Leadership

Senator Secures Funding for STORM Act to Address Shoreline Erosion, Flooding, Rising Water Levels

WASHINGTON, DC – More details are coming out as U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) helped the Senate pass the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that makes historic investments in Michigan infrastructure, including roads, bridges, high-speed internet, electric vehicles, and the Great Lakes that will strengthen our economy. This bill would also boost our economic competitiveness. It also includes robust funding for Peters’ bipartisan STORM Act that was signed into law earlier this year and will help communities address and mitigate shoreline erosion, flooding, and rising water levels. In recent months, Peters held roundtable discussions in communities across Michigan to hear from local, business, and labor leaders on infrastructure needs and improvements.

Legislation Peters Helped Pass in Senate Makes Substantial Investments in Michigan Roads, Bridges & High-Speed Internet

DETROIT, MI – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) yesterday helped the Senate pass the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that makes historic investments in Michigan infrastructure, including roads, bridges, high-speed internet, electric vehicles and the Great Lakes that will strengthen our economy. In recent months, Peters held roundtable discussions across the state to hear from local, business and labor leaders on Michigan’s infrastructure needs and improvements. Here’s what leaders around the state are saying about the passage of this critical legislation:

Provisions Would Bolster State and Local Cyber Defenses and Improve Federal Response to Major Network Breaches

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Provisions secured by U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, to bolster our nation’s cyber defenses have passed the Senate as a part of a bipartisan bill that would significantly upgrade our nation’s infrastructure.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Legislation authored by U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, to enhance cybersecurity assistance to K-12 educational institutions across the country has passed the Senate. Schools are responsible for securing a considerable amount of sensitive records related to their students and employees, including student grades, family records, medical histories, and employment information.

DETROIT, MI – U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI) and Debbie Stabenow (MI) today welcomed $5,476,035 in federal funding for the City of Midland to help address the significant damages and community needs resulting from severe storms and flooding that detrimentally affected the region in May 2020. This funding was awarded by the Office of Community Planning and Development within the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), through the agency’s Declared Disaster Recovery Fund (DDRF) grant program. Last year, Peters and Stabenow joined FEMA in surveying the damage caused by the historic flooding and dam failure in Midland County.

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to expand opportunities for high school students to obtain college credit in an effort to make higher education more accessible and affordable. The Making Education Affordable and Accessible Act (MEAA), which Peters reintroduced with U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), and John Boozman (R-AR), would help improve high school and college graduation rates by expanding the use of existing grants to institutions of higher education to support dual or concurrent enrollment initiatives and early college high school programs.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) to direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to research supply chain vulnerabilities that threaten homeland security has advanced in the Senate. The bill, which Peters introduced last week, would also require DHS to identify ways to strengthen critical supply chains. Recent shortages of critical supplies have highlighted significant gaps in our nation’s supply chains, as well as the need to strengthen domestic manufacturing of products that are essential to our national and economic security – such as personal protective equipment and electronics.

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Gary Peters’ (MI) bipartisan legislation to expand the age eligibility for the Student Incentive Payment Program through the Maritime Administration advanced in the U.S. Senate, after passing in the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. The Changing Age-Determined Eligibility to Student Incentive Payments (CADETS) Act would expand the Student Incentive Payment Program eligibility age for financial assistance to cadets who attended one of the six State Maritime Academies and commit to a post-graduation service obligation to include any qualified student who will meet the age requirements for enlistment in the U.S. Navy Reserve at their time of graduation. In return for their commitment to serve, cadets can receive up to $32,000 in this incentive payment funding over four years to help offset the cost of tuition, uniforms, books, and living costs. In June, Peters introduced this legislation with U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-IN), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Ed Markey (D-MA) and Mike Braun (R-IN).