WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Raises Concerns About How NOAA Firings Will Impact Great Lakes WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and a group of her colleagues are pressing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for more information about the termination of staff and the potential impact these firings will have on the health and commerce on the Great Lakes, including the countless W  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Tom Barrett, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on March 21, 2025: * * * Barrett Visits Ann Arbor VA To Discuss Challenges for Veterans and Providers Ann Arbor, Mich. - Today, Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) visited the Lieutenant Colonel Charles S. Kettles VA Medical Center in Ann Arbor, Mich., to hear directly from veterans, frontline staff, and medical center leadership about the challenges they are facing. Barrett also brought with him staff from th  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Bergman Leads Bipartisan Bill to Protect Postal Performance Last week, Representatives Jack Bergman (MI-01) and Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) introduced a bipartisan bill, the Protect Postal Performance Act, to prevent the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from downsizing facilities in underserved areas, provide more oversight over modifications to delivery schedules, and increase public transparency on propose  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chair Mackenzie Announces Hearing on the Future of Wage Laws Tuesday, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA), will hold a hearing titled "The Future of Wage Laws: Assessing the FLSA's Effectiveness, Challenges, and Opportunities." What: Subcommittee hearing titled "The Future of Wage La  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on March 20, 2025: * * * Chair Walberg Letter to DOL Calls for Oversight on Issues Biden-Harris Neglected Yesterday, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) sent a letter to the newly confirmed Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, outlining priorities of the Committee and asking her to assist with oversight   more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on March 20, 2025: * * * Chair Walberg Reacts to EO on Dismantling ED Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) issued the following statement on President Trump's executive order requiring a plan to dismantle the Department of Education: "The key to improving education is empowering parents and students and reducing the r  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release on March 19, 2025: * * * Chairman Moolenaar Demands Transparency from Universities on National Security Risks Posed by Chinese Nationals in STEM Programs WASHINGTON DC -- Today, Chairman John Moolenaar of the House Select Committee on China sent a letter to the Presidents of Carnegie Me  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 18, 2025: * * * Congressman Bean Reintroduces Bill to Codify Florida Permitting Program WASHINGTON--Today, U.S. Congressman Aaron Bean (FL-04) reintroduced H.R. 2030, the Maintaining Cooperative Permitting Act of 2025, to protect the ability of states, like Florida, to continue their state 404 Permitting Programs. Specifically, this bill would codify the dredge and fill permitting programs adminis  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Dingell, Crenshaw Introduce Bipartisan Safe Vehicle Access for Survivors Act Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Congressman Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) today introduced the bipartisan Safe Vehicle Access for Survivors Act, legislation that would establish a process for survivors of domestic violence to request the termination or disabling of connected vehicle services that could be misused by an abu  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Dingell, Moolenaar Urge Commerce Secretary to Ban Import of Chinese Polysilicon to Protect U.S. Semiconductor Industry Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Congressman John Moolenaar (R-MI) today led a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick urging the Department of Commerce to prohibit the import of products containing Chinese-origin or Chinese-linked polysilicon, or otherwise impose a pr  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on March 17, 2025: * * * McDonald Rivet Demands Clarity On Future of Saginaw Social Security Administration Office SAGINAW-- Today, Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08) sent a letter to the General Services Administration (GSA), demanding clarity on the future of the Social Security Administration field office in Saginaw. On March 4th, the GSA published a "Non-core property list" on it  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * McDonald Rivet Introduces Bill to Lower Egg Prices FLINT-- Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08), Congressman Josh Riley (NY-19), Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10), and Congressman Dusty Johnson (SD-AL) introduced the bipartisan Lowering Egg Prices Act to lower egg prices for consumers by cutting bureaucratic red tape that forces farmers to discard hundreds of millions of eggs each   more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on March 20, 2025: * * * McDonald Rivet Statement on Executive Order to Derail the Department of Education FLINT-- Today, Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08) released the following statement after President Trump signed an executive order, dismantling the Department of Education. "Having spent my life working on improving education and helping kids, I'm appalled by these efforts to de  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release on March 18, 2025: * * * Moolenaar: To Save TikTok, ByteDance Must Go WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This morning, Chairman Moolenaar took to National Review to assert that any deal allowing ByteDance to retain control of TikTok would not only fail to address national security threats but would als  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Peters and Durbin Demand Halt to DHS Civil Rights Staff Cuts WASHINGTON, D.C.--U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Dick Durbin, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, are raising alarms over reports that as part of its redu  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Peters and Senate Committee Ranking Members Demand Immediate Review by Agency Inspectors General of Trump Administration's Mass Dismissals of Federal Employees WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, led 16 Senate Committee  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Peters and Shaheen Demand Answers on Destruction of USAID Documents, Urge Compliance with Federal Records Law WASHINGTON, D.C.- U.S. Senators Gary Peters, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, pre  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Quigley Signs Letter to RFK Jr. Urging Regional Health Departments Remain Open U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) co-signed a letter (link is external) with Reps. Robin Kelly (IL-02), Shontel Brown (OH-11), and 21 other Members of Congress urging the Trump administration to reverse its recent announcement to shut down six regional offices in the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS)   more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Brown Co-Leads Letter with Rep. Kelly to RFK Jr. Urging Regional Health Departments Remain Open Washington, DC - Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) co-led a letter (link is external) authored by Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) urging the Trump administration to reverse its recent announcement to shut down six regional offices in the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of Gene  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on March 20, 2025: * * * Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) Introduced Bill to Stop Government from Penalizing Fraud Victims Washington, D.C. - Last Friday, U.S. Representative Haley Stevens (D-MI) introduced the No Penalties for Victims of Fraud Act to make sure that victims of retirement account fraud are not charged an early withdrawal tax penalty. "We've seen a significant uptick in scams targeting America  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Kelly Leads Letter to RFK Jr. Urging Regional Health Departments Remain Open WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) led a letter with Reps. Mike Quigley (IL-05), Shontel Brown (OH-11), and 21 other Members of Congress urging the Trump administration to reverse its recent announcement to shut down six regional offices in the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of General Co  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on March 20, 2025: * * * Tlaib Rebukes Trump's Attempt to Eliminate the Department of Education DETROIT -- Today, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) released the following statement on President Trump's executive order to eliminate the Department of Education: "Donald Trump is a lawless president who is actively shredding the Constitution and illegally dismantling federal agencies. This executive order  more