Michigan Advance: Huizenga’s office confirms Scotland delegation visit during partial shutdown
LANSING — Reporting this week from Michigan Advance and TMZ caught Bill Huizenga jetting off to Europe to tour a Scottish castle.
Huizenga’s international trip comes as Michiganders are paying surging prices at the pump. Meanwhile, Huizenga rejected a bipartisan bill to ensure TSA workers get paid during the ongoing shutdown.
“Bill Huizenga is touring European castles while Michigan families struggle with the skyrocketing cost of gas, groceries, health care and more thanks to his billionaires-first agenda,” said Michigan Democratic Party spokesperson Sara Isaacson. “Huizenga cares more about bumping elbows with his DC allies on an international getaway than paying TSA agents or lifting a finger to get things done for Southwest Michigan.”
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Michigan Advance: Huizenga’s office confirms Scotland delegation visit during partial shutdown
- Official congressional delegations to other nations are typically cancelled even during partial government shutdowns, much like the one the federal government is facing due to its inability to fund the Department of Homeland Security — but that didn’t stop the Republican Main Street Caucus from flying to Scotland.
- Among those pictured was Michigan’s U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga of Holland Township.
- Huizenga’s spokesman Brian Patrick told Michigan Advance that the congressman was indeed in Scotland…
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