This afternoon, Business Insider published a revealing piece demonstrating how destructive the government-owned Federal Prison Industries (FPI) or UNICOR is to job creation across the country and how Congressman Huizenga is leading the bipartisan effort to ensure FPI doesn't take jobs away from the private sector.
“This is a threat to not just established industries; it’s a… Read more »
Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) released the following statement commemorating Labor Day:
"This Labor Day, over 23 million Americans are either unemployed, underemployed or have given up looking for work all together. Instead of promoting pro-growth solutions that would make it easier for small businesses to expand and hire more workers, the Obama Administration has chosen to… Read more »
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The Obama years have been brutal on middle-class incomes.
The Wall Street Journal
Editorial
August 24, 2012
The Presidential race is boiling down to one dominant issue: which party's policies will do more to help the financially stressed American middle class. President Obama's campaign theme is that Mitt Romney and the Republicans cater to the rich, while Mr.… Read more »
Industry study: Regulations weighing down manufacturing
The Hill
Bernie Becker
August 21, 2012
Federal regulations could prove to be a deep drag on manufacturing output in the coming years, according to a new study from an industry group.
The report commissioned by the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI) found that major regulations could roll back output… Read more »
The Regulatory Cliff Is Nearly as Steep as the Fiscal One
The president has postponed damaging rules until after the November election
The Wall Street Journal
Senator Rob Portman
Americans are learning more about the "fiscal cliff" approaching at the beginning of next year, when tax rates for families and small businesses are set to spike and new taxes in President Obama's… Read more »
Unicor Under Fire For Dominating Small Competitors With Cheap Prison Labor
The Huffington Post
Nate C. Hindman
August 15, 2012
Imagine competing with an American company that pays its workers less than $1 an hour.
That’s a reality Michael Mansh, president of a small apparel factory in Olive Hill, Ky., faces every day, according to CNNMoney. In February, Mansh reportedly… Read more »
Today, CNN Money wrote a piece featuring Congressman Huizenga's work on promoting private sector job creation over government owned UNICOR. With unemployment over 8% for 42 consecutive months, Congressman Huzenga taken the lead, and garnered bipartisan support to help West Michigan small businesses and help get Michiganders back to work.
• Unicor is a… Read more »
Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) issued the following statement on the national jobs report for July:
"Today's jobs report marks the 42nd consecutive month of unemployment above 8%. The uptick in the unemployment rate combined with the drop in the labor force participation rate demonstrates that President Obama's agenda of increased regulation and higher taxes is precisely the… Read more »
No, Mr. President, The Private Sector Is Not 'Doing Fine'
The Detroit News
U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga and Robert Genetski
July 19, 2012
The private sector is not doing fine. America's families are not doing fine.
According to a June study by the U.S. Federal Reserve, the average family's net worth dropped by nearly 40 percent between 2007 and 2010. In 2010, median family income… Read more »
This morning Congressman Huizenga was on Michigan's Morning Show discussing President Obama telling small business owners "If you've got a business — you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen."
Listen to the full interview HERE Read more »
