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Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet

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Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet

@repkmr

Proudly serving mid-Michigan in Congress. Lifelong Michigander. Raised 6 kids. Always fighting for working families. Learn more: mcdonaldrivet.house.gov

Joined December 2024

Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet
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For years, they’ve been cutting operation hours and staffing at the Saginaw River Coast Guard station. Now, nationally, the Coast Guard is seeing record funding and recruiting numbers. I told the Commandant that with all those new resources, restoring 24/7 search-and-rescue for
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Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet
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Jun 10
Child care is so important for our kids’ development, but the sky-high costs are crushing working parents. We need to tackle this crisis head-on.
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Jun 8
No child should live in fear of gun violence. On Saturday, Saginaw stepped up and spoke out at the 2nd Annual #WearOrange event. Parents, students, and community leaders are bringing people together every day to support victims' families and end gun violence once and for all.
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Jun 5
Happy Pride Month to our LGBTQ friends and neighbors celebrating across mid-Michigan! It’s a great time to celebrate how far we’ve come and rededicate ourselves to making our country a place where everyone belongs and is free to be themselves.🌈
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Jun 4
At a @HouseAgDems hearing with Secretary Rollins today, it was clear that the Administration doesn’t have any plans to address skyrocketing fertilizer and fuel prices, which are hurting our farmers. One place we should start is ending the war in Iran.
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Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet
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Jun 3
Today, I voted with members of both parties to end the unauthorized war in Iran, in order to bring service members home, rein in out-of-control spending, and stop the chaos that is driving prices through the roof for American families. Iran should never have a nuclear weapon,
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Jun 2
Happy #NationalRotisserieChickenDay. It's an especially great day for: 1.) a tater tot casserole, and 2.) the Senate to pass our common-sense bill to allow working families on SNAP to buy a hot rotisserie chicken. 🍗
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Jun 2
Thank you to the students from @CarmanAinsworth who came by to say hello during their trip to Washington. It’s always great to see our kids’ civics lessons come to life in our nation’s capital.
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Jun 1
While families struggle to put food on the table, CEOs are getting multimillion-dollar raises. It’s not right. We need to replace tax cuts for billionaires with tax cuts that help working parents make ends meet.
Median pay for CEOs rose nearly 6% in 2025, but some compensation packages were eye-popping
From apnews.com
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Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet
@repkmr
May 29
Cash for new moms leads to healthier babies and happier families. Need proof? Just look to Flint. Rx Kids is working, and the whole country is starting to notice.
In Flint, Cash for Pregnant Women Leads to Better Outcomes for Babies (Gift Article)
From nytimes.com
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Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet
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May 28
It’s beyond frustrating when your money is stuck because the government made a mistake or is taking too long. That’s where our team comes in to cut red tape and get your money back. We’ve returned over $10 million to the residents of Genesee, Saginaw, Bay, and Midland counties,
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Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet
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May 26
Gas, groceries, and child care costs are through the roof, and no one feels that harder than working families. We’re teaming up with @MomsRising to give the stories of working moms from all across the country the attention they deserve in Washington, and to drive solutions that
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May 25
Thank you to the folks with Saginaw County Veterans Memorial Plaza and McFarlan Veterans Memorial Park in Flint for putting on beautiful Memorial Day ceremonies today. They do remarkable work year-round to preserve those memorials and honor the mid-Michigan servicemembers who
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