Tonight, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) voted in support of the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act. This bipartisan legislation passed the House by a vote of 357 to 70.
“This bipartisan legislation delivers meaningful relief for families and small businesses who are still reeling from the high prices caused by inflation,” said Congressman Bill Huizenga. “This legislation… Read more »
Yesterday, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-04) announced 10 Fourth District nominees to the U.S. Service Academies for the class of 2028. These students will be considered for appointment to one or more of our nation’s Service Academies: the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, NY, the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD, the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO, and the U.S.… Read more »
Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-4) led a bipartisan letter to Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth requesting that Battle Creek Air National Guard Base be the home for any future Army National Guard MQ-1C Gray Eagle Platform. In the letter, the Members from Michigan’s Congressional Delegation detail how the base’s current mission experience and critical understanding of unmanned… Read more »
Today, House Financial Services Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) held a hearing to discuss how the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) proposed climate rule would hurt farmers and small business owners while raising prices on consumers. Testifying before the committee was Bill Schultz, Vice President of Schultz Fruitridge Farms located in… Read more »
Today, the House Budget Committee successfully passed Congressman Huizenga’s Fiscal Commission Act. The bipartisan Fiscal Commission Act was introduced in September by Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA). With our nation over $34 trillion in debt, Congressman Huizenga has reached across the aisle and the Capitol to build a bipartisan coalition of Republicans and… Read more »
Nuclear energy must be part of the conversation as we pursue a return to American energy independence, ensuring families across Southwest Michigan have access to safe, affordable, and reliable energy. For this reason, I’m leading the charge in Congress on the repowering of Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in Covert.
Last month, I headed up a letter with a bipartisan group of my colleagues… Read more »
Today, U.S. Representatives Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and John James (R-MI), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, released a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken demanding answers regarding the slaughter of Christians in Nigeria.
On Christmas Eve 2023, an estimated 200 Nigerian Christians… Read more »
Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) was joined by 74 of his colleagues on a bipartisan letter to House and Senate appropriations leaders requesting an H-2A visa guestworker wage freeze in an upcoming spending package. The “Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR),” or the required wage that farm employers must pay H-2A workers more than doubled since 2005, making agricultural labor and its… Read more »
Today, during a House Financial Services Committee hearing with Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Fudge, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) asked the Secretary for an update on Harbor Towers in Benton Harbor. This property has been the focus of several concerning reports detailing unacceptable conditions as well as issues regarding the safety of residents. In response to… Read more »
This week, Congressman Bill Huizenga announced Jacob Williams, Sahib Dhillon, and Jacob VanDyk of Kalamazoo Christian High School as the winners of the 2023 Congressional App Challenge (CAC). The students created WildLife GO, an app that encourages Southwest Michigan residents to get outside and enjoy their local parks and nature areas through an engaging and innovative point system to… Read more »
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