WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on March 10, 2025: * * * Chairman Walberg on the Confirmation of Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) issued the following statement applauding the Senate confirmation of Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer: "Congratulations to a former member of the Committee and colleague on her ne  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Dingell Statement on Passing of Congressman Raul Grijalva Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released the following statement on the news of the passing of Congressman Raul Grijalva. "Congressman Raul Grijalva was a strong and fierce advocate for our lands, waters, wildlife, and making our country a cleaner, safer, better place for all Americans. We worked closely together for many years on N  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Dingell Statement on Republican Full-Year Continuing Resolution Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today released the following statement on her 'no' vote on the Republican Continuing Resolution. "Passing a full-year continuing resolution instead of real appropriations bills is a failure for the American people and provides a blank check for this Administration to continue dismantling the pro  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Dingell, DelBene Introduce Bill to Provide Relief to Unpaid Federal Workers and Servicemembers, Make Unemployment Benefits Available Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-06) and Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today introduced the Pay Federal Workers and Servicemembers Act to allow states to make unemployment benefits available to unpaid federal workers and servicemembers who, despite the government shutdown  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Dingell, Moolenaar Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Services for Rural Veterans Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and John Moolenaar (R-MI) today reintroduced the bipartisan Veterans Patient Advocacy Act, which would require the VA to ensure veterans in rural areas have reliable access to patient advocates to receive better care. Patient advocates assist veterans with paperwork, service  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Dingell, Van Hollen, Markey Release Statement on Lawsuit Against EPA Attempts to Roll Back Climate Bank Funding Today, U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), and U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), authors of the National Climate Bank Act, released the following statement regarding the lawsuit filed Saturday by Climate United against Trump's Environmental  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on March 12, 2025: * * * Huizenga Statement on GE Aerospace Investing $70 Million in West Michigan Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) released the following statement after GE Aerospace announced it was investing $70 million at its manufacturing facility in Muskegon. "It is great to see GE Aerospace continue to make advanced manufacturing investments in West Michigan," said Congressman Bill Huizeng  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Huizenga, Keating, Amodei, Castro Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen National & Economic Security, Increase Cooperation in Arctic Today, Subcommittee on Europe Ranking Member Bill Keating (D-MA), American Canadian Economy and Security Caucus Co-Chair Mark Amodei (R-NV), Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Ranking Member Joaquin Castro (D-TX), and Subcommittee on South   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * McClain's Statement on the U.S. House Passing a Clean Continuing Resolution to Keep the Federal Government Open WASHINGTON - Rep. Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a clean Continuing Resolution (CR)--H.R. 1968--that freezes spending and keeps the federal government open: "It was sad to see that most Democrats--212--stood united  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Moolenaar Votes to Avoid Government Shutdown, Support Critical Programs Today, Congressman John Moolenaar voted for a resolution to keep the federal government from shutting down. The bill funds the government through September 30, 2025 and maintains programs like Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. Additionally, the resolution fully funds veterans programs and the Great Lakes Restoration In  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Moolenaar, Dingell Introduce Bill to Improve Services for Rural Veterans Today, Congressman John Moolenaar and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) reintroduced bipartisan legislation that would require the VA to ensure veterans in rural areas have reliable access to patient advocates to receive better care. Patient advocates assist veterans with paperwork, services, and appeals related to their c  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 10, 2025: * * * Peters, Paul, Lankford, and Tillis Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Simplify Application Process for Federal Disaster Assistance WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Rand Paul (R-KY), James Lankford (R-OK), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to simplify the appli  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Rep. McDonald Rivet Statement on Extreme Government Funding Bill WASHINGTON-- Today, Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08) released the following statement after voting against this evening's government funding bill. "I stand with my district, so there's no way I could support something so dangerous for working families and seniors. This bill would strip away fu  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government released the following testimony by Rep. Hillary Scholten, D-Michigan, from a March 5, 2025, member day hearing on U.S. Postal Service": * * * Thank you, Chairman Joyce and Ranking Member Hoyer for holding this hearing. I want to bring the Subcommittee's attention to the serious concerns that my constituents and I have about the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. DOGE has ama  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Hillary Scholten, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Scholten Votes Against Republicans' Reckless Spending Bill That Threatens Veterans, Families and Gives a Blank Check to Trump and Musk WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (MI-03) voted against Republicans' temporary spending bill that would hurt American families, seniors, and veterans. The bill passed. She emphasized that the Republican-controlled House continues t  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on March 13, 2025: * * * Reps. McDonald Rivet, Nunn Introduce Bill to Protect Seniors from Unfair Social Security Claw-Backs WASHINGTON-- Today, Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08) and Congressman Zach Nunn (IA-03) introduced the bipartisan Social Security Overpayment Relief Act to limit the Social Security Administration's (SSA) overpayment lookback period to ten years. This bill prote  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following information for a nomination hearing at 10:30 a.m. on March 13, 2025, at 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Nominees 1. The Honorable Peter Hoekstra, of Michigan, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Canada 2. The Honorable George Glass, of Oregon, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Japan 3. The Honorable Rona  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following opening statement from a Feb. 13, 2025, hearing entitled "Eliminating Waste by the Foreign Aid Bureaucracy": * * * I am very discouraged by this hearing, and by the witnesses you have chosen to give a platform to today. Instead of having a serious discussion, we're going to hear conspiracy theories as the Committee holds what amounts t  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following statement from a Feb. 25, 2025, confirmation hearing for Troy Edgar to be deputy secretary of Homeland Security and Dan Bishop to be deputy secretary of the Office of Management and Budget: * * * Thank you for being here today Mr. Edgar and Congressman Bishop. The Department of Homeland Security and the Office of Management and Budget   more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on March 9, 2025: * * * Stevens and Hill, Co-Chairs of the Bipartisan House Hostage Taskforce, Commemorated 2nd Annual Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Haley Stevens (D-MI) and French Hill (R-AR), co-chairs of the Bipartisan Congressional Hostage Task Force commemorated the second annual National Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day. Meant to keep the dozens o  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Walberg Statement on Keeping the Government Open Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-05) released the following statement after the House passed the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act. "While House Democrats tried to orchestrate a government shutdown, which impacts resources for veterans, military families, and assistance program recipients, House Republicans have ushered through a res  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: * * * Walberg, Fulcher Introduce Bill to Uphold Consumer Choice For Automobiles Today, Congressman Tim Walberg (R-MI) and Congressman Russ Fulcher (R-ID) introduced the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act. The CARS Act would prevent the EPA from implementing any future vehicle emissions regulations that would mandate certain technologies or limit the availability of vehicles bas  more