On August 13th, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) will hold a town hall meeting hosted by the Ottawa County Patriots at the Howard Miller Library in Zeeland at 7:30pm. The meeting's focus will be on the following issues: How the federal government can help foster an environment for private sector growth and the creation of good-paying jobs; How ObamaCare will impact employers and… Read more »
Training camp for military police kicks off
WWMT - Monday, July 29 2013
ALLENDALE, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - A first of its kind training camp for military police is kicking off Monday in West Michigan. The academy is an extension of the Hiring the Heroes legislation that was passed last year. It's designed to get our veterans working when they come back from active duty. Grand… Read more »
This morning, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) discussed the latest on the Detroit bankruptcy with Stuart Varney on Varney & Co.:
(Click the picture above to watch Congressman Huizenga's full interview)
• On How Detroit Came To This Moment: This has been an issue 60 years in the making. This is not something new, and it's time that we deal with it.
• This Is An… Read more »
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 »
Students in summer residential Upward Bound program visited by Bill Huizenga
The Holland Sentinel - Lisa Ermak - July 14, 2013
U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga stopped by Rebecca Fry ’s world history class Friday morning as students in Hope College's TRIO Upward Bound program faced off in rock-paper-scissor battles to gain imaginary territory and learn about the… Read more »
By now I am sure you have seen Senator Stabenow's efforts to barnstorm across the state and blame everyone under the sun (namely Republicans) for the failure of her student loan plan that even a Washington Post editorial has referred to as a "pathetic non-solution."
A quick trip down memory lane reminds us that the last time the student loan debate transpired, a one year… Read more »
Senate fails to freeze student loan rates
Detroit News - Marisa Schultz - July 11, 2013
About 7 million college students are still stuck with higher student loan rates after the Senate failed Wednesday to pass a plan to freeze low interest rates.
Rates on new subsidized Stafford loans rose July 1 to 6.8 percent from 3.4 percent.
The latest attempt Wednesday was backed by U.S.… Read more »
Huizenga: Federal Student Loan Interest Rate Likely to Double
WOOD Radio News Team
Friday, June 28th 2013
Congressman Bill Huizenga says it's not looking good to keep federal student loans rates steady at 3.4%.
The Zeeland Republican called this a political problem that didn't have to hit people at a family level.
"The Senate has gone home and there's no opportunity to… Read more »
Yesterday, Congressman Bill Huizenga met with students from Muskegon's Reeths-Puffer High School who were visiting the nation's capital after finishing sixth out of 4,600 schools in the SIFMA Foundation's "Capitol Hill Challenge":
"It was great to meet with such financially savvy students. Turning a hypothetical portfolio of $100,000 into $170,245.11 in just 14 weeks is incredibly… Read more »
Reeths-Puffer financial planning team invited to Washington D.C. to meet with Congressman Huizenga, due to placing sixth in the competition.
White Lake Beacon - June 17, 2013
A team of Reeths-Puffer High School students who placed sixth in a national finance competitions matching them with their U.S. Representtative or Senator, has earned the opportunity to meet with Congressman Bill… Read more »