Press Releases

Today, Rep. Jack Bergman issued the following statement: “It’s long past time the Senate take up H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act, to secure our southern border and end this crisis. Our porous border is teetering on the verge of major catastrophe with the rampant rise of crime, fentanyl overdoses, and illegal crossings. Passing a so-called border bill which only… Read more »

Today, Representative Jack Bergman (R-MI) joined with Representative Randy Feenstra (R-IA) and Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID) in sending a bipartisan, bicameral letter to President Joe Biden and Director of the Office of Management and Budget Shalanda Young, urging the Biden Administration to withdraw the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rule entitled “Multi-Pollutant… Read more »

Last week, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released their February 2024 Budget Baseline for FY2024-2034, analyzing America’s fiscal trajectory.  According to CBO, the gross federal debt is on track to grow by $20 trillion in just ten years, reaching a staggering $54.4 trillion. The government is also expected to spend $82.7 trillion over ten years,… Read more »

Following the indefinite postponement by the United States Postal Service of the scheduled Public Input Meeting for the Mail Processing Facility Review (MPFR) of the Iron Mountain Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC), Representative Jack Bergman penned a letter to USPS Postmaster General Louis DeJoy. The letter can be read here or below: I write to share my deep discontent… Read more »

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 »