Agriculture and Food

Asian carp discovery raises stakes to protect the Great Lakes MLive By U.S. Reps. Bill Huizenga, Jack Bergman, Justin Amash, John Moolenaar, Fred Upton, Tim Walberg, Mike Bishop, Paul Mitchell and Dave Trott June 30, 2017 As Michiganders, we have a fundamental understanding of the links between our state's economic health and the environmental health of the Great Lakes. The Great… Read more »

Today, House Great Lakes Task Force Co-Chair Bill Huizenga (R-MI) released the following statement after it was announced that Asian Carp had been discovered beyond the electric barrier and only nine miles from Lake Michigan. “The discovery of Asian Carp this close to Lake Michigan demonstrates how the window of opportunity to protect the Great Lakes is closing,” said Congressman… Read more »

Today, House Great Lakes Task Force Co-Chairs Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) were joined by Senate Great Lakes Co-Chair Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) in leading the bipartisan introduction of the Stop Asian Carp Now Act. This legislation will compel to the Trump Administration to release the Brandon Road Study within seven days of the bill’s enactment. The Brandon Road Lock and Dam… Read more »

Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) released the following statement after voting in support of legislation to strengthen our military, support the Great Lakes, and fund the government for the remainder of the fiscal year. “Today’s funding bill, while far from optimal, is an improvement over the previous use of continuing resolutions. Despite its shortcomings, the bill provides… Read more »

Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga announced that the next stop on his listening tour will take place on Tuesday, April 11th in Wyoming. The town hall style listening session will be held in the auditorium of Godwin Heights High School and begin at 7 PM. This event is open to all residents of Michigan’s Second Congressional District. Media is asked to RSVP with the Congressman's… Read more »

With funding for protecting the Great Lakes on the chopping block under the Trump administration’s budget proposal, U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) is making both the ecological and the economic case for saving the largest freshwater system in the world. “The Great Lakes ecosystem is extremely important and I believe we need to continue supporting it – the cleanup of it and the restoration… Read more »

Tomorrow night, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) will hold a Facebook Town Hall with residents of the Second District at 6:30 PM. To participate in this event, West Michigan residents are encouraged to head to Congressman Huizenga’s Facebook Page. For residents who already “like” Rep. Huizenga’s page, Facebook should send a “push notification” when the event begins. … Read more »

Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Congressman Mike Bishop (R-MI), and Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) led a bipartisan letter to President Trump requesting that he personally intervene to help protect the Great Lakes by releasing the first draft of the Brandon Road Report. The letter also respectfully requests President Trump to instruct the Army Corps of Engineers to continue… Read more »

Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga announced that the second stop on his listening tour will take place on Monday, March 6th in Grand Haven. The town hall style listening session will be held in the auditorium of Lakeshore Middle School and begin at 7 PM. This event is open to all residents of Michigan’s Second Congressional District. Media is asked to RSVP with Congressman Huizenga's… Read more »

Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Co-Chair of the House Great Lakes Task Force and U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Co-Chair of Senate Great Lakes Task Force, led a bicameral, bipartisan letter to the United States Army Corps of Engineers stressing the importance of completing the study at the Soo Locks in an accurate and timely manner. U.S. Senator Gary Peters and… Read more »