Yesterday, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) along with U.S. Representatives Fred Upton, Tim Walberg, John Moolenaar, Lisa McClain, and Peter Meijer sent a letter requesting an intelligence briefing related to the redeployment of the Michigan National Guard to Washignton, D.C. In addition to the Michigan Guard being redeployed, the number of Guardsman being deployed has increased to… Read more »
Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) released the following statement after President Biden signed an executive order repealing a ban on funding international organizations that provide or promote abortion around the globe. This is more commonly known as the Mexico City Policy. The signing of this life-ending executive order comes the day before the March for Life, and the day… Read more »
Today, Congressman Huizenga announced 15 Second District nominees to the U.S. Service Academies for the Class of 2025. These students will be considered for appointment to one or more of the following: the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, NY, the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD, the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO, and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings… Read more »
Tonight, Congressman Bill Huizenga released the following statement after the U.S. Senate confirmed Janet Yellen as Secretary of the Treasury by a vote of 84-15.
"Congratulations to Janet Yellen on being confirmed as our nation’s first female Treasury Secretary. I look forward to continuing our debate - that began when Secretary Yellen served as Fed Chair - on the most effective… Read more »
Efforts to stop invasive silver and bighead carp from reaching Lake Michigan by fortifying a chokepoint in the Chicago waterway system are accelerating thanks to new funding for project design and engineering in the latest U.S. Army Corps of Engineers budget.
The Army Corps included $3.8 million for the Brandon Road Lock and Dam gauntlet project in its fiscal year 2021 work plan,… Read more »
Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) released the following statement after Joseph R. Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States.
“After a tumultuous few weeks in Washington, I am glad to see our nation carry on its tradition of a peaceful inauguration,” said Congressman Bill Huizenga. “President Biden may have given the speech America needed to hear today, but the… Read more »
Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga, who serves as Co-Chair of the Great Lakes Task Force in the U.S. House of Representatives, issued the following statement after the U.S. Army of Corps of Engineers publicly released its FY 2021 work plan which included $3.8 million for the early stages of the Brandon Road Lock and Dam Project. On January 8th, Huizenga and the House Great Lakes Task Force… Read more »
Yesterday, Congressman Huizenga joined Justin Barclay to discuss his "no" vote on impeachment, what he saw in the Capitol on January 6th, and the need to review section 230 in light of the concerning rise in censorship by "Big Tech." You can listen and watch the discussion below.
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Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) released the following statement after voting against the second impeachment of President Donald Trump.
“After examining the Article of Impeachment put forward by House Democrats, I do not believe their evidence rises to the constitutional threshold of high crimes and misdemeanors,” said Congressman Bill Huizenga. “What took place on… Read more »
From inside the U.S. House chamber, a loud banging rang out from the locked doors.
Police officers at the main entrance pulled their batons from their belts and wedged their boots against the bottom of the central doors. That's when U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga knew trouble had arrived.
The Holland Republican was sitting in the back row of the U.S. House of… Read more »
