On Thursday, Congressman Huizenga will hold a town hall at Tanglewood Park from 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM. The town hall forum is open to all residents of the Second District who wish to share their thoughts with Congressman Huizenga, ask questions about the federal government, and discuss the impact of federal policy decisions on West Michigan. Tanglewood Park is located at 560 Seminole Rd. in Norton S... Read more »
The Environmental Protection Agency's proposed rules – including one affecting Consumers Energy's pumped storage facility – are out of line, according to a Michigan congressman. U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, a Republican from Zeeland, and Rep. Dan Kildee, a Democrat from Flint, collaborated on a bipartisan amendment to the Ratepayer Protection Act. The amendment encourages the Environmental Protection ... Read more »
House panel OKs using remade auto parts in gov’t fixes The Detroit News - Melissa Nann Burke - July 22, 2015 A House panel on Wednesday approved legislation by Rep. Bill Huizenga that aims to trim the nearly $1 billion in federal vehicle repair costs each year by encouraging the use of remanufactured auto parts. With the OK of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, the bill could next b... Read more »
On Thursday July 9th, Congressman Bill Huizenga is holding a live telephone town hall with West Michigan residents at 7:15 PM. Congressman Huizenga will answer questions from residents in Kent and Ottawa Counties, however all residents of the Second District are welcome to participate. To sign up for Thursday's telephone town hall click here. Congressman Huizenga is also holding a telephone town h... Read more »
On Wednesday evening, Congressman Huizenga will hold a live telephone town hall with residents of Muskegon, Oceana, Lake, Mason, and Newaygo counties. While thousands of residents will receive a call asking them to participate, unfortunately, not every resident will be contacted. If you live in one of these counties and would like to participate in tomorrow night's town hall discussion, you can jo... Read more »
Today, the House passed H.R. 2042, the Ratepayer Protection Act, which included a bipartisan amendment from Congressman Huizenga (MI-02) and Congressman Kildee (MI-05) encouraging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to include the benefits of clean energy storage in their emissions calculation under the Clean Power Plan. The EPA has proposed a rule that would penalize the State of Michigan f... Read more »
Today, Congressman Huizenga voted in support of Trade Promotion Authority, also known as TPA, to increase congressional oversight and transparency of potential trade agreements negotiated by the President. “There is a great deal of misinformation surrounding Trade Promotion Authority. TPA is not a trade agreement; rather, it is an important tool that strengthens Congress’ role throughout the trade... Read more »
Today, the House passed the Energy & Water Appropriations Bill by a vote of 240 to 177, which included Congressman Huizenga’s amendment to hold the federal government accountable and ensure the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund is used to dredge ports and harbors along our nation’s coasts and across the Great Lakes. “Whether it is Grand Haven, Holland, Ludington or Muskegon, these harbors are absolute... Read more »
Huizenga: Many reasons to be wary of the Ex-Im Bank The Detroit News - U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga - April 28, 2015 It's great to see the debate over the future of the Ex-Im Bank reach Michigan news outlets. I firmly believe the potential reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank needs to be discussed not just by people inside the capital beltway, but by taxpayers in Michigan and across the nation. Su... Read more »
Washington, DC – Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) released the following statement after voting in support of the FY 2016 House Budget: Tonight the Republican-led House passed a budget that balances in less than ten years, doesn’t raise taxes, and cuts $5.5 trillion in spending. This vision is in stark contrast to the unserious ‘budget’ proposal put forward by President Obama that essentially ign... Read more »
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