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Regulation Nation: Cutting Barriers to Job Growth

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This year, the House is laser-focused on common sense ways to boost economic security by breaking down barriers to American innovation and the job growth it supports, without spending any more of your hard-earned tax dollars. Patent ownership is just this kind of incentive for businesses to innovate and grow their company, and it can greatly benefit the employees and future employees:…

House, Huizenga Pass Bill to Cut Red Tape, Protect Job Growth

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U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, MI-02, released the following statement today on voting with the House to examine the effects of government agency regulations on job creation:  “West Michigan prioritizes clean air and clean water and protecting our beautiful lakeshore, and I am working for that in Congress. Our state also is hurting for jobs, another of my top priorities in Congress.…

Huizenga Votes to Cut Another Layer of Red Tape From America's Businesses

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Today, the House and U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, MI-02, passed H.R. 2587, “The Protect Jobs From Government Interference Act,” cutting another layer of red tape away from America’s business owners. H.R. 2587 closes a loophole in the National Labor Relations Act that allowed the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to order employers to close or relocate their workplaces, threatening jobs…

Huizenga Votes to Disapprove Giving the President More Taxpayer Money to Burn

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The House and U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, MI-02, voted today to disapprove the President’s getting another $900 billion in borrowing authority under the Budget Control Act. Huizenga, who co-sponsored H. J. Res. 77, said:   “Out-of-control spending got us into this economic mess, yet just weeks after averting a spending crisis and two years after his first $1 trillion stimulus failed to…

Huizenga to Speak to Grandville-Jenison Chamber This FRIDAY

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U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, MI-02, will give a legislative update THIS Friday to the Grandville-Jenison Chamber of Commerce on issues in the 2nd District and Washington, D.C., including job creation, decreasing regulations for small businesses, and the budget and spending debate. RSVP required. There will be a full breakfast buffet.  WHEN Friday, September 16, 2011 7:30…

Op-Ed: Job Growth Starts at Home

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After a busy district work period, Representatives return to Washington next week and along with House Republicans, I will focus on how we can help businesses grow jobs and remove the obstacles to economic growth. During the district work period, I set out on an Entrepreneur and Innovation Tour to hear insight from local small businesses and inventors about the economy, get feedback…

Huizenga Meets With More than 70 Local Job Creators

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This week, U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, MI-02, met with more than 70 local inventors, small businesses, and groups that support new companies, on a tour highlighting the job creation and product innovation happening right here in Western Michigan. “Hearing from these innovators and companies underlined that all they need from their government is more certainty and freedom to…

Washington Needs to Focus on Solutions for the Next Generation, not Next Election

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 U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, MI-02, released the following statement after President Obama’s speech at Johnson Controls, Inc., (JCI) in Holland, Michigan, today: “Today’s speech was about the 2012 election, not about the good work JCI and its employees are doing for West Michigan. President Obama derided partisanship, but intentionally did not invite the sitting Congressman to the…

Rep. Huizenga Announces Town Hall Next WEDNESDAY in Grand Haven to Discuss Debt Vote, Other Federal Issues

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Have a question about the debt debate, or any other issue related to the federal government? U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, MI-02, will host a town hall next Wednesday, open to the public, to hear thoughts and questions from 2nd District constituents on the latest news out of Washington, D.C. and Michigan. Residents of the 2nd District are invited and encouraged to attend.   In-Person…