Dale Kildee News

Bay City Mayor Charles Brunner and Manager Robert Belleman kicked off their trip to Washington D.C. this week with a day of meetings with national lawmakers.

The fight over federal funding for abortion moved to the Senate on Thursday as opponents targeted provisions that are not as restrictive as one written by a Michigan lawmaker into the version passed by the House.

There are principled stands against abortion. And there are ways in which current law prohibits the kind of "abortion on demand" decried by abortion opponents -- strictures involving minors, the use of federal funds and procedures to end late-term pregnancies.

While many Americans are struggling to make ends meet, a number of national lawmakers are living comfortably: Figures from 2008 suggest 44 percent of Congress members are millionaires, compared to around one percent of the general population.

U.S. Rep. Gregorio Kilili C. Sablan , along with Rep. Dale Kildee and 33 other members, is pushing new legislation to help young people who drop out of school finish their education.

Thursday, November 05, 2009 at 9:53 a.m. WASHINGTON a ' President Barack Obama is making good on a campaign promise to have a yearly summit with American Indians to hear their concerns.

WaPo reports today that a number of anti-choice holdouts among Democrats are "threatening to oppose the measure over the issue of abortion to create a question about its passage." "I will continue whipping my colleagues to oppose bringing the bill to the floor for a vote until a clean vote against public funding for abortion is allowed," Rep.

The health care debate is heating up again this week on Capitol Hill and one local congressman is gaining national attention for his support of insurance companies and what he calls "free speech." U.S. Representative Dave Camp of Midland is among the many Republicans celebrating a political victory this weekend.

FLINT, Michigan -- A map supposedly floating around from the city's Zoning Board of Appeals has started rumors at Mott Community College .

Teamsters will be at two Fort Wayne car dealers this weekend protesting what they say are unfair tactics by General Motors Co.

The Canadian Auto Workers president says the union is confident Chrysler Corp. will excel after discussing the company's future during a lengthy meeting.

Washington -- Union car haulers are angry with Chrysler Group LLC for shifting some work to nonunion companies to save money, and they fear General Motors Co.

Ford Motor Co. on Tuesday reached a tentative deal with the United Auto Workers union on contract changes, a major step in the automaker's efforts to keep labor costs in line with crosstown rivals.

U.S. Rep. Dale Kildee, D-Flint, has secured more than $3.4 million in federal funding for dredging the Saginaw River and related work.

Months after the government bailed out General Motors and Chrysler, some lawmakers are questioning tough contract demands by the two auto companies that union officials argue could lead to the replacement of hundreds of union carhaulers with nonunion drivers.

Ask the Robersons what a family is and the answer may be longer - and simpler - than you bargained for.

More than 100 House Democrats - Michigan's Sander Levin among them - signed off on a letter today in opposition to an excise tax on high-cost insurance, asking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to reject any such proposal.

Searching for work costs money, starting with a hair cut, gasoline and a cell phone, says Ken May of Livonia, who is hoping the House passes legislation today to give unemployed workers like himself in hard-hit states an extra 13 weeks of unemployment benefits.

Congressman Dale E. Kildee , today announced that a $238,000 grant has been awarded to Beecher Community Schools.

Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 10:50 a.m. U.S. Reps. Dave Camp and Dale Kildee introduced the following resolution on the House floor, condemning violence against anyone for their views and honoring the memory of James a oeJima Pouillon, who was killed on Sept.