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DEARBORN, MI – U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today sent a letter to Kevin Elsenheimer, executive director of the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA), urging the agency to immediately relocate residents of the Towne Centre Place housing complex in Ypsilanti while repairs are being made to the building’s only two elevators, which have not been in reliable and consistent working condition for the last six months.
DEARBORN, MI – In recognition of Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12), in partnership with the Alzheimer’s Association Greater Michigan Chapter and Michigan Great Lakes Chapter, today convened a roundtable discussion with patients, caregivers and key advocates in the fight to end Alzheimer’s.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today led a bipartisan coalition of 89 Representatives in sending a letter to the U.S. Treasury Department urging the rejection of an application by the Central States Pension Plan to cut retiree benefits by as much as 70 percent. The proposal is a result of the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014, which eroded a decades-long guarantee of pension benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act by allowing distressed pension funds to cut retiree benefits in certain circumstances.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) released the following statement today on the Protecting Against Tax Hikes (PATH) Act.
DEARBORN, MI – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) expressed strong concern for the tens of millions of American seniors impacted by today’s announcement that Social Security beneficiaries would not receive a cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA) increase in 2016.
DEARBORN, MI – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) released the following statement in celebration of the 80th anniversary of Social Security, which President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed into law on August 14, 1935.
“Today, we celebrate a promise made to our seniors 80 years ago – a promise of economic security and dignity for every American after a lifetime of hard work.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the 50th anniversary of Medicare approaches on June 30th, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today joined Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, and more than 50 seniors and advocates in Washington to call for expanded coverage for hearing loss treatments.
ANN ARBOR, MI – In advance of the White House Conference on Aging in July, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today hosted a community conversation on long-term care in Ann Arbor. More than 100 seniors and caregivers joined the conversation, which offered participants an opportunity to share issues and concerns, meet with representatives from local agencies and organizations, and hear from experts in the field of long-term care and elder care. The event is the first in a series of conversations Dingell is holding across the district.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today marked Older Americans Month by releasing a Long-term Care Guidebook, a comprehensive resource guide for those requiring or providing care in Southeast Michigan. The Guidebook includes a variety of resources to help seniors and their families related to long-term care, aging and caregiving, as well as contact information for local support services.
Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) toured the 12th District to discuss health care priorities, especially those impacting seniors.
Dingell visited the Copeland Center in Wyandotte to talk with seniors about their concerns and discuss her new bill, the Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act of 2015. Hearing loss is the most prevalent condition in the United States, affecting more than nine million seniors, but half of all older Americans who need a hearing aid are unable to afford or obtain one.