Rep. Dingell Reflects on Biden’s First Week, Trump’s Pending Impeachment Trial
Dingell talks about how things have evolved since the early days of COVID-19, the impeachment of Trump and Biden’s slew of executive orders.
President Biden’s aggressive action in putting pen to paper issuing executive orders has resulted in rolling back many of the orders issued by Trump over the last four years. Biden has taken more than 30 executive actions in just six days. They include moves to strengthen the federal government’s response to the pandemic, re-entering the Paris Climate Accord, establishing new environmental protections and putting an end to Donald Trump’s ban on transgender servicemembers.
“I would prefer to avoid executive orders in Washington…but there were so many things that had been done that had to be corrected immediately,” – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell
As these developments unfold, Senate Republicans are continuing to uphold their role as an obstructionist minority party, and on Monday, the House officially delivered its articles of impeachment against Donald Trump to the Senate triggering another Senate impeachment trial for the now-former president. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell joins Detroit Today to discuss these developments.
Listen: Dingell shares her thoughts about the current COVID status and developments in Washington.
Guest: Congresswoman Debbie Dingell, a Democrat from Dearborn representing Michigan’s 12th Congressional District, says that one thing that needs to happen quickly is providing financial relief for individuals. According to Dingell, COVID relief payments are something that many Americans are waiting for and relying on. “The $2,000 checks are going to have to go through Congress. The stimulus checks are complicated. I know a lot of people are hurting, I think Biden would add $1,400 to the $600 many Americans got around Christmas,” says Dingell.
She also discusses the need for civility and unity. “We don’t want to contribute to further division, so we have to do this in a very responsible way. I hope (the Capitol insurrection) was a wakeup call to people,” says Rep. Dingell.
Web story written by Allise Hurd.
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