Press Releases

Since July of 2010, all American Citizens are required to have a valid U.S. Passport to travel in and out of the United States. My office can provide constituents with Passport applications for both Adults (age 16 & older) and Minors (under age 16). To get an application, please visit our Holland District office on 184 S. River Ave., Holland, MI 49423, or contact Raaed Haddad at (616) 395-0030. Ap... Read more »

Today, September 16, marks the celebration of the 224th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution. This document framed our government and continues to direct us. Limited government, checks and balances, enumerated powers: these are a few of the grand ideas proclaimed in 1787. The rights and freedoms “We the People” enjoy under this document stand to this day. Americans at that time were... Read more »

Today, the House and U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, MI-02, passed H.R. 2587, “The Protect Jobs From Government Interference Act,” cutting another layer of red tape away from America’s business owners. H.R. 2587 closes a loophole in the National Labor Relations Act that allowed the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to order employers to close or relocate their workplaces, threatening jobs and busines... Read more »

The House and U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, MI-02, voted today to disapprove the President’s getting another $900 billion in borrowing authority under the Budget Control Act. Huizenga, who co-sponsored H. J. Res. 77, said: “Out-of-control spending got us into this economic mess, yet just weeks after averting a spending crisis and two years after his first $1 trillion stimulus failed to help employment ... Read more »

Tomorrow, Thursday September 15, I will be speaking with WKLA and WHTC about our debt disapproval vote, the President's jobs bill, my appearance at the Grandville-Jenison Chamber and more. Listen live at home or online below: 6:05 a.m. : WKLA - Listen live here! 6:15 a.m.: WHTC - Click here to listen live! ### Read more »

U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, MI-02, will give a legislative update THIS Friday to the Grandville-Jenison Chamber of Commerce on issues in the 2nd District and Washington, D.C., including job creation, decreasing regulations for small businesses, and the budget and spending debate. RSVP required. There will be a full breakfast buffet. WHEN Friday, September 16, 2011 7:30 a.m. WHERE Sunnybrook Country C... Read more »

“Each year, the anniversary of this day serves as a reminder: to honor the victims, thank those who serve our nation, and pray for those still searching for healing,” Huizenga said. In honor of the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of 9/11/2001, U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, MI-02, released the following statement: “Today, we remember 10 years later the horrific terrorist attacks in New York, P... Read more »

Tonight after President Obama spoke about his jobs plan to a Joint Session of Congress attended by U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, MI-02, Huizenga released the following statement: "It's easy to agree with broad proposals but I don't know if I'll agree with the legislative details when we actually get a bill. The fact is: America needs jobs now. Spending got us into this mess. The House and I have passe... Read more »

After the August unemployment report showed the U.S. added no jobs last month, the first time since 1945, and unemployment remains above 8 percent for the 31st straight month, U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, MI-02, released the following statement: "These numbers reinforce what I've been hearing for the past weeks and months in West Michigan: more government spending and federal ‘stimulus’ has failed job... Read more »

U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, MI-02, joined a public ceremony Monday in Montague to welcome home 119 members of the 1436th Army National Guard Engineering Company. "I saw on the ground in Iraq and Kuwait earlier this year the outstanding job our brave men and women in uniform do for our country overseas, but nothing beats the return of the 1436th with their whole community waiting to welcome them back.... Read more »