By Gary Stevens
Jul 29, 2021 | 6:00 PM
WASHINGTON (WHTC-AM/FM) – Congress members are reaching across the political aisle to try and strengthen the American steel industry.
On Wednesday (July 29, 2021), four House members introduced the Steel Industry Preservation Act, which centers on a tax credit for the recycling of waste products in steel manufacturing.
Zeeland Congressman Bill Huizenga, one of the co-sponsors of this bill, says that, if signed into law, the legislation would give the domestic steel industry a needed shot in the arm and helps the environment as well.
“This is a good faith effort to try and say, ‘OK, how can we create a better atmosphere?’” he said on “WHTC Morning News” during his weekly interview on Thursday. “This is using recycled steel and having it come back in and stay here in the United States, rather than shipping it out overseas and having it remanufactured over there. We want to do it here in the United States and consume it
Cyberattack Threat is Real, Says Zeeland Congressman Huizenga By Gary Stevens
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) – The threat of cyberattacks is spreading.
As JBS USA resumed operations at its American plants on Thursday (June 3, 2021) following a ransomware attack last weekend, word comes that New York City’s MTA and the steamship authority serving the Martha’s Vineyard vicinity in Massachusetts were also hit this week. It comes on the heels of the Colonial Pipeline breach that snarled much of the nation’s fuel supplies last month.
The threat is real, according to Congressman Bill Huizenga, who cited an example of a number of interconnected Muskegon companies that were victimized in his district. “One of them got hit, and it spread to a number of others,” the Zeeland Republican said on “WHTC Morning News” during his weekly interview on Thursday. “There was significant down time and significant money that was paid out. In fact, insurance companies are now offering
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Congressman Bill Huizenga joined West Michigan's Morning News with the latest on the COVID-19 stimulus plan and the Michigan National Guard deployed to DC.
Michigan members of Congress want briefing on National Guard deployments to DC
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Michigan National Guard at the state Capitol on Jan. 17, 2021. (WDIV)
A group of Michigan members of Congress are seeking an intelligence briefing on the redeployment of the Michigan National Guard to Washington, D.C.
The group led by Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI 2nd District) said the number of guardsman being deployed has increased to 1,000. Their letter requests a briefing on the “justification for not only redeploying the Michigan National Guard to Washington, D.C. but also significantly increasing the number of troops being sent from Michigan.”