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Today, Rep. Jack Bergman released the following statement after Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle gave a concerning testimony before the House Oversight Committee: Secret Service Director Cheatle must resign immediately - or be fired. The incompetency and lack of accountability is inexcusable. The abysmal testimony from the unrepentant head of the Secret Service must be followed up by actio... Read More »

Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which Rep. Jack Bergman cosponsored, and which requires individuals to provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections. “I’m proud to have cosponsored this commonsense legislation that passed the House with bipartisan support, albeit slim. Rooted in constitutional reality,... Read More »

Representative Jack Bergman joined with Representative Roger Williams, Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, and the entire Michigan Republican delegation in sending a letter to Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson in response to the apparent and blatant weaponization of taxpayer resources to aid and abet President Biden’s re-election campaign in the state of Michigan. The Membe... Read More »

At the steps of the Capitol, veterans, bipartisan lawmakers, and PTSD experts gathered today to highlight the urgent need for FDA approval of MDMA-Assisted Therapy (MDMA-AT) to address the devastating impact of PTSD and veteran suicide in America. Millions of veterans silently battle the invisible wounds of war, with ten out of every 100 male and 19 out of every 100 female veterans suffering from ... Read More »

Read Rep. Bergman’s full opinion piece in the Washington Reporter here or below: On Independence Day, many people will mark the birth of our great nation with cookouts, beach days, or fireworks — but not as many will reflect on the profound sacrifices of our veterans, without whom we wouldn’t have any freedom to celebrate. There certainly should be time spent with family and friends enjoying the s... Read More »

Last week, Rep. Jack Bergman led a Special Order on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness to speak on behalf of our Nation's Veterans - and others - who suffer from invisible wounds. In his remarks, Rep. Bergman stated, in part, "Post-Traumatic Stress is a serious condition that impacts far too many members of the communities that we love and serve, and especially among those who have se... Read More »

Yesterday, Representative Jack Bergman, along with other bipartisan members of Congress, met with visiting wildland firefighters to discuss the Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act. If the temporary pay raise for federal wildland firefighters is allowed to expire on September 30th, wildland firefighters could see their pay cut by as much as 50% - likely leading to thousands of firefighters... Read More »

This week, House Budget Committee Oversight Task Force Chair Jack Bergman (R-MI) and Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) sent a letter to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), requesting a fulsome cost estimate for the 138 executive actions and agency rules unilaterally issued by the Biden Administration. Read the full letter HERE. According to the Congressional Research Service (CRS) executive order... Read More »

Today, Representative Jack Bergman shared that the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center is inviting Veterans, their families, Veteran Service Organizations and community health care partners to the following Veteran town halls June 12-14, to learn about the PACT Act, facility updates and other benefits. Town hall meetings are an opportunity for Veterans to engage with OGJVAMC leadership, ask questio... Read More »

The bipartisan, bicameral legislation would promote and strengthen national service programs and recruitment Today, Representatives Jack Bergman (R-MI), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), and Michael Waltz (R-FL) introduced the Unity Through Service Act. This bipartisan, bicameral bill would establish the Interagency Council on Service to coordinate reviews of current programs and plan... Read More »

Following months of evasive rhetoric from the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) concerning its ill-defined “modernization” plan for the Iron Mountain Processing and Distribution Center in Kingsford, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has committed to pausing all facility reviews of processing centers facing consolidation – including the Kingsford facility – until after January 1, 2025. Rep. Jack Bergman note... Read More »

This week, the Trust the Science Act, a bill that Representative Jack Bergman cosponsored, passed the House of Representatives. The legislation will permanently delist the gray wolf in the lower 48 states, return control of wolf conservation to the individual states, and ensure this decision is not subject to judicial review. Rep. Jack Bergman stated, “The gray wolf population has successfully rec... Read More »

Today, House Budget Committee Oversight Task Force Chairman Jack Bergman (R-MI) and Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) introduced the Strengthening Administrative PAYGO (SAP) Act of 2024 to reassert Congress’ constitutional authority of reining in the out-of-control and unchecked administrative spending. Article I of the Constitution provides Congress with the power of the purse to act as an importan... Read More »

Yesterday, House Budget Committee Oversight Task Force Chairman Jack Bergman (R-MI) and Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) sent a second letter — issued in tandem with the committee’s request of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a report on the “Status of Actions to Offset Direct Spending from Administrative Rules” released on November 30, 2023 — expressing serious concerns over t... Read More »

On Monday, Reps. Jack Bergman (MI-01) and Debbie Dingell (MI-06) introduced the bipartisan Rural 340B Access Act of 2024, legislation to improve the Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) designation and keep emergency departments in rural areas open. The REH designation was created by Congress in 2020 to address rural hospital closures and ensure remote communities maintain access to emergency health fac... Read More »