WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: In March, Committee Democrats led by Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, released the Financial Protections and Assistance for America's Consumers, States, Businesses, and Vulnerable Populations Act (H.R. 6321), legislation to provide a comprehensive stimulus and public policy response to the coronavirus pandemic. This legislation executes the compre  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: Rep. Jack Bergman sent a letter to Governor Whitmer, highlighting the critical situation hospitals are facing in rural Michigan, and urging her to work with the healthcare providers in Michigan's First District to come up with a plan to safely reopen our hospitals for non-emergency medical services and treatments. Cutting all non-emergency treatments and procedures has caused hospital revenues to be reduced  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a firm-fixed-price construction contract to construct the new Upstream Approach Walls for the Soo Lock Complex, in Sault Ste. Marie, MI. This historic move marks the beginning stages of getting shovels in the ground to construct a new Poe-sized Lock. Rep. Bergman stated, "After decades of political inaction an  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Thought of the day: When all else fails, turn up the music and dance a little! Not many updates, but some thoughts on this gloomy Sunday morning. It's Sunday, so it's a day of rest. We need more tests to reopen the government. The most recent interim relief package we passed will do just that. We are seeing the number of cases slowly decline but the danger is those numbers could go right back up. We're  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) announced two community mental health providers were awarded a total of $8 million in federal grants from the Department of Health and Human Services. These grants will be used to expand and improve resources for residents as well as strengthen mental and behavioral services across West Michigan. HealthWest, which is a based in Muskegon and serves Muskegon County, was awa  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on May 1: Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05), Chief Deputy Whip of the House Democratic Caucus, announced $1,233,779 in federal grants for local mid-Michigan housing commissions to help support and promote affordable, safe housing opportunities for families and seniors impacted by the coronavirus. The federal grants, awarded through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, are part of the recently p  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05), Chief Deputy Whip of the House Democratic Caucus, today announced that $3,943,798 in federal grants will be awarded to two local health centers in the Fifth Congressional District to help combat mental health and substance abuse. The nearly $4 million in federal grants, awarded through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will fund Certified Community Behavior  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05), Chief Deputy Whip of the House Democratic Caucus and Member of the Ways and Means Committee, introduced new legislation to expand unemployment insurance for American workers. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, already passed by Congress, significantly extended unemployment insurance (UI) by 13 weeks and included a four-month, $600 increase in bene  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Michigan, issued the following statement marking the 6th anniversary of the Flint water crisis: "Access to clean and affordable drinking water should be a right for all. Yet for Flint families, access to clean water has been a six-year struggle. Now, with the coronavirus pandemic, Flint faces a crisis on top of a crisis. Our community is resilient, but back-to-back public health emergencies have contributed to a unique crisis that requires further a  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on April 27: Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05), Chief Deputy Whip of the House Democratic Caucus and co-chair of the Congressional PFAS Task Force, sent a new letter to the Secretary of the Air Force, Barbara Barrett, calling on the Air Force to immediately act to clean-up harmful per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). On February 25, 2020, Secretary Barrett announced that former Wurtsmith Air Force Ba  more

DETROIT, Michigan, May 2 -- Rep. Brenda Lawrence, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Brenda L. Lawrence (MI-14) announced a total of $3,886,278 in grants awarded to five Public Housing Agencies (PHA) in Wayne and Oakland County by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as a part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Of this funding, more than $3.2 million will be issued through the Public Housing Operating Funds an  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Brenda Lawrence, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: The leadership of the Democratic Women's Caucus, Co-Chairs Brenda L. Lawrence (MI-14), Lois Frankel (FL-21), Jackie Speier (CA-14), and Vice Chairs Veronica Escobar (TX-16) and Deb Haaland (NM-01) sent a letter on Friday to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy calling for funds and policies that address the urgent needs of women and their families in a supplemental coronavirus relief   more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Andy Levin, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congressman Andy Levin and U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow announced that Macomb County Community Mental Health has been selected as a Certified Community Behavior Health Clinic and is receiving $3,414,999 in new federal funding. The new money is a result of the Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Act authored by Senator Stabenow. "While we grapple with COVID-19's physical health challenges, we mu  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congressman John Moolenaar wrote to the Federal Aviation Administration and requested that it revisit its recent funding allocation for MBS International Airport in Freeland. Last week, the FAA allocated funding to airports across the nation as part of the CARES Act legislation that passed on March 27. The funding is meant to help airports deal with the issues they are facing from a record decline in ai  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives, Elissa Slotkin (MI-08), Jason Crow (CO-06), Tim Ryan (OH-13), and Katie Porter (CA-45) announced legislation to require the president to utilize the full power of the Defense Production Act to mobilize a federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill is the House companion to the Medical Supply Transparency and Delivery Act introduced today in the Senate. In addition to providi  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: On the first day of Mental Health Awareness Month, Congresswoman Haley Stevens (MI-11) announced that three Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics in Michigan's 11th Congressional District will receive nearly $8 million in new funding over the next two years. This is a result of the passage of the Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Act by U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Sena  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Haley Stevens (MI-11), along with Committee on Education and Labor Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) and other House and Senate Democrats, introduced legislation to invest in America's workforce training infrastructure as well as career and technical education. The Relaunching America's Workforce Act authorizes funding to help workers sharpen their skills and quickly re-enter the workfor  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Haley Stevens (MI-11) led a bipartisan group of 71 Members of Congress to call on House Leadership to address the multi-employer pension crisis in forthcoming coronavirus legislation. The Butch Lewis Act, which passed the House of Representatives with bipartisan support, is long-overdue legislation to save vulnerable multi-employer pensions by creating a Pension Rehabilitation Administration (  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on April 29: Congresswoman Haley Stevens (MI-11) sent a letter to Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin, asking the U.S. Treasury to work with the Federal Reserve to make federal assistance available to struggling child care providers. According to a recent survey by the Early Care and Education Consortium, major child care providers have experienced a near 75% drop in attendance due to state and local  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, issued the following statement on April 30 regarding the House's vote on an interim COVID-19 relief package: "Today, members of the U.S. House of Representatives traveled back to Washington, D.C. to vote on a bill with provisions that should've been included in the last COVID-19 response bill, the CARES Act. Let's be clear - this bill is only necessary because Republicans prioritized a half-trillion-dollar handout in the CARES Act to corporat  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Fred Upton, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, announced an additional $540,000 in funding to support nine public housing agencies across southwest Michigan in their response to the coronavirus crisis in public housing. The funding was made possible through the CARES Act Supplemental Public Housing Operating Funds. Upton voted for the CARES Act at the end of March. "These funds for public housing commissions across ou  more

ST. JOSEPH, Michigan, April 25 -- Rep. Fred Upton, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Fred Upton commended Governor Gretchen Whitmer after she announced her decision to relax restrictions on motorized boating in Michigan. "Michigan is the Great Lakes State, and boating is a way of life for so many Michiganders. I'm glad to see Governor Whitmer was on board with my suggestion to relax the restrictions on motorized boating here in Michigan. As boating season quickly approac  more

JACKSON, Michigan, April 28 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-07) announced that Lenawee County Airport and Hillsdale Municipal Airport will each receive approximately $1 million in federal funds to complete infrastructure improvements. The funding is made available as a result of the Fiscal Year 2020 Airport Improvement Program (AIP), and the standard local match portion will be covered by funds from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congresswomen Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) led 42 of their colleagues in urging Congressional leadership to include strong worker safety guidance and standards in future coronavirus response legislation. The coronavirus crisis has raised serious concerns for workers surrounding their safety and sanitation of their workplaces. Questions remain across many industries - including manufac  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Reps. Haley Stevens (MI-11) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) introduced the Essential Worker Protection Act, a bill to create an interagency task force focused on worker protection as millions of essential workers continue to perform their duties despite the risk of exposure to COVID-19. "Millions of incredible Americans are working to provide essential services to communities throughout this country during the   more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on April 30: Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-13), joined by Reps. Donna Shalala (FL-27), Debbie Dingell (MI-12), and Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-09), introduced a resolution honoring Arab American Heritage Month, a month-long celebration held in April to recognize the incredible contributions Arab Americans have made in the United States. "As a strong and proud Arab American woman in Congress, it is an honor to i  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-13), joined by Reps. Donna Shalala (FL-27), Debbie Dingell (MI-12), and Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-09), introduced a resolution honoring Arab American Heritage Month, a month-long celebration held in April to recognize the incredible contributions Arab Americans have made in the United States. "As a strong and proud Arab American woman in Congress, it is an honor to introduce th  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Fred Upton, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on April 29: A bipartisan group of 182 lawmakers, led by U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Fred Upton (R-MI), are urging House Leadership to include $26 billion in the next coronavirus relief package for scientific and medical researchers who have been impacted by the pandemic. While coronavirus-related research is now in overdrive, most other research has been slowed down or stopped altogether due to pand  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Fred Upton, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Fred Upton (R-MI) released the concept paper for their bipartisan "Cures 2.0." The 12-page concept paper unveils high-level areas of focus for Cures 2.0, which will look to modernize the delivery of health care in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Click here for the Cures 2.0 concept paper. "Our world today faces the worst public health crisis in more than a century,   more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: Following advocacy efforts from Rep. Jack Bergman on behalf of First District seasonal businesses impacted by the Coronavirus, the Department of Treasury and Small Business Administration updated its guidance to provide additional flexibility for seasonal small businesses. The calculation for the maximum loan available through the Paycheck Protection Program has been modified to accommodate businesses whos  more

DETROIT, Michigan, April 30 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) announced a proposal to establish a federal grant program to support local organizations that will provide resources and information to communities of color during public health emergencies like the Coronavirus pandemic. The program would be focused on outreach and mitigation. It would be administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and coordinate wi  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- 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, joined 19 of his Senate colleagues in voicing their concerns about reports of possible political influence at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). In a letter to HHS Secretary Alex Azar, th  more

DETROIT, Michigan, April 28 -- 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, joined his colleagues to call for additional resources for state and local governments to upgrade their outdated technology as they face challenges processing increased unemployment claims, small business loans and other emergency assistance during the Coronavirus pandemic. Many state and local   more

DETROIT, Michigan, April 29 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, led his colleagues in a letter urging the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to provide clear guidance for federal employees working during the Coronavirus pandemic. A recent report indicates OPM has failed to provide sufficient guidance on teleworking policies to federal employees, as   more

DETROIT, Michigan, May 2 -- 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, and U.S. Representative Ben Ray Lujan (NM-03), Assistant Speaker of the U.S House of Representatives, called for increased investments in rural broadband infrastructure to support Coronavirus response efforts in historically underserved communities. Many healthcare centers, schools and small busine  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow announced that 18 Michigan community mental health organizations have been selected as Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics. Michigan will receive $54,452,014 in new funding for the clinics. This is a result of the passage of the Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Act by Senator Stabenow and Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO). This law established new Certifi  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- en. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following statement on reports that President Trump plans to use the Defense Production Act to order meatpacking companies to stay open during the pandemic: "The way we keep our food supply chain safe is to keep our workers safe. Last week, I called on the Trump Administration to implement a proactive plan to protect workers and our food supp  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Susan Collins (R-ME) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) led a group of bipartisan senators in urging the USDA to target COVID-19 relief provisions to reach local farmers in the new Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). USDA created CFAP to administer relief Congress provided in the Coronavi  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 28 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) expressed concerns over the results of a recent Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) inspection summary of ArcelorMittal USA's Burns Harbor facility that showed the company's self-monitoring program and its contract laboratory, Microbac, were both deemed unsatisfactory in terms of its procedures and laboratory meth  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Kamala Harris (D-CA) led their colleagues in pressing the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to be more transparent with their efforts to address existing racial and socioeconomic disparities in their Coronavirus pandemic response and ensure vulnerable communities get th  more

DETROIT, Michigan, May 2 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI) and Debbie Stabenow (MI) this week called on Congressional Leaders to include $8 billion in new funding for contact tracing initiatives in the next Congressional Coronavirus response package. Infectious disease experts argue that robust contact tracing programs are key to stopping the spread of the virus and safely reopening the economy. The funding would be used to help s  more

DETROIT, Michigan, May 2 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI) and Debbie Stabenow (MI) announced they are joining their colleagues to introduce legislation to strengthen the federal government's response to the Coronavirus pandemic under the Defense Production Act, which gives the government the ability to incentivize and direct companies to produce vital medical supplies. The Trump Administration has not fully utilized authorities u  more

DETROIT, Michigan, April 29 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI) and Debbie Stabenow (MI) pressed the Trump Administration to ensure that health care providers and hospitals gain immediate access to the additional funding recently passed by Congress. In a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary, Alex Azar, Peters and Stabenow reiterated the need to ensure that all $175 billion issued in financial relief for ho  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters this week called on Congressional Leaders to include $8 billion in new funding for contact tracing initiatives in the next Congressional Coronavirus response package. Infectious disease experts argue that robust contact tracing programs are key to stopping the spread of the virus and safely reopening the economy. The funding would be used to help states and loc  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters announced they are joining their colleagues to introduce legislation to strengthen the federal government's response to the Coronavirus pandemic under the Defense Production Act, which gives the government the ability to incentivize and direct companies to produce vital medical supplies. The Trump Administration has not fully utilized authorities under the law   more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters pressed the Trump Administration to ensure that health care providers and hospitals gain immediate access to the additional funding recently passed by Congress. In a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary, Alex Azar, Stabenow and Peters reiterated the need to ensure that all $175 billion issued in financial relief for hospitals and h  more