WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: This week, Bidenflation numbers came in hotter than expected, according to the March 2024 Consumer Price Index (CPI) data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The destructive policies of 'Bidenomics' have caused consumer prices to rise for three straight months, with March showing that inflation increased by 3.5%, the highest level in six months. Following the CPI report, Rep. Jac  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released the following statement in support of the EPA's action to establish the first-ever national drinking water standard for six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). "In Michigan we know all too well the urgent, growing public health and environmental threat PFAS poses. This national drinking water standard, which I have long fought for and is a cent  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today led eight members of Congress in sending a letter to U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai urging them to take action to address the danger posed by the expansion of Chinese automotive exports threatening the vitality of the U.S. automotive sector. "The influx of low-cost Chinese vehicles backed by the CCP poses   more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06), Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Julia Brownley (CA-26) today reintroduced the Climate Change Education Act, which would establish a Climate Change Education Program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to provide grants and technical assistance to state and local education agencies, institutions of higher learning, professio  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-06), Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), and Andre Carson (IN-07) this week introduced a resolution recognizing Eid al-Fitr, the observance of the conclusion of Ramadan, and offering solidarity and support to all Muslims for a reflective observance. "As the holy month of Ramadan comes to a close, this is a time for us all to remember the importance of compassion, justice, and  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Jack Bergman (R-MI), Chairman of the Intelligence and Special Operations Subcommittee, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on the U.S. defense intelligence enterprise's posture and to examine current capabilities and efforts to counter the People's Republic of China. Rep. Bergman'  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- 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 April 11, 2024: Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) revealed today during a full House Committee on Oversight and Accountability hearing titled "Oversight of the Food and Drug Administration" that documents obtained by the Committee confirm the Biden Ad  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-08) applauded President Joe Biden and the president's administration for its final rulemaking related to the energy standards for distribution transformers. Distribution transformers make sure that American homeowners can safely access electricity from the grid. The initial proposed rule by the U.S. Department of Energy and the Biden administration, which Congressman Kildee dis  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-08) has invited a local Saginaw resident to be his guest when Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addresses a Joint Session of Congress on Thursday, April 11, 2024. Masumi Azu, the executive director of the Japanese Cultural Center and Teahouse of Saginaw, was born and raised in Tokushima, Japan. She came to the U.S. when she was 18 years old and graduated from Binghamton Univ  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that inflation rose 3.5% in March compared to March of 2023. The year-over-year increase compounds inflation on top of the record inflation rates Michigan families have experienced under President Joe Biden. "Inflation in March was higher than the experts thought, but it was no surprise to the Michigan families who are paying more for everything they buy un  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Hillary Scholten, D-Michigan, issued the following statement on April 12, 2024: * * * Today, Rep. Hillary Scholten (MI-03) released the following statement on FISA votes: "Votes like the ones we took today on national security and personal privacy have ramifications that will reverberate for generations to come. "West Michiganders don't take their fourth Amendment freedoms lightly, and today I voted in support of an amendment that would require the intelligence  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (MI-07) honored a dedicated advocate for the cleanup of PFAS contamination in Michigan earlier this week with a tribute entered into the Congressional Record. Tony Spaniola, a resident of Oscoda, MI, has been a yearslong advocate on PFAS issues and a dedicated ally and partner in cleanup efforts. Slotkin presented Spaniola with a framed copy of the statement Wednesday in the U.S  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, issued the following statement: * * * U.S Rep. Elissa Slotkin released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced finalized national standards for PFAS contamination: "Today's announcement is a landmark moment in the fight to clean up PFAS. For the first time, the EPA has finalized national, enforceable standards for PFAS contamination, and will require public water systems to take action to meet t  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (MI-07) released the following statement Tuesday after the sentencing of Jennifer and James Crumbley, the parents of the Oxford High School shooter: "Today's sentencing is the culmination of a years-long ordeal for the Oxford community, as well as a historic moment in the fight against gun violence - one that will have a meaningful impact on the ways prosecutors find justice   more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S Rep. Elissa Slotkin (MI-07) is cosponsoring new legislation that would add additional safeguards for accessing classified information. The Guarding the United States Against Reckless Disclosures (GUARD) Act would bar those charged with certain crimes from receiving classified information. The legislation was introduced by U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11). The introduction comes amid a number of natio  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, issued the following statement on April 12, 2024: * * * Today, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) released the following statement after voting against H.R. 7888: "It's extremely disturbing that our government under both parties continues to abuse the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to surveil and spy on Americans in violation of our civil liberties, disproportionately targeting Black and brown communities. "I voted to try and e  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: Today, U.S. Representative Tim Walberg (MI-05) led twelve of his colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary Cardona demanding answers on the national security and child privacy concerns raised about Tutor.com, an online tutoring platform used in school districts all across the country, including a contract with the Department of Defense to provide free services to United States military s  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: Today, Reps. Tim Walberg (R-MI) and Kathy Castor (D-FL) introduced Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0). The bipartisan, bicameral COPPA 2.0 modernizes and strengthens the only online privacy law for children, the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). 26 years after COPPA's enactment, COPPA 2.0 takes a multifaceted approach to adjust to the modern realit  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: A bipartisan bill authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and John Cornyn (R-TX) to modernize and strengthen the laws requiring the maintenance and preservation of federal agency records has advanced in the Senate. The bipartisan Strengthening Oversight of Federal Records Act would reform the Federal Records Act (FRA) to stren  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- 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 Steve Daines (R-MT) to authorize the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to extend its use of a procurement tool for acquiring leading-edge technology has advanced in the Senate. This procurement tool, known as other transaction authority (OTA), provides DHS   more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- 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 James Lankford (R-OK) to help ensure federal agencies are buying high-quality products and saving taxpayer dollars has advanced in the Senate. The senators' bill, which was introduced last month, creates a pilot program requiring federal agencies to consistentl  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- 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 Mitt Romney (R-UT), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight, to strengthen oversight of federal funds vulnerable to fraud has advanced in the Senate. Th  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: Legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI) and Debbie Stabenow (MI) to designate the post office located at 90 McCamly Street South in Battle Creek, Michigan as the "Sojourner Truth Post Office" advanced in the Senate. Sojourner Truth was an inspiring advocate for abolition and women's suffrage in the nineteenth century  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Ron Wyden (D-OR), Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, introduced legislation to address historic levels of fraud within federal funds that were passed to help  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Debbie Stabenow (MI) today will receive the Centennial Leadership Award at the National Parks Conservation Association's Salute to the Parks. The award recognizes Senator Stabenow's leadership in protecting the country's national parks, national heritage areas, and the Great Lakes. "In Michigan, we are caretakers of two national lakeshores, one national park, three national forests, as w  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Senator Gary Peters (MI) released the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) first-ever national drinking water standard to protect Americans from harmful per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).The EPA's new standard comes with an announced investment of nearly $1 billion in federal funding made available through the bipartisan infrastructure law that Peters helped enact to im  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Today, Senator Stabenow will receive the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award from the Alzheimer's Association for her work to find a cure for Alzheimer's, fund research for this disease, and support people living with Alzheimer's and their caregivers and families. "Alzheimer's is a heartbreaking disease for patients, caregivers, and families. It has stolen away too many loved ones," said Sena  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters announced the U.S. Senate has confirmed Robert J. White to be U.S. District Court Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan. White was nominated by President Biden on January 10. On February 8, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing considering his nomination. A video of the hearing can be found here. A video of Senator Stabenow's remarks can b  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-08), co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional PFAS Task Force, issued the following statement after the Biden administration released the first-ever national drinking water standard for PFAS contamination: "Today's first-ever drinking water standard is a testament to what we can accomplish when we stand united to take on special interests. This standard acknowledges what we hav  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Senator Gary Peters (MI), a former Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy Reserve, highlighted the importance of Michigan's defense installations during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Charles Q. Brown Jr. During the hearing, Peters emphasized the significance of refueling capabilities for the U.S.   more