Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) released the following statement after learning President Obama has decided to close the White House to the general public: "It is simply embarrassing that President Obama would decide to close the doors of the White House to the general public, while allowing 'pay to play' access for his friends and high-paying donors. The notion that modest across the board cuts would cause the White House to close its doors is laughable. The latest move by the Obama Administr... Read more

Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) released the following statement on the national unemployment report for January: "It's time for the Administration to change its approach to the economy. The unemployment rate is higher today than when the President first took office in 2009. President Obama has had four years to implement his stimulus driven approach and it simply has not worked. At the current rate, it will take until 2025 to get back to pre-recession employment levels. With over 12 million A... Read more

Huizenga mobile office hours Wednesday in Hart and Ludington Ludington Daily News Tuesday, January 29, 2013 Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga, R-Zeeland, reminded residents he will have mobile office this week for Lake, Mason, Newaygo and Oceana Counties. Huizenga's staff will be on hand at the following locations to assist residents with casework concerning federal tax issues, veterans' issues, and Social Security. Additionally, staff will be available to address questions regarding legislative ... Read more

Huizenga Nabs Leadership Role on Fiscal Policy MLive - Zane McMillan January 24, 2013 From MLive's coverage: "Rep. Bill Huizenga of Zeeland, also now in his second term, announced Thursday he'd been named vice chairman of the House Financial Services Committee's monetary policy and trade subcommittee. Huizenga said he also was named to the subcommittee on capital markets and government sponsored enterprises. 'I am honored to be named vice chair of the monetary policy and trade subcommittee,' Hui... Read more

Yesterday, at the Financial Services Committee organizational meeting, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) was nominated Vice Chairman of the Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade (MPT). MPT is one of five subcommittees of the prestigious Financial Services Committee. As Vice Chair, Congressman Huizenga will assist Subcommittee Chairman John Campbell (CA-45) in running committee hearings and essential committee operations. "I am honored to be named Vice Chair of the Monetary Policy and Trade S... Read more

Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) released the following statement after President Obama signed the Congressman's legislation, H.R. 4014, into law. H.R. 4014 provides hard-working taxpayers and their businesses who submit information to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) with the same confidentiality provisions that other financial regulators are required to provide: "This legislation is a small but important step toward fixing Dodd-Frank," said Huizenga. "H.R. 4014 ensures American... Read more

Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) released the following statement after the Senate passed his legislation, H.R. 4014, that provides hard-working taxpayers and their businesses who submit information to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) with the same confidentiality provisions that other financial regulators are required to provide: "While there is much more work to be done to fix Dodd-Frank, H.R. 4014 is a common-sense reform that protects taxpayers by ensuring the CFPB cannot sha... Read more

Fed Move Highlights Economic Uncertainty: Lawmaker CNBC Justin Menza September 13, 2012 A top Congressional Republican expressed skepticism on Thursday about how much the Federal Reserve can do with a new round of to bolster the economy and spur hiring, adding that it underscored how uncertain conditions really are. In the wake of the Fed's decision to flood markets with a third round of monetary stimulus, Rep. Bill Huizenga told CNBC’s “Power Lunch” that “having these artificially low rates rea... Read more

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) issued the following statement after learning of John Buckley's appointment to the Credit Union Advisory Council at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB): "John Buckley's appointment to the Credit Union Advisory Council will bring a voice of reason to the table. John understands the negative impact on both lenders and small businesses caused by the mountain of burdensome regulations contained within Dodd-Frank. I hope this council wi... Read more

Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) released the following statement commemorating Labor Day: "This Labor Day, over 23 million Americans are either unemployed, underemployed or have given up looking for work all together. Instead of promoting pro-growth solutions that would make it easier for small businesses to expand and hire more workers, the Obama Administration has chosen to continue to pursue its anti-jobs regulatory agenda and push job-destroying tax increase after job-destroying tax increa... Read more