On Wednesday, the House Financial Services Committee passed H.R. 3189, the Fed Oversight Reform and Modernization (FORM) Act introduced by Congressman Bill Huizenga by a vote of 33 to 25. Rep. Huizenga’s legislation reforms the Federal Reserve by making the institution more accountable and transparent to the American people.
“With the Federal Reserve having more power and… Read more »
Rep. Bill Huizenga talks Iran during tele-townhall
The Holland Sentinel, Andrea.Goodell, July 26. 2015
A tele-townhall with Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Zeeland, drew 7,300 listeners Thursday evening, July 23.
Many of the questions centered around a recently signed nuclear deal with Iran during the third in a series of similar calls to voters in the 2nd Congressional… 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,… Read more »
House Republican’s Proposal Takes Aim at Fed Powers
Rep. Bill Huizenga unveils draft of bill that would alter how central bank conducts monetary policy
The Wall Street Journal - Pedro Nicolaci Da Costa, July 21, 2015 12:53 p.m. ET
A House Republican has unveiled another legislative proposal to curb the Federal Reserve’s powers, the latest in a spate from lawmakers on both sides of… Read more »
Tomorrow, Congressman Huizenga will chair a Monetary Policy and Trade Subcommittee hearing examining proposals to reform the Federal Reserve. The hearing will include a vigorous discussion on Congressman Huizenga's legislation to reform the Federal Reserve. This legislation is currently in draft form and has not been officially introduced. A copy of the fed… 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… 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… Read more »
Congressman Huizenga issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision on King v. Burwell:
“Today’s ruling by the Supreme Court amounts to little more than another bailout for President Obama and those in Congress who support ObamaCare. While this decision does not change the fact that ObamaCare has failed to provide the health care flexibility and choice Americans… 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… 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… Read more »
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