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 »
Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) issued the following statement on the national jobs report for July:
"Today's jobs report marks the 42nd consecutive month of unemployment above 8%. The uptick in the unemployment rate combined with the drop in the labor force participation rate demonstrates that President Obama's agenda of increased regulation and higher taxes is precisely the… Read more »
No, Mr. President, The Private Sector Is Not 'Doing Fine'
The Detroit News
U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga and Robert Genetski
July 19, 2012
The private sector is not doing fine. America's families are not doing fine.
According to a June study by the U.S. Federal Reserve, the average family's net worth dropped by nearly 40 percent between 2007 and 2010. In 2010, median family income… Read more »
Bill Huizenga, Justin Amash part of U.S. House Republicans' symbolic repeal of 'ObamaCare'
MLive
Nate Reens
Wednesday, July 11, 2012, 10:26 PM
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – U.S. Reps. Bill Huizenga and Justin Amash, on the day the Supreme Court ruled the Affordable Care Act was constitutional, pledged to vote to repeal the healthcare law at the first opportunity.
That came Wednesday as… Read more »
