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Metro Detroit's representatives in Washington, D.C., are asking for federal money intended to help local government and community assets.
The requests are made through federal earmarks, a practice reinstated in 2021 that allows congress members to request funds for projects in the communities they represent. Requests must target not-for-profit entities and must be something the representative doesn't have a personal financial stake in.
Canton Township
Relatives of Oliver Dillard Sr., a decorated Army general buried at Arlington National Cemetery, recently toured Canton’s new VA clinic knowing the spacious, convenient location may be named after their ancestor.
Congresswomen Haley Stevens and Debbie Dingell wandered through the lobby, exam rooms and other areas of the 5900 North Lotz Road building with the family.
Mackinac Island — The final version of Congress' economic competitiveness bill including $52 billion for semiconductor chip production is still amorphous — a delay that's a cause of concern for many of Michigan's state and federal policymakers.
Those leaders are attempting to attract new electric vehicle production to the state while a global chip shortage continues to force automakers to idle plants.
A U.S. State Department official told the family of Paul Whelan that they need to "make more noise," and "be a squeakier wheel" in advocating for the Michigan man's release from a Russian labor camp to get government action to bring him home, his brother said.
U.S. Reps. Ritchie Torres (D-NY), Haley Stevens (D-MI), Peter Meijer (R-MI), and Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH) recently applauded the House of Representatives’ advancement legislation that seeks to bolster federal efforts to assist with major fire investigations.
The Empowering the U.S. Fire Administration Act (H.R. 7077) stems from the Twin Parks North West apartment building fire that resulted in the deaths of 17 New Yorkers in January 2022.
The House of Representatives voted on May 11 to approve H.R. 847 – the Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act, by a margin of 401-19.
The legislation introduced last year by Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., would “direct the National Science Foundation to support merit-reviewed and competitively awarded research on privacy enhancing technologies.”
Research areas required by the legislation include:
Rep. Haley Stevens is one of the 81 members of the House chosen as a conferee to reconcile the chambers’ respective China-competition bills. As the chair of the House Science Research and Technology Subcommittee, Stevens has played a major role in putting together several parts of the America COMPETES Act. Stevens, a Michigan Democrat, spoke with Philip Athey about the upcoming conference. This conversation has been edited for length and clarity.