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Traveling this year? Find out how Huizenga’s office can help you obtain a passport

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Tomorrow is Passport Day! Did you know?: U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga can provide 2nd District residents with passport applications for adults (age 16 & older) and minors (under age 16). Since July of 2010, all American citizens are required to have a valid U.S. Passport to travel in and out of the United States. To obtain an application, please visit Huizenga’s Holland District Office at…

Huizenga Applauds Michigan’s Recovery, Lowest Unemployment Rate Since 2008

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 U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga applauded Michigan’s recovery, most recently marked by the lowest unemployment rate since 2008:  “Michigan is a great example of recovery, and I hope the President and Senate Democrats take note. Not only did we balance the budget and see a surplus in one year, after a decade of poor economic outlook, Michigan now have the lowest unemployment rate since…

Club for Growth Honors Rep. Huizenga with Defender of Economic Freedom Award

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The Club for Growth, the nation's leading free-market advocacy organization, announced that Rep. Bill Huizenga, MI-02, has earned the annual Defender of Economic Freedom award.  The award honors Members of Congress who have a strong, consistent voting record on economic growth issues. Huizenga was one of…

Huizenga to Receive "True Blue Award" from FRC Action, Heritage Foundation Values Bus Tour Stop in Grand Rapids

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U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, MI-02, will accept the “True Blue Award” from FRC Action this Monday for protecting family, faith, and freedom with a 100 percent pro-family and pro-life voting record from 2011. Family Research Council Action (FRC Action) and the Heritage Foundation's Values Bus tour will stop at Covenant Christian High School at 11:30 a.m. Monday. Huizenga will speak and take…

Town Hall with Rep. Huizenga TODAY in Holland

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Town Hall is Open to the Public, Students, and Media  U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, MI-02, will host an in-person town hall TODAY, Tuesday, February 21, at 5 p.m. to hear from constituents on current events in the district or D.C., including what’s on the agenda for the year ahead in Congress, continued efforts to cut spending and promote job creation, the deficit and debt’s impact on…

House Members Join Together in Bipartisan Call With Business Organizations for Equal Government Contract Competition for Private Sector Businesses, Job Growth

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Today, U.S. Reps. Bill Huizenga, MI-02 and Carolyn Maloney, NY-14, joined with manufacturing and service companies to call for passage of legislation that will once again allow local job creators in these industries to compete on equal footing for contracts with the federal government.  CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE FULL PRESS CONFERENCE. “This bill requires the government agencies to…

Huizenga, House Members to Host Bipartisan Jobs Press Conference TODAY at 2:30 p.m.

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U.S. Reps. Bill Huizenga, MI-02, Barney Frank, MA-04, Jim Sensenbrenner, WI-5, Carolyn Maloney, NY-14, Walter B. Jones, Jr., NC-3, and Howard Coble, NC-6, are hosting a bipartisan press conference TODAY at 2:30 p.m. to announce their legislation that will once again allow local job creators - especially manufacturers and service industries - to compete on equal footing for contracts with…

Financial Services Committee to Vote on Huizenga Bill Ensuring Consumer Protection

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The Financial Services Committee will meet on Thursday to consider a package of bills aimed at removing government barriers to job creation and economic growth. Under Chairman Spencer Bachus’ leadership, the Committee has led efforts to reduce regulatory barriers that hinder small businesses’ access to the capital markets.  Since the beginning of 2011, the Committee has approved…

Huizenga Statement on President's FY2013 Budget

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U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, MI-02, released the following reaction to the President's $3.8 trillion budget released today. It features record levels of spending and tax increases, is projected to cause the fourth-straight year of $1 trillion deficits, and breaks his promise to confront the nation’s spending-driven debt crisis. "Every American knows a budget requires looking at what you make…

Huizenga Supports Ending Administration Violation of Religious Freedom

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Speaking out in favor of religious freedom and protection of the First Amendment, U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga today said he supports Speaker John Boehner’s pledge that the House will stop the egregious government overreach by the Obama administration through a provision in the President’s Health Care Law requiring faith-based employers – including Catholic charities, schools, universities,…