WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Rep. John James, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman John James (MI-10) announced that his office had returned a total of $2,785,874 to constituents through casework service efforts. Additionally, the team has solved 2,015 individual cases since taking office in January 2023. This is money that was owed to constituents, but was stuck in various federal agencies, such as the Internal Revenue Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, Social Secu  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: FLINT--Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-08), member of the Ways and Means Committee, has introduced new bipartisan legislation to support affordable housing in rural communities. The Preserving Rural Housing Investments Act would clarify in the tax code that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are not tax-exempt entities, helping to protect the investments these organizations make in rural housing projects. According to  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-08), member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following statement after the Biden-Harris administration announced(link is external) lower prices for ten of the highest cost drugs in Medicare: "No American should have to choose between putting food on the table or filling a prescription medication. For too long, Big Pharma has raked in record profits while working  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (MI-07) introduced today two bipartisan bills aimed at speeding-up PFAS cleanup efforts in Michigan and reducing the amount of PFAS-laden products used by the Department of Defense. The Accelerating DoD PFAS Cleanups Act is co-led with Republican Rep. Jen Kiggans (VA-02) and the Prioritizing PFAS-Free Cleaning Products Act is co-led with Republican Rep. Nancy Mace (SC-01). "When   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Reps. Elissa Slotkin (MI-07) and Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) this week wrote to senior military leaders including Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General C.Q. Brown, asking them to reiterate constitutional use of active duty military forces on U.S. soil. Slotkin, a former CIA officer and senior Pentagon official, and Sherrill, a former U.S. Navy helicopter pilo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: Reps. Tim Walberg (R-MI), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), and Lori Trahan (D-MA) led 15 of their colleagues in sending a letter to Meta expressing deep concerns with recent reports of hundreds of illicit drug advertisements on their platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, Messenger, and WhatsApp. In the letter, Walberg and his colleagues write: "We are particularly concerned about the impact thes  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight and Ports released the following testimony by Michael Aaron, business manager of Laborers International Union of North America, from a July 23, 2024, field hearing entitled "Examining the Impact of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law on Transportation Infrastructure": * * * My name is Michael Aaron, and I am the Business Manager of Laborers International Union of North  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight and Ports released the following testimony by Brad Wieferich, director at the Michigan Department of Transportation, from a July 23, 2024, field hearing entitled "Examining the Impact of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law on Transportation Infrastructure": * * * Good morning Chairman Peters, On behalf of the men and women at the Michigan Department of Transportation   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight and Ports released the following testimony by SEMCOG Executive Director Amy O'Leary from a July 23, 2024, field hearing entitled "Examining the Impact of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law on Transportation Infrastructure": * * * Thank you Senator Peters, Ranking Member Young, and members of the Committee for the opportunity to testify today. My name is Amy O'Leary,   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following opening statement from a July 30, 2024, hearing entitled "Examination of the Security Failures Leading to the Assassination Attempt on Former President Trump": * * * The Committees will come to order. Just over two weeks ago, a gunman fired shots at former president Donald Trump. This assassination attempt wounded the former president and cau  more