Press Releases

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: A Reminder of the Importance of Early Detection

VA Accountability Bill Passes House

Benishek Priorities Advance to Senate

Benishek Sportsmen Bill Included in Package to be Negotiated with Senate

Helps Keep Federal Lands Open for Hunting and Fishing

Benishek Introduces Legislation to Rename Traverse City VA Clinic

Benishek Announces Congressional Art Competition

Submissions Being Accepted Until April 15th

Benishek Supports Local Maritime Academy

Leads Bipartisan Letter Urging House Appropriations Committee to Boost Federal Funding for State Maritime Academies

Benishek Announces Improvements to Help Veterans Access High Quality Care

Dr. Dan Benishek (MI-01) announced a new change in policy at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that would reduce the amount of paper work local health care providers must complete when participating in the VA Choice program

Benishek Priorities Gain Approval in the House of Representatives

Washington, DC - Today the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2406, the "Sportsmen's Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act," or the "SHARE Act" by a vote of 242 to 161. The SHARE Act is a bipartisan package that is aimed at protecting the rights of sportsmen and women to hunt and fish on public lands.

Benishek Helps Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Boost Great Lakes Funding, Modernize Research Capabilities

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI), Debbie Stabenow (MI) and Reps. Dan Benishek, M.D. (MI-1) and Mike Quigley (IL-5) today introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to spur Great Lakes funding and research efforts and help support effective fishery management decisions. The Great Lakes Fishery Research Authorization (GLFRA) Act gives the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) the clear legislative authority it needs to support the $7 billion Great Lakes sport and commercial fishery industry.

Benishek Applauds Designation of SS Badger as National Landmark

Washington, DC - The US Department of Interior announced today that the SS Badger, the last coal-fired steam ship operating on the Great Lakes (and likely the United States), will be named as a National Historic Landmark today.