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Bill Huizenga is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Michigan's 2nd congressional district since January 5, 2011. A member of the Republican Party, Huizenga has focused on issues such as economic development, job creation, and fiscal responsibility during his time in office. He has been involved in various legislative efforts and has served on multiple committees, contributing to discussions on national security and local economic issues.
I want to relay a little experience I had just today. I was speaking in front of a group of European Parliament members, a few European business folks; and this question was brought up about trying to harmonize our financial services laws…
I have to disagree a little bit with you. We know that there is a tremendous amount of Dodd-Frank that we have seen play out, but this is something I am not sure everybody understands. They are still writing the rules; 5 years into it, we…
I see these bills as important steps towards responsible oversight and a pro-growth economy.
An independent Federal Reserve, a monetary authority that is not subject to the tender mercies of this institution is a cornerstone of our economy.
The Federal Reserve has gone above and beyond its original mission statement.
I think we share a respect for rules-based monetary policy--as you put it when you served on the Fed Board in the mid-1990s, the Taylor Rule was 'what sensible central banks do.'
So, look, I think that there are occasions when it would be important for the IMF to have flexibility--
The vast majority of your investments, right, the gentleman that actually are involved in the BDCs here, they do go into operational companies.
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. 10003. None of the funds made…
If, through corporate welfare, they can get campaign contributions, they will support it.
When Barack Obama was running for office, he called the Ex-Im Bank corporate welfare.
It seems to me that either you knew about it and had some suspicions and went ahead with it, which would obviously be a bad decision, or you didn't have the systems in place to actually root it out.
I am astounded that once again, the shifting sands of political expediency is rearing its ugly head here today.
I am dismayed that some of the best American companies believe that they need special programs and carve-outs like Ex-Im to remain competitive on the global stage.
I, too, want to thank my colleague, Ms. Hahn, for her work on the Huizenga-Hahn amendment. It has been a pleasure to work with her over a few years as we have gone to battle over this issue and for this issue; and ultimately, as she…
At this time, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Abraham).
The more that is unearthed about the Export-Import Bank, the more concerned I become.
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