including the Iron Dome defense system. "This Republican p  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: FLINT--Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-08) issued the following statement after the United Auto Workers announced they had reached tentative agreements with General Motors, Stellantis and Ford: "The Sit Down Strikes in my hometown of Flint led to the first collective bargaining agreement between workers and the automotive companies. Standing on the shoulders of these strikers, I congratulate the United Auto Wo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, convened an annual hearing with top national security and counterterrorism officials to examine evolving and persistent threats to homeland security. During the hearing, Peters raised concerns about how the ongoing conflict between Hamas and Israel is contributing to increased threats of v  more