Jobs and the Economy

U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga to visit Marge's Donut Den for small-business talk M Live - Matt Vande Bunte January 07, 2013 KENT COUNTY, MI – U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga will spend time Tuesday, Jan. 8, meeting with a variety of constituents in new parts of the Second Congressional District he represents. The Zeeland Republican who just began his second 2-year term plans visits to sites in… Read more »

Congressman Huizenga released the following statement on the national unemployment report for December: "Amid faint signs of recovery, it's important to remember the unemployment rate is even higher than it was at this time four years ago. To put things in perspective, at today's current rate of growth it would take 51 months to achieve 'full employment,' an unemployment rate of 6%.… Read more »

Local congressional representatives take oaths of office The Ludington Daily News January 4, 2013 It’s official. Mason County is now served by two members of Congress, Michigan 2nd District U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Zeeland, and Michigan 1st District U.S. Rep. Dan Benishek, RCrystal Falls. The two members of Congress were sworn in as members of the 113th Congress Thursday, each… Read more »

Congressman Huizenga released the following statement after being sworn in to represent Michigan's Second Congressional District in the 113th Congress:  "It is both an honor and a privilege to serve West Michigan.  I look forward to meeting with new constituents and traveling to the communities that are now included in the Second District. As a freshman, I had several… Read more »

Congressman Huizenga released the following statement after voting against the Senate's fiscal cliff proposal: "While the measure includes some commendable permanent tax relief provisions, overall this legislation further delays a serious attempt to solve our growing spending and debt crisis. For too long we have seen Washington play out its own version of the classic 'Peanuts'… Read more »

Without Action, Taxes Go Up On All Huizenga says Senate won’t present plan, bend on entitlements The Ludington Daily News - Steve Begnoche December 29, 2012 The next move in how to avoid the fiscal cliff is in the Democrats’ hands, U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga told reporters Friday. “The Senate has to take some action,” Huizenga said, adding the Democratic- controlled Senate… Read more »

Lawmakers diverge over fiscal cliff  The Holland Sentinel - Andrea Goodell December 28, 2012 Washington, D.C. —  It’s going to be one heck of a New Year’s Eve on Capitol Hill. As the clock ticks down, lawmakers on both side of the aisle are struggling to devise a solution to avert a plunge over the fiscal cliff and into higher taxes for everyone. The atmosphere was… Read more »

Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) released the following statement after President Obama signed the Congressman's legislation, H.R. 4014, into law. H.R. 4014 provides hard-working taxpayers and their businesses who submit information to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) with the same confidentiality provisions that other financial regulators are required to provide: "This… Read more »

EPA Intends to Propose Permit Decision On Coal-Powered Car Ferry by March 2013 By Anthony Adragna | December 19, 2012 (BNA) - The Environmental Protection Agency said it intends to make a decision by March 1, 2013, on whether to extend a Clean Water Act permit for one of the last remaining coal-powered car ferries in the United States to continue discharging coal ash into Lake… Read more »

Congressman Huizenga released the following statement on the EPA missing the deadline to render a decision on the S.S. Badger's permit: "As one of the elected officials who has supported the Badger, it's disappointing to see the EPA has missed the December 19th deadline. However, I remain hopeful that the EPA will rule in favor of Lake Michigan Carferry, the cities of Ludington and… Read more »