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What's Happening In Washington:
- Voted to keep the government open, protect our national defense, our servicemen and women, our veterans and their families (H.R. 993)
- Voted to require President Obama to detail the cost per taxpayer anytime he fails to produce a balanced budget (H.R. 668)
- Met with Ottawa County farmers to discuss agricultural policy, sequestration, the 2nd amendment and immigration reform
- Questioned Ben Bernanke on the role of the Federal Reserve and the need to address the drivers of the debt
- Attended the AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington DC
- Stood with Senator Rand Paul on the Senate floor as he demanded answers from the Administration on the killing of American Citizens on U.S. Soil via drone strike
- Discussed current events, global trade and international relations with Hope College Model UN Participants
In The News:
- Holland Sentinel: Huizenga Op-Ed: Policy, not politics, needed on Violence Against Women Act
- Ludington Daily News: We need to be smarter on how we spend our limited resources
- Detroit News: Huizenga calls canceling White House tours laughable, unserious
- WHTC: Huizenga grills Bernanke on entitlement reform
- AUDIO: Huizenga discusses VAWA and the sequester on 1260 The Pledge
Financial Services Committee Update:
- VIDEO: Huizenga grills Fed Chair Ben Bernanke on debt & entitlement reform
- The Beige Book: Federal Reserve report shows government regulation, fiscal policy and ObamaCare hurting private sector job creation & economic growth
- Info Graphic: The 2008 Financial Crisis how it was caused, why it happened
The Michigan Minute:
In Case You Missed It:
- Over The Weekend: White House closes its doors to West Michigan residents, but not high-paying political donors
- House Oversight Report identifies more than $67 billion of waste, fraud, abuse
- 180 economists, including 6 from Michigan, say spending is the problem and sequester needs to be replaced with smarter, more serious and sensible cuts
- State Department report on Keystone XL finds the pipeline will have no significant environmental impact
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