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Agriculture is an important job creator and a major contributor to the U.S. economy, and particularly in West Michigan. In fact, Michigan’s agri-food and agri-energy system has a $91.4 billion impact to our state and employs nearly a quarter of the ...
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Budget and Spending Families across the nation understand what it means to make tough choices each day about what they can and cannot afford, and one of the basic tenets of business is to not spend more than they earn. Elected officials should not be...
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For too long, the federal approach to education has been layering mandate after mandate upon states and schools. Unfortunately, this approach has done nothing to improve the academic achievement of children. The U.S. Department of Education itself ha...
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The United States must adopt a long-term, multifaceted approach to address the current status of energy prices. We cannot allow the federal government to pick winners and losers when it comes to various forms of energy, and Congress can prevent this ...
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I strongly believe in the sanctity of life. Prior to being elected to Congress, I served as my church’s representative to Michigan Right to Life for 10 years, and my family continues to work with various crisis pregnancy centers throughout West Michi...
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Federal Prison Industries (FPI), also known as UNICOR, is a government-owned corporation that employs federal prisoners to manufacture products and perform services to fulfill contracts that are sold to executive agencies and departments across the f...
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As a small business owner, Congressman Huizenga understands how burdensome regulations can hurt small businesses by raising costs, slowing growth, and even eliminating good-paying jobs. Dodd-Frank is a prime example of the top down "Washington knows ...
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Residents of the 2nd District have long understood the importance of the Great Lakes and the impact fresh water has on the economic and physical health of their community. West Michigan should be proud of the work it has already accomplished – and un...
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The new health care law includes massive tax increases, billions in Medicare cuts and new complex regulations and government bureaucracy. In addition, the law is filled with budgetary gimmicks used to mask its true cost. In fact, the Centers for Medi...
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As your representative in Congress it is my duty to readily support and supply our military and intelligence officials with all the tools that they need to achieve success in keeping the United States secure. As new threats emerge, our armed forces m...
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Whether we like it or not, the United States is the world's only superpower and a beacon of freedom to those under the thumb of dictators and tyrants. With that position we have the responsibility to help solve the world's disruptive conflicts and ad...
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As a small-business owner, I know there are some common sense principles of successful businesses that Congress could work toward to get results and grow our economy again. First, don’t spend more than you’re taking in. Government must tighten its be...
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Social Security is not sustainable without significant reform. Future benefits cannot be paid under current taxation levels. Raising taxes to pay for an unsustainable system will only make the problem worse. There are a limited number of options for ...
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America’s current tax system is a nightmare to maneuver which hampers investment, taxes death and overly-burdens small businesses. I fully support much-needed comprehensive tax reform and will strongly advocate for measures that will simplify the exi...
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I am committed to work during my time in Congress to ensure that the men and women who have served, are serving, or will serve in the U.S. military are afforded the respect that they deserve and the benefits and services that they need. It is their s...
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