Biography representative dingell lewis

She is a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee and the Natural Resources Committee, where she leads on critical issues including affordable and accessible health care, clean energy and water, domestic manufacturing and supply chain resilience, and protecting out wildlife and natural resources. Growing up in beautiful Michigan, Dingell, who chairs the Great Lakes Task Force, has always been an advocate for the outdoors and commits her work in Congress to protecting the environment for generations.

Fred Upton. Her collaborative workstyle also lends itself to bicameral work, most importantly on long-term care, as she authored the Better Care Better Jobs Act with Senator Bob Casey to strengthen and expand access to the long-term care system while also supporting the direct care workforce. In , her Honoring Abbas Family Legacy to Terminate HALT Drunk Driving Act, a bill she wrote after the Abbas family of Northville was killed by a drunk driver and which would require drunk driving prevention technology to be installed in new cars, was enacted into law.

Dingell also worked quickly to secure federal flood relief funding and support to her communities amidst the summer floods that devastated thousands of Southeast Michigan families and businesses.

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Before being elected to Congress, Dingell — a self-proclaimed car girl — worked in the auto industry for over three decades, where she was President of the General Motors GM Foundation and a senior executive responsible for public affairs. An active civic and community leader, Dingell is a recognized national advocate for women and children.

Debbie currently resides in Dearborn. She holds both a B. She knows that we can accomplish more by working together on critical issues like protecting our Great Lakes, lowering the costs of healthcare, improving our infrastructure, and creating jobs by supporting manufacturing and leveling the playing field for our workers.

A noted leader in improving civility in our public discourse, she strongly believes that we can disagree with one another without being disagreeable. Her values are also evident in her professional career before coming to Congress. As an executive at General Motors, she worked to keep our auto industry strong before continuing her dedication to supporting charitable causes as President of the GM Foundation.

Demonstrating her commitment to education and students, in she was elected to the Wayne State Board of Governors where she championed lowering the cost of higher education, and she was Chair of the Board before being elected to Congress. In Congress, Debbie is a leader on protecting our Great Lakes, improving access to healthcare, lowering prescription drug costs, fighting for seniors and veterans, reducing gun violence and supporting manufacturing.

Debbie is a strong advocate for supporting our auto industry in the United States by protecting manufacturing, and preserving and creating jobs here at home.