Sen. Peters

Why Michigan Could Decide the Senate Filibuster Fight

LANSING - Michigan is not just another battleground state. In the looming Senate fight over the SAVE Act and the filibuster, it could become the decisive pressure point. The state’s closely divided electorate, turnout-sensitive elections, and two Democratic U.S. senators place Michigan squarely at the center of a national struggle over Senate power and election

By |2026-02-07T13:53:09-05:00February 7th, 2026|Featured, Government/Politics, Politics, Politics/Government|

Michigan Senators Applaud Federal Funding To Advance Safe Development Of Self-Driving Vehicles

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow today applauded the inclusion of $100 million in the proposed Fiscal Year 2018 spending bill for the safe research, development and demonstration of self-driving vehicle technologies, including dedicated funding for the Department of Transportation’s federally designated Automated Vehicle Proving Grounds. “Self-driving vehicles have the potential to

By |2018-03-22T18:48:17-04:00March 22nd, 2018|Auto Tech, Autonomous Vehicles, Politics|

Sen. Peters Fights To Restore Electric Drive Vehicle Credit Left Out Of Republican Tax Cuts

WASHINGTON DC – Left out of the House Republican draft tax legislation last week was the Electric Drive Vehicle Credit and Michigan Senator Gary Peters wants to get it restored. On Thursday, Peters (D-MI) sent a letter to U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, urging the committee to preserve the

By |2017-11-09T20:58:35-05:00November 9th, 2017|Politics, Politics/Government|

Sen. Peters Joins Colleagues Seeking Increased Funding For Connected Vehicles

WASHINGTON DC – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) Friday led a bipartisan group of their Senate colleagues in a letter calling for increased funding to support the advancement of connected and automated vehicle technologies. The letter specifically calls for Congress to appropriate funding for the safe development and testing of CAV

By |2017-04-07T14:39:26-04:00April 7th, 2017|Autonomous Vehicles, Politics|