Award Recognizes Record of Support for Business Community WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce today honored Congressman Bergman with its annual Spirit of Enterprise Award, given in recognition of his support for pro-growth policies in the first session of the 115th Congress. “It’s a good time to be doing business in America, thanks to a slate of legislative accomplishments that laid the groundwork for more economic growth and job creation,” said Thomas J. Donohue, president and CEO o...
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"Today, President Donald Trump released his Administration’s plan to address our nation’s opioid epidemic, and I applaud his actions to combat this complex issue. Northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula have been severely impacted by the opioid epidemic, and we must work together to address this crisis in our own backyard." - said Bergman "As your Representative and as a member of the bipartisan Heroin Task Force, I have been meeting and listening to community leaders, health care providers, s...
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Congressman Bergman, Chairman of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, released the following statement: "On March 7th, the Office of the VA Inspector General released its final report outlining critical management deficiencies at the D.C. VA Medical Center. This culture of complacency must change. The report demonstrated widespread logistics failures, putting Veterans at risk when their surgical procedures were delayed or cancelled because necessary s...
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Congressman Jack Bergman released the following statement after voting to pass H.R. 4909, the STOP School Violence Act: "As a grandfather to eight school-aged grandchildren, I take the issue of school safety very seriously. Our nation’s schools must be a safe place where students can focus freely on their education. The STOP School Violence Act isn't the final answer to school safety, it's simply the first step." "There is no one-size-fits-all approach to achieving the goal of safety in our scho...
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Washington - Congressman Jack Bergman, Member of the House Committee on Natural Resources, issued the following release after signing a letter to urge full GLRI funding: "Since being elected I've been an advocate for the Great Lakes and all of the First District's beautiful Natural Resources. This week I signed on to a bipartisan letter with my colleagues in the House, urging the 'Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies' to fully fund the GLRI for FY2019. "Rece...
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Today, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Jack Bergman (R-Mich.), along with House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs members Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), Rep. Neal Dunn (R-Fla.) and Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-N.Y.), introduced legislation to prevent misuse of VA’s purchase cards. “When it comes to the care and treatment of our Veterans, accountability is my top concern,” said Bergman. “We must ensure every penny of taxpayer money is being used appropriately. Many federal entities have ope...
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Washington - Congressman Jack Bergman, Member of the House Committee on Natural Resources, issued the following release after today's hearing on the Department of Interior’s deferred maintenance backlog: The First District of Michigan is home to our nation's most beautiful and valued natural resources, including four National Parks. Michigan's National Parks have over $50 million in deferred maintenance. Today's hearing continues Congress and the Trump Administration’s efforts to restore managem...
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Washington - Congressman Jack Bergman, Chairman of the VA Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, released the following information regarding today's hearing by the House and Senate Veteran's Affairs Committees: "Veteran's Service Organizations are the boots on the ground for our Veterans throughout the First District of Michigan. Continuing an open dialogue with our VSO's is an important step to keep Congress informed of the challenges they are facing locally on a daily basis. "The numbe...
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Washington - Yesterday, House Committee on Natural Resources' Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a hearing on Congressman Bergman's bipartisan Cormorant Control Act. Randy Claramunt, Lake Huron Basin Coordinator for the Fisheries Division of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, submitted testimony. "Through support of House Bill 4429, the State of Michigan is supportive of reinstating effective cormorant management, applied in the same collaboratively way that we use to protect our natu...
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Washington - Today, the House Budget Committee held a hearing with Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Mick Mulvaney to discuss the priorities of the Administration for FY 2019. Congressman Jack Bergman had this to say after questioning Mulvaney on military funding, cuts to GLRI, and reducing waste in the federal government: “There are tough budgetary decisions that need to be made here in Congress, and President Trump's budget request provides a blueprint for how the Administration p...
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