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Amid the explosive spread of the omicron variant, much of the conversation around COVID-19 has focused on the potential health consequences of getting together. But not enough has focused on the health consequences of isolation.

Washington — Republican U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg has introduced a bill in Congress to block President Joe Biden from "punitively" shutting down Line 5 or any other oil or natural gas pipeline without congressional approval.

The legislation says the president may not revoke a presidential or other permit for construction or operation of a pipeline or electric transmission facility unless authorized by Congress.

Lenawee County's congressman is criticizing a new federal workplace safety rule requiring millions of public and private employees in Michigan and the U.S. to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has come under fire recently after Ford announced it will open electric vehicle and battery plants in Tennessee and Kentucky because Michigan did not meet the criteria for the company's new campuses.

Michigan Republican Rep. Tim Walberg told FOX Business the decision "leaves a lot of questions."

WASHINGTON (Tribune News Service) — Members of Congress from Michigan and Texas renewed their calls Thursday for Russia to release prisoners Paul Whelan and Trevor Reed, directing a bipartisan message to Vladimir Putin that the men are a priority and the U.S. won't give up its demands.

"This is entirely unacceptable and will never stand in the United States of America," said U.S. Rep Haley Stevens, the Rochester Hills Democrat who represents Whelan in Congress. "We believe and we continue to envision, and pray and push for their return home."