Tomorrow, Congressman Huizenga will chair a Monetary Policy and Trade Subcommittee hearing examining proposals to reform the Federal Reserve. The hearing will include a vigorous discussion on Congressman Huizenga's legislation to reform the Federal Reserve. This legislation is currently in draft form and has not been officially introduced. A copy of the fed… Read more »
On Thursday July 9th, Congressman Bill Huizenga is holding a live telephone town hall with West Michigan residents at 7:15 PM. Congressman Huizenga will answer questions from residents in Kent and Ottawa Counties, however all residents of the Second District are welcome to participate. To sign up for Thursday's telephone town hall click here.
Congressman Huizenga is also… Read more »
On Wednesday evening, Congressman Huizenga will hold a live telephone town hall with residents of Muskegon, Oceana, Lake, Mason, and Newaygo counties. While thousands of residents will receive a call asking them to participate, unfortunately, not every resident will be contacted. If you live in one of these counties and would like to participate in tomorrow… Read more »
Congressman Huizenga issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision on King v. Burwell:
“Today’s ruling by the Supreme Court amounts to little more than another bailout for President Obama and those in Congress who support ObamaCare. While this decision does not change the fact that ObamaCare has failed to provide the health care flexibility and choice Americans… Read more »
As noted many times, free trade is fundamentally about lowering trade barriers. Quite often that means lowering or eliminating tariffs on goods and services, which are little more than taxes. Hence, a major component of free trade is lower taxes. That’s one reason the conservative movement is so strongly behind free trade and trade promotion authority. That, however, hasn't stopped… Read more »
Today, the House passed the Energy & Water Appropriations Bill by a vote of 240 to 177, which included Congressman Huizenga’s amendment to hold the federal government accountable and ensure the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund is used to dredge ports and harbors along our nation’s coasts and across the Great Lakes.
“Whether it is Grand Haven, Holland, Ludington or Muskegon, these… Read more »
Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02), Congressman Cresent Hardy (NV-04), and other members of the House Endangered Species Working Group, announced the introduction of H.R. 2109, The Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act. For years, litigating attorneys haven taken advantage of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) by filing meritless lawsuits against the federal government,… Read more »
Huizenga: Many reasons to be wary of the Ex-Im Bank
The Detroit News - U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga - April 28, 2015
It's great to see the debate over the future of the Ex-Im Bank reach Michigan news outlets. I firmly believe the potential reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank needs to be discussed not just by people inside the capital beltway, but by taxpayers in Michigan… Read more »
Below is a bipartisan op-ed written by Congressman Huizenga & Congresswoman Janice Hahn of California discussing the bipartisan effort to hold Washington accountable and ensure the federal government lives up to its obligations to dredge harbors throughout the Great Lakes as well as the ports along our nation’s coasts. Harbor dredging is vital to communities across the Great Lakes… Read more »
Tonight, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 685, the Mortgage Choice Act of 2015, authored by Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02). This legislation is narrowly focused to promote access to affordable mortgage credit without overturning the important consumer protections and sound underwriting required under Dodd-Frank's "ability to repay" provisions. The Mortgage Choice Act passed… Read more »
