Tag: Debbie Dingell

Graves Amendment Recognizes Pipelines’ Value as Fish Reefs

In the midst of contentious debate over the markup of Rep. Brownley’s (D.-Calif.) H.R. 2643, which would assess an annual fee on oil and gas pipeline owners of $1,000 per mile in shallow water and $10,000 per mile in deep water, the House Committee on Natural Resources passed an amendment to the bill from Rep….


Conservation Panelists See Bipartisan Wildlife Bill as Tool to Preserve Threatened Species

ConservAmerica hosted a webinar Oct. 12 to discuss the bipartisan Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (RAWA), which would add nearly $1.4 billion in funding to wildlife conservation-related programs, helping to keep species off the endangered species list. It would provide $1.3 billion per year to a new ‘Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Subaccount,’ supplementing, but not replacing,…


Rep. Dingell: House Appears Poised to Pass Trump-Backed $2,000 Stimulus Checks

The House of Representatives appears poised to pass the $2,000 stimulus checks called for by President Donald Trump, Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) said Saturday. Republican leadership blocked the proposal to increase the direct payments from $600 last week. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said she’d bring the increased payments to a vote on Monday. “Republicans…


Rep. Dingell: House Appears Poised to Approve Trump-Backed $2,000 Stimulus Checks

The House of Representatives appears poised to pass the measure that would send $2,000 stimulus checks to most Americans, Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) said Saturday. The measure was called for by President Donald Trump. Republican leadership blocked the proposal to increase the direct payments from $600 last week. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said she’d…