Earlier this week, Forbes published a piece detailing why it is important for the Federal Reserve to adopt a rule to determine how it will make decisions regarding monetary policy. Congressman Huizenga has been an advocate for the Federal Reserve to adopt such a rule and has introduced legislation to increase transparency and accountability at "The Fed." In… Read more »
Following the "Breakfast with Bill" Legislative Update to the West Coast Chamber, Congressman Huizenga spoke to WZZM about the latest bipartisan agreement, cutting the IRS budget and President Obama's executive overreach. Watch WZZM's coverage of the event and interview with Congressman Huizenga by
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Rep. Huizenga talks budget deal, issues
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Why I Voted To Prevent A Government Shutdown
By Rep. Bill Huizenga
There has been a lot of misinformation being spread about the latest bipartisan government funding bill that passed the House on Thursday night, and I wanted to take a few minutes to explain why I ultimately supported the bill.
The funding bill known officially as, the Consolidated and Further Continuing… Read more »
Rep. Bill Huizenga tasked to head US House monetary policy subcommittee
Mlive - Andrew Krietz - November 24, 2014
Come January 2015, one West Michigan legislator will move up the ranks in a new Congress.
U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Zeeland, has been assigned to chair the Financial Services Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade. The position tasks the third-term… Read more »
On Friday, Congressman Huizenga spoke with the Ludington Daily News about President Obama's latest executive action, how Congress will respond, and what bipartisan steps can be taken to begin to fix our nation's broken immigration system. Below are excerpts from the interview, which is available in it's entirety here.
Huizenga says Congress is considering response to Obama's… Read more »
House Lawmakers See Problems With IAIS Despite Assurances of Federal Regulators
By K. Claire Compton | November 18, 2014 09:59PM ET
Nov. 18 (BNA) -- Lawmakers who want greater involvement in negotiations over global insurance standards told regulators Nov. 18 they're keeping an eye on the process and aren't satisfied with its transparency so far.
The… Read more »
Last week, Congressman Huizenga presented veterans from Hart and surrounding communities with the medals they earned during their time of service to our nation. Below is coverage of the Medals Ceremony from Oceana's Herald Journal. Pictures of the ceremony can be found here.
Never forgotten: Veterans Honored and Remembered at Medals Ceremony
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This week, the Washington Examiner took a look at how Members of the U.S. House of Representatives tended to their committee assignments. The report shined an important light on how elected officials spend their time in Washington. Representative Huizenga was noted for having one of the best records in Congress for attending Financial Services Committee meetings and hearings. The… Read more »
Yesterday, Congressman Huizenga visited Industrial Innovations' manufacturing facility in Grandville to discuss federal workforce training programs and reforming the tax code to provide certainty for Michigan manufacturers. The very tax provision mentioned by Industrial Innovations owner Troy Turnbull is one of the 43 House-passed jobs bills currently stuck in the Senate. H.R. 4457 would… Read more »
Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 4923, the Energy & Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2015 by a vote of 253 to 170:
"This piece of legislation means more to the Great Lakes than any other Energy and Water Bill passed in the last 10 years. The inclusion of the Huizenga-Hahn… Read more »
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