WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: Recently, Rep. Jack Bergman (R-MI) and Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) introduced the bipartisan DoD PFAS Cleanup Transparency Act in the U.S. House of Representatives. This legislation would require the Secretary of Defense to publicly publish timely and regularly updated information on the status of the cleanup of PFAS-contaminated sites. Rep. Jack Bergman stated, "We've made major progress on PFAS remediatio  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON--U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters announced that the U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination of Dr. Lisa Cook to serve an additional, full term on the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Dr. Cook is the first Black woman to serve on the Board. Last year, she was confirmed by the Senate to fill an unexpired term on the Board. "Dr. Cook's time on the Board has proven she  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today announced $2,674,331 forthe Lake Michigan Air Directors Consortium (LADCO) from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to help support member states' air pollution control programs to understand and address air pollution problems in the Great Lakes Region. "The Great Lakes have long been a s  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans, led by Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, wrote to Ford President and CEO James Farley regarding a new partnership with Chinese-owned Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) to build lithium iron phosphate batteries in the United States. * * * BACKGROUND: * Earlier this year, Ford annou  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services, issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2023: Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairwoman Lisa (R-Mich.) today announced a hearing titled "The Inflation Reduction Act: A Year in Review" to examine the impacts of President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) on the economy, American taxpayers, and small businesses.   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: FLINT--Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-08) today announced new federal funding to expand access to affordable health insurance for mid-Michigan families. The $324,365 federal grant, awarded to Genesee Health Plan (GHP) through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, will support GHP's work to help Genesee, Saginaw and Bay County residents better understand their health care coverage options and enroll in  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: FLINT--Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-08) today announced new federal funding to support youth substance use prevention efforts in Genesee County. The $125,000 federal grant, awarded by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, will allow the Genesee County Prevention Coalition to implement a community-based plan to prevent youth substance use including limiting access to harmful substances and  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2023: Today, Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI) and House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn President Biden's reckless income-driven repayment (IDR) rule--known as "Savings on a Valuable Education (SAVE)" plan. Experts estimate that the SAVE scheme could leave taxpayers on the hook for as much as $559 bil  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congressman John Moolenaar introduced legislation to designate the week of September 11 through September 17 as Patriot Week. The bipartisan legislation has been introduced in years past and has been led in the U.S. Senate by Senator Gary Peters (D-MI). "I am proud to introduce legislation honoring the founding principles of our nation, the Constitution, and the victims of the horrific terrorist attacks   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: New reporting has revealed that Gotion High-Tech - whose wholly owned American subsidiary is planning to build a facility in Mecosta County - sent its employees on company field trips to Chinese Communist Party (CCP) memorials in China. Employees on the field trips dressed as Red Army members and pledged allegiance to the CCP. In a separate report over the holiday weekend, The Wall Street Journal report  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) introduced bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the grant program established by the Protecting Animals with Shelter (PAWS) Act to help protect domestic violence survivors and their pets. Peters created this program, known as the Emergency and Transitional Pet Shelter and Housing Assistance Grant Program, through bipartisan legislation he authored into law - ca  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and a member of the Armed Services Committee -- who served in the U.S. Navy Reserve including volunteering again after 9/11 -- released the following statement in advance of the 22nd anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001: "On September 11, 2001, a terrorist attack forever changed the fa  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and member of the Armed Services Committee, recently returned from a congressional delegation to Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan to demonstrate U.S. engagement and commitment and to help counter Russian and Chinese influence in the region. "This trip was an important opportunity to r  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI) and Debbie Stabenow (MI) today announced that the City of Charlotte will receive $1,170,091 in federal funding to hire three additional firefighters and help the Charlotte Fire Department safely respond to emergencies. This federal grant comes from the Department of Homeland Security's Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program. "It is c  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 (TNSres) -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following fact sheet on Sept. 5, 2023: * * * "Farm Bill programs provide U.S.-grown commodities and build resiliency on the ground around the world to address unprecedented levels of global food insecurity." -- Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow * * * Farm Bill and Global Food Aid: * There is a global crisis of hunger that is being driven by violence,   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and John Boozman (R-Ark), Ranking Member, are urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to use its authorities under the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) Charter Act to support opportunities for American f  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, took to the Senate floor to speak in support of the nominations of The Honorable Philip Nathan Jefferson, of North Carolina, to be Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, The Honorable Lisa DeNell Cook, of  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (MI) and Gary Peters (MI) today announced that several West Michigan fire departments will receive a total of $2,355,294 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The funding comes from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) and Fire Prevention and Safety Grant programs. "Our firefig  more