Dingell Celebrates Opening of Monroe County Biodiesel Station
Oct 30, 2012
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Jun 8, 2010
Numbers, Not Shouting, Overwhelm Health Care Debate
But partisan bickering torpedoed those efforts. We must stop making the same mistake over again and do whatever it takes to reform the broken system.
Jun 8, 2010
Do Whatever It Takes' to Repair Broken System
According to a Business Roundtable report, employers will pay three times the cost they now pay to insure workers in just the next decade if we do not act.
Jun 7, 2010
East Stadium Boulevard Bridge Repair Not Just Shovel Worthy, but Shovel Ready
I have met with both city and university officials to better understand this problem and what must be done to address it, as has my staff, both in Michigan and DC.
Jun 6, 2010
GOP Must Support Medicare's Promise
I wish I could say we had a strong bipartisan effort to get it done. Only 13 Republicans in the Senate and 70 in the House voted for the bill that created Medicare.
Jun 5, 2010
Preserving Medicare's Success, 43 Years Later
As we improve Medicare, we can also recognize that it has a lot to teach us about bringing quality care to millions of Americans.
Jun 4, 2010
Why Health Care Can’t Wait
For years, people made the case against a heath care overhaul, claiming it would ration medical care. I would say that because of our failure to act, that is what we now have. Instead of taking care of our people, the best health care goes to those who can afford to pay for it.
Jun 3, 2010
Need for New System Is Urgent
I have served in Congress for more than half a century — long enough to have learned that good ideas, good works, and, most importantly, good results do not materialize from thin air.
Jun 2, 2010
Plight of Iraqi refugees demands ‘humanitarian surge’
The facts speak for themselves. With militia groups in Iraq providing substantial assistance to IDPs, and host countries failing to provide the needed resources to desperate Iraqis, this is a recipe for disaster.
May 25, 2010
Episode 21: Jobs and Economic Recovery
Congressman Dingell discusses action taken in Congress to address Southeast Michigan’s economic challenges and help the region’s working families. He looks at the passage of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009, which has helped fund more than 600 projects in Michigan's 15th Congressional District, totaling more than $500 million in grants. In addition, he points to Chrysler's return to profitability and General Motors' repayment of its government loans as reasons to be bullish on Michigan’s future.
Apr 7, 2010
Tele-Town Hall 5
On April 7, 2010, Congressman Dingell discussed the recently passed health insurance reform law and improvements to Medicare in a Tele-Town Hall Meeting with constituents in the 15th District. More than 3,100 people participated in a portion of the town hall.
