WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Fourth District Congressman Bill Huizenga is pulling no punches when it comes to his view of how his Democratic colleagues responded at President Donald Trump's address to Congress last night.
The President's first in-person address to a joint session of Congress since he was sworn into office on January 20 aired live on WOOD Radio and was televised nationally.
The Republican lawmaker said on West Michigan's Morning News it was disappointing to see the Democratic lawmakers refuse to stand up during certain parts of the speech and applaud.
"It was disgusting. Look, these people couldn't even stand for the kid with cancer being awarded the honorary Secret Service agent. And the kid that gets the appointment to West Point and wants to serve his country, much less the Laken Riley Act and Laken Riley, whose family is there," Huizenga said, referencing the Augusta University nursing student who was murdered by a 26-year-old Venezuelan man who had entered the country illegally.
On another matter, Huizenga said it is noteworthy that Trump mentioned plans to build infrastructure such as oil pipelines and power plants.
"Having to declare a national energy emergency. That means we're going to be doing more exploration. We're going to expand rare-earth mining and those kinds of things. Fighting flagrant waste of government dollars, of our tax dollars," he said.
Trump also talked about the need to be on equal economic footing with U.S. trade partners.
"If we don't, he's going to put in reciprocal tariffs. That's common sense. And what it's doing is it's spurring some good things. $1.7 trillion in new investment that's been pledged," he said.
Huizenga said that is beyond traditional technology, but also cutting-edge technology.
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