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Huizenga Votes to Cut Federal Spending, Change Washington

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Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-04) released the following statement after voting in support of the Fiscal Responsibility Act. “For the first time in modern history, Washington will be spending less money next year than it is this year,” said Congressman Bill Huizenga. “By making the first cut to baseline discretionary spending in more than a decade and enacting budgetary caps, the…

Weekly Column: Working for SW Michigan

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While our country faces a host of challenges, the Republican-led House has put forward tangible solutions to the difficulties we face. For example, on April 26th my House Republican colleagues and I passed the Limit, Save, Grow Act. This legislation would address the debt ceiling and rein in Washington’s out of control spending with reasonable measures. As negotiations continue, it has…

VIDEO: Huizenga Discusses Debt Ceiling, Upcoming Financial Services Committee Hearing on Bloomberg's Balance of Power

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Last night, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-04) joined Bloomberg’s Balance of Power to discuss the state of play on the debt limit as well as the upcoming hearing in the Financial Services Committee regarding the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. Video of Congressman Huizenga’s interview is available by clicking on the image below.  …

Weekly Column: Republicans Offer a Responsible Approach to the Debt Limit

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Last week, House Republicans came together to pass responsible legislation to raise the debt ceiling and rein in Washington’s out of control spending.  By passing the Limit, Save, Grow Act, the House proposed the only current plan to address the debt limit and our nation’s fiscal future. According to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office, the Limit, Save, Grow Act will reduce…

Weekly Column: My SPR Transparency Bill Reduces Political Games & Strengthens Energy Security

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Our nation’s strategic energy reserves should be used in cases of emergency, not political expediency. In the run up to the 2022 elections, President Biden drained millions upon millions of barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). These withdrawals were so massive, they dropped our reserves to their lowest level in roughly 40 years. Taking such action without having a clear…

Weekly Column: 100 Days of Serving Southwest Michigan

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This week marks 100 days since I began serving Michigan’s 4th Congressional District. In this time, we’ve been very busy in the House – having passed more than 59 bills and held over 235 hearings in which Biden officials testified. From establishing a Select Committee on China to passing our top priority, the Lower Energy Costs Act, many big initiatives have been put into motion. Tuesday…

Huizenga Introduces Legislation to Stop the Politicization of Strategic Petroleum Reserve

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Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) released the following statement announcing the introduction of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Transparency Act. If a release from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) occurs within 5 months of an election, this legislation would require of the Secretary of Energy to provide a written report to Congress stating why this drawdown was necessary.…

VIDEO: Huizenga Works to Hold the Biden Administration Accountable, Calls SEC Stonewalling Embarrassing, Unacceptable

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Yesterday, Congressman Bill Huizenga, Chairman of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee for the House Committee on Financial Services, grilled Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler on his agency's lack of transparency and responsiveness to congressional request for documents. 

Unacceptable, Insufficient, and Embarrassing: Huizenga Torches SEC Chair Gary Gensler For Agency's Failure to Comply with Congressional Oversight

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Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Chairman of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee for the House Committee on Financial Services, delivered pointed questions to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler during a hearing on Capitol Hill. Rep. Huizenga pressed Chair Gensler on the SEC’s lack of transparency, accountability, and overall failure to produce…

Weekly Column: Republicans Want to Lower Prices for SW Michigan

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Last week, House Republicans passed a major part of our Commitment to America. The Lower Energy Costs Act is designed to strengthen our economy and lower prices by unleashing American energy production, modernizing our sorely outdated permitting process, and increasing domestic processing of critical minerals.  Over the past two years, too many Southwest Michigan residents have…

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