Since the Biden-Harris Administration took office, inflation has climbed over 20%. In fact, Americans are spending over $13,000 more annually to buy the basics than they were just three years ago, according to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. There is no doubt that Americans continue to suffer due to high prices at the grocery store and the pump, but the solution to this problem is not… Read more »
Michigan’s Fourth Congressional District is home to the world’s hardest working agricultural producers. It’s not just in spirit either. Specialty crop operations are extremely labor-intensive with nearly 40 percent of total cash expenses spent on just labor. Our local agricultural industry drives our regional economy, feeds families throughout our nation, and is recognized across… Read more »
Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) was joined by 119 of his colleagues on a letter to House Appropriations leaders requesting an H-2A visa guestworker wage freeze in the upcoming appropriations process. This simple policy fix would help lower input costs for the agricultural community and save family farms across the nation. This level of support for freezing the H-2A wage rate is… Read more »
Small businesses are the engine of economic growth here in Southwest Michigan. As a third-generation small business owner myself, I understand the challenges local job creators are facing in today’s economy. Last week, the House passed several bills to strengthen small businesses and improve economic opportunity in Berrien and Van Buren Counties as well as communities around the… Read more »
Recently, our national debt crossed a stunning $34,000,000,000,000. While some “debt deniers” in Washington seek to ignore the threat this massive number poses, it is undeniable that seniors, our children, grandchildren, and future generations of Americans will be impacted in the absence of solutions.
Last fiscal year, interest payments on the debt alone totaled a whopping… Read more »
Last week, the House Financial Services Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, which I chair, held a hearing to discuss how the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) proposed climate disclosure rule would hurt farmers and small business owners while raising prices on consumers. I was honored to have my constituent, Bill Schultz, Vice President of Schultz Fruitridge Farms located… Read more »
Some of the finest agricultural products in the world come from the hardworking farmers, ranchers, and growers here in Southwest Michigan. However, bad federal policy and a farm labor crisis is raising costs on the farm producers that grow the food you eat, making your grocery bills more expensive.
Family farms across the 4th Congressional District are facing an uphill battle due to cost… Read more »
Today, House Financial Services Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) held a hearing to discuss how the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) proposed climate rule would hurt farmers and small business owners while raising prices on consumers. Testifying before the committee was Bill Schultz, Vice President of Schultz Fruitridge Farms located in… Read more »
Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) was joined by 74 of his colleagues on a bipartisan letter to House and Senate appropriations leaders requesting an H-2A visa guestworker wage freeze in an upcoming spending package. The “Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR),” or the required wage that farm employers must pay H-2A workers more than doubled since 2005, making agricultural labor and its… Read more »
Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) announced the introduction of the Grant Reform and NIH Transparency (GRANT) Act. The GRANT Act requires the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish and maintain a Database of Denials for each research proposal that is denied a grant or other award
Nearly 83% of NIH’s $48 billion budget goes to fund research through its grant program. This… Read more »
