Yearly Archives: 2016

U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today announced that northern Michigan will receive nearly $8 million in public investment that will be matched by nearly $8 million in private sector investment to support land and water conservation. Support for this project – as well as five ongoing conservation projects in Michigan – comes through the 2014 Farm Bill’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program which was authored by Stabenow.

Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05) issued the following statement today after Michigan Governor Rick Snyder agreed to testify before Congress on the Flint water crisis after previously declining multiple requests to do so

The Michigan Public Service Commission’s sixth annual report on the implementation of the state’s renewable energy standard shows that 9.1 percent of Michigan’s electricity was generated from renewable sources in 2014. For 2015, the estimated renewable energy percentage is expected to exceed the 10 percent requirement

The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) today approved a settlement agreement authorizing Wisconsin Electric Power Company to implement its amended renewable energy plan.

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) released the following statement on House passage of H.R. 4470, the Safe Drinking Water Act Improved Compliance Awareness Act:

U.S. Representative Dave Trott (MI-11) today supported legislation to strengthen the system of notifying the public when concentrations of lead in drinking water are above federal requirements, such as the ongoing drinking water crisis in Flint, Michigan.

The legislation will require the EPA to notify the public when enforceable requirements for lead in drinking water are exceeded if a state or a local water system fails to do so. The bill also requires consumer notification when water being transported in a lead pipe is sufficiently corrosive that it could leach lead into public drinking water

The U.S. House of Representatives today, by a vote of 416-2, passed legislation championed by Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05) and Congressman Fred Upton (MI-06) related to the ongoing Flint water crisis

Congressman Dan Kildee (D-MI), U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) applauded the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) quick approval of an Economic Injury Disaster Loan declaration for Genesee County and the City of Flint to provide loans for eligible businesses that have been adversely affected by the Flint water crisis. Last month the members sent a letter urging Governor Snyder to request SBA assistance for struggling Flint businesses.

 Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette today announced a $470 million joint state-federal settlement with mortgage lender and servicer HSBC to address mortgage related abuses. Michigan borrowers are expected to receive over $3.5 million as part of the nationwide settlement

Flint residents will be hired to assist with water testing under a new partnership forged Friday between the state and Flint human service groups, Gov. Rick Snyder announced today.

Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05) issued the following statement today after Michigan Governor Rick Snyder declined to testify in front of a congressional hearing this week on the Flint water crisis

After a departmental review of circumstances during the time period leading to the Flint water crisis, the former head of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality’s Drinking Water and Municipal Assistance unit was officially terminated from state employment today, Gov. Rick Snyder said.

Democratic Steering & Policy Committee Co-Chairs Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Congresswoman Donna F. Edwards (D-MD), and Congressman Dan Kildee (D-MI) sent aletter to Michigan Governor Rick Snyder inviting him to testify before House Democrats’ Steering & Policy Committee hearing on Wednesday, February 10 at 2:00 p.m. entitled “The Flint Water Crisis: Lessons for Protecting America’s Children.”

Rep. Sandy Levin (MI-09) today made the following remarks at a press conference following the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing on the Flint water crisis