The following is an excerpt of an op-ed by Congressman Huizenga that was posted online by the Grand Rapids Press on October 4th. In the piece Congressman Huizenga addresses several different ways the House attempted to avert a shutdown, but all efforts were rejected by the Senate. Additionally, Representative Huizenga discusses how the Republican-led House is passing bipartisan… Read more »
Today, Second District World War II Veterans Blanch Mason, Ken Beelen and Tony Bouman were welcomed to the WW II Memorial in Washington D.C. by Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02), Dr. Dan Benishek (MI-01), Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-07) and Congressman Kerry Bentivolio (MI-11) as part of an "Honor Flight" arriving from Chicago.
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This evening on WOOD TV 8, Congressman Bill Huizenga discussed how he acted to help World War II Veterans enter the WWII Memorial in Washington D.C. that was closed due to the failure of the Obama Administration and Senate Democrats to negotiate. Congressman Huizenga discusses how the action to close these "open-air memorials" is one of the most ridiculous and petty actions taken by the… Read more »
Grand Rapids, Mich. (WZZM) - Reaction from Michigan lawmakers mirrors the divide between republican and democrats on the shutdown.
Republicans say the GOP controlled house intends to pass legislation to reopen portions of the government, including national parks and processing claims at the Veteran Affairs Department.
That's a strategy Lakeshore Congressman Bill Huizenga… Read more »
Tonight, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) released the following statement after voting in favor of the continuing resolution to fund the federal government. The legislation passed this evening by the House eliminates the job-destroying medical device tax, delays ObamaCare's implementation for one year and ensures our men and women in uniform are funded in the event that Senate… Read more »
Food stamp reform reduces dependency
Program costs are out of control; House bill emphasizes personal responsibility
The Detroit News - Editorial - September 27, 2013
With a record number of Americans on food stamps and illegal trafficking rampant, raids like that on Detroit’s Eastern Market last week are increasingly common. Yet fraud, costing taxpayers more than $300… Read more »
Levin, Huizenga React to Ongoing Budget Debate
Greg Ghering, WOOD Radio News Team
Wednesday, September 25th 2013 @ 12pm
Republican Congressman Bill Huizenga told WOOD Radio he wants Democrats to agree on peeling back elements of the Affordable Care Act.
"It's too expensive, it doesn't work, and it's actually going to end up in the long run making our health care system worse,… Read more »
Yesterday, Monetary Policy & Trade Subcommittee Vice Chairman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) delivered the Sunday Video Message and discussed the positive solutions Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee are putting forward to address and reform the driving force behind the financial crisis - the housing finance system:
Transcript:
Hello, I’m Bill… Read more »
Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) released the following statement after voting in support of keeping the federal government operating while defunding ObamaCare:
"It is time for Senate Democrats to go on the record and tell the American people where they stand on ObamaCare. Despite the barrage of reports warning how the Administration has missed numerous deadlines, how privacy… Read more »
This morning, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) and Congressman Dan Benishek (MI-01) spoke on the House floor to Honor Michigan State Police Trooper Paul Butterfield who was killed in the line of duty on September 9th. Below are the written remarks and video of both Rep. Huizenga and Rep. Benishek.
Congressman Huizenga:
Earlier this week Michigan lost a true… Read more »
