WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: On January 5, House Budget Committee's Oversight Task Force Chair Jack Bergman (R-MI) and Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) sent a letter to the GAO requesting additional information on the implementation of the Fiscal Responsibility Act's (FRA) Administrative PAYGO provision. House Republicans intended for Administrative PAYGO to rein in Executive Branch spending and bring fiscal transparency to the America  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: This week, Rep. Jack Bergman questioned VA panelists in a House Veteran Affairs Committee hearing titled, "Rural Access: Is VA Meeting All Veterans Where They Live?" Rep. Bergman engaged the panelists in a discussion on the importance of extending proper care and resources to rural and remote Veterans like those in Michigan's First District. Mobile medical units, Bergman explained, are vital for providing   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2024: Today, Rep. Jack Bergman joined the House Natural Resources Committee's Subcommittee on Federal Lands for a hearing on "National Park Service's Deferred Maintenance Backlog." Rep. Bergman questioned the panel on the use of federal resources for preserving our vital National Parks, specifically those in Michigan's First District. He urged proper attention and maintenance of these lands which  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: CHICAGO (Jan. 8, 2024) - As part of its ongoing commitment to protecting children and improving air quality, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that Minnesota is set to receive funding through EPA's first Clean School Bus Program Grants Competition. First Student Inc. was selected to receive $39,499,635 to purchase 100 clean school buses in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota and Wi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Rep. Hillary Scholten, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Jan. 11, 2024: Today, Democratic Women's Caucus (DWC) Chair Lois Frankel and DWC member Hillary Scholten, Vice-Ranking Member on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Subcommittee, released the following statement after a requested briefing from USCG on the coverup of "Operation Fouled Anchor," the Coast Guard report exposing decades of sexual misconduct at t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today announced that the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor will receive $3,420,965 in grant funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for projects including communication and information foundations, convergence accelerator research, evolutionary processes, condensed matter physics, electronic, photonic materials, and fluid dynamics. More than $750,000 of t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today led 45 members of Congress in sending a letter urging the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to expand access to preventative care by requiring insurers to cover surveillance colonoscopies without cost-sharing. Colorectal cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in men younger than 50 years old, and recent studies have discovered a rising incidence   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Following the Michigan Wolverines' National Championship victory over the Washington Huskies, Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-06) and John James (MI-10) led a resolution with the entire Michigan congressional delegation to recognize the team's success. "I've always known the Michigan Wolverines are the best team in America, and now we have the perfect record, title, and trophy to prove it," Ding  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on Jan. 11, 2024: Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) was joined by 74 of his colleagues on a bipartisan letter to House and Senate appropriations leaders requesting an H-2A visa guestworker wage freeze in an upcoming spending package. The "Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR)," or the required wage that farm employers must pay H-2A workers more than doubled since 2005, making agricultural labor and its prod  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on Jan. 11, 2024: Today, during a House Financial Services Committee hearing with Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Fudge, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) asked the Secretary for an update on Harbor Towers in Benton Harbor. This property has been the focus of several concerning reports detailing unacceptable conditions as well as issues regarding the safety of residents. In response   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2024: Today, U.S. Representatives Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and John James (R-MI), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, released a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken demanding answers regarding the slaughter of Christians in Nigeria. On Christmas Eve 2023, an estimated 200 Nigerian Christians were  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: FLINT--Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-08) today announced new federal funding to help the Flint Institute of Arts purchase new equipment to preserve and protect its artwork. The $150,000 federal grant, awarded through the U.S. National Endowment for the Humanities, will help the Flint Institute of Arts replace nine humidifiers at its museum. The new humidifiers will help prevent damage to the artwork on displa  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Decision Comes Shortly After Officials Called on Air Force to Select Selfridge for New Tanker Mission, In Addition to New, Long-Term Fighter Jet Mission WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Gary Peters (D-MI), Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI), and U.S. Representatives John James (R-MI-10), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI-07), Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06), Lisa McClain (R-MI-09), Haley Stevens (D-M  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congressman John Moolenaar voted for legislation that will block the Biden administration from ending Buy America requirements for electric vehicle charging stations bought with U.S. taxpayer dollars. "I voted for this legislation today to stop Biden's burdensome and unworkable EV policies. This legislation will reduce our reliance on the CCP, spur American innovation, and protect the tax dollars of hard  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congressman John Moolenaar along with Senators Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow, and Representatives John James, Elissa Slotkin, Debbie Dingell, Lisa McClain, Haley Stevens, Hillary Scholten, Jack Bergman, Dan Kildee, Bill Huizenga, and Tim Walberg, and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer released the following joint statement announcing the U.S. Air Force will be selecting Selfridge Air National Guard Base  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: Following a recent trip to our Nation's Southern Border with Speaker Mike Johnson and his Republican colleagues, Rep. Bergman has continued highlighting the crisis at the border and the failed Biden policies that have led to historic illegal immigration. Speaker Mike Johnson and House Republicans highlighted 64 instances of the Biden Administration undermining border security policy and encouraging illegal  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- Rep. John James, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2024: Today, Representative John James sent a bicameral letter, alongside Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID) and 89 other members of the House and Senate, to Speaker Mike Johnson and Leader Mitch McConnell regarding the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) proposed Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for passenger cars and light duty trucks. Specifically, the letter requests   more

EAGLE PASS, Texas, Jan. 4 -- Rep. John James, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2024: This week, Representative John James (MI-10) and several of his Republican colleagues visited the United States-Mexico border at Eagle Pass, Texas. The congressman received a briefing from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, met with local stakeholders, and toured the border with officers from the Texas Department of Public Safety. Rep. James issued the following statement upon his ret  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Rep. John James, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2024: Today, Representative John James (MI-10) recognized the passage of his Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn the Biden Administration's National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) joint employer rule. The rule has forced liability on companies for another business' employees even if they do not directly oversee them, and costs franchise and small businesses billions. Rep. James rel  more

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Jan. 10 -- Rep. Hillary Scholten, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2024: Today, Rep. Hillary Scholten (MI-03) announced that the Grand Rapids Public Museum will receive a $500k grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The grant will allow the Grand Rapids Public Museum to renovate a portion of the Community Archives and Research Center to include a new public space for two flexible artifact labs for K-12 education, teacher training,   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congressman Shri Thanedar (MI-13) announces the allocation of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean School Bus grants to various Michigan school districts, including the Detroit Public Schools Community District in his own congressional district. This initiative, supported by the Biden-Harris Administration and funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, is a significant effort to upgrade the   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Michigan, issued the following statement on Jan. 12, 2024: * * * Congressman Shri Thanedar (MI-13) today issued the following statement in support of President Biden's targeted strikes against Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen, which were conducted in coordination with coalition partners in response to threats to international maritime security in the Red Sea: "I stand firmly behind President Biden's decisive actions, alongside our coalition partner  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 -- Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Elissa Slotkin (MI-07) is calling for a comprehensive review of Nippon Steel's acquisition of U.S. Steel, joining her colleagues in the Labor Caucus in a new letter to the Biden Administration, citing concerns surrounding how the sale, announced last month, could harm our supply chains and national security. "U.S. Steel cut thousands of autoworkers out of the decision to be sold to a f  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, issued the following statement on Jan. 12, 2024: * * * U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (MI-07) released the following statement after U.S. forces launched strikes late Thursday against Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen: "I'm glad to see the U.S. and our allies taking action against Houthi forces. The number and complexity of recent Houthi attacks against civilian and military targets - particularly the regular threats to international shipping  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Jan. 11, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) delivered a speech on the House floor on the South African genocide case against the Israeli government at the International Court of Justice and submitted the entire case to the Congressional Record. A full transcript of floor remarks is available below. Transcript: Today, Mr. Speaker, South Africa will present its case against the Israeli gov  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- Rep. Rudy Yakym, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2024: Today, Congressman Rudy Yakym (IN-02) sent a letter to U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Linda Fagan pressing her on proposed staffing and service reductions at the Coast Guard Station (CGS) location in Michigan City, Indiana. In the letter, Congressman Yakym outlines how as the only Lake Michigan CGS of its kind in Indiana, the Michigan City CGS plays a critical role in the safety and security of L  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Rep. John James, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: Following the Michigan Wolverines' National Championship victory over the Washington Huskies, Representatives John James (MI-10) and Debbie Dingell (MI-06) led a resolution with the entire Michigan congressional delegation to recognize the team's success. Rep. James issued the following statement regarding the resolution: "Go Blue and go Team 144. The 2023-2024 University of Michigan football team is the gr  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- The Senate Budget Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled "The Great Tax Escape: Closing Corporate Loopholes that Reward Offshoring Jobs and Profits" at 10 a.m. on Jan. 17, 2024, at 608 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Witnesses * Dr. Kimberly Clausing, Eric M. Zolt Chair in Tax Law and Policy, University Of California, Los Angeles School Of Law * Mr. Roy Houseman, Legislative Director, United Steelworkers * Mr. John Arensmeyer, Founder & CEO,   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee issued the following written testimony by Ashley N. Gearhardt, a professor of psychology and director of the Food and Addiction Science Treatment laboratory at the University of Michigan, involving a hearing on Dec. 14, 2023, entitled "What is Fueling the Diabetes Epidemic?": * * * Introduction Chairman Sanders, Ranking Member Cassidy, and Distinguished Members of the committee: thank you for the opportunity to   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI) and Debbie Stabenow (MI) announced $8 million in federal funding awarded to the City of Lansing to increase publicly available electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. As part of this investment, up to 50 additional EV charging stations will be installed in Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham counties. Funding is made available through the Department of Transportation  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC--U.S. Senators Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow today applauded President Biden's nomination of Robert White to be U.S. District Court Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan. Robert White has served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Michigan since 2018. "I applaud the President's nomination of Robert White to serve as a U.S. Di  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Senators Stabenow & Peters Announce $8 Million DOT Investment to Improve Access to EV Chargers Across Mid Michigan Friday, January 12, 2024 WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (MI) and Gary Peters (MI) announced $8 million in federal funding awarded to the City of Lansing to increase publicly available electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. As part of this investment, up to 50 additional  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters today applauded President Biden's nomination of Robert White to be U.S. District Court Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan. Robert White has served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Michigan since 2018. "Robert White is a highly qualified Assistant U.S. Attorney, and President Biden made t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Jan. 11, 2024: In her first floor speech of 2024, U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (MI-07) called for bipartisan cooperation on border security and immigration today on the House floor, while also outlining her priorities and approach for commonsense and comprehensive reform. "I took on immigration in my first floor speech of the New Year because it's a critical, American issue and top of mind for so many Ame  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) released a video message to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day ahead of the holiday on Monday, January 15th, 2024: "As we celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., it's an important time to honor and reflect on the causes he dedicated his life to. Through his words and in his actions, Dr. King led a movement across America, inspiring us   more