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Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet announced the investment of about $220,000 on Thursday, Jan. 29. The money will go toward things like patrol vehicles, radios, bulletproof vests, and other safety equipment.

U.S. Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet on Tuesday, Jan. 27, visited the department at 6204 Dixie Highway to announce she had obtained an $866,000 Community Development Grant to improve the station. McDonald Rivet secured the resources through her fiscal year 2026 Community Project Funding Initiative.

Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet, a Bay City Democrat, said health care costs are "breaking the backs" of her constituents who are already struggling with the higher cost of living.

The bipartisan Early Education Savings Program Act introduced by Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08) and Ashley Hinson (IA-02) would expand savings programs to include childcare.

U.S. Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet called on Congress to extend enhanced tax credits for the Affordable Care Act in a press conference with advocacy group Protect Our Care on Wednesday.

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.