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Weekly Column: 100 Days of Serving Southwest Michigan

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This week marks 100 days since I began serving Michigan’s 4th Congressional District. In this time, we’ve been very busy in the House – having passed more than 59 bills and held over 235 hearings in which Biden officials testified. From establishing a Select Committee on China to passing our top priority, the Lower Energy Costs Act, many big initiatives have been put into motion. Tuesday…

VIDEO: Huizenga Works to Hold the Biden Administration Accountable, Calls SEC Stonewalling Embarrassing, Unacceptable

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Yesterday, Congressman Bill Huizenga, Chairman of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee for the House Committee on Financial Services, grilled Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler on his agency's lack of transparency and responsiveness to congressional request for documents. 

Unacceptable, Insufficient, and Embarrassing: Huizenga Torches SEC Chair Gary Gensler For Agency's Failure to Comply with Congressional Oversight

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Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Chairman of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee for the House Committee on Financial Services, delivered pointed questions to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler during a hearing on Capitol Hill. Rep. Huizenga pressed Chair Gensler on the SEC’s lack of transparency, accountability, and overall failure to produce…

Weekly Column: Republicans Want to Lower Prices for SW Michigan

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Last week, House Republicans passed a major part of our Commitment to America. The Lower Energy Costs Act is designed to strengthen our economy and lower prices by unleashing American energy production, modernizing our sorely outdated permitting process, and increasing domestic processing of critical minerals.  Over the past two years, too many Southwest Michigan residents have…

Huizenga Votes to Unleash American Energy, Lower Prices, & Strengthen Our Economy

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Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) released the following statement after voting in support of H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act.  The Lower Energy Costs Act will strengthen our economy and lower prices for Michiganders by unleashing American energy, modernizing our sorely outdated permitting process, and increasing domestic production of critical minerals. This will lower…

Canada Answers Huizenga-led Bipartisan Call For Increased Funding to Protect Great Lakes

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Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-04), who serves as the Republican Co-Chair of the Great Lakes Task Force and the US-Canada Inter-parliamentary Group, released the following statement after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Canada will spend approximately $300 million over the next decade to protect the Great Lakes. “This increased funding commitment to help…

Huizenga Discusses How President Biden’s Veto Hurts Americans Saving for Retirement on Fox Business

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Last night, Congressmen Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Chairman of the House Financial Services Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee and head of the Republican ESG Working Group, joined the “Evening Edit” to discuss President Biden’s veto and how it will negatively impact retirement savings for those in Michigan and across the nation. To watch the full conversation, click on the link…

Weekly Column: Canada Should Join US in Prioritizing The Great Lakes

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The ecological health of the Great Lakes is directly tied to the economic health of communities along the lakeshore, across our state, and frankly around the nation. The Great Lakes serve as the primary source of drinking water for more than 40 million people and lay the foundation for $6 trillion in economic activity between the United States and Canada. With that in mind, last week, I…

Huizenga: President Biden’s Veto Makes it Harder for Americans to Save for Retirement

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Today, Congressmen Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Chairman of the House Financial Services Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee and head of the Republican ESG Working Group, released the following statement after President Biden vetoed legislation to overturn the Department of Labor’s ESG Rule. “With this veto, President Biden is making it more difficult for Americans to retire with…

Huizenga, Walberg, Moolenaar: Lakeshore Economy, Jobs Jeopardized by Inaccurate EPA Decision

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This week, Congressmen Bill Huizenga, Tim Walberg, and John Moolenaar sent a joint letter to the EPA regarding the agency’s decision on nonattainment areas impacting Allegan, Berrien, and Muskegon Counties. In the letter to EPA Administrator Regan, the Representatives voice their concern about increased regulation and the significant negative impact it will have on the local economy. This…

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