Today, on "CBS This Morning," CBS News' Jan Crawford reported on major pricing problems with healthcare.gov that are misleading consumers about the actual cost of insurance. Below is the video of the news segment as well as some of the key facts from the story. • The administration announced it would provide a new "shop and browse" feature Sunday, but it's not giving consumers the real picture. In... Read more »
Tonight, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) released the following statement after H.R. 3080, the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA), passed the House by a vote of 417 to 3. "I am glad to see WRRDA included provisions of the legislation I authored with Rep. Candice Miller and Dr. Dan Benishek that directly impact West Michigan and the Great Lakes Region. In addition to making signif... Read more »
Over the weekend, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) sat down with Rick Albin on "To The Point" to discuss the latest budget battle in Washington and his thoughts on getting America's fiscal house in order. During the conversation, Rep. Huizenga addressed the unwillingness of the Senate to negotiate in good-faith and confront long-term problems with long-term solutions. Additionally, Congressman Hu... Read more »
The $2,100 cost jump in my Gannett plan, administered by United Health, is actually worse than it appears, as my premiums have already swelled by 45 percent since 2011 as insurers anticipated federal regs forcing, for example, coverage of dependents up to 26 years old. Gannett must also swallow a $63 tax for each individual in its group plan and another $2.13 fee per head to “study heath care out... Read more »
Even though the Obama administration delayed until 2015 the financial penalties on businesses with 50 or more full-time equivalent employees that don’t offer adequate health insurance benefits, several taxes and fees will kick in by Jan. 1 — along with a major change in how insurance premiums are calculated. Those taxes and fees amount to a 4 percent to 6 percent health care cost increase for man... Read more »
Tonight, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) released the following statement after voting against the latest Senate-led effort to ignore the monumental fiscal challenges facing the United States: "Unfortunately, the measure voted on in the House this evening fails to address the very issue that got us into this position in the first place - Washington's out of control spending. I am extremely disap... Read more »
Yesterday afternoon, Congressma Huizenga spoke with James Gemmell & Dave Jaconette of WJRW about his letter to National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis regarding the Park Service's decision to close urban open-air memorials. The letter was signed by 93 of Congressman Huizenga's colleagues and also questions the unnecessary costs associated with erecting barriers to block the typically unguar... Read more »
Yesterday, the Holland Sentinel published an op-ed by Congressman Huizenga discussing the actions taken by the House in an attempt to prevent the government shutdown from happening and the bipartisan action taken by the Republican-led House to get the federal government up and running again. Below are excerpts from the op-ed which is available in its entirety on the Holland Sentinel's website HERE... Read more »
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 legislation to reop... 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. (Additional photos from today's event can be found by clicking on the ... Read more »
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