Press Releases

Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) joined over 200 of his House colleagues in a bipartisan letter to Administrator Isabel Guzman of the Small Business Administration urging immediate action to stabilize and improve the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) program, which provides emergency assistance grants to venues that were unable to operate during the COVID-19 pandemic. The… Read more »

Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) released the following statement after voting in support of legislation to make Juneteenth a federal holiday. “Officially recognizing Juneteenth as a federal holiday helps commemorate the historical significance of the end of slavery,” said Congressman Bill Huizenga. “Making Juneteenth a federal holiday is absolutely the right thing to do and I… Read more »

Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) released the following statement after WalletHub published a new study showing that Michigan is experiencing the slowest recovery in the nation from the COVID-19 pandemic. In the study, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across three key dimensions: COVID Health, Leisure & Travel, and Economy & Labor Market.… Read more »

Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) announced his support for the Preventing Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes Act. This legislation would require the Department of Justice (DOJ) to designate staff responsible for handling the expedited review of anti-Semitic hate crimes and reports for the next three years. Additionally, this legislation will require the Attorney General to issue a report… Read more »

Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) announced his support for Congress to fully and thoroughly investigate the origins of Covid-19 in a bipartisan manner. On Friday, Huizenga joined more than 200 members of the Republican Conference in sending a formal request to Speaker Pelosi asking that she direct the Democrat Committee Chairs to join House Republicans in their investigation into… Read more »

Congressman Huizenga made the following statement to honor our nation's fallen heroes on Memorial Day. Read more »

Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to honor and recognize Tom Tenbrink, the Superintendent of Jenison Public Schools. Earlier this year, Mr. Tenbrink announced his retirement from serving the Jenison School District for 34 years with 18 of those years as Superintendent.  Congressman Bill Huizenga: I rise today… Read more »

Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) released the following statement after voting against H.R. 3233. “While the narrative surrounding this commission has been that it will be bipartisan, the fine print tells a different story. Democrats alone would control the process for requesting information from federal agencies as well as selecting key staff positions within the commission.… Read more »

Yesterday, Congressman Huizenga honored the memory of officers from across Michigan who were killed in the line of duty by laying a wreath at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C. Congressman Huizenga placed the wreath where Grand Haven Officer Scott Anthony Flahive is memorialized. Officer Flahive was killed in the line of duty in 1994. “Today, I had the… Read more »

Today, Congressman Huizenga announced that Kaylynn Barrett, a student a West Ottawa High School is the winner of the 2021 Congressional Art Competition. Kaylynn’s piece “Ruby Red Thoughts” will be sent to the U.S. Capitol later this year to be displayed with works of art created by student artists from across the nation. Kaylynn crafted her piece using an Indonesian technique known as… Read more »