Press Releases

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 »

This week, Rep. Jack Bergman questioned VA panelists in a House Veteran Affairs Committee hearing titled, "Rural Access: Is VA Meeting All Veterans Where They Live?". Rep. Bergman engaged the panelists in a discussion on the importance of extending proper care and resources to rural and remote Veterans like those in Michigan’s First District. Mobile medical units, Bergman explained,… Read more »

Rep. Jack Bergman joined with other Republican members of the House Armed Services Committee in sending a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III demanding an immediate response to the formal inquiry launched by Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) on Secretary Austin’s disappearance and failure to ensure a “smooth transition from your day-to-day management and leadership of the… Read more »

On January 5, House Budget Committee's Oversight Task Force Chair Jack Bergman (R-MI) and Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) sent a letter to the GAO requesting additional information on the implementation of the Fiscal Responsibility Act’s (FRA) Administrative PAYGO provision. … Read more »

Washington - Today, Rep. Jack Bergman joined the House Natural Resources Committee’s Subcommittee on Federal Lands for a hearing on “National Park Service’s Deferred Maintenance Backlog.” Rep. Bergman questioned the panel on the use of federal resources for preserving our vital National Parks, specifically those in Michigan's First District. He urged proper attention and… Read more »

Following a recent trip to our Nation's Southern Border with Speaker Mike Johnson and his Republican colleagues, Rep. Bergman has continued highlighting the crisis at the border and the failed Biden policies that have led to historic illegal immigration. Speaker Mike Johnson and House Republicans highlighted 64 instances of the Biden Administration undermining border security… Read more »

Today, Rep. Jack Bergman (R-MI) and Rep Luis Correa (D-CA) applauded Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough’s decision to issue a request for applications (RFA) to study the use of certain psychedelic compounds in treating posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression. Privately funded research over the past decade has demonstrated clear, positive results… Read more »