I'm a big fan of hard-boiled and even enjoy the occasional pickled egg at times. All rights reserved. Amash has represented the district for nearly 10 years. "I think divided government, especially with the Republican Senate majority being held, there'll be a strong encouragement to look for bipartisan solutions to look for compromise and thingsthat can work across the aisle. Gottheimer said that "Ukraine urgently needs the continued assistance of Western allies to hold off Russian troops from Kyiv including additional sanctions by the U.S. to cut off Putin's revenue at the source. [17], The DeVos and Van Andel families, who co-founded Amway, contributed to Meijer's campaign, though United States Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and her husband Dick DeVos abstained from fundraising efforts. 1:00. I would actually say, a lot of the posturing you see on TV and social media is not necessarily reflective of many serious, sober-minded individuals who are not going to abandon their principles. He thinks politicians need to stop putting "their jersey on first." But in statements during the past week, the four members of Congress who've traded Russian investments have been uniformly opposed to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. We need to be focusing on political violence in a sober, level-headed way, rather than excusing it when it comes from our side. The structure harkens back towhen another military veteran, Gerald Ford, first ran for Congress in 1948 to representthe Grand Rapids area. MEIJER GST EXEMPT 97 FBO PETER Walmart Inc. (WMT) [ST] $1,001 - $15,000 Capital Gains, Dividends $201 - $1,000 $1 - $200 MEIJER GST EXEMPT 97 FBO PETER Walt Disney Company (DIS) [ST] $1 - $1,000 Capital Gains, Dividends $1 - $200 $201 - $1,000 MEIJER GST EXEMPT 97 FBO PETER Waste Management, Inc. (WM) [ST] $1,001 - $15,000 Dividends $1 - As we've seen in Michigan, where we're putting more and more money toward some of these projects, and the more you're putting the money toward them, the more the cost is going up. [55] The bill would designate 600,000 acres of public lands in the State of Colorado as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. (1/2)" Frankly, as we should expect as a superpower. My goal is to make our government work. The 33-year-old voted to impeach Trump two days later, one of the ten Republican House members to do so, including the third-highest-ranking GOP politician, Liz Cheney. [22] He raised $2.7 million during the campaign, to Scholten's $3 million. Lukoil has endured targeted US sanctions since 2014. What we saw on Wednesday is that the President is unfit for office, Meijer said on national television on January 11. I think nothing could be further from core conservative principles. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. But Congress itself is actively debating whether to ban members of Congress from trading individual stocks a practice that lawmakers have long permitted for themselves amid rampant violations of current financial disclosure laws and potential conflicts of interest. I don't view cereal as a breakfast food. No, we are first and foremost determinants determining how we are governed. Four members of Congress or their spouses have either currently or recently invested money in Russian companies, according to an Insider analysis of federal financial disclosure documents. [40], During the presidency of Joe Biden, Meijer had voted in line with the president's stated position 36% of the time. Voters here deserve a thorough and fair investigation by the FEC.. In 1934, Hendrik Meijer, a Dutch immigrant and Peter Meijers great-grandfather, founded Meijers Grocery in Greenville, Michigan, with $340 worth of merchandise on credit, equivalent to about $6,600 today. From 2008 to 2016, Meijer served in the United States Army Reserve and was deployed to Iraq from 2010 into 2011, serving as an intelligence advisor. [63][64], On July 19, 2022, Meijer and 46 other Republican representatives voted for the Respect for Marriage Act, which would codify the right to same-sex marriage in federal law. [33], Meijer accepted the 2020 presidential election results, announcing publicly that he accepted the outcome and recognized Joe Biden as president-elect. $11M of that was spent on campaigns against Biden.. "It's important that the Republican Party looks more like the country as a whole and that we also have our government that reflects more of the people that seeks to represent," Meijer said. A representative for the Meijer family, John Truscott, said it wasa paperwork issue by the Congressional Leadership Fund, and they fixed it "immediately.". [5][11][13][14][15], In 2017, Meijer graduated from the New York University Stern School of Business with a Master of Business Administration. [61], Meijer was one of 31 Republicans to vote for the LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act. "It's inexcusable, and it's not like members of Congress didn't have plenty of advance warning that this attack was coming," Shaub told Insider. The family currently has no investments in these funds," Lee spokesperson Zoe Sheppard said. All rights reserved. [9], Meijer graduated from East Grand Rapids High School in 2006. This evening [Thursday], the January 6 House select committee will start public hearings. Hank remains executive chairman of the $18.1 billion (2019 revenues) company, which has 256 stores in six Midwestern states, including Michigan, where it will soon help administer Covid-19 vaccines. Have there be solid recommendations so we can improve security at the Capitol complex, that we could make sure that the violence that occurred on January 6 never happens again. The Brain Trust of the Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute serves as the voluntary board of advisors to guide the work of Columbia University researchers as they uncover the mysteries of the brain. Meijers uncle Doug Meijer also contributed $5,600. You've been talking about the need for bipartisanship and the polarization. I think one of the sad realities that have come of this momentI've attended many events where very little of policy substance was discussed. Mark E. Rizik, the registered agent for Montcalm, did not respond Friday torequests for comment. The congresswoman's annual financial disclosure, covering financial activity in 2020 and filed in August 2021, indicates he sold up to $100,000 worth of shares in the VanEck Russia ETF and earned up to $15,000 in capital gains that year from the sale. 3843: Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022 -- House Vote #460 -- Sep 29, 2022", "National Pro-Life Scorecard Rep. Peter Meijer", "Committees and Caucuses | Representative Peter Meijer", "Opinion: Under Trump, the GOP may have lost its soul", Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Peter_Meijer&oldid=1145140971, This page was last edited on 17 March 2023, at 14:11. GOP Rep. Peter Meijer of Michigan was among the U.S. lawmakers who were overwhelmingly sellers of individual stocks last year, with the Capitol Trades analysis showing that he unloaded an estimated $4.8 million of shares. The GOP lawmaker will now face off against a Trump-backed opponent, John Gibbons, in an August primary. In both instances, the facts alleged involved a limited liability companymaking a six-figure donation to a super PAC just weeks after being created, he said. Peter will stand up to China, he's tough on illegal immigration, and he's the best bet to keep this seat red. [59] The bill would prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity, and protect the free exercise of religion. Truscott said that CLF always had Hank Meijers information to put in the report but made a mistake and didnt do it. Bloomberg Philanthropies works to ensure better, longer lives for the greatest number of people by focusing on five key areas: the arts, education, the environment, government innovation, and public health. After the complaint was filed Friday, the Congressional Leadership Fund amended its FEC filing. But now the Michigan GOP has put forward a number of candidates, such as [secretary of state hopeful] Kristina Karamo and others, who embrace this misinformation. In 2021, Meijer was one of 29 Republicans to vote to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act. Instead, he has chosen a path of public service. There's a lot of areas where having different states take different approaches, and being able to compare and contrast what has worked and what hasn't. Any regrets? I do think there's room for an agreement. A spokesman for Meijer's campaign said Friday that "this has nothing to do with Peter Meijer.". As an American, as somebody who believes in this republic and swore an oath to the Constitution, we are going down a very dangerous path that we need to turn around right now. [62], In 2022, Meijer was one of six Republicans to vote for the Global Respect Act, which imposes sanctions on foreign persons responsible for violations of the internationally recognized human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI) people, and for other purposes. I think it has to respect the fact that our Constitution gives policing powers to the states, and it is honest about the reality that there's not one thing that's going to do everything. "Were confident everything on our end has been handled appropriately and are pleased the issue has been corrected," Truscott said. The fund "includes publicly traded companies that are incorporated in Russia or that are incorporated outside of Russia but has at least 50% of their revenues/related assets in Russia. You voted against it, as did most Republicans. The address that Montcalm used for the donation is the same Grand Rapids address for the Meijer Family Foundation at 80 Ottawa Ave., Suite 101. I've been focused on trying to go beneath the symptoms and focus on how can we begin to tackle some of the underlying causes, and some of the reasons why our federal government fails at its job, some of the reasons why it's hard to get things done. "He has my full support as he takes on a new role. Meijer also admitted that some on Capitol Hill have even purchased body armor, which is considered a reimbursable expense for members of Congress. Because of that vote, you're facing a Trump-backed challenger. The Yandex investment is part of Khanna's wife's family trust, established prior to their marriage, and it is "controlled by independent money managers," said Marie Baldassarre, Khanna's spokesperson. Why did you vote against that? Do you see a potential alternative emerging? [65], Meijer was a co-sponsor of the America's CHILDREN Act. Meijer in 2020 reported owning up to $15,000 in Yandex stock among the many stock assets contained within a trust fueled by his family's chain of retail and grocery stores. Meijer noted that the House GOP was expected to have a bad night on Tuesday with a loss of five to 15 seats, but instead they added at least seven seats, leavingDemocrats with a slimmer House majority. "The family is reluctant to use personal checkswith personal information like a home address on them.". . At the same time, I think that government dysfunction has bred political polarization. In contrast to what we voted on in the House, where many of the underlying titles, individual senators hadindividual Democratic senators had expressed reservations about and couldn't even support. The candidates each raised over $3 million,. Meijer said he spoke to Scholten, an immigration lawyer,Wednesday night and that he congratulated her on running a "strong andspirited" campaign. [53], On March 21, 2021, Meijer signed a letter pressing Biden to stop Enbridge Line 5, an oil pipeline, from being shut down in May. It's much more challenging to encourage peopleto say, "Your emotion, your frustration is 100 percent valid, and here's how we do something productive with it," rather than keep spinning in circles. And then very quickly did some polling and said, "Well, this is the easiest path.". Representative Peter Meijer (R., Mich.) counts himself among that last, unfortunate, group after being defeated by his Trump-endorsed challenger, John Gibbs, last week. His district was previously represented by Justin Amash, the first Libertarian member of Congress. Meijer, an Army veteran and the grandson of retailer Fredrik Meijer, has called for more civility,new ideas and less partisanship in Washington. Gottheimer owns up to $30,000 worth of American depository receipts in Lukoil, the Russian fossil fuels giant, according to his most recent annual financial disclosure. It shouldn't take a legal complaint for a super PAC donor to disclose what should have been made public in the first place., Scholten, Meijer's opponent,called the allegations appalling., For too long, the rich and well-connected in West Michigan have used their wealth to rig the system in their favor at the expense of everyday families, she said. "We may not have won tonight, but this isnt the end of our fight for a better and bright West Michigan for all including low cost, accessible health care, clean water, and an economy that works for everyone," she said. One of the most consequential votes you took was in January 2021, when you voted to impeach Trump. [45][46], In July 2021, Meijer voted for the bipartisan ALLIES Act, which would increase by 8,000 the number of special immigrant visas for Afghan allies of the U.S. military during its invasion of Afghanistan, while also reducing some application requirements that caused long application backlogs; the bill passed the House, 40716. Another area where there's talk in the Senate of potential bipartisan agreement is on guns in the wake of these mass shootings. Representative Peter Meijer, a Michigan Republican, made history within 10 days of officially being sworn in as a House member, becoming the first freshman lawmaker to vote to impeach a president of their own political party. I appreciate and I think it's important that both parties have diversity of thought within them. And are you optimistic about the direction politics is going? Meijer faced Democratic nominee Hillary Scholten in the general election. I tend to drink some coffee in the morning, but I'm not a big fan of things that are only cheesy, only greasy or only salty. During the defense's cross-examination of E. Jean Carroll, Trump's attorney asked the writer why she "did not scream" when she was "supposedly raped.". But Meijer told HuffPost in a phone interview on Tuesday that he has. "Most of my professional background has been in places that are not the best functioning Baghdad, Kabul, disaster zones so I'm a little bit optimistic that I'll find a higher functioning D.C., even if that's a very low bar," Meijer said. Si vous souhaitez personnaliser vos choix, cliquez sur Grer les paramtres de confidentialit. After the complaint was filed Friday, the Congressional Leadership Fund amended its FEC filing to say the $150,000 contribution came from Hendrik G. Meijer, Peter'sfather, who is identified as the owner and sole member of Montcalm LCC. twitter.com/RepMei. In 2021, Meijer co-sponsored the Fairness for All Act, the Republican alternative to the Equality Act. ", "Here are the 35 House Republicans who voted for the January 6 commission", "These are the 9 House Republicans who voted to hold Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress", "House votes to repeal 2002 Iraq War authorization", "House passes bill to streamline visa process for Afghans who helped US", "House votes to evacuate more Afghan allies as US war ends", "House passes sweeping defense policy bill", "H.R. Thanks to his family fortune, Meijer is now part of an exclusive club of ultrawealthy politicians, from Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy to Nelson Rockefeller and Michael Bloomberg, who is worth $54.9 billion despite spending more than $1 billion to defeat Donald Trump in 2020, including his own failed presidential run. Those are things that we can at least make progress on in a bipartisan way. These investments come to light in the midst of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which has prompted the US government to hit Russia with heavy sanctions and triggered boycotts of Russian products and culture, from vodka to soccer. I think we should have policy-oriented conversations rather than a conversationrather than a politics whose goal is to channel the anger of the electorate in a way that best benefits the candidate personally. I know that shell continue to fight for our rights and make a difference for the people of West Michigan. The NRA Victory Fund spent $18 million in the 2020 election to oppose Democratic candidates, compared to $1M to oppose Republican candidates. ", Dan Lee also sold a stake, worth up to $100,000, in the iShares MSCI Russia ETF, which "seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of Russian equities.". I think it's essential that we have politicians who don't put their jersey on first. "There's understandable frustration from all Americans that things aren't getting done in Congress," he explained. The law requires that big donors be publicly reported and the public has a right to know if a billionaire is bankrolling a super PAC supporting his son's run for office. Fischer said the"serious" violation alleged is similar to the one thatled to the arrest of Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, the associates of President Donald Trumps personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani. Deeply unsettled by the . Headquartered in Newark, New Jersey, United States, PGIM manages more than $1 trillion in assets across its fixed income, equity, real estate, alternatives, and multi-asset channels, including $283 billion for retail investors, and $553 billion for . You know, I voted and supportedand think it would have been just unquestionably more beneficial to the country if there would have been an independent, bipartisan investigation. If he wants to take extra security measures, however, Meijer has more resources than an ordinary politicianhe comes from a family of billionaires. [31] Meijer said he would not support Gibbs in the November election. [8] He legally readopted the family name at age eighteen. [44], In June 2021, Meijer was one of 49 House Republicans to vote to repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002. Do you think it's a common thing for Republicans and Democrats to have close friendships across the aisle in the current polarized climate? Seven months into his first term in elected office and months before a commission may decide what Michigan's new . and earning the trust of the voter and get that rare privilege of governing on behalf of the American people," he said. Incumbent Rep. Peter Meijer, who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump, fell short in the Republican primary on Tuesday, losing to John Gibbs, a former Trump administration official who has promoted conspiracy theories and said he does not believe Joe Biden was legitimately elected. The House Administration Committee, for its part, is poised to schedule a hearing on a congressional stock ban. "We want to make sure we're representing everybody in West Michigan not just those who who voted for us but but everybody who's here because that's ultimately the job, at the end of the day, of our representative in Congress.". Stephen Kokx, a writer and lifelong resident of Meijer's district, recently spoke with Big League Politics about Meijer and his perception among the people who elected him. We're again, just like a lot of progressives, it becomes we want the state to be the central organizing entityexcept we want to control it. Nevertheless, the race was very close; Cook Political Report rated it a toss-up. [42], On May 19, 2021, Meijer became one of 35 Republicans who joined all Democrats in voting to approve legislation to establish the January 6 commission meant to investigate the 2021 United States Capitol attack. "I've spent several years as a combatant in Iraq, as a civilian non-combatant in Afghanistan working on humanitarian aid operations and saw how what our government does or doesn't do lives hang in the balance," Meijer said. After a heated campaign, Meijerdefeated Democrat Hillary Scholten of Grand Rapids 53% to 47%, according to unofficial returns. A few members of Congress or their spouses have, or recently had, stakes in Russian companies. It didn't tackle why it is so much more expensive in this country to build infrastructure than in any other developed nation in the world. "[5] In his primary campaign, Meijer received funding from several wealthy Michigan-based business families and outraised the other Republican candidates. General Unrestricted Fund The General Unrestricted Fund is the most flexible for spending, and contributions are used in maintaining the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park. Especially around how do we deal with mental health in this country. Spokespeople for Gottheimer and Lee did not respond to the question of whether they support a congressional stock ban. Meijer launched his campaign for a congressional seat to represent Grand Rapids in July 2019, shortly after Michigan Rep. Justin Amash criticized the hyperpartisan environment within Congress in a scathing op-ed in the Washington Post and announced he was leaving the Republican Party and becoming an independent. Rep. Peter Meijer is a Republican congressman from Michigan. [5] During this time, Meijer also worked on veterans projects such as Project Rubicon, was on the advisory board of the With Honor super political action committee, and assisted with urban renewal projects throughout Michigan. The day after Montcalm's donation, the Congressional Leadership Fund which is asuper political action committeeendorsed by House GOP leadership spent additional money on ads inthe Grand Rapids market against Peter Meijer's Democratic opponent, Hillary Scholten, according to federal filings. That has tremendous value and allows us to pass legislation based on empirical data, demonstrated efficacy rather than talking points and assumptions. [67][68][69], In 2022, Meijer was one of 39 Republicans to vote for the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022, an antitrust package that would crack down on corporations for anti-competitive behavior. I think it was a worthwhile effort. [47][48], In September 2021, Meijer was among 135 House Republicans to vote for the National Defense Authorization Act of 2022, which contains a provision that would require women to register for the draft. If you're not having conversations, if you're not talking, if you're not able to realize at the end of the day that we may be of different parties but as with all Americans, there's far more that unites us as a people than divides us. There's understandable frustration from all Americans that things aren't getting done in Congress. "Conflicted Congress" also found dozens of examples of members of Congress holding stock in companies that clash with their public responsibilities or stated orthodoxies or sat on committees that directly oversee the activities of companies in which they hold shares. "[39], On August 24, 2021, Meijer and Representative Seth Moulton flew unannounced into Hamid Karzai International Airport during the 2021 Taliban offensive amid the evacuation of Americans and allies. I also really appreciate the opportunity to talk with individuals who, in good faith, have arrived at different conclusions, and be able to either defend how I arrived at my position or to gain a perspective, or getting information that maybe I didn't have. "I want to reiterate the same thing that I've said when I'm knocking on a door that may haveone of my opponent's signs on it," Meijer said Thursday. Not only that, but also, nothing that ultimately is going to get passed into law. [40][41] The next day, Pelosi sent a letter to all House members saying that "the Departments of Defense and State have requested that Members not travel to Afghanistan and the region during this time of danger" because such travel "would unnecessarily divert needed resources" from the evacuation efforts. Yesterday the House passed a gun bill. Unrestricted contributions less than $10,000 go the general fund. You know, how do we make sure that proven and effective means of reducing violence are implemented at the level of government that they have been shown to be most effective. I view politics as a way of being able to implement the policies you believe in, that you believe will be able to move the country or the state in a better direction. Please make sure that the form field below is filled out correctly before submitting. And that requires deep diagnosis, that requires deep analysis. 7691, the Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022, which would provide the Ukrainian government with $40 billion in emergency aid.

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