Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) issued the following statement on the national jobs report for September:
"While this reduction in the unemployment rate is welcome news, the fact remains more aggressive bipartisan pro-growth solutions are needed to get the economy growing and help get Americans back to work. Today's jobs report brings to light we are months, if not years,… Read more »
Rep. Bill Huizenga Receives 2012 FreedomWorks 'FreedomFighter Award'
The Holland Sentinel
September 25, 2012
Washington, D.C. - Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Zeeland, was awarded FreedomWorks' "first annual FreedomFighter Award.”
FreedomWorks is an activist organaization "fighting for less government, lower taxes, and more freedom."
To qualify for the award, each recipient earned… Read more »
Huizenga honored by small business group
The Holland Sentinel
Stephen Kloosterman
September 19, 2012
U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Zeeland, was honored Monday by a small business group.
The National Federation of Independent Business, or NFIB, describes itself as a nonprofit and nonpartisan group focused on public policy issues important to small businesses.
The group named… Read more »
Fed Move Highlights Economic Uncertainty: Lawmaker
CNBC
Justin Menza
September 13, 2012
A top Congressional Republican expressed skepticism on Thursday about how much the Federal Reserve can do with a new round of to bolster the economy and spur hiring, adding that it underscored how uncertain conditions really are.
In the wake of the Fed's decision to flood markets with a… Read more »
Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) issued the following statement on the national jobs report for August:
"While President Obama can give a good speech, his rhetoric on the economy doesn't match his record. For 43 consecutive months, nearly every day President Obama has been in office, unemployment has been above 8% and today over 23 million Americans are either unemployed,… Read more »
This afternoon, Business Insider published a revealing piece demonstrating how destructive the government-owned Federal Prison Industries (FPI) or UNICOR is to job creation across the country and how Congressman Huizenga is leading the bipartisan effort to ensure FPI doesn't take jobs away from the private sector.
“This is a threat to not just established industries; it’s a… Read more »
Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) released the following statement commemorating Labor Day:
"This Labor Day, over 23 million Americans are either unemployed, underemployed or have given up looking for work all together. Instead of promoting pro-growth solutions that would make it easier for small businesses to expand and hire more workers, the Obama Administration has chosen to… Read more »
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The Obama years have been brutal on middle-class incomes.
The Wall Street Journal
Editorial
August 24, 2012
The Presidential race is boiling down to one dominant issue: which party's policies will do more to help the financially stressed American middle class. President Obama's campaign theme is that Mitt Romney and the Republicans cater to the rich, while Mr.… Read more »
The Regulatory Cliff Is Nearly as Steep as the Fiscal One
The president has postponed damaging rules until after the November election
The Wall Street Journal
Senator Rob Portman
Americans are learning more about the "fiscal cliff" approaching at the beginning of next year, when tax rates for families and small businesses are set to spike and new taxes in President Obama's… Read more »
Today, CNN Money wrote a piece featuring Congressman Huizenga's work on promoting private sector job creation over government owned UNICOR. With unemployment over 8% for 42 consecutive months, Congressman Huzenga taken the lead, and garnered bipartisan support to help West Michigan small businesses and help get Michiganders back to work.
• Unicor is a… Read more »
