Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI), questioned John Ray, CEO of FTX, about Sam Bankman-Fried’s unacceptable management practices. It appears SEC Chair Gary Gensler missed multiple red flags while trying to cut a deal with FTX. Congress must provide clarity and hold the SEC accountable.
Rep. Huizenga's remarks and questions during the FTX House Financial Services Committee Hearing… Read more »
After nearly two years of one-party Democrat rule in Washington, families, farmers, and small businesses across Michigan are forced to contend with soaring inflation, skyrocketing energy prices, increased crime rates, and an unsecured border that continues to create a host of problems ranging from illegal entry to smuggling deadly drugs into the United States.
While Speaker Pelosi and… Read more »
Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) announced the introduction of the Ban IRS Biometrics Act. The Ban IRS Biometrics Act stops the IRS from collecting, using, or storing, any type of biometric data. This legislation expands on the FACE Act, legislation introduced earlier this month by Congressman Huizenga to stop the IRS from requiring American taxpayers to use facial recognition… Read more »
Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) released the following statement after voting against President Biden and Speaker Pelosi’s multi-trillion-dollar spending spree known as the Buy Back Voters Act.
“This out-of-control spending spree could have been stopped by blocking passage of the infrastructure bill,” said Congressman Bill Huizenga. “Democrats tied the infrastructure bill to… Read more »
Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga announced the introduction of the Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act with New York Democrat Congressman Paul Tonko. This bipartisan legislation would improve care for millions of America’s seniors by permanently repealing the Medicare 190-day lifetime limit for inpatient mental health care. No such limit exists for any other Medicare… Read more »
Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) joined more than 140 legislators in sending a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles Rettig to express his concern with a recent IRS data collection proposal that will increase tax information reporting requirements on financial institutions. Specifically, this radical proposal would… Read more »
This week, Congressman Bill Huizenga, Congresswoman Lisa McClain, and Congressman Tim Walberg wrote a letter to the Department of Justice Inspector General requesting IG Horowitz examine why the Department of Justice made the decision to forgo an investigation of the State of Michigan’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s decision to place patients infected… Read more »
U.S. small businesses were among the hardest hit by the pandemic. Many were shut down by state and local governments while their employees were displaced, and their customers barred from entry. Meanwhile, their business was diverted to “essential” big box stores and Amazon and their supply and distribution chains were disrupted. Now, small businesses are also struggling because they must… Read more »
Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) released the following statement after WalletHub published a new study showing that Michigan is experiencing the slowest recovery in the nation from the COVID-19 pandemic. In the study, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across three key dimensions: COVID Health, Leisure & Travel, and Economy & Labor Market.… Read more »
Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02), Republican leader of the Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, and Capital Markets Subcommittee and Republican leader of the House Financial Services Committee Patrick McHenry (NC-10), Republican Leader of the House Financial Services Committee, introduced new legislation to protect middle class investors from Democrats’ harmful tax proposals.… Read more »
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