Press Releases

It is good to see the Senate confirm Sonny Perdue to lead the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture is vital to Michigan and I look forward to working with the new secretary on the issues facing farmers and rural communities throughout our state.

Last night's U.S. military strike on Assad's airfield carried out by our brave men and women damages his ability to perpetrate future atrocities and is a strong signal that the United States will not accept his brutal use of chemical weapons.

The overwhelming and generous efforts of the Michigan farming community in response to the tragic wildfires represent the best of America. I pray for God's blessing on all involved as they help with this crisis.

This week, Congressman John Moolenaar honored Jack Telfer, the retiring editor of the Midland Daily News, with a tribute in the Congressional Record. Telfer has worked at the Daily News since 1991 and in 2016 he led the publication to the Michigan Press Association Newspaper of the Year award for its circulation category.

“Transparency at the EPA is vital to ensuring that Americans continue to breathe clean air and drink clean water. Today’s legislation will ensure that the EPA uses publicly available sound science when it writes regulations to protect clean air and water for all Americans.”

“Our veterans deserve the best care and these bills will make it easier for the VA to retain and promote excellent employees, and to remove poorly performing ones who are failing our heroes. The VA received a budget increase this year and these reforms will make sure the VA has the best employees to carry out its critical mission.”

“Americans’ treasure their constitutional rights and the Second Amendment is no exception. There is already a legal process through the courts to prohibit the mentally ill from buying firearms. That decision belongs in the judicial branch, and not in the hands of bureaucrats at the VA, a department that has mistreated so many of our nation’s heroes.”