Taking questions from across the nation, and even Wexford County, MI, U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, MI-02, appeared on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal this morning to discuss global economic policy.
He was asked about a variety of topics, including the Greek economic crisis, domestic monetary policy, his current work in Congress and on the Financial Services Committee, and also was asked… Read more »
This year, the House is laser-focused on common sense ways to boost economic security by breaking down barriers to American innovation and the job growth it supports, without spending any more of your hard-earned tax dollars.
Patent ownership is just this kind of incentive for businesses to innovate and grow their company, and it can greatly benefit the employees and future employees:… Read more »
Congress has passed three Free Trade Agreements, with South Korea, Panama and Colombia, that will support up to 250,000 new American jobs, level the playing field for American companies and increase exports of U.S. goods by $13 billion.
“These Free Trade Agreements open the door to hundreds of thousands of new jobs and billions of dollars of new sales opportunities for American… Read more »
Watch the hearing live here
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, MI-02, and the Financial Services Committee will today hear from and question Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner about efforts to implement regulatory reforms and identify emerging threats to the nation’s financial stability.
Secretary Geithner will deliver to the Committee the annual report of the Financial… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, MI-02, released the following statement today on voting with the House to examine the effects of government agency regulations on job creation:
“West Michigan prioritizes clean air and clean water and protecting our beautiful lakeshore, and I am working for that in Congress. Our state also is hurting for jobs, another of my top priorities in Congress.… Read more »
Today, the House and U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, MI-02, passed H.R. 2587, “The Protect Jobs From Government Interference Act,” cutting another layer of red tape away from America’s business owners. H.R. 2587 closes a loophole in the National Labor Relations Act that allowed the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to order employers to close or relocate their workplaces, threatening jobs… Read more »
The House and U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, MI-02, voted today to disapprove the President’s getting another $900 billion in borrowing authority under the Budget Control Act. Huizenga, who co-sponsored H. J. Res. 77, said:
“Out-of-control spending got us into this economic mess, yet just weeks after averting a spending crisis and two years after his first $1 trillion stimulus failed to… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, MI-02, will give a legislative update THIS Friday to the Grandville-Jenison Chamber of Commerce on issues in the 2nd District and Washington, D.C., including job creation, decreasing regulations for small businesses, and the budget and spending debate. RSVP required. There will be a full breakfast buffet.
WHEN
Friday, September 16, 2011
7:30… Read more »
Tonight after President Obama spoke about his jobs plan to a Joint Session of Congress attended by U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, MI-02, Huizenga released the following statement:
"It's easy to agree with broad proposals but I don't know if I'll agree with the legislative details when we actually get a bill. The fact is: America needs jobs now. Spending got us into this mess. The House and I… Read more »
After the August unemployment report showed the U.S. added no jobs last month, the first time since 1945, and unemployment remains above 8 percent for the 31st straight month, U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, MI-02, released the following statement:
"These numbers reinforce what I've been hearing for the past weeks and months in West Michigan: more government spending and federal ‘stimulus’ has… Read more »
