WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today announced The University of Michigan was awarded more than $2.4 million for three projects from the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) for research to advance marine and ocean renewable energy industries. "This funding will enable the University of Michigan to advance renewable energy technologies in meaningful ways," said Rep. Dingell. "These projects will improve more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today applauded the University of Michigan's newly announced collaboration with Los Alamos National Laboratory to develop advanced computing technologies. "I'm proud the University of Michigan continues to lead the nation and world in cutting edge research and innovation," Dingell said. "This groundbreaking collaboration will help better understand and address urgent  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today sent a letter to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Whitaker expressing concerns and requesting answers regarding the use of the Instrument Landing System Yankee (ILS-Y) approach procedure at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW). Recent findings indicate ongoing safety risks to landing aircrafts and the flying public, which have more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released the following statement on the passing of Washtenaw County treasurer Catherine McClary. "I, like many, am stunned by the news of Catherine's passing. From her time as Washtenaw County commissioner to her long tenure as treasurer, Catherine was a lifelong advocate for many causes including protecting women and families, ensuring justice and equity, prote more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released the following statement on Rep. Raul Grijalva's decision not to seek re-election as Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee. "Congressman Raul Grijalva has spent his whole tenure in Congress, including a decade as Ranking Member and Chair of the Natural Resources Committee, standing up for and defending underserved communities, and protecting  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: Gotion High-Tech, the parent company of Gotion Inc., has announced a partnership(link is external) with Tsinghua University in Beijing, an institution with close ties(link is external) to China's People's Liberation Army, cyberattacks, and the genocide of Uyghurs in northwest China. "Gotion High-Tech is partnering with a university that helps China's military. This is a dangerous partnership that will ac more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: This afternoon, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) delivered remarks on the House Floor urging bipartisan support for legislation to name the Fort McHenry Visitor and Education Center in Baltimore, Maryland after the late Senator Paul S. Sarbanes (D-MD). Below is a video and transcript of his remarks: Click here(link is external) to watch a full video of my remarks: "I thank my friend, the gentlelady fr more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: DETROIT, MI U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) was recently featured in a new TV segment produced by Detroit PBS and Great Lakes Now, a public media program covering issues affecting the future of the Great Lakes. The segment highlights the critical work of the U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes Center of Expertise, which Peters established in 2018 through legislation he authored and passed into law. Peters created the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman John Moolenaar's bipartisan House legislation(link is external) to block the Biden Administration from giving money to companies affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party was introduced in the Senate by Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Rick Scott (R-FL). The legislation blocks the Biden administration's recently finalized Treasury Department rule on 45X production tax credits from being  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2024: Following today's ruling in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas to block the rollout of rushed reporting rules by the U.S. Treasury Department, Rep. Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) released the following statement: "The decision out of Texas is a massive win for America's small businesses, and I am thankful there will be adequate time to clarify the guidelines and properly infor more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Hillary Scholten, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (MI-03) has joined the Congressional Food Safety Caucus. The caucus, chaired by Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, aims to centralize food safety, decrease foodborne illness and outbreaks, and increase inspection of imported foods. More information about the caucus is available here (https://delauro.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/delauro.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/Food%20Saf more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Hillary Scholten, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2024: * * * The bill would rename the Comstock Park Post Office after the fallen Marine. * * * Today, Congresswoman Scholten's bill, H.R. 9285, passed the United States House of Representatives. The bill would designate the Comstock Park Post Office as the "Captain Miguel Justin Nava Post Office." Captain Nava was a widely admired and respected member of the Comstock Park community, a gradu more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2024: This week, the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) announced the results of internal leadership elections for the 119th Congress, the seventeenth Congress in the history of the CPC. Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) was re-elected to serve as Vice Chair of the Caucus. The new leadership will oversee a Caucus of nearly 100 members with the addition of 9 freshmen from districts across the more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2024: Today, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced it will fund a $1.5 million study on MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD and alcohol use disorder among Veterans. This announcement was made following an August 2nd letter from Representative Jack Bergman (R-MI), Representative Lou Correa (D-CA), and 58 other Members of Congress, in which the lawmakers urged the VA to address the post-traumatic  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters to provide next generation body armor tailored to best meet the coverage, fit, and functionality needs of female law enforcement personnel at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has passed the Senate. Recent ballistic testing by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) identified that body armor typically used by DHS officers can allow bullet more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed U.S. Senator Gary Peters' (MI) bipartisan legislation to establish a National Manufacturing Advisory Council within the U.S. Department of Commerce. Peters' National Manufacturing Advisory Council for the 21st Century Act which he reintroduced with U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Mike Braun (R-IN) would establish the National Manufacturing Adv more PR