Rep. Bill Huizenga backs push to delay health care reform's individual mandate
MLive - Zane McMillin - July 18, 2013 at 11:03 AM
GRAND RAPIDS, MI — U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga has signed on to legislation that would give individuals a one-year waiver before having to buy insurance under the Affordable Care Act.
Huizenga, R-Zeeland, contended federal health care reforms are "not… Read more »
Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) announced mobile office hours next week for the City of Muskegon and Muskegon County. Congressman Huizenga will be meeting with constituents individually in a one-on-one setting to help residents with issues they may have with a federal agency. Specialized caseworkers will also be on hand to help deal with any issues concerning the federal… Read more »
On Tuesday, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) will hold a town hall meeting with constituents at Bayberry Farms Village in Wyoming. This will be the Congressman's first town hall in the recently redrawn Second District. Congressman Huizenga will give brief opening remarks and then open the floor for questions from the community. Tuesday's meeting is open to both the public as well as… Read more »
Huizenga introduces legislation to aid seniors
Mason County Press
April 18, 2013
Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) released the following statement after introducing the Health Freedom for Seniors Act, legislation allowing seniors to roll the required minimum distribution from their retirement accounts directly into a health savings account tax free.
“Currently, those who reach… Read more »
Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) released the following statement after introducing the Health Freedom for Seniors Act, legislation allowing seniors to roll the required minimum distribution from their retirement accounts directly into a health savings account tax free:
"Currently, those who reach age 70 and one-half must begin taking a 'required minimum distribution' from their… Read more »
Ground broken at new, larger VA clinic
WOOD TV 8
Thursday, 11 Apr 2013
WYOMING, Mich. (WOOD) - Ground was broken Thursday morning on a new clinic for veterans.
The VA clinic will be located in Wyoming, behind the Spartan Foods YMCA near Metro Hospital.
It will be nearly three times larger than the current clinic on Coit Avenue NE in Grand Rapids -- 96,000 square feet. And it… Read more »
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) introduced H.R. 1484, the Medicare Payment Rate Disclosure Act of 2013. This legislation provides consumers with an easily searchable list of Medicare payment rates for the 30 most common inpatient and outpatient hospital procedures, along with the rates of the 30 most common physician services in the consumers' region.… Read more »
Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) released the following statement after voting in support of reforming the nation's entitlement programs, making government more efficient, and responsibly balancing the budget:
"Today's vote shows the determination of the House to get the nation's fiscal house in order. The House Republican budget reduces deficits by $4.6 trillion over the next ten… Read more »
Policy, not politics, needed on Violence Against Women Act
The Holland Sentinel
Rep. Bill Huizenga
March 6, 2013
We need to have programs in place to help women and children who have been abused, which is why I voted for the improved House version of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).
The House VAWA reauthorization was the strongest and best suited legislation to help all… Read more »
Washington, DC – Yesterday, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) appeared on "To The Point" with Rick Albin to discuss sequestration and Washington's out of control spending.
Watch Congressman Huizenga's full interview on "To The Point" HERE
On Sequestration: We are going to be cutting somewhere between 7% and 8% of our overspending, not our total spending, our… Read more »
