Flight Delays as Political Strategy
The FAA furloughs traffic controllers rather than cut other spending.
The Wall Street Journal - Editorial
April 23, 2013
President Obama's sequester scare strategy has been a political flop, but his government keeps trying. The latest gambit is to force airline flight delays until enough travellers stuck on tarmacs browbeat enough… Read more »
Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) received the "Spirit of Enterprise" Award from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. This prestigious award is presented annually to members of Congress based on their support of pro-growth policies that boost job creation, create an environment conducive to economic growth, and make American companies large and small more competitive across the… Read more »
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) introduced H.R. 1484, the Medicare Payment Rate Disclosure Act of 2013. This legislation provides consumers with an easily searchable list of Medicare payment rates for the 30 most common inpatient and outpatient hospital procedures, along with the rates of the 30 most common physician services in the consumers' region.… Read more »
On Monday, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) was awarded the National Association of Manufacturers' (NAM) award for Manufacturing Legislative Excellence based on his strong support of West Michigan workers and manufacturers. Huizenga supported 95% of the pro-growth policies identified by NAM as critical to the success of manufacturing and job creation during the 112th Congress.
"It is… Read more »
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (WZZM) -- Congressman Bill Huizenga is applauding how Michigan lawmakers are handling emergency dredging along the lakeshore, calling it "unprecedented."
Monday, the congressman met with local, state, and federal officials about the condition of Michigan harbors. Earlier this year Gov. Rick Snyder approved $21 million in emergency funding for 58 harbors.
Now… Read more »
Obama, bank president: Home loans by decree
The Union Leader-Editorial
April 4, 2013 7:10pm
As the economy struggles to recover from a recession triggered in large part by a collapse in the housing market, which itself was caused in large part by too many people signing mortgages they could not afford, the White House is urging banks to lower their lending standards so that Americans… Read more »
House Republicans stand their ground
Thought dead after 2012, GOP hasn't changed to appease critics
Detroit News - Marisa Schultz
April 4, 2013 at 1:00 am
Washington — After a bruising start to 2013, Speaker John Boehner led his Republican House delegation to its party retreat in Williamsburg, Va., to forge a more practical path.
Divisions lingered over the fiscal cliff… Read more »
The Senate After Dark
The Wall Street Journal - Editorial
March 25, 2013, 7:05 p.m. ET
The U.S. Senate these days seems to conduct most of its business after dark, often after midnight, and no wonder. You wouldn't want voters to know what you were up to either if you were part of Majority Leader Harry Reid's national embarrassment.
Consider last week's fiasco involving the… Read more »
Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) released the following statement after voting in support of reforming the nation's entitlement programs, making government more efficient, and responsibly balancing the budget:
"Today's vote shows the determination of the House to get the nation's fiscal house in order. The House Republican budget reduces deficits by $4.6 trillion over the next ten… Read more »
Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) released the following statement after voting in support of The Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills Act (SKILLS Act) that passed the House by a vote of 215 to 202:
"This important legislation will streamline the maze of duplicative and ineffective workforce training programs and combine them into a more user-friendly system that makes… Read more »
