Press Releases
WASHINGTON— Today, during a U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure budget markup, Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08) delivered her first official comments during the U.S. House budget process, laying out priorities centered around the needs of Michigan’s working families rather than the ultra-wealthy.
SAGINAW— Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08) has secured a commitment from the Trump Administration that they will not close the Social Security field office in Saginaw, Michigan, after the Administration previously threatened to shutter the office.
SAGINAW— Today, Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08) continued her fight to protect Saginaw’s Social Security field office by holding a press conference with mid-Michigan residents who rely on Social Security.
FLINT— Sunday, April 13, marked Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet’s (MI-08) 100th day serving mid-Michigan in Congress. To commemorate the occasion, the Congresswoman issued a report detailing accomplishments in those first hundred days. You can find that report below.
WASHINGTON— Today, Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08) released the following statement after voting against an extreme budget proposal in the U.S. House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON— Today, during a hearing of the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08) slammed efforts to cut funding for food assistance programs – specifically, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
WASHINGTON— Today, Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08) released the following statement after President Trump announced new tariffs.
WASHINGTON— Today, Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08), Congressman Buddy Carter (GA-01), Congressman Rob Menendez (NJ-08), and Congressman John James (MI-10) introduced the Prescription Drug Transparency and Affordability Act to increase transparency in the prescription drug pricing system with new reporting requirements and penalties to hold those who fail to comply accountable.
FLINT— Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08), Congressman Josh Riley (NY-19), Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10), and Congressman Dusty Johnson (SD-AL) introduced the bipartisan Lowering Egg Prices Act to lower egg prices for consumers by cutting bureaucratic red tape that forces farmers to discard hundreds of millions of eggs each year.
FLINT— Today, Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08) released the following statement after President Trump signed an executive order, dismantling the Department of Education.