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Debbie Dingell

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Debbie Ann Dingell is an American politician currently serving as the U.S. Representative for Michigan's 6th congressional district, a position she has held since January 6, 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, she succeeded her late husband, John Dingell, who served in Congress for over 59 years. Throughout her tenure, Dingell has focused on issues such as healthcare, women's rights, and environmental protection, advocating for policies that support working families and promote economic growth in her district.

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May 12, 2021

Climate change and extreme weather events that have been bringing flooding, wild storms--or wildfires, storm surges, and sea level rising is exasperating our ability to clean up toxic Superfund sites.

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May 12, 2021

Let's, like, act, if we can at all, please.

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May 12, 2021

This is a designation called for in bipartisan legislation I am leading, the PFAS Action Act.

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May 12, 2021

Those who pollute communities and the environment are responsible for paying to restore them.

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May 11, 2021

I thank the gentleman for being a very good and fair chairman. I rise in support of the Block, Report, And Suspend Suspicious Shipments Act. This bipartisan legislation would implement safeguards against pill dumping and other abusive…

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May 5, 2021

These services are an essential utility. And as such, every American has a right to quality, affordable broadband.

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May 4, 2021

Thank you, Chairman Rush, for holding today's hearing, because it is so important to talk about decarbonizing the transportation sector.

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May 3, 2021

I hear from my constituents about the high cost of older drugs like albuterol.

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May 3, 2021

There is no doubt that the U.S. will continue to be the world's leader in funding for basic medical science.

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May 3, 2021

Innovation occurs where the best science is done, and the best science happens here in the United States of America.

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May 3, 2021

We have heard some arguments here today that, if H.R. 3 were to become law, then there is a likelihood that innovation would be driven to China. I think that this is a red herring, let's be clear, because absolutely nothing in H.R. 3 is…

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Apr 28, 2021

Let's just try to not turn off anybody's water during this pandemic, and this administration needs to make sure that happens, I beg you.

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Apr 28, 2021

Under the last administration, EPA ignored pressing environmental risks and moved the United States in the wrong direction.

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Apr 28, 2021

I applaud the Environmental Protection Agency's proposal to restore California's authority to set its own emission standards.

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Apr 27, 2021

So anybody who thinks that this is over, these two can attest to what it has been like in Michigan.

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Apr 27, 2021

And I hope that you all at our hearing today and are going to take back to your coalitions that we are hearing you.

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Apr 27, 2021

I just want to ask both of you in my minute left, you are talking about the programs you have.

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Apr 27, 2021

I have to tell you that--and you can tell as Members have been talking to you that there have been patients that have reached out to us, told us their stories.

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Apr 26, 2021

I am proud to be an original cosponsor of the Consumer Protection and Recovery Act, which would restore the agency's authority to get money back to consumers who have been scammed.

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Apr 14, 2021

Lead exposure is a deeply serious environmental justice issue which impacts across generations.

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Apr 14, 2021

As we move towards long-term economic recovery from COVID, we need to be bold and we need to go big

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Apr 14, 2021

I think that with a--my questions are really focused, nitty gritty, on this.

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Apr 14, 2021

I am so pleased to see that President Biden is committed to replacing lead service lines in the American Jobs Plan.

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Apr 13, 2021

Thank you, Chairwoman Eshoo and Ranking Member Guthrie, for convening this important hearing on the opioid crisis, which, as we have all talked about this morning, remains one of the defining public health challenges of our time.

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Apr 9, 2021

I think COVID has been a nightmare. It's turned our world upside down. But it is an opportunity for us to look at where the fractures are and what we need to fix.

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