WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: Today, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona is in Michigan to talk about the Biden-Harris administration's unconstitutional program to transfer student loan debt to taxpayers. "Secretary Cardona has led the Biden-Harris administration's unconstitutional program to force Michigan workers who never went to college to pay the debts of those who did. It is unfair and it is against the law. The Biden-Harris pla  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-06) and August Pfluger (TX-11) this week introduced the PROTOCOL Act, which improves the mapping process for broadband funding and enhances interagency coordination when awarding broadband funding grants. There are currently more than 130 federal broadband programs across 15 different agencies with little coordination on the billions of dollars being spent. This lack of   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: FLINT--Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-08) today announced new federal funding to support critical equipment upgrades for the Argentine Township Fire and Rescue Department in Linden, Michigan. The $476,190 grant was awarded by the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The funding will help Argentine Township Fire and Rescue Department purchase a new ta  more

SPARTA, Michigan, Sept. 6 -- Rep. Hillary Scholten, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (MI-03) was joined by local farmers, representatives of the ITI Institute, the Michigan Farm Bureau, and leaders in artificial intelligence for a tour of Schweitzer Orchards. The orchard utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) for apple sorting. Michigan is the nation's third-largest producer of apples and AI helps farmers efficiently deal with the crop's abundance. "  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 6, 2024: * * * This week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released its Household Food Security in the United States in 2023 report and its 2024 Farm Income Forecast. Stabenow released the following statement: "It's absolutely unacceptable that food insecurity rates increased for the second year in a row and that farm income  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following information for a nominations hearing at 10 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2024, at 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Nominees * The Honorable Julie Smith, of Michigan, to be an Under Secretary of State (Political Affairs) * Ms. Stephanie L. Hallett, of Florida, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Kingd  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following opening statement at a July 25, 2024, confirmation hearing for Ann C. Fisher and Ashley E. Poling to be commissioners of the Postal Regulatory Commission, and Carmen G. Iguina Gonzalez and Joseph R. Palmore to be associate judges of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals: * * * The Committee will come to order. Today, we are considering fo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Senator Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and member of the Armed Services Committee, announced the formation of the Senate Central Asia Caucus. This bipartisan caucus which Peters will co-chair with U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) will focus on strengthening the United States' relationship with our strategic partners in Central Asia, increasing bilateral  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Senator Gary Peters (MI) joined a group of his colleagues in leading bipartisan legislation to help increase Americans' access to telemental health care services. Currently, Medicare patients can be treated virtually for mental health concerns, but are first required to be seen in-person by a health care professional within six months before they receive telemental health services. The Telemental Health Care  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today shared the response from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to her August 19 letter regarding the transport of toxic waste from the Manhattan Project to Wayne Disposal, Inc. "The Army has no greater priority than the protection of public health, safety, and the environment. The identification of the Facility as a properly permitted facility to accept low-activ  more