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On Wednesday evening, WZZM highlighted the bipartisan effort led by Congressman Huizenga to deliver over 1,000 Chick-fil-a sandwiches, snacks, and even gifts cards to members of the Michigan National Guard deployed to Washington D.C. WZZM's coverage of "Operation Food Drop" is available below.  Read more »

This morning, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) and Congressman Jack Bergman (MI-01) appeared on Fox News to call for accountability and to discuss the unsafe quality of food Michigan National Guard service members have received while deployed to the U.S. Capitol. During the interview, Congressman Huizenga called for members of the Guard to be provided a per diem and both Representative… Read more »

Three hours after restaurants and bars were mandated to close here in Michigan, Speaker Pelosi and Democrats in the House were passing a $1.9 trillion partisan spending bill masquerading as “COVID relief” in the middle of the night in Washington. I voted against this package and I believe Michiganders deserve to know what is in this monstrosity. Over the past year, Republicans and… Read more »

Efforts to stop invasive silver and bighead carp from reaching Lake Michigan by fortifying a chokepoint in the Chicago waterway system are accelerating thanks to new funding for project design and engineering in the latest U.S. Army Corps of Engineers budget. The Army Corps included $3.8 million for the Brandon Road Lock and Dam gauntlet project in its fiscal year 2021 work plan,… Read more »

Yesterday, Congressman Huizenga joined Justin Barclay to discuss his "no" vote on impeachment, what he saw in the Capitol on January 6th, and the need to review section 230 in light of the concerning rise in censorship by "Big Tech." You can listen and watch the discussion below. Read more »

From inside the U.S. House chamber, a loud banging rang out from the locked doors.   Police officers at the main entrance pulled their batons from their belts and wedged their boots against the bottom of the central doors. That's when U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga knew trouble had arrived.  The Holland Republican was sitting in the back row of the U.S. House of… Read more »

On Monday evening, Congressman Huizenga joined Rebecca McDonald of Women at Risk International and Helen Zeerip of Teddy’s Transport to raise awareness, educate, and empower the community to fight back against human trafficking. More than 70 people attended the socially distanced, outdoor event. After the event Helen and Bill provided a recap of the meeting on Facebook.  … Read more »

Saturday morning, a couple hundred people attended a 'Back the Blue' rally in Holland to show support for law enforcement.  Held at Centennial Park, the rally featured U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-Zeeland) and Pastor Bart Spencer of Lighthouse Baptist Church.  "I'm here to help defend the police, not defund the police," said Huizenga.  The congressman emphasized… Read more »

As a result of Michigan's stringent coronavirus stay-home orders, most of us have either personally felt the sting of unemployment or know someone who has. Yet for thousands of state workers, occasional furlough days are turning into a pretty sweet deal. The shutdown shouldn't be a windfall for state workers who have kept much of their pay, while also seeing much of their workload drop… Read more »