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Today, House Budget Committee Oversight Task Force Chairman Jack Bergman (R-MI) and Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) introduced the Strengthening Administrative PAYGO (SAP) Act of 2024 to reassert Congress’ constitutional authority of reining in the out-of-control and unchecked administrative spending. Article I of the Constitution provides Congress with the power of the purse to act as an importan... Read More »

Yesterday, House Budget Committee Oversight Task Force Chairman Jack Bergman (R-MI) and Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) sent a second letter — issued in tandem with the committee’s request of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a report on the “Status of Actions to Offset Direct Spending from Administrative Rules” released on November 30, 2023 — expressing serious concerns over t... Read More »

On Monday, Reps. Jack Bergman (MI-01) and Debbie Dingell (MI-06) introduced the bipartisan Rural 340B Access Act of 2024, legislation to improve the Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) designation and keep emergency departments in rural areas open. The REH designation was created by Congress in 2020 to address rural hospital closures and ensure remote communities maintain access to emergency health fac... Read More »

Representative Jack Bergman and House Budget Committee Chairman, Jodey Arrington, recently commissioned a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to investigate whether the Biden Administration blocked the use of taxpayer funds to build a wall along the southern border, which was what the money was specifically designated for by Congress. Predictably, the report confirmed that Biden’s... Read More »

Following pressure from lawmakers, including the introduction of Representative Bergman’s Michigan SPEAR Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Monday that lake sturgeon does not warrant a listing under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). “In a major victory for the First District, lake sturgeon will not be designated an endangered species, effectively keeping the responsibility of conser... Read More »

This week, Representative Jack Bergman (R-MI-01) and Representative Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13) introduced the Protect Postal Performance Act – bipartisan legislation to halt the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) consolidation plans for Processing and Distribution Centers (P&DC) located in underperforming postal districts. “Bureaucrats in the U.S. Postal Service seem to have this misperception that they ... Read More »

Representative Jack Bergman and four of his Republican colleagues in the Michigan delegation are calling on Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate the International Al-Quds Day rally in Dearborn where individuals chanted “Death to America,” and “Death to Israel.” The rally held on April 5 is just one example of the rising number of anti-Semitic events which has taken place in the United S... Read More »

Today, Rep. Jack Bergman announced that his office, in partnership with the Small Business Administration (SBA), will be hosting 4 virtual seminars to provide information to businesses that are eligible for the Federal Economic Injury Disaster Loans, which are available because of ongoing federal drought declarations. The webinar dates and times are as follows: Session 1 – Friday, April 19, 2pm-3p... Read More »

This week, Bidenflation numbers came in hotter than expected, according to the March 2024 Consumer Price Index (CPI) data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The destructive policies of ‘Bidenomics’ have caused consumer prices to rise for three straight months, with March showing that inflation increased by 3.5%, the highest level in six months. Following the CPI report, Rep. Jack Bergman ... Read More »

Today, Rep. Jack Bergman sent the following letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy following a disappointing response from Post Office officials at the public input meeting on the future of the Iron Mountain Processing & Distribution Center in Kingsford. You can read the full letter here and below: I write to you following the April 1, 2024, public input meeting on the U.S. Postal Service’s (USP... Read More »

Read Rep. Bergman’s full opinion piece in the Military Times here or below: New advancements in assistive technology have offered many veterans with spinal injuries a new lease on life. Due to innovations in robotics, many men and women who were paralyzed during their service to our country have been able to stand, walk, and move about with mechanical mobility and a regained sense of independence.... Read More »

This week, Rep. Jack Bergman introduced the Michigan Sturgeon Protected and Exempt from Absurd Regulations Act or Michigan SPEAR Act. This legislation would exclude lake sturgeon in Michigan from a potential upcoming federal designation under the Endangered Species Act, continuing the successful state-level conservation program and protecting access to responsible fishing. Molded after H.R.7037 (t... Read More »

Yesterday, Rep. Bergman joined with 20 other Members of the House of Representatives in sending a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas demanding answers on the border crisis – specifically the unprecedented surge at the Northern Border. The Members highlighted that the Biden Administration's inaction and outright refusal to take the steps necessary to protect the ... Read More »

Recently, Rep. Jack Bergman spoke on his legislation, H.R. 6373, the Veterans STAND Act, during a Joint House and Senate Veterans Affairs hearing. Rep. Bergman engaged with Robert Thomas, the National President of Paralyzed Veterans of America to thank them for their advocacy and support of such an important bill. Bergman explained that the Veterans Spinal Trauma Access to New Devices (Veterans ST... Read More »

Washington - U.S. Representative Jack Bergman (R-MI), Chairman of the Intelligence and Special Operations Subcommittee, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on the goals, challenges, and priorities of U.S. Special Operations Command and U.S. special operations forces. Rep. Bergman’s remarks as prepared for delivery: I would like to first welcome our witnesses, Assistant Secretary C... Read More »