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U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Waterford Township, urged prayers for her constituent, Paul Whelan of Novi, who has been in custody in Russia since his arrest in December 2018 and a later conviction on espionage charges that he's vehemently denied.

Supporters of Whelan have worried about how the invasion of Ukraine could complicate or nullify diplomatic efforts to bring him home. 

As Congress weighs proposals to jumpstart the domestic semiconductor industry by providing billions of dollars for R&D and manufacturing incentives, the House Science Committee is taking a long view of the industry’s needs.

Earlier this month, the Honoring Abbas Family Legacy to Terminate (HALT) Drunk Driving Act was passed as part of a larger infrastructure bill.

While that bill will mandate drunken driving detection systems in new cars by 2026, U.S. Reps. Debbie Dingell (D-12th District), Rashida Tlaib (D-13th District) and Haley Stevens (D-11th District), along with Rana Abbas-Taylor, who lost five loved ones due to a drunken driver, gathered at Dearborn Fire Station One on Monday to talk about the importance of not drinking and driving.

Nearly three years after her brother was detained in Moscow, Elizabeth Whelan is keeping her eye on the goal: bringing him home.

Paul Whelan, a US citizen and former Marine, was detained at a Moscow hotel on December 28, 2018, and arrested on espionage charges, which he has consistently and vehemently denied. He was convicted and sentenced in June 2020 to 16 years in prison in a trial denounced by US officials as unfair. 

Washington — Nearly two-thirds of Michigan's congressional delegation urged House and Senate leadership to retain and quickly pass $52 billion in funding for domestic semiconductor production Thursday. 

The push comes two weeks after Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer agreed to move ahead on a bill aimed at increasing U.S. competition with China, which includes $2 billion set aside for production of "mature" chips used in the auto industry. The bill passed the Senate in June but had stalled in the House. 

Michigan politicians are “horrified” following a Metro Detroit school shooting at Oxford High School that resulted in three deaths and eight other shooting victims, including a teacher and five students.

Multiple politicians said “thoughts and prayers” won’t solve the problems that contributed to this shooting.

TAYLOR, Mich. (WXYZ) — As you do your holiday shopping, you’ll notice more shortages than ever of high tech items that require microchips. It is hitting all economic sectors in one way or another.

Chips were invented in the U.S. But now, only 12% are made here. Of the more sophisticated chips, 0% are made in the USA. Those are made in Taiwan and China.

The Detroit Big Three automakers have been forced to slow or stop production. The industry will lose out on making and selling 1.2 million vehicles this year, costing $210 billion.

Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) introduced the Increasing Developing Entrepreneurship Access (IDEA) Act of 2021. This legislation will create a grant program to develop a network of business accelerators that promote growth for minority-owned businesses through enhanced access to capital, business networks and supply chains. The IDEA Act of 2021 would appropriate $25,000,000 for each fiscal year through 2026.