Press Releases
Peters Requests CDC Make COVID-19 Testing Data Public to Ensure Effective Response to the Pandemic
DETROIT, MI - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) asked the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to publicly report all available information about who is able to access COVID-19 tests, which continue to be scarce. He, along with more than a dozen Senators, requested CDC Director Robert R. Redfield collect and provide data broken down by sex, race, ethnicity, whether a patient is a health care provider and any other available demographics. The CDC is currently only disclosing a subset of its data, primar… Continue Reading
04.09.20
Peters, Stabenow Call for Action to Prevent Counterfeiting, Price Gouging of Medical Supplies Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI) and Debbie Stabenow (MI) urged President Donald Trump to act to prevent price gouging, as well as fraudulent and counterfeit supplies, which are hampering efforts to treat patients and combat the spread of COVID-19. "Every day, profiteers and scam artists are taking advantage of desperate buyers and the unprecedented demand for personal protective equipment by charging obscene prices and selling counterfeit or fraudulent goods," the Senators wro… Continue Reading
04.08.20
Peters, Murray Call on Administration to Take Aggressive Actions to Address Coming Critical Drug Shortages during Coronavirus Pandemic
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Patty Murray (WA), Ranking Member of the Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee, are calling for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), Federal Drug Administration (FDA), and the White House Coronavirus Task Force to take immediate action to prepare for and prevent… Continue Reading
04.08.20
Peters Urges Trump Administration to Ensure Transit Workers Receive Essential Protective Equipment, Updated Safety Guidelines
DETROIT, MI - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, urged the Trump Administration to ensure that transit agencies can acquire personal protective equipment for their frontline workers. In a letter to Acting Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) K. Jane Williams, Peters led 20 of his Senate colleagues and cited the story of Detroit bus driver Jason Hargrove, who passed away from Coronavirus after he e… Continue Reading
04.08.20
Peters, Stabenow Announce $907,460 Million in Funding for Upper Peninsula Health Center
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI) and Debbie Stabenow (MI) today announced $907,460 in funding to help the Upper Great Lakes Family Health Center respond to the COVID-19 outbreak. Funding can be used by health centers for staffing, personal protective equipment, screening, testing, or other needs for fighting the coronavirus outbreak. This funding comes from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and was included in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CA… Continue Reading
04.08.20
Peters, Stabenow Announce Over $1 Million in Funding for Mid-Michigan Counties and Health Centers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI) and Debbie Stabenow (MI) today announced $1,992,355 in funding to help health centers in Mid-Michigan respond to the COVID-19 outbreak. Funding can be used by health centers for staffing, personal protective equipment, screening, testing, or other needs for fighting the coronavirus outbreak. This funding comes from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and was included in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act t… Continue Reading
04.08.20
Peters, Stabenow Announce Over $4 Million in Funding for Genesee County and Great Lakes Bay Region Health Centers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI) and Debbie Stabenow (MI) today announced $4,573,645 in funding to help health centers in Genesee County and the Great Lakes Bay Region respond to the COVID-19 outbreak. Funding can be used by health centers for staffing, personal protective equipment, screening, testing, or other needs for fighting the coronavirus outbreak. This funding comes from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and was included in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, an… Continue Reading
04.08.20
Peters, Stabenow Announce Over $8 Million in Funding for West Michigan Health Centers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI) and Debbie Stabenow (MI) today announced $8,762,488 in funding to help health centers in West Michigan respond to the COVID-19 outbreak. Funding can be used by health centers for staffing, personal protective equipment, screening, testing, or other needs for fighting the coronavirus outbreak. This funding comes from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and was included in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act … Continue Reading
04.08.20
Peters, Stabenow Announce Over $10 Million in Funding for Southeast Michigan Counties and Health Centers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI) and Debbie Stabenow (MI) today announced $10,358,980 in funding to help health centers in Southeast Michigan respond to the COVID-19 outbreak. Funding can be used by health centers for staffing, personal protective equipment, screening, testing, or other needs for fighting the coronavirus outbreak. This funding comes from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and was included in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES… Continue Reading
04.07.20
Peters, Stabenow Announce Michigan Will Receive Additional $6.3 Million in CDC Funding for Coronavirus Response Efforts
DETROIT, MI - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI) and Debbie Stabenow (MI) today announced that the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act they helped enact last month is bringing the state of Michigan $6.3 million in Centers for Disease Control (CDC) funding to support Coronavirus response efforts. "As the Coronavirus continues to pose unprecedented public health challenges across Michigan, ensuring our state has sufficient resources to respond to this pandemic is a t… Continue Reading
04.07.20
Peters Announces Coronavirus “Heroes Fund” Proposal, Calls for $25,000 Pay Increase for Essential Workers on Frontlines of Pandemic Response
DETROIT, MI - U.S. Senator Gary Peters, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, today announced a proposal for the "COVID-19 Heroes Fund," to provide pandemic premium pay to reward, retain and recruit essential workers. Peters' proposal consists of two major components: a $25,000 premium pay increase for essential healthcare workers, which would equate to a raise of $13 per hour from the start of the public health emergency until December 31, 2020 and a… Continue Reading
04.06.20
Peters, Stabenow Urge Administration to Ensure Continuity of Food Supply by Supporting Farmers During Coronavirus Pandemic
DETROIT, MI - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI) and Debbie Stabenow (MI) urged the Trump Administration to ensure the continuity of our country's food supply and to support rural areas during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic by providing needed relief to farmers. In a bipartisan letter signed by 41 of their colleagues, the Senators wrote to the Secretary of Agriculture - Sonny Perdue - urging permanent flexibility in Farm Service Agency (FSA) loans and equitable access to credit during this peri… Continue Reading
04.05.20
Peters, Stabenow Call on Administration to Ensure Veterans, SSI Beneficiaries Receive Stimulus Checks Automatically
DETROIT, MI - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI) and Debbie Stabenow (MI) are calling on the Trump Administration to issue stimulus checks automatically to recipients of benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs or the Supplemental Security Income program. In their letter, the Senators point out that these are two groups with large amounts of non-filers and groups that the federal government has the data necessary to deliver the stimulus checks automatically. The Senators' letter follows t… Continue Reading
04.04.20
Peters, Stabenow Announce Legislation to Make Older Children and Adult Dependents Eligible for COVID-19 Relief Payments
DETROIT, MI -U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI) and Debbie Stabenow (MI) today announced legislation that would make dependents 17 and older count toward what a family gets in direct payments from the bipartisan coronavirus relief package. Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, an economic stimulus payment of $1,200 per adult and $500 per child will go to most taxpayers with incomes below $75,000 for single taxpayers and $150,000 for married taxpayers. The payments will phase… Continue Reading
04.03.20
Sens. Peters & Carper and Reps. Maloney & Connolly Press Trump Administration to Provide Urgently-Needed Funds to U.S. Postal Service during Coronavirus Pandemic
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI) and Tom Carper (DE), and U.S Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12) and Gerald E. Connolly (VA-11) pressed the Trump Administration to quickly disburse a loan of up to $10 billion authorized by Congress in the most recent Coronavirus legislative package to address the U.S. Postal Service's (USPS) immediate financial needs. The Coronavirus pandemic and resulting decline in economic activity have dramatically reduced the Postal Service's busi… Continue Reading
04.03.20
Peters, Stabenow Announce Over $2 Million in Funding for Mid-Michigan
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (MI) and Gary Peters (MI) today announced $2,857,209 in funding to help cities in Mid-Michigan respond to the COVID-19 outbreak through Community Development Block Grants and Emergency Solutions Grants. This funding was included in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act that was signed into law on March 27, 2020. "The unprecedented public health and economic challenges posed by the Coronavirus pandemic are hitting our commun… Continue Reading
04.03.20
Peters, Stabenow Announce Over $8 Million in Funding for West Michigan
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI) and Debbie Stabenow (MI) today announced $8,596,660 in funding to help cities and counties in West Michigan respond to the COVID-19 outbreak through the Community Development Block Grants and Emergency Solutions Grants. This funding was included in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act that was signed into law on March 27, 2020. "The unprecedented public health and economic challenges posed by the Coronavirus pandemic are… Continue Reading
04.03.20
Peters, Stabenow Announce Over $7 Million in Funding for Genesee County and the Great Lakes Bay Region
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI) and Debbie Stabenow (MI) today announced $7,943,865 in funding to help cities and counties in Genesee County and the Great Lakes Bay Region respond to the COVID-19 outbreak through Community Development Block Grants and Emergency Solutions Grants. This funding was included in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act that was signed into law on March 27, 2020. "The unprecedented public health and economic challenges posed by t… Continue Reading
04.03.20
Peters, Stabenow Announce Over $53 Million in Funding for Southeast Michigan
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI) and Debbie Stabenow (MI) today announced $53,823,765 in funding to help local governments in Southeast Michigan respond to the COVID-19 outbreak through Community Development Block Grants, Emergency Solutions Grants and the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program. This funding was included in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act that was signed into law on March 27, 2020. "The unprecedented public health and e… Continue Reading
04.02.20
Peters Holds Telephone Town Halls with Michiganders on Coronavirus Pandemic
DETROIT, MI - This week, U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) held telephone town halls to provide an update on his efforts in the Senate to help Michiganders impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic and to answer their questions. He discussed the recently enacted Coronavirus, Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act and resources available to workers, families, small businesses and medical professionals. The CARES Act included a number of Peters' efforts, including his Pandemic Unemployment Assistan… Continue Reading
