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My amendment is straightforward. It prohibits the EPA from issuing a water permit to a company that is based in a foreign country of concern as well as any of its subsidiaries. The countries of concern are China, Russia, Iran, and North…
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Insert after section 7 the following: SEC. 8. LIMITATION ON PERMIT ISSUANCE. Title IV of the Federal Water…
Once again, I thank my colleagues for supporting this very important bill. The Great Lakes is important to the entire United States of America and to Michigan especially. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
Today, I stand before my colleagues with a grave concern that demands our immediate attention. The Great Lakes, the lifeblood of our region, are under siege from a silent yet deadly threat, PFAS chemicals. These persistent, toxic…
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add at the end the following: SEC. __. SAVINGS CLAUSE RELATING TO PFAS. Nothing in this Act, including the…
Explicitly maintaining protections that prevent oil and gas drilling in the Great Lakes will provide certainty for the millions of Americans who call the region home while we work to improve Federal permitting. Mr. Chair, once again, I…
I am here today to offer my amendment to H.R. 7023. Michigan's First District is home to more than 2,000 miles of Great Lakes coastline. It is by far the most of any congressional district, and it touches three of the five Great Lakes. For…
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add at the end the following: SEC. __. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. Nothing in this Act, including the amendments…
Over 1.5 million Palestinians are now displaced in Rafah without food, clean water, or medicine. More than 13,000 children have already been killed by the Israeli Government. Another child is killed in Gaza every 15 minutes. Many have…
Congress passed legislation to celebrate the mother of the civil rights movement and a beloved resident of our community, Mother Rosa Parks. I thank Senator Debbie Stabenow, the McCauley Parks family, and everyone who supported this…
I love recognizing our community mothers in Detroit. Amy Good founded Alternatives for Girls, a nationally recognized organization serving at-risk youth women in southeast Michigan. For the past 37 years, Amy Good has led Alternatives for…
As one of the only few who doesn't take corporate PAC money in this institution, I am here to tell you the truth, per usual. H.R. 1121 is a danger to all of our communities. The President must have a full range of tools to protect our…
The majority is once again choosing to engage in a partisan, unproductive, and unserious messaging exercise that they have dubbed energy week. In 2023, the United States produced more oil and gas than any other country ever and exported…
I personally appreciate the importance of patients knowing that meaningful compensation is available if they experience a severe adverse event and need it.
Right now, we are at a pivotal moment for vaccine confidence in the United States.
A number of these reforms or more are included in two bipartisan pieces of legislation led by Congressman Lloyd Doggett, H.R. 5142 and 5143.
Congress has an important role to play in strengthening these programs and streamlining the process of compensating patients with vaccine-related injuries.
We have got to focus on what we can and should do to strengthen our vaccine safety systems, which are crucial tools for promoting vaccine confidence.