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September 10, 2026
Today, Congressman Shri Thanedar (D-MI-13), along with Congressmen Wesley Bell (D-MO-01) and Mike Lawler (R-NY-17), introduced a bipartisan resolution recognizing September as “National Suicide Prevention Month” and September 10, 2026, as “World Suicide Prevention Day”. This resolution will bring awareness to the mental health battles that many face silently every day and decrease the stigma behind seeking treatment for mental illness. “In 1996, I lost my first wife to her battle with mental… Continue Reading
September 10, 2026Today, Congressman Shri Thanedar (D-MI-13), along with Congressmen Wesley Bell (D-MO-01) and Mike Lawler (R-NY-17), introduced a bipartisan resolution recognizing September as “National Suicide Prevention Month” and September 10, 2026, as “World Suicide Prevention Day”. This resolution will bring awareness to the mental health battles that many face silently every day and decrease the stigma behind seeking treatment for mental illness. “In 1996, I lost my first wife to her battle with mental… Continue Reading
September 04, 2026This week, Congressman Shri Thanedar secured $1,031,000 in federal funding for the University of Detroit Mercy. Thanedar fought to pass this funding as part of the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act of 2026. This critical investment will help establish a Cybersecurity Operations Center at the University of Detroit Mercy, in the heart of Michigan’s 13th Congressional District. “Since coming to Congress, I have made it a ke… Continue Reading
April 05, 2025
Outside Stellantis’ Detroit Assembly Complex-Jefferson Friday, U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar used a megaphone to warn against the tariffs that President Donald Trump touts as a way to stop the rest of the world from “ripping off” the United States. Thanedar, D-Detroit, said tariffs will instead lead to retaliation across the globe and could push the United States into a recession, a worry that’s gained steam among some analysts and economists since Trump announced his “reciprocal tariffs” this week, … Continue Reading
April 05, 2025Outside Stellantis’ Detroit Assembly Complex-Jefferson Friday, U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar used a megaphone to warn against the tariffs that President Donald Trump touts as a way to stop the rest of the world from “ripping off” the United States. Thanedar, D-Detroit, said tariffs will instead lead to retaliation across the globe and could push the United States into a recession, a worry that’s gained steam among some analysts and economists since Trump announced his “reciprocal tariffs” this week, … Continue Reading
April 04, 2025Warren — Two major Stellantis NV parts plants in Metro Detroit were bracing Friday for a combined 330 temporary layoffs set to begin within days and last at least several weeks. The staffing cutbacks — about 170 at Warren Stamping Plant and 160 at Sterling Stamping Plant — were to start Monday and are tied to the automaker's decision this week to temporarily idle two of its major assembly factories in Canada and Mexico that are impacted by President Donald Trump's new 25% tariffs on imported ve… Continue Reading