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Huizenga, Womack Statement on SEC Private Fund Advisers Rule

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Today, the Chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-04), and the Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, Congressman Steve Womack (AR-03) released the following statement on the Security and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Private Fund Advisers rule. “The…

Huizenga Opens Inquiry Into How Asset Managers Fulfill Their Fiduciary Responsibility

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Today, Chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI), released the following statement after sending letters of inquiry to asset managers at BlackRock, Vanguard, State Street, J.P. Morgan Chase, T. Rowe Price, Prudential, Goldman Sachs, Fidelity, Capital Group Companies, and the Bank of New York Mellon.…

Huizenga, Womack Press SEC on Insufficient Economic Analysis

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Yesterday, the Chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-04), and the Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, Congressman Steve Womack (AR-03), sent a letter to Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler and Chief Economist and Director of…

Weekly Column: Making SW Michigan a Better Place to Call Home

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As your voice in Washington, my priority is to make Southwest Michigan an even better place to live, work, and raise a family. Earlier this year, the Biden Administration released a rule that would raise the cost of mortgages for potential homebuyers with good credit scores to subsidize riskier loans.  I believe this misguided rule to be profoundly unfair. Individuals who have worked…

VIDEO: Huizenga talks ESG Task Force, the Road ahead on Fox Business

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On Wednesday evening, Congressman Huizenga appeared on "The Bottom Line" to discuss the ESG working group and how House Republicans will be addressing concerns over ESG in the weeks ahead. During the conversation, Rep. Huizenga made clear the fiduciary responsibility for asset managers, proxy advisors, and even the SEC should be on maximizing returns for investors, not pushing an…

Huizenga Votes to Stop the Biden Administration’s Mortgage Fee Increase on Borrowers with Good Credit

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Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga released the following statement after voting in favor of the Middle-Class Borrower Protection Act. This legislation blocks the flawed mortgage decision recently announced by the Biden Administration to raise the cost of homeownership for individuals with good credit scores. “The Biden Administration’s rule to force higher fees on creditworthy individuals…

Huizenga, Barr Introduce Materiality Bill to Rein in SEC, Stop Regulatory Overreach

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Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Chairman of the House Financial Services Oversight and Investigation Subcommittee and Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY), Chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy announced the introduction of the Mandatory Materiality Requirement Act. The Mandatory Materiality Requirement Act amends both the…

Weekly Column: House Passes My Bill to Strengthen SW MI Economy

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I am happy to share with you that my legislation to strengthen opportunity, investment, and small business across Southwest Michigan passed the U.S. House unanimously last week! The current definition used by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to identify “accredited investors” is outdated. It is solely and wrongly based on a person’s wealth or, more specifically, on their net…

VIDEO: House Passes Huizenga Bill to Strengthen Investment, Small Biz, and Opportunity in SW Michigan

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Today, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed Congressman Huizenga’s Accredited Investor Definition Review Act. This legislation is designed to strengthen small business, investment opportunities, and access to our capital markets for Southwest Michigan residents and individuals across America. Currently, one of the qualifications the Securities and Exchange Commission…

Weekly Column: Working for SW Michigan

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While our country faces a host of challenges, the Republican-led House has put forward tangible solutions to the difficulties we face. For example, on April 26th my House Republican colleagues and I passed the Limit, Save, Grow Act. This legislation would address the debt ceiling and rein in Washington’s out of control spending with reasonable measures. As negotiations continue, it has…

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