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U.S. Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet voted Tuesday afternoon in support of a resolution to censure a fellow Democratic representative whose retirement announcement after the filing deadline left his chief of staff unopposed in the Democratic primary to replace him.

“What we’re looking at is a sex trafficking ring that involved some of the most notable men across the country,” said McDonald Rivet. “And the victims have asked for years to have those files released so they could have some justice, and we owe that to them.”

Democratic Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet, whose district includes Midland, Saginaw, Bay City and Flint, voted against the bill, saying her constituents were feeling the effects of rising health insurance costs.

McDonald Rivet, D-Bay City, said Monday that the Trump administration’s move to restore some food assistance without resolving the shutdown is “another example of this (program) being a political tool.”

Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08) visited food distribution sites and food pantries across Mid-Michigan on Saturday.

The government shutdown has reopened debate on a central issue for both major political parties in the last 15 years: the future of health coverage under the Affordable Care Act.

Sounding the alarm on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) with just days before food stamps are suspended for millions, Democratic Michigan lawmakers are urging the Trump administration to act.

Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet was in Saginaw, calling on her peers to reverse trillion-dollar cuts to Medicaid and to extend the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) enhanced premium tax credits set to expire at the end of the year.