· What: Rep. Huizenga, MI-02 to join Rep. Tom Reed, NY-29, and fellow U.S. Representatives in urging President Obama to disclose his debt ceiling proposal · When: Tuesday, July 19, 11:00 a.m. · Where: In front of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, the White House (between central Pennsylvania Avenue gates) Washington, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, MI-02, will join U.S. Rep. Tom Reed, NY-29, outside the White House this morning at 11 a.m. with other Members of Congress including Rep. Mo Brooks, Rep. Ric... Read more

After the President threatened to veto the House Republicans’ plan to cut spending and address the debt ceiling debate, the “Cut, Cap and Balance” plan, without proposing an alternative, U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, MI-02, an original co-sponsor of the bill, released the following statement: “Mr. President, if you say we don’t need a constitutional amendment to ‘do our jobs,’ then you admit our job is balancing the budget and spending American taxpayers’ dollars wisely. Yet this administration has r... Read more

Want to know how the debt ceiling talks are going? Want to make a comment on government spending or other federal issue? Visit facebook.com/rephuizenga starting at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, and Rep. Huizenga will answer questions LIVE as they come in. As Congress continues to work toward a solution to the debt ceiling and spending debate, they will work in Washington this week instead of their Districts as previously scheduled. To stay in touch with his constituents in Michigan’s 2nd District, U.S. R... Read more

U.S. Rep. Huizenga, MI-02, released the following statement about the debt ceiling negotiations and his original co-sponsorship of the House Republican plan, called the Cut, Cap, and Balance Act, which is set to be voted on next Tuesday and is slated to cut $111 billion in spending in FY 2012, cap total federal spending and return it by 2017 to average spending levels over the last 30 years of below 20 percent of GDP, and it also requires Congress pass a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitu... Read more

Huizenga on unemployment rate increase: Senate needs to get to work U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Zeeland, Friday said he hoped reports that unemployment rates rose to 9.2 percent and hiring stalled for the month of June are the “wake-up call” the U.S. Senate and president need. “It has been 800 days since the Senate passed a budget, and they refuse to offer an alternative to the one House Republicans put forth,” Huizenga said in released statement. He listed a total of nine House-passed jobs bill... Read more

"Where the Rubber Hits the Road" - Bill Huizenga Gary Stevens chats with U.S. House Representative Bill Huizenga (R-Zeeland) about the White House debt ceiling summit, Medicare reform, and a lobbying effort in Congress to raise funds for roads, during their weekly conversation on July 7, 2011. (Download) ### Read more

U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, MI-02, released the following statement after President Barack Obama’s announcement that he would end the Afghanistan “surge” and withdraw 33,000 U.S. troops from Afghanistan by September 2012: “I hope this decision is based on sound military policy, not politics. We need to listen to our military experts. After 10 years, I know we eventually have to come home, but ultimately, I’m very sensitive to listening to what our commanders on the ground say is the right course of... Read more

U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, MI-02, encourages constituents to attend a town hall at 2:30 p.m. THIS Monday, June 6, to discuss issues in the 2nd District and D.C., including job creation, debt ceiling, spending, Medicare, gas prices and energy, and any other questions or concerns with the federal government they would like to raise. In-Person Town Hall MONDAY June 6, 2011 2:30 p.m. Evergreen Commons 480 State Street, Holland, MI ### Read more

Today, after the House Republican Conference met with President Obama and members of the cabinet at the White House for a wide-ranging discussion on job creation and government spending that touched on a number of issues including the debt ceiling, Medicare, and energy, Rep. Bill Huizenga, MI-02, issued the following statement: “As a small business owner, I know that a key factor in job creation will be restoring certainty to employers. This includes lowering our country’s enormous burden of deb... Read more

To listen to Rep. Bill Huizenga’s Teletown Hall from last night, please click here facebook.com/rephuizenga to hear to the full recording. He was asked about his Middle East trip, education funding, Medicare, the Patriot Act, and many other issues! ### Read more