On the heels of President Trump announcing $123.2 million in his FY21 budget proposal for construction of a new Lock, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced they had updated the FY20 Work Plan to include an additional $50 million for the Locks project. This brings funding levels for this fiscal year to $125.3 million. Rep. Jack Bergman issued the following statement:
"After… Read more »
Today, the House of Representatives passed legislation to reauthorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. H.R. 4301, the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act, reauthorizes and increases the funding levels for the GLRI through 2026. Following passage, Congressman Bergman, member of the Great Lakes Taskforce and an original cosponsor of H.R. 4031, released the below statement:
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After attending President Donald J. Trump's State of the Union Address, Congressman Jack Bergman issued the following statement:
"Tonight, President Trump delivered a message of optimism that has lifted Americans across the entire country - and from every walk of life. Grit and hard work drive the American dream, and the policies of this Presidency have grown small business… Read more »
On Friday, U.S. Representatives Jack Bergman (MI-01), Bill Huizenga (MI-02), and John Moolenar (MI-04) called for the United States Trade Representative (USTR), U.S. Department of Agriculture, and U.S. Department of Commerce to hold a field hearing in Michigan to hear directly from specialty crop growers, producers, and farmers.
Michigan is unique in the fact that it is… Read more »
On December 19th, 2019, Congressman Bergman voted in favor of the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA), citing bipartisan work to bring U.S. trade agreements into the 21st Century. Today, President Donald J. Trump signed this historic deal into law.
"President Trump has kept his promise to the American people to level the playing field for American workers and businesses.… Read more »
Today, the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs unanimously passed an amended version of Congressman Bergman's IMPROVE Well-Being for Veterans Act, which would allow the Department of Veterans Affairs to work with community partners on reaching and serving local Veterans at risk of suicide. The Senate bill expands the bipartisan IMPROVE Act to include provisions that will enhance… Read more »
Congressman Bergman reminds First District broadband providers that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) will open the application window for ReConnect Program funding this Friday. This program supports efforts to build out broadband infrastructure in unserved and underserved communities.
More information on the USDA Reconnect Program can be found… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jack Bergman submitted an official comment to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) regarding unmet transportation needs in rural America. In response to DOT’s request for information related to the agency’s Rural Opportunities to Use Transportation for Economic Success (ROUTES) initiative, Rep. Bergman outlined some of the challenges faced in rural Michigan… Read more »
Today, the Department of Interior announced it will be moving forward in its process to address management options for the double-crested cormorant.
“The lack of management options for double-crested cormorants has negatively impacted Michigan’s First District, where we rely on healthy fisheries and our thriving natural resources. This next step by the Department of Interior is long-… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Jack Bergman (MI-1), Fred Upton (MI-6), and Bill Huizenga (MI-2) released the following statement after meeting on Friday with representatives from FEMA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Detroit District about rising lake levels and erosion along the Great Lakes shoreline.
“On Friday, we had a productive discussion with the Army Corps and… Read more »
