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Dan Kildee is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Michigan's 5th congressional district since January 3, 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Kildee has focused on issues such as economic development, education, and healthcare throughout his tenure. He has been an advocate for policies aimed at revitalizing communities and supporting working families in Michigan.
It is wrong that Republicans continue to pursue policies that clearly benefit only the wealthiest Americans and large corporations, in particular, leaving middle class Americans behind. They have undermined our healthcare system, raising…
We have taken--essentially abdicated our--what I think is a unique responsibility to support strong cities and towns.
Today is tax day, the day that hardworking Americans finish preparing their taxes; and it is already clear, looking at the new tax bill, that it will overwhelmingly benefit CEOs, shareholders, and the wealthiest Americans. Since the…
I think the history of the country, let alone the history of the world shows us that where people live and work in proximity to one another, they are far more creative.
Many cities in this country are facing a kind of fiscal stress that is really difficult for us to get our heads around.
What I am interested in hearing from you are any thoughts you have about how the supervisory authority of the Fed--the levers that come with that authority can be used not just for the purposes of streamlining the regulatory process, but…
I have been an advocate for pushing our Federal Government, at every level, to focus more attention on the struggles that America's older industrial cities, old cities and towns face, many of them that continue to be left behind even…
The Bureau's independence makes it an important entity. That independence actually means that it stands up for the American consumer.
An administration that believes that a person who is--already has a full-time job--and I imagine the director of OMB is one that takes a lot of your time--can also be the principal defender of American consumers does not take that job or…
Yesterday, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the CBO, released a report highlighting the fact that the budget deficit will pass $1 trillion within 2 years, thanks in large part to the massive tax cuts granted to the wealthiest…
This Friday marks the eighth anniversary of the Affordable Care Act being signed into law. In the richest country in the world, healthcare should be a basic human right, not a privilege for some. While the ACA is far from perfect--we know…
There needs to be some kind of an approach that is far more robust for those specific highly distressed communities.
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