Press Releases

Washington - Congressmen Bergman, Marino, Barletta, Abraham, and Gosar introduced legislation this week to aid in deploying broadband Internet access to unserved and underserved areas. H.R. 6871, the Rural Broadband Connectivity Act, will incentivize private investment in rural areas like Michigan’s First District where the digital divide is preventing businesses and families from… Read more »

WASHINGTON—Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05) and Congressman Jack Bergman (MI-01) sent a letter to the Farm Bill conference committee urging them to expand drinking water investments in the final Farm Bill so that rural communities have access to safe drinking water. “More than 6 million residents living in rural communities across America do not have access to safe drinking water. And… Read more »

Traverse City – Michigan Congressman Jack Bergman (R) has been named 2018 Great Lakes Legislator of the Year by the largest labor/management coalition representing shipping on America’s Fourth Sea Coast.  The award is presented annually by Great Lakes Maritime Task Force (GLMTF) to a legislator who has helped advance waterborne commerce on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway and… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Michigan businesses and residents affected by severe storms and flooding June 16 - 17, 2018, can apply for low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration. The filing deadline to return applications for physical property damage is Nov. 6, 2018.  The deadline to return economic injury applications is June 7, 2019 Administrator… Read more »

Yesterday, leaders in the House and Senate released the American's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018, a bipartisan bill that will fund America's water resources and infrastructure. The legislation authorizes the construction of a second 1,200-foot lock at theSoo Locks, a key priority for Michigan. Inclusion of the funding authorization follows an Army Corps report in June that… Read more »

President Donald J. Trump issued a "Major Disaster Declaration" for Michigan, following the devastating flooding that occurred on Father's Day. Congressman Bergman released the following statement: "I applaud President Trump and the Administration for approving Lt. Governor Calley's request to declare the damage in Houghton, Gogebic, and Menominee counties a major disaster. I will… Read more »

Washington- On July 31st, President Trump signed The Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act into law.  This new law supports career and technical education, giving states and local communities more flexibility to design career education programs. It also simplifies the requirements states have to follow when applying for… Read more »

Houghton - Congressman Bergman released the following information:  "USDA Rural Development has announced four major water infrastructure project investments in Michigan's First District, including two in Houghton County which was hit by major flash flooding on Father's Day. Rebuilding our infrastructure is vital to ensure the success of our rural communities. Loans and… Read more »

Today, the House voted to send the conference report of the 2019 NDAA to President Trump's desk. Congressman Jack Bergman, who was selected to serve as an NDAA conferee for the House Budget and Natural Resources Committees, released the following statement: "Providing for the common defense is the number one constitutional duty of Congress. Having served in the Marine Corps, I'm well… Read more »

Yesterday, members of the conference committee for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (NDAA) unveiled the agreement reached in the bicameral negotiations. Representing the House Budget Committee’s jurisdictional areas as NDAA conferees, Chairman Steve Womack (AR-03) and Representative Jack Bergman (MI-01) issued the following statements after signing the… Read more »