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March 31, 2017

by Sally York, Argus-Press

Moolenaar, who serves on the House Appropriations Committee, noted the committee's responsibility for overseeing agencies and setting spending priorities, "and the U.S. (Department of Agriculture) is part of that process," the congressman said.

Issues:AccountabilityAgriculture

Moolenaar Votes for Transparent EPA

March 30, 2017

In The News

by the Morning Sun Staff

Morning Sun Staff: Moolenaar Votes for Transparent EPA

Michigan Congressman John Moolenaar on Tuesday voted for United States House of Representatives legislation that will require the Environmental Protection Agency to base any new rules it writes on scientific research that is available to the public.

Issues:AccountabilityEnergy

Moolenaar Votes For a More Transparent EPA

March 29, 2017

Press Release

“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.”

Moolenaar Votes for Accountability at the VA

March 17, 2017

Press Release

“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.”

Issues:Veterans

Moolenaar Votes to Reaffirm Veterans' Second Amendment Rights

March 16, 2017

Press Release

“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.”

Issues:Veterans

Protecting the Great Lakes

March 16, 2017

Editorial

I have written a new op-ed about my efforts to protect the Great Lakes.

Issues:Great Lakes

Art Competition Open to Fourth District High School Students

March 13, 2017

Press Release

Congressman John Moolenaar invites all high school students from Michigan's Fourth Congressional District to enter their art in the 2017 Congressional Art Competition.

The winning student from the Fourth District will have his or her art displayed in the U.S. Capitol for a year and receive two round-trip tickets to travel to Washington, D.C for an annual event with Congressional Art Competition winners from around the country.

Issues:Education and Opportunity

Moolenaar Votes for a Pay Raise for Our Troops

March 8, 2017

Press Release

"Our men and women in uniform confront threats abroad so we don't have to face them here at home. This legislation provides them with the equipment they need to win on the battlefield and gives them and their families a well-deserved pay raise."

Issues:VeteransNational Security

Moolenaar Statement on the Health Care Legislation

March 7, 2017

Press Release

"I have pledged to support efforts to repeal President Obama's unaffordable health care law and replace it with a new patient-centered system. As I do with all legislation, I will review the bills to see if they meet the priorities of the hardworking residents of my district."

Issues:Health Care

Moolenaar Statement on the Executive Order

March 6, 2017

Press Release

"The order is also temporary and allows for a 120-day review of the vetting process for refugees. This review will strengthen the screening process used to identify and prohibit terrorists from entering our country and allow peaceful refugees to come and seek a better life in America."

Issues:National Security

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