This week, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-04) joined a bipartisan effort calling on the Biden Administration to expand markets for Michigan blueberries and reduce barriers facing farmers who export the fruit. In a letter from members representing blueberry growing states, the lawmakers urge U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai to expand overseas sales of American grown blueberries by… Read more »
Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-04), Co-Chair of the Great Lakes Task Force, helped announce the relaunching of the bipartisan House PFAS Task Force for the 118th Congress. PFAS, often referred to as “forever chemicals,” poses serious dangers to human health and the environment. In recent years, communities in Michigan and across the nation have discovered PFAS contamination in soil,… Read more »
Yesterday, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-04) discussed the development of artificial intelligence (AI) and some of the challenges this poses for society as well as the need for policymakers to address concerns on the front end of development. Video of Congressman Huizenga’s conversation on the “Evening Edit” as well as text highlights are available below.
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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 »
