WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2023: Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today announced that Dr. Robert Hovden, Assistant Professor in the Department of Materials Science at the University of Michigan, has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to receive an Early Career Research award. Dr. Hovden is one of 93 early career scientists from across the country who will receive a combined $135 million in funding fo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2023: Today, Reps. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Dusty Johnson (R-SD) introduced bipartisan legislation, the Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act, to reauthorize and strengthen the Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program (VPA-HIP) at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which provides grants to states and tribal governments to incentivize private landowners to voluntarily open their  more

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Aug. 12 -- Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2023: Wednesday morning, U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (MI-07) and Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) Director Tim Boring focused on climate resiliency and supporting agriculture businesses at the state and federal levels during a roundtable discussion in Grand Rapids. As the only Michigan Representative on the House Agriculture Committee, Slotkin has been   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2023: U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (MI-07) today introduced bipartisan legislation with widespread stakeholder support to bolster Michigan specialty crops. Endorsed by 11 Michigan agriculture organizations from across the state, the Specialty Crop Security Act would expand and enhance the current Specialty Crop Block Grant program (SCBGP), which provides dedicated federal assistance grants to special  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2023: U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) announced that he will begin his annual motorcycle tour across Michigan this Wednesday in Muskegon. Peters, who is an avid motorcycle rider, will travel across the state to talk about "Paving the Way for Michigan's Future." "My favorite way to travel across our state and meet with Michiganders is by riding my motorcycle," said Senator Peters. "It's an oppo  more

MUSKEGON, Michigan, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023: U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) kicked off his annual motorcycle tour across Michigan in Muskegon today by joining local veterans and veterans services leaders at the USS Silversides Museum to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act becoming law. The PACT Act has started to deliver VA  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following statement on Aug. 9, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) released the following statement on the one year anniversary of the day the CHIPS and Science Act was signed into law. "The CHIPS and Science Act is creating jobs, boosting our country's economic competitiveness, bolstering our national security, and increasing our domestic semiconductor manufacturing. In the year since the CHIPS Act was signed into law, we'  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), a former Lt. Commander in the U.S. Navy Reserve and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement on the one year anniversary of the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act being signed into law. "The PACT Act is delivering long overdue benefits and health care to Michigan vete  more

SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Michigan, Aug. 11 -- Rep. John James, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2023: Today, John James (MI-10) met with leaders at the Shelby Senior Center to discuss the inclusion of $1,500,000 in Community Project Funding in the House Appropriations bills to fund improvements to the facility. Community Project Funding requests made by Members of Congress are allocated within their respective federal agency program accounts and do not raise overall spending le  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2023: Today, Crain's Detroit Business reported that Gotion wants to begin hiring for its planned project in Mecosta County. The report stated, "Gotion promises 2,350 new direct jobs. The average hourly wage is $24.50." For a 40-hour work week that comes out $980 before taxes, or $50,960 over 52 weeks. However, in April, the Detroit News reported that "Gotion has said in its application for a pro  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following fact sheet: * * * A Farm Bill for a Global Market: * American agricultural exports grew from $66 billion in 1996 to a record of more than $196 billion last year, supporting more than 1 million American jobs both on and off the farm. * U.S. agricultural products are world renowned for safety and quality, and Farm Bill investments help co  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Aug. 9 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) re-introduced the Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit & Protecting Consumers Act to provide credit restoration for victims of predatory lending, fraud, and other financial abuse, prohibit the reporting of medical debt, and reduce the length of time that adverse information appears on credit reports from seven to four years. Credit and consumer-related fraud,  more