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Huizenga Calls on U.S. Stock Markets to Permanently Suspend Trading of Russian Companies

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Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Ranking Member of the Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, and Capital Markets Subcommittee released the following statement on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq’s decision to temporarily halt trading in the stocks of Russia-based companies listed on their exchanges. “The move by the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq to…

Huizenga Introduces FACE Act to Ban IRS from Using Facial Recognition Technology on Taxpayers

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On Friday, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI), introduced the Facial Authorization Cannot be Enforced Act or FACE Act. This legislation prevents the IRS from using facial recognition software and storing the faces of American taxpayers in a database. “The IRS’ desire to use facial recognition software should be concerning to every American,” said Congressman Bill Huizenga. “The federal…

Huizenga Statement on Federal Reserve Signaling Looming Interest Rate Increase

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Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Ranking Member of the Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, and Capital Markets Subcommittee released the following statement after the Federal Reserve signaled its plan to raise interest rates in March. “For far too long, the Federal Reserve has chosen artificially low interest rates, as opposed to free-market principles,” said Congressman Bill…

Huizenga Talks Inflation, President Biden's Failed Agenda on Fox Business

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Last night, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) joined “Fox Business Tonight” to discuss the latest actions by the Federal Reserve to combat inflation and how President Biden’s failed economic policies are raising costs on families in Michigan and across America. You can watch the Congressman's full interview by clicking the photo below. …

McHenry, Huizenga Call on Chair Waters to Join Republicans’ Investigation into Politicization of PCAOB

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Today, the top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), and the top Republican on the Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, and Capital Markets, Bill Huizenga (MI-02), sent a letter to Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) requesting she join Committee Republicans’ investigation of the Biden Administration’s…

VIDEO: Huizenga Votes No on President Biden's Buy Back Voters Act

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Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) released the following statement after voting against President Biden and Speaker Pelosi’s multi-trillion-dollar spending spree known as the Buy Back Voters Act. “This out-of-control spending spree could have been stopped by blocking passage of the infrastructure bill,” said Congressman Bill Huizenga. “Democrats tied the infrastructure bill to…

Huizenga: Proxy Advisory Firms Should Maximize Value and Returns, Not Push Political Agendas

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Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, and Capital Markets, released the following statement regarding the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) misguided decision regarding proxy advisors. “Yesterday, the Gensler SEC took another unfortunate step to repeal important market protections relating to the…

Huizenga: The US must innovate, create opportunity, and use sanctions to confront and change China's behavior

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During a Financial Services Committee hearing, Congressman Bill Huizenga explained how the United States must not only address the challenges China creates but confront them. Huizenga detailed that America must rely on its strengths of innovation and entrepreneurship that continue to power our economy. Additionally, Huizenga discusses that China must be held accountable for its actions…

Huizenga Cosponsors Multiple Bills to Block IRS From Snooping on Private Financial Data of Americans

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Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) announced he has cosponsored two separate pieces of legislation designed to stop the IRS from gaining access to the private financial data of law-abiding Americans. “The Biden Administration’s desire to empower the IRS to collect more data on the private lives and spending habits of Americans should be rejected,” said Congressman Bill Huizenga.…

Huizenga Introduces Bill to Reform the PCAOB, Shrink Bureaucracy, and Save Money

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Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02), Ranking Member of the Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship and Capital Markets Subcommittee, announced the introduction of the Streamlining Public Company Accounting Oversight Act. This bill amends Sarbanes-Oxley by moving the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) under the authority of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC)…

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