WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Bergman Introduces Bipartisan Resolution to Strengthen U.S.-Israel Defense Partnership On Wednesday, Rep. Jack Bergman (MI-01), joined by Reps. Davis (NC-01), Golden (ME-02), and Goldman (TX-12), introduced a resolution reaffirming the United States' steadfast commitment to Israel and calling for expanded U.S.-Israel defense cooperation in the face of evolving global threats. The resolution emphasi  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- 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: * * * Chairman Moolenaar Calls Hearing on Taiwan: Confronting CCP Aggression Before It's Too Late WASHINGTON DC -- The House Select Committee on China will hold a hearing titled "Deterrence Amid Rising Tensions: Preventing CCP Aggression on Taiwan." The hearing will be held on Thursday, Ma  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- 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 May 15, 2025: * * * Chairman Moolenaar, Bipartisan Lawmakers Unveil Bill to Stop AI Chip Smuggling to China WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), along with Reps. Rick Crawford (R-AR), Bill Foster   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on May 13, 2025: * * * Chairman Walberg Meets with DOL Secretary Chavez-DeRemer Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) met with Secretary of the Department of Labor, Lori Chavez-DeRemer. Following the meeting, Chairman Walberg said: "It was a pleasure to reconnect with a former member of the Committee and colleague to dis  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Walberg Meets with DOL Secretary Chavez-DeRemer Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) met with Secretary of the Department of Labor, Lori Chavez-DeRemer. Following the meeting, Chairman Walberg said: "It was a pleasure to reconnect with a former member of the Committee and colleague to discuss the issues facing our nation's workforce. As a small business owner  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Chairs Walberg, Williams, Babin, and Moolenaar Pen Letters to University Systems on the Risk of Chinese Infiltration Yesterday, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI); Small Business Committee Chairman Roger Williams (R-TX); Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Brian Babin (R-TX); and Select Co  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Chairwoman McClain Celebrates Police Week, Votes to Equip and Support Men and Women in Uniform WASHINGTON - House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) thanked and honored our police officers during National Police Week and voted to pass three pieces of legislation to equip and support law enforcement officers. "We are in awe of our men and women in uniform, who devoted their live  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Chairwoman McClain Honors Local, Fallen Deputy Sheriff During National Police Week WASHINGTON - Today, during National Police Week, House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) spoke on the House floor to honor the life and legacy of Deputy Sheriff Bradley Reckling. Reckling served the Oakland County Sheriff's Office for nine years and lost his life in the line of duty on June 22,   more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Chairwoman McClain Named Legislator of the Year by Major County Sheriffs of America WASHINGTON - House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) was named "Legislator of the Year" by the Major County Sheriffs of America (MCSA) for her legislative leadership on MCSA initiatives and steadfast support of law enforcement across the country. "It's an honor to be chosen by the sheriffs as t  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Dingell Fights for 26 Hours Against Republican Efforts to Gut Medicaid Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) just concluded 26 hours of fighting against Republican efforts to gut Medicaid and strip health coverage from millions of Americans, including 700,000 Michiganders. "Republicans have spent this markup trying to convince the American people that Medicaid is rife with wasteful spending and is  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Dingell Remarks on Republican Budget Proposal to Cut Health Care from Millions of Americans Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) opened today's Energy and Commerce Committee Markup on the Republican budget proposal by sharing the story of a Michigan family from Warren whose six-year-old son, George, has Down syndrome, and relies on Medicaid to get the care he needs. The independent Congressional   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Dingell Statement on Reported EPA Plans to Lift PFAS Drinking Water Standards Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06), co-chair of the PFAS Task Force, released the following statement in response to reports that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to rescind the landmark PFAS drinking water standard implemented last year. "I see the urgent threat of PFAS firsthand in Michigan, and  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Dingell, Merkley, Welch, Sanders Introduce Bill to Lower Prescription Drug Prices for All Americans Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) along with Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Peter Welch (D-VT), and Bernie Sanders (I-VT), today introduced the End Price Gouging for Medications Act. The bicameral bill would lower prescription drug costs for all Americans and end pharmaceutical price gouging by r  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Haley Stevens Leads Bipartisan Introduction of Bill to Help Michigan Businesses Adopt 21st Century Quantum Cybersecurity Measures Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) led the bipartisan introduction of the Post-Quantum Cybersecurity Standards Act with Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.). Quantum computing will revolutionize the landscape of cybersecurity, ensuring everyo  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- 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 May 15, 2025: * * * House Chairmen Sound the Alarm: Moolenaar, Williams, Babin, and Walberg Warn Universities About Chinese Infiltration of U.S. Innovation Programs WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman John Moolenaar (R-MI), Chairman of the Select Committee on China, Congressman Roger   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Huizenga Announces Federal Affordable Housing Funding for Battle Creek, Benton Harbor, Holland, Kalamazoo, and Portage Through HUD Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga announced that communities across Southwest Michigan will receive federal funding from the Fiscal Year 2025 appropriations legislation. Specifically, the communities of Battle Creek, Benton Harbor, Holland, Kalamazoo, and Portage will rec  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Huizenga Secures Funding in Army Corps Work Plan for Holland, Saugatuck, St. Joe, and South Haven Harbors Yesterday, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) released the following statement after the Army Corps of Engineers announced their FY 2025 Work Plan which includes funding for the harbors of Holland, Saugatuck, St. Joe, and South Haven. "Our harbors and rivers are an enormous source of economic ac  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Huizenga, Foster, Moolenaar, and Krishnamoorthi Introduce the Chip Security Act to Detect and Prevent Illegal AI Chip Smuggling Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL), Chairman of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party John Moolenaar (R-MI), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Hous  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on May 12, 2025: * * * Huizenga, Peters Reintroduce Bipartisan Fiscal Commission Act Today, Bipartisan Fiscal Forum (BFF) Co-Chairs Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Scott Peters (D-CA) announced the reintroduction of H.R. 3289, the Fiscal Commission Act. Passed by the House Budget Committee in 2024, this bill would finally address our national debt crisis by establishing an equally bipartisan/bicameral Fiscal  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * McDonald Rivet Announces New Efforts to Support Mid-Michigan Law Enforcement "Our brave men and women in uniform put their lives on the line to protect and serve our community... I'm going to fight to make sure that they have the tools they need to succeed." SAGINAW-- Today, Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08) kicked off National Police Week by hosting a press conference with Sagi  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * McDonald Rivet Pays Tribute to Trooper Joel E. Popp During National Police Week WASHINGTON-- Today, during National Police Week, Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08) paid tribute to the late Michigan State Police Trooper Joel E. Popp in a floor speech after his name was added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial. You can find a video of Congresswoman M  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens Leads Special Order Hour on Science Cuts WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Yesterday, Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens and Congressman Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) led House Democrats in a Special Order Hour to call out President Trump and Elon Musk's reckless policies and budget cuts to federal science agencies, including the National Science Foundation (NSF), which is causin  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- 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: * * * Moolenaar Rejects Michigan Mayor's Request to Support Taxpayer Funding for Ford's CATL Partnership WASHINGTON, D.C. - Chairman John Moolenaar of the House Select Committee on China has sent a letter to Battle Creek, Michigan Mayor Mark Behnke warning him about the dangers of Contempo  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Moolenaar's NO GOTION Policy Advances in House Budget Today, Congressman John Moolenaar made the following statement after the House Ways and Means Committee advanced legislation (link is external) which included his NO GOTION policy as part of the budget reconciliation package. "Gotion and its parent company have well-documented ties to the Chinese Communist Party and under no circumstance shoul  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- 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 May 15, 2025: * * * Moolenaar, Walberg Call on Duke to Terminate China-Based Campus Over National Security Risks WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and House Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) are calling on Duke   more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Peters Leads Colleagues in Introducing Bipartisan Bill to Improve Visibility and Coordination for Essential Medicine Supply Chains Bill Would Help Mitigate Drug Shortages and Strengthen Preparedness Through Improved Coordination, Data Analytics, and Public-Private Partnerships WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senators Gary Peter  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, issued the following news release: * * * Bergman: Outdated Construction Policies Are Draining Billions From Military Readiness Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jack Bergman (R-MI), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Readiness, delivered the following remarks at a Readiness subcommittee hearing on an energy, installations, and environment update. Rep. Bergman's remarks as p  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Scott DesJarlais, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, issued the following news release: * * * DesJarlais: Modernizing Space Acquisition Is Essential to Deterring the CCP Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Scott DesJarlais (R-MI), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, delivered the following remarks at a Strategic Forces subcommittee hearing on the activities of national security space programs. Rep. D  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Shri Thanedar Calls For Vote on Trump Impeachment Washington, DC \- Today, Rep. Shri Thanedar has notified the Chair of his intent to offer a question of the privileges of the House to force a vote on the Impeachment of Donald J Trump. "Now is the time to take action," said Rep. Thanedar. "As a member of Congress, I have a responsibility to uphold the checks and balances that safeguard the in  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Michigan, issued the following floor remarks on May 15, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, tonight I rise with my Democratic colleagues, frankly, to call out the dangerous and draconian anti-science agendas of this current administration. Since day one, this administration has unleashed chaos on our national scientific enterprise, undermining  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Michigan, Party-State, issued the following floor remarks on May 13, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, when I was sworn into office, I took an oath to protect the Constitution of this great Nation. I am an immigrant who came to this country with just $20 in my pocket. The United States has given me so much. I love America, and I will do any  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Michigan, issued the following floor remarks on May 13, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Madam Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Madam Speaker, when I was sworn into office, I took an oath to protect the Constitution of this great Nation. I am an immigrant who came to this country with just $20 in my pocket. The United States has given me so much. I love America, and I will do anything to   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, issued the following floor remarks on May 15, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, Peter Beinart said: "When you tell a people to forget its past, you are not proposing peace, you are proposing extinction." I introduced a resolution yesterday recognizing the 77 years of the ongoing Nakba against the Palestinian people and the need fo  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, issued the following floor remarks on May 15, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I want to talk about something that is happening right here in our backyard in regard to the Congressional Mamas Caucus. As a mother, I am dismayed. We started Mamas for Medicaid, which is mothers across the Nation sharing their stories about what it m  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following floor remarks on May 15, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. President refers to the presiding officer of the Senate at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. President, I rise today to honor a dedicated public servant, advocate for education, fair housing, conservation and equity, and longtime community leader from Flint, MI: Honorable Floyd E. Clack, who passed away on April 3, 2025, at the age of 84. Mr. Clack tou  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Science, Manufacturing and Competitiveness, issued the following news release on May 13, 2025: * * * Sen. Peters Opening Statement at Hearing on Trump Nominees for FRA, Amtrak, Commerce Dept WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Chair of the Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Science, Manufacturing and Competitiveness, delivered the following o  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on May 14, 2025: * * * Tlaib Introduces Resolution Recognizing 77 Years of Ongoing Palestinian Nakba WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) re-introduced H.Res 409 - Recognizing the Nakba and Palestinian Refugees' Rights. May 15, 2025, marks the 77th anniversary of the Nakba. The Nakba, which means "catastrophe" in Arabic, refers to the mass expulsion and ethnic cleansing of Palesti  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Walberg Honors Law Enforcement Officers During National Police Week During this National Police Week, Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-05) met with members of the Hillsdale County Sheriff's Office, including Detective Sergeant Ludeker, Deputy Fellabaum, and Deputy Cramer, to thank them for their service and to honor their fellow officer, Deputy William Henry Butler Jr. Deputy Butler was shot and killed i  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Walberg, Moolenaar Call on Duke to Terminate China-Based Campus over National Security Risks Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) and Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) are calling on Duke University President Vincent Price to end the Duke Kunshan U  more