Budget and Spending

Today, the House passed H.R. 8070, the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025. This legislation is designed to enhance our national security and military readiness with a special focus on quality of life for our military community. H.R. 8070 authorizes a 19.5% pay raise for junior enlisted servicemembers while providing… Read more »

Michigan’s Fourth Congressional District is home to the world’s hardest working agricultural producers. It’s not just in spirit either. Specialty crop operations are extremely labor-intensive with nearly 40 percent of total cash expenses spent on just labor.  Our local agricultural industry drives our regional economy, feeds families throughout our nation, and is recognized across… Read more »

Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) announced the resolution of a dispute between Ottawa County and the IRS resulting in a correction of over a million dollars in favor of Ottawa County. Last year, Congressman Huizenga learned that the IRS was misapplying multiple quarters of payroll taxes for Ottawa County during the 2022 filing year. Ottawa County Treasurer’s Office sought an appeal… Read more »

Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) released the following statement after he was named a “Fiscal Hero” by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget for his expansive record of work confronting the national debt crisis and fixing the broken budget process. Last summer, Rep. Huizenga introduced the Fiscal Commission Act, which is designed to tackle our national debt and improve… Read more »

Last week, President Biden released his $7.3 trillion budget for Fiscal Year 2025. Once again, the President’s budget promotes overspending and an increase in taxes that will only enhance inflation and limit economic growth.   By setting the stage for $1.6 trillion in deficit spending per year, the President’s plan will cause the debt to grow from $34,500,000,000,000 today… Read more »

Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga released the following statement after voting to strengthen border security, increase troop pay, and keep the government funded. “If Republicans would have stuck together at the start of this funding debate, I am convinced we would have secured a better agreement,” said Congressman Bill Huizenga. “Considering we are five months into the fiscal year, it… Read more »

Last night, Congressman Bill Huizenga responded to President Biden's State of the Union Address. In the video, Huizenga discusses how the President's speech was a narrowly tailored campaign speech rather than a unifying speech. Huizenga disputes the President Biden's take on the economy, the border, as well as overall safety as it pertains to rising crime rates. Huizenga also notes that… Read more »

Recently, our national debt crossed a stunning $34,000,000,000,000.  While some “debt deniers” in Washington seek to ignore the threat this massive number poses, it is undeniable that seniors, our children, grandchildren, and future generations of Americans will be impacted in the absence of solutions.   Last fiscal year, interest payments on the debt alone totaled a whopping… Read more »

Today, the House Budget Committee successfully passed Congressman Huizenga’s Fiscal Commission Act. The bipartisan Fiscal Commission Act was introduced in September by Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA). With our nation over $34 trillion in debt, Congressman Huizenga has reached across the aisle and the Capitol to build a bipartisan coalition of Republicans and… Read more »

Last week, I testified before the House Budget Committee on my Fiscal Commission Act. I introduced this bipartisan bill in September as a way to get our nation's fiscal house in order. With our national debt now at $33.8 trillion and climbing, just the interest we pay on the debt already exceeds everything the federal government spends on children, and within 3 years, is projected to… Read more »