Great Lakes Issues

Last night, Congressman Bill Huizenga joined ABC 57 for a live interview following President Biden's State of the Union Address. During the conversation, Rep. Huizenga discusses the tone and tenor of the President's speech, how inflation is negatively impacting individuals, families, and small businesses across America, and shares a little bit of his background as a small business owner… Read more »

On Friday, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) spoke on the House floor about the deep honor of serving Michigan's Second Congressional District. Below is the video of Congressman Huizenga’s closing remarks. Congressman Huizenga will begin serving Michigan's 4th Congressional District when the 118th Congress is officially seated on January 3, 2023.   As the 117th Congress… Read more »

After nearly two years of one-party Democrat rule in Washington, families, farmers, and small businesses across Michigan are forced to contend with soaring inflation, skyrocketing energy prices, increased crime rates, and an unsecured border that continues to create a host of problems ranging from illegal entry to smuggling deadly drugs into the United States. While Speaker Pelosi and… Read more »

Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) released the following statement after voting against President Biden and Speaker Pelosi’s multi-trillion-dollar spending spree known as the Buy Back Voters Act. “This out-of-control spending spree could have been stopped by blocking passage of the infrastructure bill,” said Congressman Bill Huizenga. “Democrats tied the infrastructure bill to… Read more »

Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) released the following statement after the Biden Administration announced it was extending border restrictions over land between the United States and Canada for a stunning 18th consecutive month. “President Biden continues to fail the communities across Michigan and the northern border states that rely on tourism dollars from Canadians to support… Read more »

Yesterday, Congressman Bill Huizenga sat down with WZZM for a discussion about Americans being able to travel by land into Canada, but President Biden failing to reopen the border to Canadians. This failure by the Administration hurts families, small businesses, and communities across Michigan as well as our economy. You can watch the interview below.  Read more »

After last week's surprise announcement that the U.S. border with Canada would remain closed to nonessential travel until at least Aug. 21, quiet speculation — and consternation — has been rampant that problems along the southern border may be to blame. The concern is that, even though Canadian vaccine rates have surpassed those in the U.S., the Biden administration is wary of opening… Read more »

Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Co-Chair of the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group released the following statement after the Biden Administration quietly extended travel restrictions between the U.S. and Canada until August 21st. “The Biden Administration’s failure to develop a plan to reopen the border between the United States and Canada is not only embarrassing… Read more »

The COVID wall that has blocked travel between the United States and Canada for 16 months should come down. As post-pandemic life resumes most of its normal activity, foreign travel should be restored as well. America's northern border remains closed to tourist traffic. If the travel ban remains in place through the rest of the year, it will come at an estimated cost of $175 billion and… Read more »

Recently, Congressman Huizenga had the opportunity to discuss the US-Canadian Border closure with NBC News Now. During the interview, Rep. Huizenga emphasized the impact the closure is having on families who have been unable to reunite for more than 16 months and the significant economic impact the closure is having on Michigan as well as Canada. While vaccinated Canadians are now… Read more »