Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) introduced H.R. 4318, The Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act. This one page (front and back) piece of legislation reforms the litigation process surrounding the Endangered Species Act (ESA) while enhancing wildlife preservation, improving government efficiency, and protecting taxpayer dollars.
"One of the original goals of the… Read more »
Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) released the following statement after President Obama signed legislation into law protecting access to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
"Today marks the end of a long but successful journey to protect and preserve public access to Sleeping Bear Dunes for future generations. This legislative solution would not have happened without the… Read more »
This evening, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) delivered remarks on the House floor praising unanimous passage of legislation to protect access to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
Transcript:
Tonight the House passed legislation addressing an issue that is near and dear to my heart, and very important to Michigan, involving Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park. … Read more »
Today, Monetary Policy and Trade Subcommittee Vice Chairman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) questioned Fed Chair Janet Yellen on the Volcker Rule and the competitive disadvantages it creates for the U.S. economy as she appeared before the House Financial Services Committee. Vice Chairman Huizenga pressed the Fed Chair for a specific timetable regarding how long the Federal Reserve would wait… Read more »
On Friday, a bipartisan coalition led by Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) continued to push the federal government to properly maintain ports, harbors and waterways to their authorized width and depth within the Great Lakes Navigation System (GLNS). In the omnibus funding measure that passed in January, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Operations and Maintenance… Read more »
Bit by bit isn’t good for dredge
Great Lakes freighters account for 103,000 jobs and have an economic impact of $20 billion per year in America.
Grand Haven Tribune - Editorial - Dec. 6, 2013
That's a lot of jobs, and money.
Freight traffic via ships in the Great Lakes also powers other jobs, such as the local power plant that requires loads of coal from the hulking… Read more »
Last week, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02), Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (NY-25), and a bipartisan coalition of 32 of their colleagues sent a letter to the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) Conference Committee thanking them for advancing legislation that will improve water infrastructure across America and encouraging them to make the Great Lakes a priority in the… Read more »
Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) announced he will be holding a town hall meeting at the MATS Administration Office and Louis A. McMurray Conference Center on Friday at 3 PM. Residents of the community are encouraged to attend and participate in a discussion with Congressman Huizenga on issues impacting Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, and West… Read more »
Tonight, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) released the following statement after H.R. 3080, the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA), passed the House by a vote of 417 to 3.
"I am glad to see WRRDA included provisions of the legislation I authored with Rep. Candice Miller and Dr. Dan Benishek that directly impact West Michigan and the Great Lakes Region. In addition to… Read more »
Live chat: Join us at 4:15 p.m. Thursday for a chat with U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga
Mlive - The Muskegon Chronicle - September 04, 2013 at 6:51 PM
MUSKEGON, MI – U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Zeeland, will be in Muskegon on Thursday to talk about what's going on in Washington, D.C.
Huizenga will join a live chat with MLive and Muskegon Chronicle government reporter Stephen… Read more »
