Press Releases

Yesterday, Rep. Jack Bergman and other members of the Great Lakes Task Force introduced the bipartisan Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2024, which extends this critical program for another five years through 2031, and increases annual funding levels from $475 million in 2026 to $500 million from 2027 through 2031. The Great Lakes Restoration… Read more »

Following the release of the Senate’s immigration bill, Rep. Jack Bergman issued the following statement: “I strongly oppose the so-called border bill that my colleagues in the Senate introduced. This legislation does nothing to stop the crisis at our southern border – rather, it normalizes and codifies it. With only roughly 17% of this $118 billion deal being allotted for border… Read more »

Today, Representative Jack Bergman spoke on the House Floor to implore his colleagues to support the resolution to impeach Department of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas for his willful and systemic refusal to comply with federal immigration laws and his breach of public trust. Rep. Bergman stated, “This crisis has been aided and abetted through the unprecedented dereliction of… Read more »

Iron Mountain – Last week, Rep. Jack Bergman sent a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy outlining his grave concerns with proposed changes to the Iron Mountain Processing & Distribution Center (P&DC). The letter stated in part, “While I am pleased to see that USPS intends to keep the Iron Mountain facility open, albeit in an updated capacity, I urge the agency to avoid any… Read more »

This week, Representative Jack Bergman (R-MI) joined with Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and 18 bipartisan, bicameral lawmakers in sending a letter to President Biden, urging him to strengthen the United States’ maritime power at a moment when the People’s Republic of China is extending its influence in the South China Sea and the Houthis are attacking shipping in the Red Sea. The… Read more »

Representative Jack Bergman (R-MI) joined with U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-ID), Ted Cruz (R-TX), U.S. Representative Tim Walberg (R-MI) and 120 colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Deputy Administrator Sophie Shulman calling for the withdrawal of the Biden Administration’s proposed Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE)… Read more »

Last week, Rep. Jack Bergman spoke in a House Budget Committee markup on the dire financial crisis that our country is facing. Our great experiment of a country, one which was built on self-governance, has been in-flight for nearly 250 years, Rep. Bergman explained. As a career pilot, he warned that our Nation – similar to any plane – appears to be in a fiscal descent and Bergman… Read more »

Washington - Rep. Jack Bergman issued the following statement regarding today's Continuing Resolution vote in the U.S. House of Representatives:  Rep. Bergman stated, “If we don’t secure our borders, we won’t have a Nation to fund. Until Congress gets serious about securing the border, I will not support another dime of federal spending. "I understand Republicans only… Read more »

Through much perseverance, Rep. Jack Bergman and his D.C., and Traverse City offices were able to cut through bureaucratic red tape and recover $6.97 million from the Employee Retention Credit program of the Internal Revenue Service on behalf of Grand Traverse Pavilions. In recognizing this great victory for the senior care facility in Michigan’s First District, Rep. Bergman… Read more »

On Wednesday, Congressman Jack Bergman sent a letter to Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer expressing concerns and requesting answers on the state’s plans to implement and enforce the 2023 Great Lakes Fishing Decree. This Decree, which was approved by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan last year, governs the allocation and management of fisheries between the… Read more »