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August 12, 2025
U.S. Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet is asking Congress to earmark more than $3.6 million for five projects in the 8th Congressional District -- each of them aimed at bolstering infrastructure in the area.
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August 7, 2025
New legislation aims to strengthen the markets for American farmers to sell their products and to solidify the United States’ strength in biomanufacturing. Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet has introduced the bipartisan Biomanufacturing and Jobs Act.
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August 6, 2025
After receiving $4.8 million in federal funding, the Flint Registry has announced they will continue operations through 2026.
July 30, 2025
AARP’s Michigan branch and Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet held a “fireside chat” Wednesday to hear from residents who benefit from the program, and to address their concerns with its future.
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July 28, 2025
Mid-Michigan Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet highlighted a new effort to expand access to safe drinking water in our region.
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July 24, 2025
First-term U.S. Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet of Michigan got her first bill passed through the House on Wednesday ― a bipartisan provision that would require the Coast Guard to develop a plan to design and build a new icebreaker for the Great Lakes.
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July 24, 2025
Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet is urging Republicans to help prevent rising health care costs by supporting a new bill.
July 18, 2025
MBS International Airport in Saginaw County will receive new federal grant funding to support runway reconstruction.
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Congress
July 16, 2025
U.S. Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-Bay City) – whose 8th Congressional District includes all of Saginaw and Bay counties, almost all of Genesee County and parts of Midland and Tuscola counties – slammed the Trump administration, arguing the project would have brought thousands of jobs to the region.
July 10, 2025
Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet made a stop in mid-Michigan to discuss President Donald Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ that was signed into law. McDonald Rivet said it is the ‘big ugly bill’ and the Medicaid cuts will defund mid-Michigan hospitals and raise healthcare costs for everyone.