Tag Archives: Rep. Justin Amash

Is it better for our representatives to keep us in the dark?

Posted on December 28, 2022 by whungerford

I am working to bring transparency to Congress, and part of that effort includes keeping you updated on what bills passed the House each week and how I voted on each piece of legislation.— Rep. Tenney (NY-22) Some Members of Congress … Continue reading →

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Limits to Federal Responsibility

Posted on February 1, 2018 by whungerford

     Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI) writes: I voted no on the motion to suspend the rules and pass #S534, which federalizes criminal law with respect to certain child abuse reporting. Specifically, the bill makes it a federal crime for an … Continue reading →

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Warrantless surveillance

Posted on January 10, 2018 by whungerford

Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI) writes: On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives will take two extremely important votes related to something called #FISA702, which is a section of foreign intelligence surveillance law. One vote will be on passage of a bill, #S139, … Continue reading →

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Justin Amash on the Hartzler Amendment to NDAA

Posted on July 17, 2017 by whungerford

Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI) writes: “There’s an astonishing level of misinformation and disinformation about a certain amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2018, so I want to provide some clarity.” On July 13, the House … Continue reading →

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Tom Reed makes poor use of facebook

Posted on July 28, 2016 by whungerford

Tom Reed recently posed as a facebook expert. In truth, he makes poor use of facebook. He has 700,000 constituents but only 4,400 likes on his official page. Here is information about some other Representatives: Representative Likes Justin Amash (R-MI) … Continue reading →

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Rep. Amash (R-MI) on discrimination

Posted on June 19, 2016 by whungerford

Rep. Amash writes about discrimination: Source is here Genuine policy disagreements with my colleagues are not what make my job difficult on any given day; rather, it’s having to counter the steady stream of misinformation and disinformation coming from politicians, … Continue reading →

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Rep. Amash on the budget

Posted on October 28, 2015 by whungerford

Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI), a Freedom Caucus member, writes: today, the House Freedom Caucus issued the following statement: The latest budget deal continues the sad pattern of the past five years: a fiscal monstrosity gets negotiated in secret with Obama, … Continue reading →

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Justin Amash (R-MI) on the Speaker’s role

Posted on October 6, 2015 by whungerford

In place of genuine reforms, Republican leaders inundate the public with meaningless show votes. These bills and amendments are often poorly drafted and not intended to become law, but rather to give representatives talking points to bash the other side … Continue reading →

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Making Congress more transparent and accessible

Posted on January 7, 2015 by whungerford

For the second Congress in a row, the House has adopted my reforms to make Congress more transparent and accessible to Americans. Writing legislation in a way that’s more readable will help representatives and their staffs fulfill their responsibility to … Continue reading →

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Rep. Amash’s fans lobby him on facebook

Posted on November 20, 2014 by whungerford

Rep. Amash’s fans speak; you can’t make this stuff up. What are your ideas on proceeding against Obama’s amnesty play? Don’t let Obama win. He is out of control. We the people voted for you because we know you will … Continue reading →

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