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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Michigan Newsletter for 2025-04-06 ( 26 items )  
Bergman Urges President Trump to Visit Michigan Following Devastating Ice Storm (10)
WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Bergman Urges President Trump to Visit Michigan Following Devastating Ice Storm Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Jack Bergman (MI-01) issued a formal request to President Donald J. Trump, urging him to visit the communities across Northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula that were severely impacted by last weekend and this week's devastating ice storms. In a letter sent to President Trump, Rep. Ber more PR

Chair Walberg Introduces Bill to Safeguard Parental Rights (10)
WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on April 3, 2025: * * * Chair Walberg Introduces Bill to Safeguard Parental Rights Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (MI-05) reintroduced H.R. 2616, the Parental Rights Over The Education and Care of Their (PROTECT) Kids Act. The PROTECT Kids Act is much-needed legislation that will prohibit any federally funded public elementary or middle school from changing a child's name, pro more PR

Chair Walberg Introduces Bill to Safeguard Parental Rights (10)
WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on April 3, 2025: * * * Chair Walberg Introduces Bill to Safeguard Parental Rights Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) reintroduced H.R. 2616, the Parental Rights Over The Education and Care of Their (PROTECT) Kids Act. The PROTECT Kids Act is much-needed legislation that will prohibit any federally funded public eleme more PR

Chair Walberg Introduces Legislation to Expand Health Care for Small Businesses (10)
WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Chair Walberg Introduces Legislation to Expand Health Care for Small Businesses Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) re-introduced H.R. 2528, the Association Health Plans Act, legislation that will expand health care choices for small businesses and self-employed individuals through association h more PR

Chair Walberg Introduces Legislation to Expand Health Care for Small Businesses (10)
WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Chair Walberg Introduces Legislation to Expand Health Care for Small Businesses Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (MI-05) re-introduced H.R. 2528, the Association Health Plans Act, legislation that will expand health care choices for small businesses and self-employed individuals through association health plans (AHPs). AHPs are a type of group plan that  more PR

Chair Walberg Statement on Court Denial of Mahmoud Khalil's Request for a Temporary Restraining Order (10)
WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on April 4, 2025: * * * Chair Walberg Statement on Court Denial of Mahmoud Khalil's Request for a Temporary Restraining Order Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) released the following statement after a district court judge denied Mahmoud Khalil's request for a temporary restraining order against the Committee's reques more PR

Chair Walberg Statement on March Jobs Report (10)
WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on April 4, 2025: * * * Chair Walberg Statement on March Jobs Report Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) released the following statement in response to the Department of Labor's March jobs report: "President Trump continues to rebuild and reinvigorate the American economy, which staggered for years under Bidenflation more PR

Chairman Moolenaar Backs Trump Tariffs, Calls for Urgent Action to End China's Trade Abuses (10)
WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Moolenaar Backs Trump Tariffs, Calls for Urgent Action to End China's Trade Abuses WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman John Moolenaar, Chairman of the House Select Committee on China, issued the following statement supporting President Trump's announcement of new tariffs targe more PR

Chairman Walberg Statement on Columbia President Stepping Down (10)
WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Walberg Statement on Columbia President Stepping Down Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) issued the following statement after Columbia University's interim president, Katrina Armstrong, announced she is stepping down: "Now is not the time for Columbia University to regress as it works to combat the r more PR

Congressman John James Introduces Legislation to Roll Back Harmful Biden-Era Green New Deal EV Regulations (10)
WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. John James, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman John James Introduces Legislation to Roll Back Harmful Biden-Era Green New Deal EV Regulations WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative John James (MI-10) introduced a resolution utilizing the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn the Biden Administration's approval of California's Advanced Clean Trucks rule. This Biden era waiver allows California to ram its comply-or-die "zero-emission tru more PR

Dingell Leads 40 Colleagues in Demanding Answers About CDC and SAMHSA Rescinding Billions in Funding (10)
WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Dingell Leads 40 Colleagues in Demanding Answers About CDC and SAMHSA Rescinding Billions in Funding Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) led 40 of her House colleagues in sending a letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. demanding answers about the agency's actions to pull back billions of dollars of funding sent to state and community health departments  more PR

Huizenga Named Most Effective Member of the Michigan Congressional Delegation in the U.S. House (10)
WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Huizenga Named Most Effective Member of the Michigan Congressional Delegation in the U.S. House Recently, the Center for Effective Lawmaking released its analysis of the 118th Congress and found Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) to be the most effective member of the Michigan Congressional Delegation in the U.S. House. The analysis also found during divided government in the last Congress, Huizenga  more PR

Huizenga Slams Whitmer's Harbor-Killing EGLE Mandate (10)
WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Huizenga Slams Whitmer's Harbor-Killing EGLE Mandate Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) released the following statement regarding the Whitmer Administration's ill-defined EGLE requirements for PFAS testing as a condition for harbor dredging. There has been a critical lack of communication with communities as well as on the specifics regarding PFAS standards. The U.S. Army Cor more PR

Huizenga to IRS: Let's Encourage Innovation in Southwest Michigan, Not Stifle It (10)
WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * Huizenga to IRS: Let's Encourage Innovation in Southwest Michigan, Not Stifle It Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) sent a letter to the IRS urging fair treatment of the research credit that many businesses across Southwest Michigan use to innovate and grow. Recently, the IRS has unnecessarily scrutinized the use of the research credit while also making the filing process itse more PR

Huizenga, Sherman, Steil, and Auchincloss Introduce Bipartisan Improving Disclosure for Investors Act (10)
WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on March 31, 2025: * * * Huizenga, Sherman, Steil, and Auchincloss Introduce Bipartisan Improving Disclosure for Investors Act On Friday, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Vice Chairman of the House Committee on Financial Services, announced the introduction of the Improving Disclosure for Investors Act. This bipartisan bill was introduced with Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA), Congressman Bryan Steil (R-W more PR

McClain's Statement Following President Trump's Liberation Day Announcement (10)
WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * McClain's Statement Following President Trump's Liberation Day Announcement WASHINGTON - Rep. Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) released the following statement after President Trump's 'Liberation Day' announcement: "For too long, America has been taken advantage of. President Trump made it clear today that we will no longer put American workers at an unfair disadvantage. The goal is to get t more PR

McDonald Rivet Statement on White House Tariff Announcement (10)
WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * McDonald Rivet Statement on White House Tariff Announcement WASHINGTON-- Today, Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08) released the following statement after President Trump announced new tariffs. "Plain and simple, President Trump's tariffs will raise costs on working class Michigan families at a time when we can least afford it. The far-reaching nature of these t more PR

Moolenaar, Michigan GOP Representatives Call on SoS Benson to Explain Failures to Stop Illegal Voting (10)
WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Moolenaar, Michigan GOP Representatives Call on SoS Benson to Explain Failures to Stop Illegal Voting Benson's Policies Allowed Noncitizens to Vote in 2024 Today, Congressman John Moolenaar, along with his Republican colleagues in the Michigan Congressional delegation, called on Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson to answer questions after her office reported at least an additional (link  more PR

Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) Introduces Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Help NIST Lead in the Race for the Future (10)
WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) Introduces Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Help NIST Lead in the Race for the Future Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Representatives Haley Stevens (D-MI) and Jay Obernolte (R-CA) introduced the Expanding Partnerships for Innovation and Competitiveness (EPIC) Act. This legislation would establish the Foundation for Standards and Metrology, a non-profit fou more PR

Rep. Thanedar: Recognizing Contributions of Director Malhotra and Infinity Foundation (10)
WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Michigan, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on April 2, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Rajiv Malhotra and the Infinity Foundation for their contributions to Hindu American Civil Rights, interfaith dialogue, and intellectual diversity. The Infinity Foundation, established by Rajiv Malhotra thirty years ago, has played a pivotal role in championing the rights of Hindu A more PR

Rep. Tlaib: Voter Suppression, Plain and Simple (10)
WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on March 31, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, the SAVE Act is not about protecting elections; it is about silencing voters. It is voter suppression, plain and simple. The so-called SAVE Act is also attacking, of course, voting rights and our access to the ballot box. This bill would create unnecessary new barriers that would disenfranchise millions of Americans. This  more PR

Reps. Scholten, McGarvey Lead Congressional Effort to Crack Down on Child Labor Exploitation (10)
WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Hillary Scholten, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * Reps. Scholten, McGarvey Lead Congressional Effort to Crack Down on Child Labor Exploitation WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (MI-03), alongside Rep. Morgan McGarvey (KY-03), announced the formation of the Congressional Child Labor Prevention Task Force for the 119th Congress aimed at addressing the alarming rise in child labor violations across the Un more PR

Republican Committee Members Stand United for National Security Following TikTok Deal Extension (10)
WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release on April 4, 2025: * * * Republican Committee Members Stand United for National Security Following TikTok Deal Extension WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, members of the majority on the House Select Committee on China stand united to reaffirm their commitment to protecting national security and en more PR

South and Central Asia Subcommittee Chairman Huizenga Delivers Opening Statement at Hearing on Censorship (10)
WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on South and Central Asia, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * South and Central Asia Subcommittee Chairman Huizenga Delivers Opening Statement at Hearing on Censorship WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs South and Central Asia Subcommittee Chairman Bill Huizenga delivered opening remarks at a subcommittee hearing titled, "How the Global Engagement Center more PR

Walberg, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Telecommunications Networks (10)
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Walberg, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Telecommunications Networks Reps. Tim Walberg (R-MI), Doris Matsui (D-CA), and Rick Allen (R-GA) have introduced the Future Uses of Technology Upholding Reliable and Enhanced (FUTURE) Networks Act. The bipartisan bill would direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish a 6G Task Force comprised of industry, government, and  more PR

Walberg, Michigan Republican Delegation Send Letter to Secretary of State Benson (10)
WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on April 4, 2025: * * * Walberg, Michigan Republican Delegation Send Letter to Secretary of State Benson Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-05) joined Congressman John Moolenaar (MI-02) and members of the Michigan Republican Delegation in sending a letter to Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson. The letter called on Secretary Benson to answer questions after her office reported at least an additional 15 noncitizens w more PR