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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 31, 2020

I don't think any person on either side of this aisle thinks that violence is ever OK at a protest.

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May 15, 2020

We, in Michigan, have been devastated by this virus. We were third for the number of cases in the country for weeks and, until this week, remained third in the number of deaths. Two million people are unemployed, and lives have been…

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May 13, 2020

Well, I think we have got to bring the supply chain back to this country, period, so we don't have to chase them.

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May 13, 2020

I guess I am trying to figure out, how do we keep production in America.

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May 13, 2020

But, Mr. Bowen, you talked about previously that you had ramped up production of masks and hired over 150 new workers during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic to meet the increased demand.

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May 13, 2020

But I want to ask you a question. Do you have any sense of how many more N95 masks would be on the market had the Federal Government has taken you up on your offer to reactivate N95 manufacturing lines in January?

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May 13, 2020

The fact of the matter is, Ford Motor--you may not know that--is now producing N95 masks in my district in Flat Rock, Michigan.

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May 13, 2020

We are reopening factories, and the supplier community and the car manufacturers are putting stringent production, new protocols into place.

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May 13, 2020

I have got a good, strong, bipartisan bill with my colleague, Congresswoman Jackie Walorski.

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May 13, 2020

I think that there is going to be a permanent need in this country.

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May 13, 2020

I think we need to be making a lot more in America.

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May 13, 2020

I think we really need to be talking about the medical supply chain.

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May 13, 2020

So people died because you weren't listened to?

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May 13, 2020

Do you believe if your suggestions were implemented, lives would have been saved, and the severity of the pandemic might have been lessened?

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May 13, 2020

If Americans died driving those cars, the companies would be sued, and they would be charged with criminal negligence.

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May 13, 2020

I think we are here today because COVID is real.

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Mar 3, 2020

Counterfeit airbags and their components pose a severe danger to consumers just like we saw with the helmet.

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Mar 3, 2020

I am from Michigan, as you all know, and I am a car girl, so I want to start with a few questions on automotive safety.

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Mar 2, 2020

We are not doing it quick enough. This is the real world for me. I have lived with it on both sides, as you know.

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Mar 2, 2020

The SUPPORT Act included the ACE Research Act, which I introduced with my colleague, Fred Upton, to encourage the development of nonaddictive pain medications.

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Mar 2, 2020

We have got to redouble our efforts to understand what is working and what else we need to be doing to help you.

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Mar 2, 2020

The Opioid epidemic is one of the defining public health challenges of our time.

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Feb 26, 2020

I hope that EPA sees the wisdom and we can come to compromise with California because you are not that far off.

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Feb 26, 2020

We need a drinking water standard.

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Feb 26, 2020

I have been promised since I got to Congress that that standard was coming any second.

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