WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, issued the following news release: The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, led by Chairman Bill Huizenga (MI-04), is holding a hearing entitled "Moving the Money Part 2: Getting Answers from the Biden Administration on the Iranian Regime's Support for Terrorism." Read Chairman Huizenga's opening remarks as prepared for   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 (TNSres) -- Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2023: This week, Congressman Bill Huizenga announced Jacob Williams, Sahib Dhillon, and Jacob VanDyk of Kalamazoo Christian High School as the winners of the 2023 Congressional App Challenge (CAC). The students created WildLife GO, an app that encourages Southwest Michigan residents to get outside and enjoy their local parks and nature areas through an engaging and innovative point syst  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: On Friday, Rep. Huizenga was joined by a bipartisan group of congressional colleagues on a letter regarding the importance of repowering Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in Covert, Michigan. Addressing Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Chair Chris Hanson, the lawmakers urged swift and responsible consideration of the federal loan application submitted by Holtec, as it   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2023: Yesterday, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-04) had the honor of presenting Kalamazoo Resident Gerold Prather with the Carnegie Medal for heroism. The ceremony was attended by more than two dozen family members and friends. The Carnegie Medal is given throughout the U.S. and Canada to those who enter extreme danger while saving or attempting to save the lives of others. Since it's founding in  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: FLINT--Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-08) today announced new federal funding for the city of Saginaw to help improve road safety. The $278,530 federal grant, awarded through the U.S. Department of Transportation's Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant program, will help Saginaw identify the streets with the most frequent and severe accidents, and develop a comprehensive action plan to improve road safety thro  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI), and U.S. Representatives John James (R-MI-10), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI-07), Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06), Lisa McClain (R-MI-09), Haley Stevens (D-MI-11), John Moolenaar (R-MI-02), Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03), Jack Bergman (R-MI-01), Dan Kildee (D-MI-08), Shri Thanedar (D-MI-13), Bill Huizenga (R-MI-4), an  more

MUSKEGON, Michigan, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Hillary Scholten, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2023: Today, Rep. Hillary Scholten (MI-03) joined Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Michigan statehouse and community leaders to celebrate the signing of two state-level bills, House Bill 4292 and Senate Bill 174, to address critical clean drinking water needs in schools and child care centers, reduce public school debt, and invest in talent development. The legislation tackles some of Mu  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. Hillary Scholten, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2023: Today, Rep. Hillary Scholten (MI-03) celebrated the end of her first year in Congress by releasing her inaugural end of year report and announcing over $20M in grants and federal dollars returning to the community. The report details Rep. Scholten and her team's legislative and casework accomplishments, as well as her efforts to advocate for West Michigan in Washington, D.C. "Despite t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Today, 27 provisions added by U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (MI-07) to the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed Congress and are now set to be signed into law by the President. A member of both the House Armed Services Committee and NDAA Conference Committee, Slotkin has participated in the NDAA process at every turn, where she advocated strongly for her amendments and other Michigan prioriti  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2023: U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (MI-07) announced today that she has reintroduced bipartisan legislation that will cut red tape for companies transporting goods across our borders. The Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) Pilot Program Act will create a pilot program to allow more freight and warehouse companies to participate in Customs and Border Protection's CTPAT program. Th  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, sent a letter to the Inspectors General (IGs) of the Departments of Justice, Homeland Security, Defense, State, and Treasury, and the Intelligence Community requesting a coordinated review of the full implementation of the terroris  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released a report identifying how screening practices at airports that build on and expand beyond the terror watchlist have ballooned over time. These practices, which repeatedly ensnare travelers who may pose no danger to national  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: The Senate has passed bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and James Lankford (R-OK) to hold agencies more accountable to the public on how they reuse excess personal property. Federally-owned personal property includes physical ite  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed U.S. Senator Gary Peters' (MI) bipartisan legislation to help American businesses combat human rights abuses. Senator Peters' Combating Human Rights Abuses Act - which he reintroduced with U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) - would direct the U.S. Department of Commerce to help educate American exporters that are, or are considering, exporting goods in  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed bipartisan, bicameral legislation led by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI) and Debbie Stabenow (MI) to settle the longstanding land claims of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) and clear the title of current landowners in the community. The KBIC was guaranteed occupancy over a large area of land established as the L'Anse Reservation through Treaties   more