Bergman-Cosponsored Broadband Legislation Passes House

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Today, two bipartisan broadband bills cosponsored by Rep. Jack Bergman passed the U.S. House of Representatives. These proposals would improve federal support for rural broadband buildouts in the most unserved and underserved areas of our nation. “Representing and living in a truly remote area of Michigan, I understand the need for expanded broadband infrastructure. However, inaccurate…

Rep. Bergman Leads Colleagues in Urging Congressional Leadership to Pass No Budget, No Pay Proposal

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Today, Representative Jack Bergman, Senator Rick Scott, Senator Kyrsten Sinema, and Representative Gil Cisneros led a bipartisan, bicameral letter to Congressional leadership urging them to pass No Budget, No Pay to prevent members of Congress from getting paid if they don’t pass a budget.   Read the full letter HERE or below.   December 13,…

Bergman Votes in Favor of FY 2020 Defense Bill

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Today, Congressman Jack Bergman - Retired United States Marine Corps Lieutenant General and Member of the House Armed Services Committee - voted in favor of the FY 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Conference Report. The measure will now go to President Donald J. Trump's desk for approval.  This NDAA Conference report restores the tradition of bipartisan support for…

Bergman Votes in Favor of Great Lakes/Coastal Resiliency Package

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Michigan's First District has more freshwater shoreline than any other Congressional District in the United States. Today, Rep. Jack Bergman voted in favor of a package of bills, including legislation he cosponsored, to protect and conserve the Great Lakes and increase coastal resiliency. The bipartisan legislation passed the House. "Those of us who call the First District home…

Bergman, Colleagues Urge Speaker Pelosi to Hold Vote on USMCA

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Monday, the 374th day since the United-States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) was finalized and signed, Congressman Bergman joined House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member K. Michael Conaway and 158 Republican Members in sending a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, urging immediate consideration and passage of this vital trade agreement. The text of the letter follows: __ Dear…

Bergman Leads Testimony Letter in Support of Michigan Cherry Growers

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On December 3rd, the International Trade Commission (ITC) will hold the final injury hearing on Turkey’s product dumping and unfair trade practices, which have severely impacted Michigan’s tart cherry growers and producers. In support of the tart cherry industry, Congressman Bergman led eight Members of the Michigan Congressional delegation in sending written testimony to the ITC…

Two Bergman Veterans' Bills Pass House

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Today, a pair of bills sponsored by Rep. Bergman passed the U.S. House of Representatives. H.R. 4162 the GI Bill Planing Act of 2019 passed by a vote of 408 to 0, and H.R. 4477 the Reducing High Risk to Veterans and Veterans Services Act was passed unanimously by voice vote. Rep. Bergman issued the following release:  Rep. Bergman stated, "I'm thankful that on the day after…

Bergman Leads Letter to Office of Management and Budget Requesting Soo Locks Funding for Fiscal Year 2021

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Congressman Jack Bergman led a bipartisan letter with thirty Members of Congress requesting continued funding for the Soo Locks project. Additional FY 2021 funding will be used to begin upstream channel deepening, as well as continued design work for the new chamber and upstream approach walls. Rep. Bergman stated, “I’m grateful for the bipartisan support we’ve garnered for this project.…

Bergman Joins Bipartisan Letter to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Protecting Michigan Shorelines

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Today, Rep. Bergman joined Members of the Michigan Congressional delegation in writing a letter to the Commanding General of the Army Corps of Engineers about the imminent threat Michigan residents face along the shores of the Great Lakes due to high water levels and erosion. The letter reinforces the need to streamline the permitting process at both the state and federal level to ensure…

Michigan Representatives Urge Speaker Pelosi to Make Impeachment Inquiry More Transparent

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U.S. Representatives Tim Walberg (MI-07), Jack Bergman (MI-01), Bill Huizenga (MI-02), John Moolenaar (MI-04), Fred Upton (MI-06), and Paul Mitchell (MI-10) today sent a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi urging her to bring more transparency to the closed-door impeachment proceedings. The letter comes in advance of a scheduled House vote on H.Res 660, which continues the secretive process…