On Tuesday, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) will hold a town hall meeting with constituents at Bayberry Farms Village in Wyoming. This will be the Congressman's first town hall in the recently redrawn Second District. Congressman Huizenga will give brief opening remarks and then open the floor for questions from the community. Tuesday's meeting is open to both the public as well as… Read more »
Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) received the "Spirit of Enterprise" Award from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. This prestigious award is presented annually to members of Congress based on their support of pro-growth policies that boost job creation, create an environment conducive to economic growth, and make American companies large and small more competitive across the… Read more »
Rep. Bill Huizenga gets high marks from manufacturers' association
MLive - Zane McMillin
April 11, 2013
GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Rep. Bill Huizenga of Zeeland scored high marks from the National Association of Manufacturers, the largest industrial trade association in the country.
Huizenga, a second-term congressman and small business owner, voted for NAM's legislative priorities 95… Read more »
On Monday, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) was awarded the National Association of Manufacturers' (NAM) award for Manufacturing Legislative Excellence based on his strong support of West Michigan workers and manufacturers. Huizenga supported 95% of the pro-growth policies identified by NAM as critical to the success of manufacturing and job creation during the 112th Congress.
"It is… Read more »
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (WZZM) -- Congressman Bill Huizenga is applauding how Michigan lawmakers are handling emergency dredging along the lakeshore, calling it "unprecedented."
Monday, the congressman met with local, state, and federal officials about the condition of Michigan harbors. Earlier this year Gov. Rick Snyder approved $21 million in emergency funding for 58 harbors.
Now… Read more »
Obama, bank president: Home loans by decree
The Union Leader-Editorial
April 4, 2013 7:10pm
As the economy struggles to recover from a recession triggered in large part by a collapse in the housing market, which itself was caused in large part by too many people signing mortgages they could not afford, the White House is urging banks to lower their lending standards so that Americans… Read more »
House Republicans stand their ground
Thought dead after 2012, GOP hasn't changed to appease critics
Detroit News - Marisa Schultz
April 4, 2013 at 1:00 am
Washington — After a bruising start to 2013, Speaker John Boehner led his Republican House delegation to its party retreat in Williamsburg, Va., to forge a more practical path.
Divisions lingered over the fiscal cliff… Read more »
Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) released the following statement after it was announced the S.S. Badger will continue to sail despite the unprecedented regulatory roadblocks placed before it:
"The Badger is not merely a piece of living history, it is a very active and very vital part of Michigan's economy and remains a major source of job creation and economic growth for both… Read more »
Last coal-fired ferry stays alive under deal between EPA, shipping company
Manuel Quinones, E&E reporter
Friday, March 22, 2013
The Great Lakes' last operating coal-fired ferry will stay in business under an agreement between U.S. EPA and Lake Michigan Carferry Inc.
The S.S. Badger -- which ferries travelers between Ludington, Mich., and Manitowoc, Wis. -- had until December to… Read more »
Pay Ratio Provision Not Worth Cost, Repeal Bill Sponsor Huizenga Says
Bloomberg BNA - Mary Hughes | March 20, 2013 08:32PM ET
(BNA) -- The pay ratio disclosure requirement of Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is a “perfect example of an unnecessary and complex regulatory requirement that is not worth the cost and should be repealed,”… Read more »
