Providing our servicemembers with competitive pay is essential to ensuring they can afford housing, groceries, childcare, and other everyday necessities while serving our nation in uniform.
Gary Peters
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Gary Charles Peters is an American politician serving as the junior United States Senator from Michigan since January 6, 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, Peters previously represented Michigan's 14th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from January 3, 2013, to January 6, 2015. Throughout his career, he has focused on issues such as economic development, healthcare, and education reform. Peters has been an advocate for bipartisan cooperation in Congress, emphasizing the need for compromise among lawmakers to address pressing national issues.
The federal government has a responsibility to provide appropriate care and safe conditions for people in its custody – but this is just the latest disturbing example of troubling conditions across numerous ICE facilities.
I also fought to ensure the bill will hold the Department of Defense accountable to swiftly cleaning up PFAS contamination in Michigan communities.
“After years working as both a federal prosecutor and criminal attorney helping to defend our national security, Michael Martin has the experience and integrity necessary to serve on the federal bench,” said Senator Peters.
This bill will help ensure Michigan continues to play an essential role in keeping our nation safe and secure.
This report details alarming shortcuts taken by the Department of Defense, ICE and the contractor that led to inhumane conditions, inadequate medical care, and multiple deaths that could have been prevented.
Vehicle suppliers in Michigan are working to develop some of the most advanced vehicle components and technologies available today. Unfortunately, existing law is delaying the testing needed to get these innovative systems in our cars and…
This commonsense bill would allow suppliers to conduct testing on the products they make, helping to speed up the deployment of new technologies that have the potential to drastically improve roadway safety.
Advances in automobile safety require more than prudent policy, they require innovation.
Every year, 40,000 Americans die on our highways, and nearly 1,000 die on our railways. These aren’t just numbers, they are families that will never be whole again. We must take action, and we know that technology is certainly part of the…
For years, I have said that Congress cannot continue to stand on the sidelines when it comes to these AVs. I believe we must pass a federal AV framework to harness the safety benefits of this technology, ensure that it is deployed…
The federal government has a responsibility to provide appropriate care and safe conditions for people in its custody – but this is just the latest disturbing example of troubling conditions across numerous ICE facilities.
That’s why I have pushed to keep Chinese vehicles and vehicle technologies out of the United States, and why I want to hear from our witnesses today about protecting Americans’ data from exploitation by our adversaries as well as here at…
I have long advocated for harnessing technological innovation to combat the challenges we face in the transportation sector, from unsafe roads to harmful environmental impacts to freight and infrastructure challenges that raise prices for…
After years working as both a federal prosecutor and criminal attorney helping to defend our national security, Michael Martin has the experience and integrity necessary to serve on the federal bench.
As lawyers, we know we must abide by a judge’s ruling or a court order, even if we intend to appeal it, and not attack their integrity or their impartiality just because we disagree.
That's why I'm proud to see this bipartisan bill pass the Senate. This commonsense bill will help to protect our kids by ensuring contaminated formula doesn't reach the shelves in the first place, and prevent another nationwide shortage…
The Gordie Howe International Bridge has been in the works for decades now. This bridge that has been built was paid for by our Canadian neighbors, but they used American steel and union labor, and it’s actually going to be a critical…
I don’t think there’s any other President since the establishment of FEMA that has chosen to actually punish American citizens that have survived a flood or a wildfire because of their home state’s governor or senators’ political…
“No matter where or how you choose to serve, you all have the skills and talent needed to build coalitions, to effect change, and to make a big impact on the complex issues we face today.”
“As public policy experts, I know you will continue to be active citizens in our democratic republic.