Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) announced his support and cosponsorship of police reform legislation known as the Just and Unifying Solutions to Invigorate Communities Everywhere (JUSTICE) Act. This legislation was introduced today in the U.S. House of Representatives by Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) and is the companion bill to legislation introduced yesterday by Senator Tim… Read more »
U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (MI) and Gary Peters (MI), Representatives John Moolenaar (MI-04) and Dan Kildee (MI-05), along with Representatives Fred Upton (MI-06), Bill Huizenga (MI-02), Tim Walberg (MI-07), Debbie Dingell (MI-12), Brenda Lawrence (MI-14), Jack Bergman (MI-01), Paul Mitchell (MI-10), Andy Levin (MI-09), Elissa Slotkin (MI-08), Haley Stevens (MI-11), and Rashida Tlaib… Read more »
U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI) and Debbie Stabenow (MI) and U.S. Representatives Tim Walberg (MI-07), Haley Stevens (MI-11), Fred Upton (MI-06), Bill Huizenga (MI-02), Dan Kildee (MI-05), Debbie Dingell (MI-12), John Moolenaar (MI-04), Jack Bergman (MI-01), Elissa Slotkin (MI-08) and Andy Levin (MI-09) today released the following joint statement on the sentencing of Michigan… Read more »
As a result of Michigan's stringent coronavirus stay-home orders, most of us have either personally felt the sting of unemployment or know someone who has. Yet for thousands of state workers, occasional furlough days are turning into a pretty sweet deal.
The shutdown shouldn't be a windfall for state workers who have kept much of their pay, while also seeing much of their workload drop… Read more »
Yesterday, House Great Lakes Task Force Co-Chair Bill Huizenga joined Frank Beckmann to discuss EPA Administrator Wheeler's visit to West Michigan and teh shared goal of protecting the Great Lakes for future generations.
Earlier this week, Administrator Wheeler announced the 14 individuals, including West Michigan's own Dr. Alan Steinman, who will be serving on the recently… Read more »
Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced membership of the Great Lakes Advisory Board (GLAB), an EPA federal advisory committee, at Grand Valley State University’s Annis Water Resource Institute with U.S. Congressmen Bill Huizenga (MI-02) and Fred Upton (MI-06). Administrator Wheeler re-established the GLAB in December 2018 to provide advice… Read more »
Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) sent a letter to Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer raising concerns over Michigan’s response to the unemployment crisis stemming from her decisions to forcibly close down Michigan’s economy.
In the letter, Huizenga asks pointed questions about the State of Michigan’s decision to automatically enroll state employees into the unemployment system… Read more »
What happened last night in Grand Rapids is heartbreaking. I support people’s right to exercise their first amendment,...
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Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) issued the following statement after he joined in filing a lawsuit in the D.C. Federal District Court challenging the constitutionality of proxy voting. This action is a direct response to Speaker Pelosi and the Democrat Majority enacting H. RES 965 which authorized proxy voting on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives for the first… Read more »
On Friday, Congressman Bill Huizenga joined 126 members of the House and Senate in calling for the Small Business Administration (SBA) to investigate how Planned Parenthood was able to access Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Funding. Last week, it was uncovered that multiple affiliates of Planned Parenthood were able to obtain $80 million in loans reserved for small business job creators… Read more »
