Press Releases
February 7, 2017
“I am glad a fellow Michigander will serve in the Cabinet. Betsy DeVos is a champion for parents and students, and I congratulate her on her new role as Secretary of Education.”
Issues:Education and Opportunity
February 2, 2017
"No hardworking Michigan resident should have their Second Amendment rights and due process rights taken away by unaccountable bureaucrats. Those rights are enshrined in our Constitution and I will always fight to defend them."
Issues:Second Amendment
January 30, 2017
“It is important that our country have screening processes that identify and prohibit terrorists from entering our country. The House passed bipartisan legislation in November of 2015 to put such processes into law. It is important that we secure our border while allowing for an orderly process for law abiding refugees to come to America, the shining city on a hill and a beacon of hope for people around the world."
Issues:National Security
January 24, 2017
A child in a mother’s womb is a blessing and Americans expect their tax dollars will never be used to pay to end the life of an innocent child. Today’s legislation will protect taxpayers and, most importantly, our society’s most vulnerable, the unborn.
Issues:Health Care
January 24, 2017
I support today's decision. Building Keystone will create good-paying jobs and provide hardworking Americans with a more stable source of energy.
Issues:Energy
January 13, 2017
"Today’s vote is a first step toward creating a health care system that puts patients first."
Issues:Health Care
January 11, 2017
"As a member of these subcommittees, I will have oversight of some of most important departments and agencies in the federal government, including the IRS. I will fight to hold them accountable to ensure that every taxpayer dollar is used effectively and that all citizens are treated with respect."
Issues:AccountabilityBudget
January 4, 2017
Today, Congressman John Moolenaar (R-Midland) was named to the House Appropriations Committee.
He is the first member from Michigan to be a member of the committee since 2011 and the first Michigan Republican to serve on the committee since 2009.
The Appropriations Committee and its twelve subcommittees are responsible for writing the twelve funding bills that formally set the spending levels for every department, agency and program in the federal budget.
Issues:AccountabilityBudget
December 8, 2016
"John Glenn was an American pioneer and a committed public servant. He first served our country in the Navy, then NASA, then the U.S. Senate, and he even went back to space at the incredible age of 77. John Glenn was the first American into space and our efforts to learn more about the solar system will stand on his shoulders forever."
Issues:VeteransNational Security
December 8, 2016
"I supported this critical legislation to keep the government open and to provide certainty to our troops and our seniors. I am glad this legislation included much needed federal aid to Flint to rebuild its water infrastructure. There was a failure in Flint by all levels of government and today the federal government does its part to assist in the city's recovery."