Veterans Affairs

On Tuesday, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) announced his support for the Vaccine Mandate Reenlistment Act. This legislation would require the Secretaries of the Army, Navy and Air Force to reinstate, at their previous rank, the soldiers, sailors, Airmen and Marines who separated from service following President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate. The legislation was introduced by Republican… Read more »

Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) released the following statement after voting against President Biden and Speaker Pelosi’s multi-trillion-dollar spending spree known as the Buy Back Voters Act. “This out-of-control spending spree could have been stopped by blocking passage of the infrastructure bill,” said Congressman Bill Huizenga. “Democrats tied the infrastructure bill to… Read more »

Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) announced he and Seth Moulton (D-MA) submitted the GRUB Act as an amendment to the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The GRUB Act is Congressman Huizenga and Congressman Moulton’s bipartisan legislative response to the National Guard being provided unsafe food and having to pay for their own meals while deployed to the U.S.… Read more »

Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga joined members of the American Legion and their families at the Charles A. Conklin Legion Post in Grand Haven tp honor and remember the lives lost from the attacks on September 11th, 2001.   Following the ceremony, Congressman Huizenga shared his thoughts on the 20 years that have passed since these horrific attacks took place and discussed… Read more »

Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) released the following statement regarding President Biden’s decision to enact forced vaccinations. “By mandating forced vaccinations through executive order, President Biden is exceeding his authority under the Constitution. Additionally, I do not believe the President has any power to order private companies to take this action.  Lastly,… Read more »

A former Afghan interpreter now living in West Michigan is pleading for help in getting his fiancée out of Afghanistan, according to U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-Zeeland). Huizenga says the man, who he refers to as “M” due to security reasons, is one of several people who have called his office asking for help getting family members out of the country now overtaken by the… Read more »

President Biden is promising America's fight against terrorism will not stop with the end of the war.  He says it's moved to - what's called - "over-the-horizon" capabilities. They'll use drone strikes to target terrorists organizations without American boots on the ground. The Taliban has now taken over the country with millions of dollars worth of weapons and military… Read more »

Last night, Congressman Bill Huizenga discussed President Biden's decision to complete the withdrawal of American Forces from Afghanistan while hundreds of American citizens and thousands of our Afghan Allies were left behind. In a Facebook Live Video, Congressman Huizenga shared some of the stories of citizens, their family, and their loved ones who reside or have ties to West… Read more »

This morning, Congressman Huizenga joined WOOD Radio's morning show to talk about the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan. Specifically, Rep. Huizenga discusses some of the calls he has received from West Michigan constituents trapped in Afghanistan as well as the President's decision to abandon Bagram air Base and how doing so was a tactical mistake.  To listen to the full… Read more »

Shortly after President Biden addressed the nation, last night Congressman Huizenga responded to the President on Facebook Live.  During the short video update, Huizenga described some of the calls he has received from West Michigan residents who are trying to evacuate Afghanistan. Additionally, Huizenga explained why President Biden's decision to give up Bagram Air Base in July… Read more »