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Huizenga op-ed: Family Reunification Should be a Priority for Congress

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Like most in West Michigan and throughout our nation, I was heartbroken to learn of the actions being taken at our southern border. The United States is a nation of laws, but it is also a nation built upon the foundation of compassion and strong families. While it is critical that we enact reforms to secure our borders and work to fix our broken immigration system, the notion of…

Huizenga Statement on Federal Court Decision Addressing Separations

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Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga released the following statement in response to a federal judge ruling the Trump Administration must end most separations and reunite those families that have been separated. “While the actions taken by the Administration as well as those taken by a federal judge in California to end family separations and reunite separated families are both steps in…

Huizenga Statement on Supreme Court Ruling Regarding Freedom of Speech and Religious Liberty

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Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in favor of pro-life pregnancy centers in the case of National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA) v. Becerra. “Today’s historic ruling by the Supreme Court emphatically defends the freedom of speech by preventing the government from forcing pro-life pregnancy centers to…

Huizenga Introduces The Family Reunification Act to Restore Families, Reunite Children Taken From Parents

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Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) introduced The Family Reunification Act, legislation to reunite children who were separated from their parents along the southern border. “While the United States is a nation of laws, we are also a nation of compassion. I am for strengthening our porous border and reforming our broken immigration system. However, I am not for separating infants…

Huizenga on Automatic Separations: It’s Time to End This Inhumane Policy Immediately

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Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) released the following statement on the separation of families along the southern border. “The Administration must end the policy of separating children from their families immediately. If the Administration is unwilling to do so, then the House should immediately pass narrowly tailored legislation to end separations. While there are divisions…

Huizenga on Immigration, Separations, and the Southern Border

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Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) released the following statement regarding the separation of families trying to enter the country illegally along the southern border. “The United States is a nation of laws, but it is also a nation of compassion. It’s clear the catch and release policy implemented by the previous Administration failed to stem the tide of people entering the…

Huizenga: We Must Help Those Struggling With Opioid Addiction Recover

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Yesterday, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) spoke on the floor in support of the Transitional Housing for Recovery in Viable Environments or THRIVE Act. This legislation would expand housing options for individuals who are transitioning out of addiction treatment and require continued support. The THRIVE Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of…

Huizenga Votes to Send Right to Try Legislation to the President's Desk

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Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) released the following statement after voting in support of the Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act. This legislation allows terminally ill patients, who have exhausted all other options, to try medications that have passed basic Food and Drug Administration (FDA) safety protocols but not completed…

Huizenga Op-Ed: Tax Reform Is Working For West Michigan

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Tax Reform Is Working For West Michigan The Zeeland Record Congressman Bill Huizenga May 17, 2018 It's been nearly six months since Republicans in Congress overhauled our nation's tax code for the first time in 30 years. Since December, we have seen job creators of all sizes around the country, including right here in West Michigan, respond positively by raising wages, issuing…

Huizenga: Together We Can End the Opioid Epidemic

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Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga released the following PSA encouraging West Michigan residents to take part in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 28th from 10 AM – 2 PM at select locations across West Michigan. As West Michigan families, medical professionals, and law enforcement continue to confront the opioid epidemic, Saturday provides another opportunity to…

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