Articles tagged: Congress
Detroit Free Press: Poll shows Debbie Dingell a front-runner to potentially replace Carl Levin
Posted: Mar 28, 2013Debbie Dingell, a Democratic National Committee member and wife of U.S. Rep. John Dingell, could be in line to replace U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, according to a new poll. Read more »
John Dingell named 'wisest' member of U.S. House in poll of Capitol Hill staffers
Posted: Aug 30, 2012Ann Arbor is known for having some of the smartest residents in the nation. Now it's known for electing possibly the smartest congressman in the United States. That's according to a new poll that named ... Read more »
Detroit Free Press: Congress passes bill that prevents student loan rates from rising sharply
Posted: Jun 29, 2012Congress voted Friday to extend lower interest rates on Stafford student loans the Detroit Free Press reports. Read more »
Ann Arbor man wants to prevent John Dingell from seeing a 30th term in Congress
Posted: May 07, 2012A 25-year-old Ann Arbor man is challenging U.S. Rep. John Dingell for his seat, claiming the long-time congressman isn't progressive enough. Daniel Marcin, who is pursuing a doctorate in economics at the University of Michigan, ... Read more »
COLUMN: Wise Voices: Did you buy State of the Union address?
Posted: Jan 25, 2012Editor's note: This post is part of a series by Dr. Baker on Our Values about core American values. This week Dr. Baker is discussing different "voices" or media sources that we may or may ... Read more »
With poll: Pizza is a vegetable? Congress fights Obama administration attempts to make school lunches healthier
Posted: Nov 16, 2011WASHINGTON (AP) — Who needs leafy greens and carrots when pizza and french fries will do? In an effort many 9-year-olds will cheer, Congress wants pizza and french fries to stay on school lunch lines ... Read more »
Dingell says he's ready to fight for Obama's $447 billion jobs plan
Posted: Sep 08, 2011Following tonight's speech by Barack Obama, U.S. Rep. John Dingell, D-Dearborn, said he's hopeful Congress will join him in supporting the president's $447 billion jobs plan. "It was a vigorous speech. It sets out a ... Read more »
OPINION: Nine reasons why we should fire Congress
Posted: Aug 20, 2011Americans’ disapproval of Congress is at its highest level EVER as an eye-popping 82 percent of Americans profess disdain for the job our national elected leaders are doing. Given the economic mess the country finds ... Read more »
OPINION: Republicans blocked Democrats from passing budget last year
Posted: Apr 16, 2011The Republicans are spreading the falsehood that the Democrats never passed a budget last year while they had control of Congress. The truth is that the Democrats in the House did pass a budget, but ... Read more »
Opinion: Congress is selling itself to the lobbyists
Posted: Dec 19, 2010The actions of the U.S. Congress these past several months -- particularly by Boehner, NcCullum, Canter, DeMint, et al -- is really nothing but a sordid business. Read more »
Opinion: Rob Steele is no friend of higher education
Posted: Oct 28, 2010As a student at the University of Michigan, I am deeply concerned with Rob Steele’s apparent disregard for the importance of improving higher education. For a candidate who hopes to represent the University’s Ann Arbor ... Read more »
Opinion: How Dingell's support of health care reform helped one downtown business
Posted: Oct 28, 2010I'm voting to reelect Congressman John Dingell because of his tireless support of the Affordable Care Act (health care reform). Here's how health care reform benefits my Mom and Pop downtown business (Downtown Home & ... Read more »
Opinion: Send John Dingell and Mark Schauer packing on Nov. 2
Posted: Oct 27, 2010Anyone who supports change and hope must vote against our current Congressmen Mark Schauer and John Dingell. Both are consistent supporters of Nancy Pelosi's agenda, including voting for Obamacare and cap and trade. Her agenda ... Read more »
Opinion: Congressman Dingell has helped Michigan's education system survive through the recession
Posted: Oct 23, 2010The severe economic recession has threatened our education system by forcing public schools to lay off large numbers of teachers, increase class sizes, and cut critical programs. Congressman Dingell, however, has stepped in to minimize ... Read more »
Opinion: We need Tim Walberg's common sense, conservative approach in U.S. House
Posted: Oct 17, 2010Please stand with us to reject the disgusting campaign being run by Mark Schauer’s political machine. Mr. Schauer is obviously ashamed to run on his ultra-liberal record and, therefore, is using the Democrat’s old tactics ... Read more »
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