Bergman Advocates for Treatments for Disabled Veterans

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Yesterday in a Joint House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing, Representative Jack Bergman addressed the need for disabled Veterans to receive the expedited and proper care they have earned. During his line of questioning, Rep. Bergman cited his legislation, the Veterans STAND Act, which would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to offer annual health evaluations…

Bergman Commends USPS for Keeping Local Mail Operations in Kingsford

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On Friday, February 21, 2025, the United States Postal Service (USPS) announced that it will be keeping local mail processing operations at the Iron Mountain Processing & Distribution Center (P&DC) in Kingsford, reversing a prior decision to relocate them to Green Bay, WI. This decision comes as part of a new operational strategy by the agency that is projected to generate an…

Bergman Calls for USPS to Prioritize Rural Communities in Leadership Search

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Yesterday, following Louis DeJoy’s announcement earlier this week that he will resign as Postmaster General of the United States, Representative Jack Bergman sent a letter to the United States Postal Service (USPS) Board of Governors, urging them to prioritize the unique delivery needs of our Nation’s rural communities as they consider Mr. DeJoy’s successor. For over a year, Rep.…

ICYMI: Bergman Touts Military Recruitment Numbers to Newsmax

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Last week, Representative Jack Bergman joined Newsmax to discuss the surge in military recruitment and attributed the renewed excitement for service to President Donald Trump. Read and watch the full interview here or below: It's no surprise that enrollment in the U.S. military is up under President Donald Trump, Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Mich., told Newsmax on Friday. Defense…

Bergman Fights to Restore Retirement Benefits for Delphi Retirees in Michigan

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Yesterday, Representative Jack Bergman and 16 of his colleagues in the House of Representatives introduced the bipartisan Susan Muffley Act, which will restore the retirement benefits of Delphi Salaried Retirees – including 5,859 Michiganders – and provide backpay for the pension payments that should have been received for the past 15 years. In 1999, the Delphi Corporation was created…

Bergman Leads Effort to Restore FAFSA Exemptions for Farm and Small Business Families

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Last week, U.S. Representatives Jack Bergman (MI-01), Tracey Mann (KS-01) and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), alongside House Agriculture Committee Chairman G.T. Thompson (PA-15), and House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) led 74 of their colleagues in reintroducing the bipartisan Family Farm and Small Business Exemption Act. In July 2024, provisions from the…

Bergman, President Trump Fight to Keep Michigan Safe

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Today, Representative Jack Bergman wrote a letter to President Donald Trump, following the arrest of a member of the Venezuelan transnational criminal organization, Tren de Aragua, who illegally crossed into the United States near Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. In his note to the President, Rep. Bergman requested that the illegal alien be transferred to the Guantanamo Bay detention…

Bergman, Pappas Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Close VA Loophole and Protect Veterans’ Emergency Care Coverage

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Today, Representatives Jack Bergman (R-MI) and Chris Pappas (D-NH) introduced the Removing Extraneous Loopholes Insuring Every Veteran Emergency (RELIEVE) Act. This bipartisan legislation will eliminate a glaring gap in Veteran emergency care insurance coverage by expanding emergency coverage under Care in the Community for Veterans. “The RELIEVE Act is one of many…

Bergman Presses Postmaster General DeJoy on Changes to Iron Mountain VA Mail Operations

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Last week, Representative Jack Bergman penned a letter to United States Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, citing a recent decision which adversely impacts the mail processing for the Iron Mountain VA. In his letter, Rep. Bergman demanded answers for why the location’s outbound mail is now being routed to the USPS Processing and Distribution Center in Milwaukee,…

Bergman to Alpena News: House Republicans Eager to Get to Work with President Trump

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You can read Rep. Bergman's interview here or below: Alpena - U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Watersmeet, said lawmakers in Washington need to use common sense to find common ground for the common good of all. He said creating and passing good legislation that both Republicans and moderate Democrats can agree on is key to getting things done. Bergman said since…