Unicor Under Fire For Dominating Small Competitors With Cheap Prison Labor
The Huffington Post
Nate C. Hindman
August 15, 2012
Imagine competing with an American company that pays its workers less than $1 an hour.
That’s a reality Michael Mansh, president of a small apparel factory in Olive Hill, Ky., faces every day, according to CNNMoney. In February, Mansh reportedly… Read more »
Today, CNN Money wrote a piece featuring Congressman Huizenga's work on promoting private sector job creation over government owned UNICOR. With unemployment over 8% for 42 consecutive months, Congressman Huzenga taken the lead, and garnered bipartisan support to help West Michigan small businesses and help get Michiganders back to work.
• Unicor is a… Read more »
Today's medal ceremony takes place at 10AM at Holland City Hall. The following is WHTC's preview of the event.
WHTC - Tuesday, July 31, 2012
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - Congressman Bill Huizenga will bestow military honors to three figures from his district in a ceremony this morning at Holland City Hall. The freshman Republican from Zeeland will give five medals to World War… Read more »
No, Mr. President, The Private Sector Is Not 'Doing Fine'
The Detroit News
U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga and Robert Genetski
July 19, 2012
The private sector is not doing fine. America's families are not doing fine.
According to a June study by the U.S. Federal Reserve, the average family's net worth dropped by nearly 40 percent between 2007 and 2010. In 2010, median family income… Read more »
This morning Congressman Huizenga was on Michigan's Morning Show discussing President Obama telling small business owners "If you've got a business — you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen."
Listen to the full interview HERE Read more »
Bill Huizenga, Justin Amash part of U.S. House Republicans' symbolic repeal of 'ObamaCare'
MLive
Nate Reens
Wednesday, July 11, 2012, 10:26 PM
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – U.S. Reps. Bill Huizenga and Justin Amash, on the day the Supreme Court ruled the Affordable Care Act was constitutional, pledged to vote to repeal the healthcare law at the first opportunity.
That came Wednesday as… Read more »
Earlier today, Rep. Huizenga was on FOX 17 discussing his town hall with Allegan County farmers, the Supreme Court's decision on ObamaCare, and the impact of ObamaCare on West Michigan small businesses. Additionally, Congressman Huizenga explained why House Republicans are moving forward with a full repeal of ObamaCare and touched on the failure of the Democrat-controlled Senate to… Read more »
Lawmakers Listen To Farmers’ Frustrations
The Holland Sentinel
Stephen Kloosterman
July 06, 2012
Overisel Township — Congressmen Bill Huizenga, R-Zeeland, and Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, met with Allegan county farmers Friday morning.
The lawmakers took a tour of farms in the county before attending the town hall-style meeting hosted by Dykhuis Farms Inc. southeast of… Read more »
FPI Reform Bill Gets Closer Look From House Small Business Subcommittee
Bloomberg BNA
Dave Hansen
July 02, 2012 9:56PM ET
July 3 (BNA - Federal Contracts Report) -- Congress must pass the Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act (H.R. 3634) to level the playing field with private companies, bill sponsor Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-Mich.) told the House Committee on… Read more »
Rep. Bill Huizenga On Affordable Care Act Ruling: Health Care Tax Hurts Middle Class
MLive Op-Ed
Congressman Bill Huizenga
Thursday, June 28, 2012, 10:12 PM
HOLLAND, MI — In his guest column below, Rep. Bill Huizenga says the Supreme Court made one thing clear on Thursday: The individual mandate component of President Obama's health care plan is a tax.
Huizenga says the… Read more »
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