Yesterday, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02), Chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Securities and Investment, released the following statement after the House Financial Services Committee voted to advance the Financial CHOICE Act, legislation to end bank bailouts, strengthen our economy, and restore accountability to Washington and Wall Street: … Read more »
Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) released the following statement after voting in support of legislation to strengthen our military, support the Great Lakes, and fund the government for the remainder of the fiscal year.
“Today’s funding bill, while far from optimal, is an improvement over the previous use of continuing resolutions. Despite its shortcomings, the bill provides… Read more »
Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga announced that the next stop on his listening tour will take place on Tuesday, April 11th in Wyoming. The town hall style listening session will be held in the auditorium of Godwin Heights High School and begin at 7 PM. This event is open to all residents of Michigan’s Second Congressional District. Media is asked to RSVP with the Congressman's… Read more »
This morning, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) spoke on the House floor in support of H.R. 1219, the Supporting America’s Innovators Act of 2017. This legislation would allow small businesses and startups more flexibility in raising capital so they can continue to grow and hire more employees. H.R. 1219 passed with overwhelming bipartisan support by a vote of 417-3.
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With funding for protecting the Great Lakes on the chopping block under the Trump administration’s budget proposal, U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) is making both the ecological and the economic case for saving the largest freshwater system in the world. “The Great Lakes ecosystem is extremely important and I believe we need to continue supporting it – the cleanup of it and the restoration… Read more »
Yesterday, Capital Markets Subcommittee Chairman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) held a hearing to examine how the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has implemented the JOBS Act and what its impact has been on capital formation and job creation. During the hearing Huizenga called for the SEC to stop pursing political objectives outside its core mission and focus on creating a regulatory… Read more »
Tomorrow night, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) will hold a Facebook Town Hall with residents of the Second District at 6:30 PM. To participate in this event, West Michigan residents are encouraged to head to Congressman Huizenga’s Facebook Page. For residents who already “like” Rep. Huizenga’s page, Facebook should send a “push notification” when the event begins.
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Yesterday, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02), a senior member of the House Financial Services Committee, introduced the IMF Reform and Integrity Act. This legislation would require the U.S. to oppose the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) co-financing of a third Greek bailout with the European Stability Mechanism. If such co-financing were to go forward, the bill would prohibit the U.S.… Read more »
Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) released the following statement after the Administration presented President Trump's first budget to Congress:
"I am pleased to see President Trump present his budget to Congress in a timely manner. While there are serious and necessary reforms that I support in President Trump's budget proposal, there are also areas where I have significant… Read more »
Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) released the following statement after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) conducted an analysis of the American Health Care Act:
"The analysis from the Congressional Budget Office confirms that the American Health Care Act will reduce the deficit by $337 billion, cut taxes by $883 billion, and lower premiums by 10%," said Huizenga. "No longer will… Read more »
