Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and a bipartisan group of Michigan representatives, released a letter to Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in opposition to the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) proposed fee increases for small business employers. The rule, proposed by the Biden Administration in January, would raise the cost of the H-2A petition fee for named workers from $460 to… Read more »
Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-04), Chairman of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee for the House Committee on Financial Services, released the following statement on the Federal Reserve's SVB report.
"While this report by the Federal Reserve recognizes the clear failure of bank management to address risks created by rising interest rates, it falls short of fully… Read more »
Yesterday, the House Committee on Financial Services successfully advanced Congressman Huizenga’s legislation, the Accredited Investor Definition Review Act, with an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 41-2. The Accredited Investor Definition Review Act would modernize Securities Act of 1933 and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act with respect to the definition of… Read more »
Tonight, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-04) released the following statement after voting in support of H.R. 2811, the Limit, Save, Grow Act.
“Today, House Republicans took a responsible step towards getting our nation's fiscal house in order," said Congressman Bill Huizenga. "This legislation prevents a default and takes a reasonable approach that reduces spending by $4.8 trillion over… Read more »
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.… Read more »
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.
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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… Read more »
Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI), released the following statement after the Department of Treasury announced sanctions on Friday against two entities in China and five individuals, based in China and Guatemala, for supplying precursor chemicals to the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico for the production of illicit fentanyl intended for U.S. markets.
“Preventing this poison from entering… Read more »
Last night, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-04) released the following statement on social media regarding an individual barging into WWMT and claiming he had an explosive device.
My thoughts are with the team at News Channel 3. I am glad to see no one was hurt and the perpetrator did not have explosives. Thank you to Kalamazoo Public Safety and supporting first responders for your… Read more »
Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) released the following statement after voting in support of H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act.
The Lower Energy Costs Act will strengthen our economy and lower prices for Michiganders by unleashing American energy, modernizing our sorely outdated permitting process, and increasing domestic production of critical minerals. This will lower… Read more »
