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Huizenga Legislation to Strengthen Economy, Improve Military Readiness in Battle Creek Headed to President’s Desk

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Yesterday, the House passed the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 by a vote of 387 to 26. This measure is a five-year reauthorization designed to fix issues impacting air travel. Importantly, this measure includes two key provisions from Congressman Huizenga to strengthen economic opportunity in Battle Creek. First, it includes Huizenga’s H.R. 8272, the Runway Integrity and Military…

Weekly Column: Republicans Voted to Secure the Border, Again...

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The crisis along our southern border rages on because President Biden and Congressional Democrats are not taking it seriously. Throughout this Congress, I have continually fought to end President Biden’s open border policies. On May 11, 2023, I joined my House colleagues in voting to pass H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act. This bill is the strongest border security measure to pass…

Huizenga Legislation to Sanction Iran, Cut off Terrorism Funding Passes U.S. House

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Tonight, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5921, legislation introduced by Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) that is designed to hold Iran accountable as well as limit the Iranian regime’s ability to finance terrorism and attack Israel. Passage of this bipartisan bill follows Iran’s assault over the weekend on Israel, a key U.S. ally.  H.R. 5921, called the No U.S.…

Huizenga: America stands with Israel against Iranian assault

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This evening, Congressman Bill Huizenga released the following statement after Iran launched an assault against Israel.  "I stand with Israel and completely condemn the actions of Iran. The Biden Administration needs to end their soft on Iran policies and restore accountability. "There are House-passed bills containing aid to Israel sitting in the Senate that Senator…

Repowering Palisades Means Lower Costs, Greater Energy Security, and Good Paying Jobs for SW Michigan

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Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) released the following statement after the Department of Energy officially announced the conditional commitment of up to $1.52 billion for a loan to repower Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in Covert, Michigan. “Today’s announcement is a massive step towards restoring 800 megawatts of carbon-free energy generation and hundreds of highly skilled jobs…

Huizenga: Republicans Must Stick Together

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Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga released the following statement after voting to strengthen border security, increase troop pay, and keep the government funded. “If Republicans would have stuck together at the start of this funding debate, I am convinced we would have secured a better agreement,” said Congressman Bill Huizenga. “Considering we are five months into the fiscal year, it…

Huizenga Votes to Protect American Data Privacy From the Chinese Communist Party

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Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga released the following statement after voting in support of legislation to prevent foreign adversaries from owning social media companies in the United States. This bipartisan legislation passed the House by a vote of 352 to 65. “The evidence is clear that in its current form, ByteDance, the Communist Chinese Party-controlled parent company of TikTok, is…

Huizenga, Mast, Luetkemeyer, & Wilson Question Biden Administration on Iran Sanctions Waiver

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Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga, Congressman Brian Mast, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer, and Congressman Joe Wilson released a letter sent to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Secretary of State Antony Blinken regarding the Biden Administration’s sanctions waiver allowing the transfer of Iranian funds from Iraq to Oman and other jurisdictions. Specifically, the Subcommittee Chairmen…

VIDEO: Huizenga Response to President Biden's State of the Union

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Last night, Congressman Bill Huizenga responded to President Biden's State of the Union Address. In the video, Huizenga discusses how the President's speech was a narrowly tailored campaign speech rather than a unifying speech. Huizenga disputes the President Biden's take on the economy, the border, as well as overall safety as it pertains to rising crime rates. Huizenga also notes that…

Huizenga Votes to Impeach Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas

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Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) released the following statement after voting to impeach Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. “Tonight, Secretary Mayorkas was impeached for knowingly and willfully subverting our nation’s laws and violating his oath of office,” said Congressman Bill Huizenga. “He has violated several provisions of the Immigration and…

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