WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report on alternative drinking water systems use by very small communities and technical assistance provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The report was sent to Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kansas, chairman, Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, chairman, Sen. Thomas Carper, D  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report on federal property. The report (GAO-20-228) is entitled "GSA Guidance Needed to Help Agencies Identify Unneeded Property in Warehouses". The report was sent to Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware on Jan. 22, 2020. Here are excerpts of summaries associated with the report. What GAO Found: "GAO found that   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report on the U.S. Secret Service. The report (GAO-20-239) is entitled "Investigative Operations Confer Benefits, but Additional Actions Are Needed to Prioritize Resources". The report was sent to Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, chairman, and Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Jan. 22, 2020. Here are excerpts of summaries associated with the rep  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following news release: Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced that Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer will deliver the Democratic Response to President Trump's State of the Union address on Tuesday, February 4, 2020. Congresswoman Veronica Escobar of Texas will deliver the Spanish language response to the speech. "Since day one, Governor Whitmer has rolled up her sleeve  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, announced he introduced a bipartisan bill that would require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a Cybersecurity State Coordinator program. The bill would ensure that each state has its own Cybersecurity Coordinator, who would be responsible for helping to prevent and respond  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, announced he introduced a bipartisan bill that would require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a Cybersecurity State Coordinator program. The bill would ensure that each state has   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Jan. 21: Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) requested the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) for an update on what steps the agency is taking to ensure all travelers are safe from the recent outbreak of coronavirus in China. Tuesday, the CDC expanded additional screening facilities at US airports, which now include New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, San Francisco International Airport, L  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: The Environmental Working Group released a report saying PFAS contamination of drinking water is far more prevalent than previously reported. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) - leader of major legislation to clean up PFAS contamination and establishing national drinking water standards for the toxic chemicals - said that we must take action now to address these forever chemicals. "This report is furth  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: On Friday, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) wrote to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer requesting the Office of the United States Trade Representative, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the U.S. Department of Commerce hold a field hearing in West Michigan to hear directly from area farmers, growers, and producers, who are being negatively impacted by unsavory foreign trade practices. Speci  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * - Patients Shared their Concerns About Affording Prescription Drugs * * * Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05), Chief Deputy Whip of the House Democratic Caucus, visited the Hurley Medical Center Adult Diabetes Center to sit down with patients and hear first-hand their health care stories, including the high cost of insulin and prescription drugs. According to the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Pre  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Brenda Lawrence, D-Michigan, issued the following statement on 47th anniversary of Supreme Court decision on Roe vs. Wade: On this day in 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision that allowed women to determine their own reproductive fate. Roe v. Wade legalized abortion across the country, allowing all women to make an informed decision on the reproductive health care they deserve. Today, that choice is under attack as the Trump Administration and sever  more

DIMONDALE, Michigan, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (MI-08) convened local governments, businesses and financial institutions in Michigan's 8th district today to discuss tools for preventing and responding to cyber attacks. Chris DeRush, the Chief Security Officer for the State of Michigan and Lt. James Ellis of the Michigan State Police's Cyber Command Center also led the call, which brought together dozens of participant  more

ST. JOSEPH, Michigan, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Fred Upton, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) presented U.S. Army veteran Steven Gordon of Niles with the Combat Infantryman Badge in honor of his service in the Vietnam War. Gordon served with the Company B, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) in Vietnam from 1967 to 1968. The CIB is awarded to infantrymen who fought in active ground combat and performed duties while under  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. David Cicilline, D-Rhode Island, chairman of the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee, issued the following op-ed with Co-Chairs Matt Cartwright, D-Pennsylvania, Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, and Ted Lieu, D-California, which was provided to The Hill, recapping the work the House Democrats have gotten done and calling on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to take up House-passed bipartisan bills: Just three days into this year, Pharma had already i  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-13), Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), and Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) sent a letter to acting U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf calling on the agency to end collection of DNA from detained immigrants currently being conducted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Plans to collect D  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following floor statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on Jan. 21, remembering Ronald "Ron" McCrea: I rise to honor a distinguished citizen of Wisconsin, Ronald Alan McCrea, who passed away in Madison on Dec. 14, 2019. McCrea's career included praiseworthy journalism, architectural scholarship on Frank Lloyd Wright, and gay activism. Ron McCrea came from a family of journalists. His grandfather, Archie McCre  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, announced that he has cosponsored bipartisan legislation with U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) to rein in excessive spending on unwarranted bonuses to contractors that fail to meet certain standards on federal projects. The Bogus Bonus Ban Act would prohibit taxpayer dollars from being used to pay bonuses  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, announced that he has cosponsored bipartisan legislation with U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) to rein in excessive spending on unwarranted bonuses to contractors that fail to meet certain standards on federal projects. The Bogu  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, announced that he has cosponsored bipartisan legislation with U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) to rein in excessive spending on unwarranted bonuses to contractors that fail to meet certain standards on federal   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Jan. 23: U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) led members of the Michigan Congressional delegation in calling on the Air Force to allocate a portion of the additional $60 million the agency received for PFAS remediation efforts to the ongoing cleanup projects at the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Oscoda and the former K.I. Sawyer Air Force Base in Marquette County. In a letter to Air Force Secretary Barbara B  more

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Jan. 25 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) released the latest installment of "On the Job for Michigan," a series highlighting his office's work supporting Michiganders across the state. Chris Andrus is the co-owner and co-founder of the Mitten Brewing Co. in Grand Rapids. Mitten Brewing Co. discovered that a brewery in Northport Michigan was going out of business. They saw this as an opportunity to expand t  more