Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) released the following statement after voting against President Biden and Speaker Pelosi’s multi-trillion-dollar spending spree known as the Buy Back Voters Act. “This out-of-control spending spree could have been stopped by blocking passage of the infrastructure bill,” said Congressman Bill Huizenga. “Democrats tied the infrastructure bill to this multi-tri... Read more »
This week, Congressman Bill Huizenga joined his House and Senate Colleagues in sending a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra, and National Institute of Health (NIH) Director Francis Collins requesting a complete investigation into the University of Pittsburgh's abortion procedures and research. A report recently released by the NIH s... Read more »
Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) released the following statement after the Biden Administration announced it was extending border restrictions over land between the United States and Canada for a stunning 18th consecutive month. “President Biden continues to fail the communities across Michigan and the northern border states that rely on tourism dollars from Canadians to support small busi... Read more »
Yesterday, Congressman Bill Huizenga sat down with WZZM for a discussion about Americans being able to travel by land into Canada, but President Biden failing to reopen the border to Canadians. This failure by the Administration hurts families, small businesses, and communities across Michigan as well as our economy. You can watch the interview below. Read more »
After last week's surprise announcement that the U.S. border with Canada would remain closed to nonessential travel until at least Aug. 21, quiet speculation — and consternation — has been rampant that problems along the southern border may be to blame. The concern is that, even though Canadian vaccine rates have surpassed those in the U.S., the Biden administration is wary of opening the northern... Read more »
Recently, Congressman Huizenga had the opportunity to discuss the US-Canadian Border closure with NBC News Now. During the interview, Rep. Huizenga emphasized the impact the closure is having on families who have been unable to reunite for more than 16 months and the significant economic impact the closure is having on Michigan as well as Canada. While vaccinated Canadians are now permitted to ent... Read more »
Today, U.S. Representatives Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Brian Higgins (D-NY), and Kathy Castor (D-FL) are leading a bipartisan push encouraging the Biden Administration to take steps to safely reopen international travel to the United States. In a letter to President Biden, signed by 75 members of the House of Representatives, Congressional leaders lay out action items including reopening the land borde... Read more »
Last night, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) officially requested that Speaker Pelosi and the Democrat Majority bring the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives for a vote. This legislation would codify into law what is known as the Hyde Amendment. The Hyde Amendment, which has garnered bipartisan support for more than 40 years, prevents taxpayer do... Read more »
On Friday, Congressman Huizenga joined CBC's "Power & Politics" to discuss the border between the United States and Canada. Rep. Huizenga has been out front on the issue calling for science based policymaking and both sides to lay out clear markers or a road map to reopening travel between the US and Canada. Learn more by watching Congressman Huizenga's interview below. Read more »
Today, U.S. Representatives Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Brian Higgins (D-NY), co-chairs of the Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, released the following joint statement in response to the extension of U.S. – Canada border restrictions until at least July 21st: “Millions of Americans and Canadians are counting on our governments to work together to reach an agreement that provides a clear roadmap f... Read more »
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