WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release: The four leaders of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees released the following statement on a Farm Bill extension: "As negotiations on funding the government progress, we were able to come together to avoid a lapse in funding for critical agricultural programs and provide certainty to producers. "This extension is in no wa  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Senate has unanimously passed U.S. Senator Gary Peters' (MI) bipartisan legislation - the Armenian Protection Act - which would prevent the U.S. from providing security assistance to Azerbaijan for two years. Senator Peters introduced the legislation in September in response to the Azerbaijani government's ongoing attacks on ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh. This effort came after Pe  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-08) issued the following statement today after announcing he will not seek re-election in 2024: "I have decided to not seek re-election and will leave Congress at the end of my term on January 3, 2025. "I was first elected to public office when I was 18 years old. Nearly five decades later, I   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Chair Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) introduced legislation today to help farmers fight through trade barriers and sell more fruits, vegetables and other specialty crops in foreign markets. Representatives David Valadao (R-California), Elissa Slotkin (R-Michigan) and Suzanne Bonamici (D-Oregon) will introduce the House companion legisl  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued the following testimony by Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, at a member day hearing on Nov. 9, 2023, on medical debt and auto insurance discrimination * * * I would like to discuss two issues affecting our residents, medical debt as a factor in credit reports and auto insurance discrimination. * * * Medical Debt Roughly 20 percent of Americans have medical debt./1 Collectively, such debt accounts for $88 billion owed on co  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services, issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2023: Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) and Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.). are today launching an investigation into the Department of Education's decision to alter its Title IX regulations. The lawma  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) issued the following statement after Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-08) announced that he will not run for re-election in 2024: "Dan Kildee has stood up for the people of Michigan ever since he was elected to the Flint Board of Education when he was just 18 years old. Forty-six years later, a decade of which he spent in the House of Representatives,  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: Brooklyn, NY - Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement after Rep. Dan Kildee announced he will not seek another term in the House of Representatives. A son of Flint, Congressman Dan Kildee has kept his hometown and the hardworking people of Michigan at the center of his career in public service. In Congress, Dan has been a champion for worki  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: Today in San Francisco, President Joe Biden met with Xi Jinping, who is the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the President of China. Currently, three Americans have been determined by the Biden Administration as wrongfully imprisoned by the CCP. Additionally, hundreds more are currently unable to leave China due to arbitrary exit bans placed on American citizens by the CCP. In Ju  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congressman John Moolenaar made the following statement regarding Congressman Dan Kildee's retirement announcement: "Dan and I have long worked together to help the residents of Mid-Michigan, including protecting the Great Lakes and securing $170 million to improve water infrastructure in Flint. We are good friends and I always enjoyed playing in the Congressional Baseball Game with him. Now Dan will hav  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2023: House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) and Budget Committee Oversight Task Force Chair Jack Bergman (R-MI) sent a letter to Comptroller General Gene Dodaro of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to request a reevaluation of the legality of the Biden Administration's withholding of congressionally appropriated funds for southwest border wall construction. The letter r  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) today introduced the bipartisan Supporting Trucking Efficiency and Emission Reductions (STEER) Act, a bill that would create a Department of Energy (DOE) voucher program to assist truckers in purchasing and installing fuel-saving, emission-reducing technologies on their trucks. Specifically, the voucher program would cover costs associated with adopting fuel-eff  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI) and Debbie Stabenow (MI) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will buy $60 million in fresh apples and $40 million in processed apples from Michigan farmers. These apples will then be distributed to food banks, school meal programs, and other programs across the country. Michigan is the nation's third-largest producer of apples, with more than 14.9 million   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, issued the following statements on Nov. 13, 2023: * * * The October 7 attack on Israel and subsequent conflict in Gaza has taken a toll on our communities in Michigan. I have been engaging diligently with local faith leaders and stakeholders to make sure voices on all sides are heard, and I appreciate their willingness to share their thoughts and feelings with me. To ensure that constituents are able to have a complete and accurate under  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, issued the following statement on censure resolutions: Representative Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) released the following statement: "It's a shame my colleagues are more focused on silencing me than they are on saving lives, as the death toll in Gaza surpasses 10,000. Many of them have shown me that Palestinian lives simply do not matter to them, but I still do not police their rhetoric or actions. Rather than acknowledge the voice and perspective  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Rep. Hillary Scholten, D-Michigan, issued the following statement on Nov. 14, 2023: * * * Rep. Hillary Scholten (MI-03) issued the below statement after voting for a two-step continuing resolution to fund the government at Fiscal Year 2023 levels and avoid a shutdown: "I'm glad Speaker Johnson finally dropped the politics and met Democrats at the table to avoid a disastrous government shutdown. The resolution honors the spending agreement we made back in May when we rai  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following statement on Nov. 14, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, released the following statement at a hearing titled "Innovation in American Agriculture: Leveraging Technology and Artificial Intelligence". Live video of the hearing is available here. Stabenow's  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2023: U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Chair Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) introduced legislation today to help farmers fight through trade barriers and sell more fruits, vegetables and other specialty crops in foreign markets. Representatives David Valadao (R-California), Elissa Slotkin (R-Michigan) and Suzanne Bonamici (D-Or  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- 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 a hearing to examine how the transformative potential of artificial intelligence will impact our society with expert witnesses who study the intersection of AI and economics, philosophy, history, and constitutional law. Th  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- 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 Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Josh Hawley (R-MO) to ensure U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers (CBPOs) can receive the retirement benefits they were promised when starting their service has passed the Senate. The   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, to ensure U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers (CBPOs) can receive the retirement benefits they were promised when starting their service has passed the Senate. The bill corrects a mistake where Customs and Border Protection (CBP) incorrectly inform  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Senate passed bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, to enhance the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) ability to combat human trafficking. The legislation would make permanent and expand the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Victim Assistance Program that helps provide suppo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate passed bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, James Lankford (R-OK), and John Cornyn (R-TX) to enhance the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) ability to combat human trafficking. The legislation would make permanen  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) released the following statement on U.S. Representative Dan Kildee's (MI-08) decision not to seek re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives: "Congressman Kildee embodies the true meaning of public service. Dan has dedicated his life to improving the lives of people not only in his district, but across our entire state and country. I've had the honor of   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: "Congressman Dan Kildee embodies everything we want our public servants to be. His love for his hometown of Flint, his district, and the state of Michigan is so clear and shows up in all of his work in Congress. During the water crisis in Flint, he worked around the clock to make sure families had resources, clean drinking water, and access to care. He has always fought to strengthen his communities, c  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Stabenow, Boozman, Thompson, Scott Statement on Farm Bill Extension Sunday, November 12, 2023 WASHINGTON--The four leaders of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees released the following statement on a Farm Bill extension: "As negotiations on funding the government progress, we were able to come together to avoid a lapse in funding for critical agricultural programs and provide certainty to prod  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (MI) and Gary Peters (MI) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will buy $60 million in fresh apples and $40 million in processed apples from Michigan farmers. These apples will then be distributed to food banks, school meal programs, and other programs across the country. Michigan is the nation's third-largest producer of apples, with more than 14.9 million app  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- 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 a hearing to examine how the transformative potential of artificial intelligence will impact our society with expert witnesses who study the intersection of AI and economics, philosophy, history, and constitutional law. The hearing highlighted the lessons learned from past period  more