WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on Nov. 29, 2023: Rep. Jack Bergman, joined by colleagues in the Bipartisan Rural Health Caucus, spoke on the House floor in support of First District Rural Healthcare providers across rural and remote areas of Michigan's First District. Watch Rep. Bergman's speech here (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFiY_Yr8xhQ__;!!Ckt11KVezJIME51BYf4a6hrLATHilnk!CGio47hngxQQaPYvJFtRmPfnbR5KNuj  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today released the following statement applauding the EPA's new proposal to replace 100% of lead pipes across America within 10 years. "The science is clear - no amount of lead in drinking water is safe. There are millions of people across the country that don't even know if they are drinking lead, and I've had parents come up to me with tears in their eyes, worried f  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today released the following statement addressing the rising hate in the U.S., and calling for the continued release of all hostages, a bilateral ceasefire agreement to end the violence between Israel and Gaza, continued and significant humanitarian assistance to Palestinians in Gaza, and renewed efforts to establish a framework for lasting stability and peace in the r  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Today, Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Annie Kuster (D-NH), reintroduced the bipartisan No PFAS in Cosmetics Act, which would ban the use of harmful forever chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in cosmetics. The legislation would require the Food and Drug Administration to ban the use of PFAS in cosmetic products within 270 days of the bill's e  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- 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 Nov. 28, 2023: Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) today announced a hearing titled "The Importance of Protecting Female Athletics and Title IX" to examine the Biden Administration's Title IX proposed rules which redefine sex discrimination on the basis   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following opening statement on Nov. 30, 2023, at a markup of the tax, trade and foster care legislation: * * * "Before we begin, I'd like to say a couple of words about our colleague, Dan Kildee, who announced he would be retiring at the end of this Congress. "The Kildee name has been a staple of Mid-Michigan politics for the last fifty years. Anyone who's met Dan knows he's a fight  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on Nov. 29, 2023: Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) announced the introduction of the Grant Reform and NIH Transparency (GRANT) Act. The GRANT Act requires the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish and maintain a Database of Denials for each research proposal that is denied a grant or other award Nearly 83% of NIH's $48 billion budget goes to fund research through its grant program. This is  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Michigan, issued the following statement on Dec. 1, 2023: * * * Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) released the following statement after voting against the expulsion resolution. "The accusations against Mr. Santos are very serious and credible. While I find his behavior appalling, every American deserves their day in court," said Congressman Bill Huizenga. "In the modern era, no member of Congress has been expelled without a conviction, includ  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on Nov. 29, 2023: Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) testified before the House Budget Committee on the need to get our nation's fiscal house in order and how his bipartisan legislation, the Fiscal Commission Act of 2023, is the best path forward. During his testimony, Huizenga addressed the looming 23% cut to Social Security and the 11% cut to Medicare coming in the next decade if Congress fails to act  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2023: Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Congresswoman Annie Kuster (D-NH), and Congressman Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), introduced the bipartisan Protecting All Parents and Adoptees (PAPA) Act. The legislation strengthens the adoption process for birth mothers, adoptive families, and children by establishing a National Responsible Father Registry to increase coordination between states and involv  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congressman John Moolenaar welcomed the Michigan Public Service Commission's decision today to allow the construction of a tunnel through the Straights of Mackinac for the Line 5 pipeline.  "Line 5 is a vital source of energy for Michigan families. The decision today by the Michigan Public Service Commission will help them continue to have access to reliable, affordable energy for their homes. The tunnel  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congressman John Moolenaar (R-MI), Congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA), and Congressman Dusty Johnson (R-SD) have introduced the bipartisan Farmland Security Act of 2023, a bill to increase transparency and oversight of foreign ownership of American farmland. "I am proud to introduce the Farmland Security Act to help protect Michigan farms and our food supply. This legislation promotes transpare  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman John Moolenaar criticized the Department of Treasury for announcing new proposed rules that allow companies affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to qualify for billions of dollars from American taxpayers under federal tax credits that were created by President Joe Biden in the so-called Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). "The United States is in a competition with the CCP and   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. John James, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on Nov. 29, 2023: Today, Representatives John James (MI-10) and Brittany Pettersen (CO-7) introduced the Fentanyl Reduction Engrained by Economic Deterrence Act (FREED) Act to expand existing sanctions authorities to associates and facilitators of fentanyl traffickers and their operations. This bipartisan legislation also provides the U.S. Department of Treasury with greater authority to determine whether a fin  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. John James, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on Nov. 29, 2023: Today, Representatives John James (MI-10) and Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee Chairman on Water Resources and Environment David Rouzer co-authored a letter to Michael L. Connor, assistant secretary for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, regarding the critical importance of the Great Lakes Tunnel Project to our energy infrastructure. The letter states: "The continued unprecedent  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Michigan, issued the following statement on Nov. 29, 2023: * * * Today, Congressman Shri Thanedar, representing Michigan's 13th Congressional District, made the following statement in the House of Representatives commemoration of the 26th anniversary of the passing of Mayor Coleman A. Young, Detroit's longest-serving and first African-American mayor: "I rise today to honor the memory of the longest serving mayor of the city I so proudly represent, M  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, issued the following statement: * * * Representative Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) released the following statement on H. Res. 888: "Both Israelis and Palestinians have the right to live with democracy, safety, peace, and human dignity. This resolution that ignores the existence of the Palestinian people brings us no closer to peaceful coexistence. "It's important to recognize that Palestinians also have a right to coexist with Israelis in thei  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, issued the following statement: * * * Representative Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) released the following statement on H. Res. 793: "Every innocent civilian should be released and reunited with their family, no matter their faith or ethnicity. I will continue to call for the release of all hostages, as well as the innocent Palestinians who were arbitrarily detained and being held by the Israeli government indefinitely without charge or trial. "  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 29, 2023: U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today applauded the first round of funding under the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) new Regional Agriculture Promotion Program (RAPP). The program will provide $300 million in its first year to su  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following statement on Nov. 30, 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 to consider the nominations of Dr. Basil Ivanhoe Gooden to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development and the Honorable Summer K. Mersinger  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following statement on Nov. 29, 2023: * * * Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow released the following statement after the USMCA dispute settlement panel issued its finding regarding Canada's dairy tariff-rate quota (TRQ) allocation measures in favor of Canada: "I am deeply disappointed by the decision of the U  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Senator Debbie Stabenow, senior member of the Senate Finance Committee and leader on electric vehicle policy, released the following statement today on the U.S. Department of Treasury's foreign entities of concern guidance on the electric vehicle tax credit provision in the Inflation Reduction Act: "The intent of the Inflation Reduction Act has always been to tackle the climate crisis and invest in Ameri  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI) and Debbie Stabenow (MI) announced that the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has been awarded $10,000,000 in federal funding to help construct a new passenger ferry to improve transportation between Charlevoix and Beaver Island. The grant funding is made available through the U.S. Department of Transportation's Ferry Service for Rural Communities Program, which was   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (MI) and Gary Peters (MI) announced that the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has been awarded $10,000,000 in federal funding to help construct a new passenger ferry to improve transportation between Charlevoix and Beaver Island. The grant funding is made available through the U.S. Department of Transportation's Ferry Service for Rural Communities Program, which   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-08) issued the following statement after Israel and Hamas announced further hostages will be released and an extension of a ceasefire: "Israelis and Palestinians want the same thing for their children--to live in a world where they can be safe, secure and have opportunity. I welcome the release of additional hostages and an extension of a ceasefire that is saving civilian lives   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- Rep. Hillary Scholten, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Nov. 28, 2023: Today, two bills co-lead by Rep. Hillary Scholten (MI-03) through the House Small Business Committee passed the House of Representatives - the POST It Act and the Small Business Contracting Transparency Act. "Small businesses are the heartbeat of West Michigan and the entire country, and these bills are essential to helping small businesses thrive. I'd like to thank my colleagues for c  more