DAN KILDEE

FLINT, MI -- More than half a million dollars in federal funding is coming to Flint through afterschool and mentorship programs at the Sylvester Broome Empowerment Village and Berston Field House on the city’s north side. U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Flint Twp., announced Tuesday, May 3, that $650,000 in federal funds were secured to support a STEM education program for students at the Sylvester Broome Empowerment Village alongside youth mentoring programs at Berston Field House. The funds were secured through a Community Project Funding Request routed through the appropriations committee. Sylvester Broom Empowerment Village and Berston Field House filed a joint request, and the full amount was awarded, Kildee said. Alongside this funding, nine other local programs including the Flint Registry and Genesee County Habitat for Humanity had funding secured last month.

FLINT, MI -- A century-old dam deemed hazardous due to structural deficiencies will soon be coming down in the Flint River with an $855,000 federal grant secured by U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee. The Hamilton Dam, which was partly demolished in 2018, poses a threat to public safety and the environment, according to Flint River and government officials. This is a really good example of how we can restore vitality to this beautiful river,” Kildee said. “A lot of people wrote this river off.”Patrick Scanlon, executive director of the Flint River Watershed Coalition, said removing the last part of the dam has long been a priority for his organization. “I’m the new director but this is something that I have been aware of for quite some time.”The work is part of the Flint River Restoration project, a $36.8-million project to “naturalize” the Flint River and improve amenities along the river through the downtown area.

GENESEE COUNTY, MI — The Affordable Insulin Now Act, a bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee to cap insulin costs at $35 a month, passed in the U.S. House of Representatives. “Michigan families and seniors are paying too much for insulin,” Kildee said in a statement Thursday. “Today, with bipartisan support, the House passed my legislation to cap the cost of insulin at $35 per month. Verdier, who has Type 1 diabetes, helped call attention to the need for insulin price-capping legislation. “As a person living with Type 1 diabetes, my life literally depends on my ability to afford insulin,” Verdier said.

The House has passed a bill capping the monthly cost of insulin at $35 for insured patients.

The chamber voted on a bill that caps the price of insulin at $35 a month but fate for the legislation in the Senate is unclear.

FLINT, MI -- The Genesee Health System has received a $1.4 million federal grant through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to support mental health care. U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Flint Twp., announced the federal grant, totaling at $1,435,649 via a news release Monday, March 21. The grant will be used to support mental health treatment, developmental disabilities and substance use disorder needs of its mid-Michigan patients, per the release. “In Congress, I am working to bring federal resources home to mid-Michigan to lower health care costs,” Kildee said. “That’s why I’m pleased to announce this federal grant to a local mental health provider to ensure the community has access to mental health care.

But veterans of Wurtsmith and elsewhere have seen little benefit from that. This month, the U.S. House passed the “Honoring our PACT Act,” a similar bill to address veterans exposure to toxic burn pits where various hazardous wastes were incinerated at combat posts abroad. “For too long, Congress and the VA have been too slow to act on toxic exposure,” Kildee said Tuesday. The legislation is endorsed by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Michigan, Paralyzed Veterans of America and Need Our Water (NOW) Oscoda. We know that these veterans were exposed to it because of their service.

FLINT, MI – U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee today announced that $603,000 in additional federal funding will be awarded to 13 nonprofit organizations around Genesee County. The federal grants were announced at a news conference at Center of Hope in Flint Thursday afternoon. Shelter of Flint, Genesee County Community Action Resource Department, Food Bank of Eastern Michigan, YWCA, Outreach East, Genesee County Youth Corp, Catholic Charities, My Brother’s Keeper, Clio Area Human Service Fund, Asbury Community Development Corporation, Carriage Town Ministries, CRIM Foundation and Flint Mission Network will all receive parts of the $603,000 in additional funding. They will be administered through the United Way of Genesee County. Jamie Gaskin, Chief Executive Officer of United Way of Genesee County, said the county is normally allocated about $200,000 to be split among different Genesee County nonprofits.

Gretchen Whitmer is asking Congress to help address soaring gas prices by suspending a federal tax until the end of the year. Whitmer joined Democratic governors from five other states in a letter asking congressional leaders to pass a bill suspending an 18 cent tax on every gallon of gas. Michigan gas prices rank among the highest in the country, rising to a statewide average of $4.18 per gallon Tuesday. The Gas Prices Relief Act was introduced in the U.S. House and U.S. Senate last month. Michigan gas prices are climbing.

MORRIS TWP., MI — A small congregation with big faith in Genesee County is planning to hold a candlelight vigil for the conflict in Ukraine. St. Vladimir Ukrainian Catholic Church, 3464 W. Pasadena Ave. in Mt. Morris Township, will host a candlelight vigil at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 3. Bohdan Rybchuk, will be a gathering to pray for peace in connection with the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The local church is part of the Chicago Ukrainian Catholic Diocese, which is geographically the largest of the four Ukrainian Catholic Dioceses in the United States.

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GENESEE COUNTY, MI -- Without health insurance, Goodrich resident Jill Verdier’s Type 1 diabetes treatment would cost more than $10,000 per year just for insulin. “Living with Type 1 diabetes is like running a marathon every single day,” Verdier said. “There is no cure to this disease and the only treatment available to people who have Type 1 diabetes is insulin. His 29-year-old daughter was diagnosed with Type-1 diabetes, so he has seen this issue at what he calls the human level. It is very important for me, when we talk about legislation, that we take it to the human level,” Kildee said.

BAY CITY, MI - Mid-Michigan’s public transportation is slated to get a boost due to federal funding stemming from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. According to information provided by Congressman Dan Kildee’s office, a total of $4,615,491 will be coming to mid-Michigan in federal funds to help strengthen public transportation and to make upgrades to facilities and vehicles. Funding will be given to Bay City, Saginaw and Midland to help improve public transportation. Neighboring Flint will also receive a disbursement.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Congressman hopes his push to cap insulin costs could pave the way for a larger effort to rein in health care costs in America. Kildee said some people pay as much as $1,000 monthly for insulin. Kildee remains especially familiar with one of his constituents who endured high insulin costs. When she turned 26 and no longer was covered by her parents’ health insurance, for a time she spent about one-third of her take-home salary on insulin costs, Kildee said. Kildee said the insulin price-capping bill’s passage was far from a certainty.

The Flint Registry Reauthorization Act would provide $50 million for Flint’s lead exposure registry over the next decade. The announcement coincides with the first civil trial tied to the Flint water crisis that begins today. “The Flint Registry has done so much for us during this water crisis,” Nakiya Wakes, Flint Registry participant, said in the release. “We were fighting for services and resources—the Flint Registry is always there to make those connections for us,” Maxine Onstott, Flint Registry participant, said in the release. Here’s how to watch it liveLeaders urge citizens impacted by Flint water crisis to get help through the Flint RegistryKildee asks Congress for $50 million to continue Flint Registry for 10 yearsResidents exposed to Flint water during crisis urged to join new registry

FLINT TOWNSHIP, MI — Count U.S. House Rep. Dan Kildee among the growing number of lawmakers calling for a stock trading ban for members of Congress. In recent weeks, members of both political parties — including in the Senate — expressed favor for various bills circulating Washington, D.C. that would forbid federal elected officials from stock trading. Kildee said it was too early to predict how soon Congress could address legislation banning stock trading for federal lawmakers. There’s broad support for this.”The STOCK Act of 2012 provides some governance on stock trading among federal legislators, but critics — including Kildee — argue the law does not go far enough. “We had hoped the STOCK Act would be more effective, and clearly it has not been,” he said.

GENESEE COUNTY, MI -- U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Flint Twp., has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a statement issued by his office. “After experiencing mild cold-like symptoms, I tested positive for COVID-19,” Kildee said in the statement. Kildee has represented all of the county as a congressman since he was first elected in 2012. He is among a growing group of county residents who have tested positive for COVID-19 during the third and most prolonged surge in coronavirus cases since the pandemic began. Kildee, EPA say more help comingFor Congressman Dan Kildee, the Capitol riot ended 1 year ago.

An independent redistricting commission last month re-drew the state’s Congressional map, with the adjustments set to take effect beginning with the November 2022 election outcome. “We are very different than those communities,” Midland Mayor Maureen Donker said of Saginaw and Flint. Her frustration with the newly-drawn Congressional district map in part centered on how its borders separated Midland County from counties also menaced by Michigan waterways. In fact, the new Congressional map splits Midland County itself at a key junction tied to the 2020 flood. RELATED:Kildee, Moolenaar to avoid 2022 election showdown despite Midland’s Congressional map shiftFor Congressman Dan Kildee, the Capitol riot ended 1 year ago.

Dozens of lawmakers have gathered on the anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Members of Michigan’s congressional delegation marked the one-year anniversary of a riot aimed at stopping the certification of President Joe Biden’s victory with calls to protect voting rights and denounce political violence. Other representatives issued statements reflecting on their experience seeking shelter as a violent mob of Trump supporters broke into the U.S. Capitol. “Eight Republican senators still won’t admit that Joe Biden is our duly elected president.”Related: One year after Jan. 6 riot, Michigan election deniers hold more influence in Republican politicsStabenow also noted Republican efforts to block Democrat-backed voting rights legislation. The events of Jan. 6 show how disinformation through social media platforms can escalate into real-world violence, he said. One year after Jan. 6 riot, Michigan election deniers hold more influence in Republican politicsRead the lawsuit Black lawmakers have filed against Michigan’s redistricting commission

“What people don’t know so much is that the attack on the Capitol ended on Jan. 6, but the venom and the anger and the threats of violence continue to this day,” Kildee said. Kildee said the riot may have inspired rather than deter disturbing expressions of dissent aimed at elected officials. The memory of the 2021 Capitol riot played a role in the decision. We have to think about our own personal security a lot more than we used to.”Kildee, though, said his sense of duty was reinforced by the Capitol riot and the experiences of the last year. The findings could reveal government officials were involved in planning that led to the January 2021 riot.

The one year anniversary of the siege on the U.S. Capitol is in two days. Multiple people from Michigan are facing charges in connection with the attack.

Twenty-eight members of Congress who were trapped in the House gallery on Jan. 6 — all Democrats — formed the 'Gallery Group' to help one another through their trauma.

Kildee, D-Flint Township, currently represents the 5th District House seat, which includes Genesee, Bay, Arenac and Iosco counties as well as parts of Tuscola and Saginaw counties. The newly-drawn Congressional map — finalized during a Tuesday, Dec. 28 redistricting commission session — places Kildee in the 8th District House seat. The new district encompasses much of Kildee’s current district, but adds parts of Midland County, including Midland. “This year alone, I helped pass the bipartisan (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act), protect the Great Lakes and lower health care costs for Michigan families. During the 2020 election, Dan Kildee defeated Republican Tim Kelly, 196,599 to 150,772, to earn his latest term.

FLINT, MI -- Using a burned-out apartment complex as a backdrop, U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee and a top official with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Friday, Dec. 17, that more help is on the way for clearing similar eyesores in Flint and across the country. Kildee, D-Flint Twp., and EPA Region 5 Administrator Debra Shore said the new $1-trillion federal infrastructure law, which includes billions of dollars for Michigan, includes $1.5 billion for the EPA’s brownfields program that helps clean up blighted and polluted sites in the state and nation.

SAGINAW, MI — U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee said he hopes his push to update a Saginaw transportation company’s aging fleet of buses will pay off as early as February 2022. The Flint Township Democrat earlier this year advocated for $2.4 million in federal funding to purchase seven new buses to replace older models operated by Saginaw Transit Authority Regional Services (STARS). Kildee said the next spending deadline to secure federal funding for bus purchases would arrive in February, when Congress crafts its omnibus spending bill. “It’s our goal to include as much of that (STARS bus purchase package) as we can in the omnibus bill,” Kildee said. He touted the recently-approved $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, which includes $1 billion in Michigan public transportation investment over the next five years.

President Joe Biden is expected to sign his historic $1.2 trillion infrastructure package on Monday. But what happens next as the money makes its way to the Michigan Legislature and local governments? Listen: Reps. Dingell and Kildee discuss the infrastructure package. The Republican-led Michigan Legislature has still not spent billions of dollars from the last round of federal stimulus money. “The idea that a couple-hundred million dollars could go to attorney fees is really offensive.”

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FLINT, MI -- U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee visited Mott Community College Wednesday morning to tour child care facilities and promote President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better plan that will soon be voted on in the House. Kildee touted the plan after a tour of child care facilities at Mott Community College in the Early Childhood Learning Center, where college President Beverly Walker-Griffea says offers the best child care in Genesee County. Parents and Mott Community College graduates Ryan and Jennifer Logan said the child care assistance offered by the college allowed them both to earn degrees. Child care wasn’t affordable, so furthering education was never an option before finding the Mott Community College program, Ryan said. “If anyone is being held back from (not being able to afford child care), it hurts us all,” Kildee said.

On Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Dale Kildee passed away at the age of 92. Dan Kildee (D-Flint Township)His nephew Rep. Dan Kildee succeeded him in Congress, and he says he hopes people will remember Dale Kildee for his contributions to education reform, union advocacy for the working people of Flint and a number of other achievements. Listen: Remembering Michigan’s U.S. Rep. Dale Kildee. GuestRep. Dan Kildee (D-Flint Township), says his own life and political career were closely influenced by his uncle. “It’s doubly difficult for me because this is my mentor, my teacher.”Kildee says his uncle Dale always led with kindness in his work and urges others to do the same.

FLINT, MI -- Dale Kildee, who served as the Flint area’s congressman for more than 30 years, has died at age 92. He died Wednesday, Oct. 13, according to the Kildee family and the office of U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Flint Twp. Throughout his work, Dale was kind, humble and dedicated to his constituents,” Dan Kildee said. Kildee was born on Sept. 16, 1929, in Flint, the second youngest of five children of Timothy and Norma Kildee. Kildee taught in Detroit from 1954 to 1956 before returning to Flint to teach Latin at Flint Central High School until 1964 when he was elected to the state House.

SAGINAW, MI — Count Great Lakes Bay Health Centers among the latest recipients of seven-figure sums of stimulus dollars aimed at aiding the nation’s recovery during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Saginaw-based health care agency received $1.1 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds this month, officials said. The money will finance facility improvements at two of its Saginaw locations and replace equipment at additional sites operated by Great Lakes Bay Health Center, which provides health care services to medically underserved communities. “This pandemic is ongoing, and it is imperative that community health centers — like Great Lakes Bay Health Centers — are committed to the health and wellbeing of the people in our communities now and in the future,” said Monica Woods, public relations manager for the organization. Other recipients were Flint-based Hamilton Community Health Network, with $760,832; Sterling Area Health Center, with $596,305; and Flint-based Genesee Health System, with $547,190.

After seven weeks of mapping, Michigan’s new redistricting commission is starting to vote on much-anticipated draft congressional and legislative plans.

SAGINAW, MI — Derron Suchodolski was announced as recipient of the Saginaw Fire Department Firefighter of the Year award during the organization’s annual ceremony Tuesday, Oct. 5. He was presented with the flag by U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee, who attended the 10 a.m. event along with about 20 firefighters, 50 members of the public, and Saginaw City Hall staff and elected leaders. The ceremony honored a collection of firefighters, two public safety professionals who assisted the fire department, and citizens who helped firefighters during emergency calls. William McCarthy15 Years of Service Awards: Capt. Tate Jarczewski; Gary McDonald, engineer; Lt. Raymond Tanner5 Years of Service Award: John Pilling, firefighterChief’s Special Recognition Awards: Sgt.

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FLINT, MI -- Mott Community College will receive a $131,474 federal grant to fund child care programs as a part of a four-year installment to the Flint facility. The grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Child Care Access Means Parents in School program, which is used to support campus-based child care programs for low-income students enrolled in college. “Through their child care programs, Mott Community College supports two generations of learners: parents receive safe, affordable child care while they earn their postsecondary credential and their children receive high-quality early education and child care,” said Kildee. “As we continue to recover from the pandemic, access to high-quality and affordable child care, which allows parents to attend and complete higher education, is more important than ever.”Students and the Mott Community College community can use the child care services located in the newly-opened Lenore Croudy Family Life Center. We know that one of the most significant barriers our student-parents face is the inability to find reliable, high-quality childcare,” said Beverly Walker-Griffea, Mott Community College president.

Congress is back in session after its August recess, still debating President Biden’s $3.5 trillion budget plan. As part of that plan, Rep. Dan Kildee (D-Flint Township) has a $5 billion provision that would help American cities negatively affected by trade policies and issues. He says it could help transform cities including many in Michigan such as Detroit, Warren, Pontiac, Flint, and Saginaw. Dan Kildee, MI-05Listen: Rep. Kildee on the state of Congress and plans to reinvest in America’s industrial strongholds. GuestRep. Dan Kildee is a Democrat who represents Michigan’s Fifth Congressional District and serves on the House Ways and Means Committee, which is playing a major role in the $3.5 trillion infrastructure package.

The Kildee plan would extend to five years the current $7,500 electric vehicle tax credit, with another $4,500 if a car is made by union workers, and $500 more if it is powered by a U.S.-made battery. After five years, only cars assembled in the U.S. would be eligible for the tax credit. The idea has been opposed by Republicans and by non-union car companies including Honda and Toyota. It has been endorsed by General Motors, Ford, the League of Conservation Voters and others. Read more:Kildee says Flint can put the world on wheels again -- electrified wheelsWhitmer announces first round of grants to accelerate mobility, electric vehicle investmentsRandom drug testing for elected officials in Flint blocked until at least October

House Democrats have begun the serious work of trying to implement President Joe Biden’s expansive spending plan.

House Democrats have began the serious work of trying to implement President Joe Biden’s expansive spending plan.

“Firefighters so far haven’t really had any choice,” said Hausbeck, a training and safety officer with the Saginaw Fire Department. The $80 million program could provide the financial support needed to invest in all necessary PFAS-free foams in Saginaw, Hausbeck said. “He’s always been a proponent of firefighters,” Hausbeck said. Kildee said the $80 million program would be included in a $3.5 trillion budget blueprint Congress continues to negotiate. If the larger budget bill fails or lawmakers remove the $80 million program from the package, he said, the anti-PFAS initiative likely would land in future legislation.

A view inside the Potter Street Station in Saginaw on Tuesday, July 27, 2021. (Kaytie Boomer | MLive.com)Kaytie Boomer | MLive.comThe nonprofit continuously pours effort and time into retaining the original elements of the architecture as time further wears on it. A view inside the Potter Street Station in Saginaw on Tuesday, July 27, 2021. Read more on MLive:Could passenger trains return to Saginaw’s Potter Street Station? Preservationist still fighting to reopen Saginaw’s historic Potter Street Station

FLINT, MI -- Flint will receive more than $2 millions in federal funding to identify and remove lead-based paint in city houses. Part of the grant, $1,883,960, was awarded through the Housing and Urban Development department’s Lead Based Paint Hazard Control program, which identifies and eliminates lead-based paint hazards in low-income housing where children live, according to a news release from Kildee. The other $400,000 in funding was awarded though the Housing and Urban Development department’s Health Homes program. We must do everything we can to eliminate lead hazards from homes and neighborhoods,” Kildee said. “This federal grant will help the city of Flint expand programs to reduce lead hazards in homes.

“Flint is known for putting the world on wheels,” Kildee, D-Flint Twp., said in a virtual news conference. Last month, Biden announced a commitment from the auto industry to produce electric vehicles for as much as half of U.S. sales by the end of the decade. If that goal is reached, those involved in Wednesday’s announcement said, Flint should again be a foundational part of it. “Flint and Genesee County have consistently been a leader in building our country, in building the middle class,” Cherry said. plants next weekGenesee County rejects purchase of Ford vehicles after Flint UAW officials objectMichigan would be carbon-neutral by 2050 under Whitmer climate change plan

FLINT TOWNSHIP, MI — Efforts by Michigan lawmakers to alter election laws in part motivated supporters of federal voting rights legislation advanced this week in Washington, D.C., said a mid-Michigan U.S. congressman. State Republicans, meanwhile, maintain their plans are aimed at providing secure and fair elections. (Mike Mulholland | MLive.com)Mike Mulholland | MLive.comThe John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act — or HR 4 — remains a law in theory. Republicans in the U.S. Senate killed an earlier House-approved voting rights bill last year simply by not acting on the measure. “I think it’s a bunch of nonsense,” Kildee said about the potential for the filibuster to prevent passage of the voting rights bill.

The House laid the groundwork Aug. 24 for voting on the $1 trillion infrastructure bill by late September. The congressman said he will work with fellow lawmakers to connect money from the bill to the 16 projects he endorsed earlier this summer, including the Potter Street Station initiative. “There are other pieces of legislation that also could direct use of the funds in the U.S. Department of Transportation to (the Potter Street Station study),” he said. “In my five years at STARS, I’ve never seen public support rally around a project like they have specifically for Potter Street Station,” Steffens said. Related news:Could passenger trains return to Saginaw’s Potter Street Station?

Rep. Dan Kildee (D-Flint Township) says the U.S. should play a larger role in the evacuation and resettlement of Afghan refugees, prioritizing nationals who worked for and supported the United States during its occupation. Was this the inevitable end to a 20-year occupation that was never going to end well?” —Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Flint TownshipKildee also discusses his work in Congress with the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill, and the infrastructure changes he hopes to bring home to Michigan. Listen: Rep. Kildee on President Biden’s decision to withdraw from Afghanistan, the budget reconciliation bill and infrastructure. GuestRep. Dan Kildee (D-Flint Township) represents Michigan’s 5th district.

New census data shows declining populations in rural areas and some Rust Belt cities, which could make them targets during redistricting for the U.S. House.

SAGINAW, MI — U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee championed the benefits of $1.6 million in federal pandemic relief funds supporting arts and entertainment venues in Saginaw. The congressman said the funds will help organizations cover for revenues lost during the pandemic, which for months prevented theatres and other entertainment venues from selling tickets. “It’s important to me that I do my part to help the Temple Theater stay alive and ultimately reopen,” Kildee said. The federal grant — a piece of the larger American Rescue Plan Act stimulus signed into law by President Joe Biden in March 2021 — will provide $16 billion nationally to entertainment-related organizations. Veronica Horn, president and chief executive officer of the Saginaw County Chamber of Commerce, said Kildee was instrumental in connecting Saginaw business leaders with the federal grant dollars.

FLINT, MI -- A $1,295,378 federal grant will fund Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools’ Early Head Start program in 2021-22 and beyond. Carman-Ainsworth’s Early Head Start program currently provides home visits, family support, parent-child activities, support for children with special needs and transportation resource information. The program is free if a family meets federal program eligibility requirements. “I am proud to announce this federal grant for Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools, which hosts incredible Early Head Start programs. I am grateful to the teachers, workers and volunteers who support our children every day.”Kildee recently announced more than $20 million in federal grants for similar Head Start and Early Head Start programs in Genesee and Saginaw counties.

FLINT, MI -- U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee says he’s pushing representatives of the federal government, including the White House, to settle pending civil lawsuits filed by Flint residents against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over the city’s water crisis. “Government failed at every level” during the water crisis, Kildee said. In addition to EPA, contracted Flint water consultants and bond underwriters have also so far declined to settle cases in which they are named. Kildee said the key to a federal settlement will be the involvement of senior officials in the White House. Read more:EPA regional director won’t comment on settling Flint water crisis litigationJudge refuses to dismiss EPA from federal Flint water crisis lawsuitYoungest Flint water crisis victims to get 80 percent of historic $600 million settlement

“The DoD is missing an opportunity to capture comprehensive PFAS exposure data for DoD firefighters to be used for risk management, including future studies to assess long‑term health effects relating to PFAS exposure,” states the report, requested by Congress two years ago. The report also criticized the DoD for focusing too narrowly on AFFF instead of taking an “enterprise-wide” approach to evaluate all potential sources of PFAS exposure. “DoD understood the health risks posed by toxic PFAS for decades but failed to act to protect service members. “This is not news in Oscoda,” said Tony Spaniola, a metro Detroit attorney who owns a home on Van Etten Lake across from the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base. Additionally, the DoD will analyze PFAS serum lab results at the Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center and develop exposure limits.

FLINT, MI -- A bill that includes funding to demolish 65 of the most hazardous vacant properties in the Flint and Bay City areas, is headed to the U.S. House of Representatives for a vote. They are:$1.75 million to the Genesee County Land Bank Authority and the Bay County Land Bank Authority for demolition of 65 of the most hazardous vacant properties in the areas as well as the demolition or redevelopment of three vacant school properties in Bay City. $520,000 to the Saginaw-Shiawassee Habitat for Humanity and the Bay County Habitat for Humanity for critical home repairs, including energy systems and roofs, for veterans and low-income households. $650,000 to North Flint Reinvestment Corporation to help build a consumer-owned cooperative that is planning to operate a full-service grocery store in Flint. $768,000 to the Genesee County Justice Partnership for Reform for programming to reduce recidivism and generational incarceration.

FLINT, MI -- Genesee County will no longer be the only county in Michigan without a state park. The city will collect submissions from the community to decide how to name the state park. Whitmer is proposing that the state uses $26.2 million in federal stimulus dollars to plan and construct a state park at the Chevy Commons location. Many local partners, including the state, city, county government, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation and Flint Chamber of Commerce are involved. Formerly called Chevy in the Hole, the property was renovated and turned into Chevy Commons beginning in 2015.

The Biden administration is still working on its bipartisan infrastructure bill, all while the increase in severe summer weather events is showing the need for stronger climate infrastructure investment. Rep. Dan Kildee (D-Flint Township) explains what’s going on in Congress with these infrastructure talks, supply chain shortages and threats to voting rights. Dan Kildee (MI-5)Listen: Rep. Kildee on what’s happening right now in Washington, D.C. He says Biden’s infrastructure bill does not reach the more than $4 trillion needed in infrastructure investment estimated by the American Society of Civil Engineers. And that’s why we’ve been working to get an infrastructure bill that is equal to the size of the problem.” Kildee says he’s exhausted when people say the bill should just include traditional infrastructure like roads and bridges.

FLINT, MI -- New EPA Administrator Michael Regan visited the McKenzie Patrice Croom Flint Community Water Testing Lab in one of his first community visits after being appointed by President Joe Biden. He said he wanted to come to Flint to learn about how cities are taking control of their own futures. Regan spoke to ensure the public that the upcoming infrastructure bill, currently still in the U.S. Senate, will help provide water infrastructure resources and other key infrastructure projects that can tackle water infrastructure in America. The member of Biden’s cabinet said Flint’s Community Water Testing lab is an example of something that all communities should operate. Water Testing Lab Founder Michael Harris felt “empowered” by the EPA administrator’s visit.

FLINT, MI -- U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee and U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow joined together Tuesday afternoon in Flint to discuss tax cuts for working families included in the American Rescue Plan. The expansion on Child Tax Credits, part of the American Rescue Plan, includes a new monthly payments for families with children starting July 15th. Families with children under the age of six will be eligible to receive up $3,600 per child, or $3,000 per child under the age of 18. “The tax credit amount has been expanded both in amount and also the way it will be provided,” Stabenow, D-Lansing, said. He added this tax credit is an opportunity for the policy to demonstrate those actions.

GENESEE COUNTY, MI - Days after announcing $12 million in federal grants to Genesee Intermediate School District’s Head Start programs, U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee (D-Flint) announced a further $20 million in funding for Genesee and Saginaw County programs. Kildee announced similar grants three times in June, including $1.2 million for the SISD on June 1 and $3 and $12 million for Genesee County programs on June 7 and 30, respectively. He previously announced $20 million for Genesee programs in June 2020 and just over $1 million split between the counties in April 2021. Head Start programs aim to promote education, health and well-being for young children through local public and private entities, according to the release. “Early education programs like Head Start are some of the most important investments we can make to give our children greater opportunity to succeed,” Kildee said in the release.

FLINT, MI -- Genesee Intermediate School District will receive a $12,019,415 federal grant to fund Head Start and Early Head Start programs in Genesee County, U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee (D-Flint Township) announced Wednesday. This announcement comes just weeks after $3 million in federal funding was secured for early childhood education programs on June 7. That money came from USDHHS’s Head Start Emergency Supplemental Initiative. It includes $1,885,684 for the Genesee Intermediate School District and $1,032,580 for Genesee County to provide emergency support to Head Start programs. Kildee announced a similar $1.2 million grant for the Saginaw Intermediate School District to fund Head Start programs in Saginaw County in early June.

Michigan lawmakers are frustrated the independent commission that would investigate the fatal attack was blocked in a partisan vote.

The U.S. National Guard’s deployment in Washington, D.C. comes to an end Monday.

U.S. Capitol Police say that threats to members of Congress have more than doubled this year.

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The deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol Building will forever live in the history books as a dark chapter of the United State’s story.

FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, file photo, President Donald Trump waves as he boards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, in Washington, en route to his Mar-a-Lago Florida Resort. Former President Donald Trump is welcoming his second impeachment acquittal and says his movement “has only just begun.”Democratic senators from Michigan were among the U.S. lawmakers who cast “guilty” votes on Saturday in hopes of charging Trump with incitement. “Former President Donald Trump spent months pushing a big lie – that the November election was stolen from him. Today, 57 Senators – including a record 7 Republicans – voted to find former President Trump guilty for inciting that deadly insurrection on our very democracy. The Senate vote followed the bipartisan vote to impeach him by the House of Representatives.

WASHINGTON – Michigan’s congressional delegation either evacuated or was told to shelter in place in their offices Wednesday when a group of supporters for President Donald Trump stormed into the US Capitol. Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05) was on the House floor when rioters overran the Capitol police. Kildee and his colleagues were evacuated, and he blames the president for inciting the riot. READ: Pro-Trump mob storms US Capitol in bid to overturn electionCongresswoman Lisa McClain (MI-10) was also in the House along with Kildee, and she was also evacuated. McClain said she would still consider an objection to some state’s electoral votes but found the president’s response to the riot to be not enough.

Read: Experts: Capitol riot product of years of hateful rhetoricIn response, lawmakers are calling on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the Constitution’s 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office. Learn more: What is the 25th Amendment and how does it work? The Vice President and Cabinet should invoke the 25th Amendment, or Congress should impeach and remove the President. — Brenda Lawrence (@RepLawrence) January 7, 2021Rep. Haley Stevens, Michigan’s 11th DistrictI encourage those with the authority to invoke the 25th Amendment to exercise that power. pic.twitter.com/5VK8DLTLn4 — David Cicilline (@davidcicilline) January 7, 2021Speaker of the U.S. House Rep. Nancy Pelosi, from California, previously introduced legislation in October requesting Congress to intervene under the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office.

LANSING, Mich. – Michigan’s house Democrats said they plan to defend Michigan’s election results if there is an objection Wednesday in Congress. President-Elect Joe Biden, who won the Electoral College 306-232, is set to be inaugurated Jan. 20. WATCH: Congress holds Electoral College confirmation vote for BidenThe process is ceremonial and is typically a smooth and easy process. Some members of congress who may object were on the ballot in the same election,” said Michigan Rep. Dan Kildee. “As they continue to sow doubt in Michigan’s election results when it comes to the presidential election, they have no issue taking their own oath of office a few days ago.

The Democratic presidential nominee is teaming up with his former boss, Barack Obama, for a swing through Michigan on Saturday. “I think that helps.”R&B legend Stevie Wonder will perform in Detroit on Saturday after Biden and Obama speak. The press for Michigan’s Black voters comes after voting was down roughly 15% in Flint and Detroit four years ago — a combined 48,000-plus votes in a state Trump carried by about 10,700 votes. Jonathan Kinloch leads the 13th Congressional District Democratic Party, which includes parts of Detroit, and expressed confidence that Black voters will turn out for Biden. While Biden is expected to win the vast majority of Black voters in next week’s election, Trump has also courted them and hopes to shave into Democrats’ historic advantage in the community.

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Tlaibs spoke in response to the recent statement from Postmaster General Louis DeJoy about concerns of current conditions inside post offices nationwide and worries about mail in ballots. DeJoy released a statement stating, The postal service is ready today to handle whatever volume of election mail it receives this fall.But the changes were already made. We stand before the United States Postal Service to say, heroes work here and we have your back, said Rep. Haley Stevens. People who work for the United States Postal Service have come to work, have put themselves at risk, in order to meet the commitment, said Rep. Dan Kildee. Several voters are concerned that the ballots wont be counted but Benson said theyre working to make sure that wont happen.

Its the latest development in a new trade feud sparked by President Donald Trumps decision to reimpose aluminum duties on the U.S. ally. Trade groups believe the decision to reimpose the aluminum duties puts Michigan manufacturing at a disadvantage. Trump announced hes renewing tariffs on imported metal -- 10% on aluminum and 25% on steel. The decision has riled trade groups including those that represent major automakers who warned the White House the move would put American manufacturing at a disadvantage. Kildee disagreesThats not a policy, Kildee said.

I think its dangerous to take these polls at face value, Kildee, who represents Michigans fifth district said Friday. Thats a snapshot of how people feel on a particular day. Kildee had just finished an event for the Biden campaign and warned fellow supporters. 40 percent said they would vote for President Trump. Kilee said he also wouldnt be surprised by a last ditch effort from the Trump campaign to win over voters. A spokesperson for the Trump campaign did not immediately respond to questions for comment about the poll.

Tim Kelly has won the Republican nomination for U.S. House in Michigans 5th congressional district. Kelly defeated Early Lackie for the nomination. He will go up against incumbent Rep. Dan Kildee in November. Related: Latest Election newsMore: Election resultsMichigan Primary Election Results 2020Primary Election Results by county:

On Friday, the House passed a $259 billion funding bill for foreign aid and the Interior, Agriculture, and Veterans Affairs departments along party lines. The measure is the first annual spending measure to pass either the House or Senate this year, but it has scant chance of becoming law, serving instead as a springboard for negotiations down the line. And if Trump loses the election, Democrats are likely to wait until the Biden administration is in place before wrapping up the annual bills, which fund the annual operations of federal Cabinet agencies. The Senate Appropriations panel canceled plans for drafting its 12 annual bills after Democrats served notice they would offer amendments on COVID relief and policing reform that Chairman Richard Shelby, R-Ala., deemed too politically troublesome. As a result, Congress is likely to return to Washington in September to handle a stopgap funding bill that would last until December to prevent a campaign season government shutdown.

Outraged Democrats warned that time is wasting on GOP infighting as the virus worsens, jobless aid expires and the death toll rises. Plans shifted after Trump was forced to abandon his push for a payroll tax break, which his party opposed, and the White House turned to the new priorities. One sticking point for Republicans trying to resolve their differences with the White House is how to cut the $600 weekly jobless benefit boost that is expiring. An administration official granted anonymity to discuss the private talks said the White House viewed the Senate GOP's proposal as too cumbersome and the $200 boost as too high. Next steps are uncertain after days of closed-door GOP negotiations at the Capitol with top White House officials, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Mark Meadows, the White House chief of staff.

DETROIT Congressman John Lewis, a civil rights icon, has died at the age of 80 on Friday after a six-month battle with stage four pancreatic cancer. The youngest and last surviving member of the Big Six civil rights activists, Lewis dedicated his life to fighting for equality. Leaders react to passing of civil rights iconMichigan Governor Gretchen WhitmerCongressman John Lewis was a civil rights legend who stood firmly on the front lines of our nations history. He touched the hearts of America as a Civil Rights icon in this country for decades. I will forever remember his stories of the Civil Rights movement, constant words of encouragement and the reminder to get into good trouble.

DETROIT A group of Michigan lawmakers is calling on Kroger to extend the $2 pay raise it gave to workers during the pandemic, saying it would be a slap in the face to let the Hero Pay expire this weekend while the coronavirus (COVID-19) remains a threat. LATEST: Kroger opens drive-thru coronavirus testing site in YpsilantiKrogers Hero Pay is set to end nationwide Sunday. Michigan lawmakers are saying because the state still has among the most confirmed COVID-19 cases in the nation, Kroger workers are still at risk. As long as this health crisis persists and Kroger is open for business, Kroger has a duty to continue Hero Pay for its brave workers, the lawmakers wrote in the letter. Ending Hero Pay while Kroger employees continue to put themselves at great risk is a slap in the face to everyone who has enabled your doors to remain open.

WASHINGTON - Calls for impeachment hearings from U.S. House Democrats are increasing after President Trump's latest scandal. More than 140 House Democrats have now called for impeachment hearings to begin amid fallout from the reported call between Trump and the Ukraine, where the president allegedly threatened to withhold financial aid in exchange for an investigation into the Biden family. Many Democrats had previously called for impeachment hearings following the Mueller report. We do not arrive at this conclusion lightly, and we call on our colleagues in Congress to consider the use of all congressional authorities available to us, including the power of 'inherent contempt' and impeachment hearings, to address these new allegations, find the truth and protect our national security." Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan, a former Republican who has since become an independent, has also called for impeachment proceedings, bringing the total number of representatives to 146.