WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, released the following statement after meeting with Howard Lutnick, President-elect Trump's intended nominee to serve as Secretary of Commerce: "The success of our economy depends on American workers. During my meeting with Mr. Lutnick, I made it clear that we must continue to support our domestic manufactur  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: The President has signed into law bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) to expand the eligibility of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) burial benefits to terminally ill veterans who pass away at a non-VA facility while receiving hospice care. The legislation, called Gerald's Law Act, was named after late Michigan veteran Gerald "Jerry" Elliott of Kingsford who did not receive VA burial  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) to ensure our military families can continue to be laid to rest together in Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) national cemeteries has been signed into law. Historically, in the tragic case of the spouse or child of an active duty servicemember predeceasing the servicemember, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has had the authority to   more