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 »
As noted many times, free trade is fundamentally about lowering trade barriers. Quite often that means lowering or eliminating tariffs on goods and services, which are little more than taxes. Hence, a major component of free trade is lower taxes. That’s one reason the conservative movement is so strongly behind free trade and trade promotion authority. That, however, hasn't stopped… Read more »
Below is an explanation of the current debate surrounding TPA in the House of Representatives courtesy of the Ways & Means Committee.
As the House approaches a vote on trade promotion authority—or TPA—opponents are doing their very best to confuse people by conflating two completely different things: a procedural mechanism for trade agreements and an actual agreement itself. With… Read more »
Tonight, Congressman Huizenga joined a strong bipartisan majority in voting to repeal the country of origin labeling requirements also known as COOL.
“Approximately 46% of Michigan’s exports, totaling nearly $26 billion annually, are shipped to our neighbor to the north – Canada. I am deeply disappointed that Canada is threatening sanctions on Michigan’s economy because of a law that… 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… Read more »
Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02), Congressman Cresent Hardy (NV-04), and other members of the House Endangered Species Working Group, announced the introduction of H.R. 2109, The Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act. For years, litigating attorneys haven taken advantage of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) by filing meritless lawsuits against the federal government,… Read more »
