Press Releases

Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) released the following statement commemorating Labor Day:

"This Labor Day, over 23 million Americans are either unemployed, underemployed or have given up looking for work all together. Instead of promoting pro-growth solutions that would make it easier for small businesses to expand and hire more workers, the Obama Administration has chosen to continue to pursue its anti-jobs regulatory agenda and push job-destroying tax increase after job-destroying tax increase. A recent report from the accounting firm Ernst & Young states that if President Obama's latest tax hike on small business goes into effect, over 700,000 jobs will be destroyed. Despite these threats, the entrepreneurial spirit that has become ingrained in our society lives on.

"Today, I want to thank and congratulate the entrepreneurs and small business owners in the 2nd District for their hard work, their perseverance and their sacrifice. As a co-owner of a small business myself, I understand what it means to make the tough decisions and put in those extra hours to make sure payroll is met. Additionally, I want to thank you for employing our neighbors, our mothers and fathers, our sisters and brothers. And when you turn off the lights at the end of the day and lock up the shop, remember one thing: You built this."