Nearly a year and a half later, do you see things at all differently today compared to how you did then? Despite that consequential vote coloring his tenure in Congress, Meijer has strived to address government's "dysfunction" despite the heightened political polarization. GRAND RAPIDS, MI Attorney Hillary Scholten, a Democrat running to replace U.S. Rep. Justin Amash in Congress, is calling on Republican candidate Peter Meijer to pledge to divest from all . What we saw on Wednesday is that the President is unfit for office, Meijer said on national television on January 11. [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. [24], Ultimately, Meijer defeated Scholten, 53%47%. Three months later, Meijer voted to impeach the president. Meijer voted Tuesday in Grand Rapids with his wife, Gabriella, and in-laws, who are new citizens and were voting in their first presidential election after immigrating from Brazil. 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. Yesterday the House passed a gun bill. Even though many conservatives in the 3rd district had suspicions he was a moderate, they bit their lip and supported him, trusting . "Peter Meijer just doesn't get it, and that makes sense when you remember he has a $50 million trust fund to fall back on. However, he also is skeptical that the House select committee investigating the violence of that day will be successful at changing many voters' views of what occurred. This is my frustration with a lot of one-size-fits-all approaches from the federal government. You're staying in place. I could go down the list of all of the fantastic policies that administration implemented. [70][71], Meijer opposes abortion. You previously said that you see right now that Republicans see "no alternative" to Trump. 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 . That's where I'm deeply concerned that the policy takes a total backseat. The government is downstream, not upstream, of culture. I think trying to shirk responsibility is a fundamentally un-conservative position. "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. We shouldn't be looking at this first and foremost through a partisan lens. [49][50], Meijer voted for H.R. "[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. A "straw" donor is one who uses another's name to make political contributions in an effort to evade reporting requirements which is illegal under federal campaign finance law. Truscott noted that the law requires the Congressional Leadership Fundto report all donors. There's still a trust fund, with more than $50 million. ", Meijer said Thursday his priorities will include ensuringan affordable health care system,protecting the Great Lakes, tackling the climate crisis and working on "ending our endless wars.". Rep. 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", 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.". The FEC complaint notes that Montcalm LLC lacks a business imprint or an online presence such as a website, social media account or business record. "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. Newsweek spoke to Meijer by phone on Thursday morning, prior to the first public televised hearing of the House select committee. ", Khanna called the invasion "a blatant violation of international law.". [36][4] The next day, Meijer stated in an interview with MSNBC that he had purchased body armor and made changes to his daily schedule due to threats against his life in reaction to his vote for impeachment. [17] Vice President Mike Pence, Representative Dan Crenshaw,[18] House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy,[19] House Minority Whip Steve Scalise,[20] and Senator Tom Cotton endorsed Meijer. 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. 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. serving my country," Meijer said when asked about criticism he's received over having a large trust fund. Gottheimer, who owns dozens of different individual stocks, has not created for himself what's known as a "qualified blind trust" a congressionally approved financial arrangement where a lawmaker cedes control of all or part of his or her assets to an independent trustee. [52] He believes Republicans should take on the problem with conservative solutions. I think that it's easy to be the populist. [51], Meijer has acknowledged the existence of anthropogenic climate change. Meanwhile, the Michigan Republican says he doesn't have any regrets about his vote to impeach Trump after the events of January 6, 2021. Peter Meijer, a Republican from Michigan, and the husband of Rep. Susie Lee, a Democrat from Nevada, used to have Russia-related investments but said Monday they sold them in 2021 and 2020, respectively. But I guess it boils down to I'm not a breakfast burrito guy. [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. But thats no difference for Meijer who has his $50 million-plus trust fund to rescue him if he gets sick. 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. After graduating from Columbia University in 2012 with an undergraduate degree in cultural anthropology, Meijer worked in Afghanistan as a director at the International Safety NGO Organisation, an international charity that supports the safety of aid workers in conflict zones such as Syria and Somalia. "There's understandable frustration from all Americans that things aren't getting done in Congress," he explained. T he scion of a prominent family of supermarket store owners is leaving Congress after losing his bid for reelection to a Trump-backed primary challenger on Tuesday night. Instead, he has chosen a path of public service. "Peter Meijer ran on the fact that he's a veteran.Lots of patriots voted for him. That is what gives power and control to the government, rather than the government, rather than being first and foremost subjects. Meijer was a co-sponsor of the America's CHILDREN Act. On July 29, 2022, Meijer joined a majority of his Republican colleagues and five Democrats in voting against H.R. Peter James Meijer (/ma.r/, MY-r; born January 10, 1988) is an American politician and business analyst who served as the U.S. representative for Michigan's 3rd congressional district from 2021 to 2023. We can allocate all the money in the world from the federal government. One of the most consequential votes you took was in January 2021, when you voted to impeach Trump. While Meijer hasnt spent as much as Pritzker did on his gubernatorial campaignhe poured more than $170 million into his successful 2018 runhe did loan himself more than $1.4 million to fund his congressional bid. Scholten in a statement said the energy behind her bid for Congress pointed to"tides changing in West Michigan.". "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. But Meijer told HuffPost in a phone interview on Tuesday that he has. 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. Rizik is also the registered agent for the Meijer Family Office LLC, according to state records. "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. [12] He was also a volunteer emergency medical technician for Columbia University's emergency medical services. Would be accurate to say "10% of the $1.2T is *NEW* funding for roads/bridges" but that's bc nearly 60% of $1.2T is *EXISTING* funding for roads/bridges (Highway Trust Fund). Or you know, the Capitol Police invited people in. We want to control the federal government so we can grow its power and punish our political enemies." 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. You have to earn the trust of the voters to be able to implement the policies that they have sent you to Lansing or to Washington to deliver. 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"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. This is much to do about nothing and is just about opponents trying to score cheap political points," Moore said. [60] This bill expanded legal protections for transgender people, and contained provisions allowing transgender women to use women's shelters and serve time in prisons matching their gender identity. 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. Meijer and Scholten are in a tight race for the 3rd Congressional District seat held by retiring U.S. Rep. Justin Amash, a Libertarian, representing the Grand Rapids area. 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. Rep. Peter Meijer is a Republican congressman from Michigan. I think it's essential that we have politicians who don't put their jersey on first. That doesn't seem like a recipe to enact significantyou know, that's not a winning recipe. Rep. Peter Meijer (R-MI . Democratic ads often mentioned Meijer's $50 million trust fund, suggesting he couldn't understand the everyday struggles of middle-class families. The terms of such qualified blind trusts, which congressional guidance states is the "most comprehensive approach" to avoiding "potential conflicts of interest or the appearance of such conflicts," are a matter of public record. But one thing you voted against was the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that had significant bipartisan support in the Senate. . 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. 4350: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 House Vote #293 Sep 23, 2021", "H.R. So I'm excited to get to work on those ends.". No. By clicking Sign up, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider Pour en savoir plus sur la faon dont nous utilisons vos donnes personnelles, veuillez consulter notre politique relative la vie prive et notre politique en matire de cookies. If it had been 2012 and Barack Obama had lost that election, and had his supporters storming the Capitol, I'm pretty sure there would have been a few more Republicans voting for impeachment. Although Rep. Meijers father, Hank, was close friends with President Gerald Fordwho was raised in Grand Rapids and represented Michigan in Congresshe has largely avoided pursuing politics. "Lee last week advocated for the "most crushing of sanctions on Russia" in response to its invasion of Ukraine. [56], in May 2022, Meijer was one of 16 House Republicans to vote for the Recovering America's Wildlife Act. I am a huge fan of cereal. $11M of that was spent on campaigns against Biden.. Another area where there's talk in the Senate of potential bipartisan agreement is on guns in the wake of these mass shootings. There was no bipartisan input. Rizik is also the registered agent for the Meijer Family Office LLC, according to state records. 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.". A spokesman for Meijer's campaign said Friday that "this has nothing to do with Peter Meijer.". Party People: Mike Pence campaigned with Meijer in October. 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. How does that work? You have to be in a position of power. In 2021, Meijer co-sponsored the Fairness for All Act, the Republican alternative to the Equality Act. Insider's recent "Conflicted Congress" project found that 57 members of Congress, and at least 182 senior congressional aides, have in recent months violated the federal Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012 with late or missing financial disclosures. Do you see a potential alternative emerging? "There was never any attempt to not be completely transparent. Heir to a multibillion-dollar supermarket chain, Rep. Peter Meijer is one of Americas wealthiest politiciansand unafraid to speak his mind. A leader doesn't run to the front of the parade and grab the baton. Our expectation is that someone may try and kill us, Meijer told MSNBC and added that he and other GOP members who voted to impeach the president changed their daily routines. [22] He raised $2.7 million during the campaign, to Scholten's $3 million. "I didn't support this bill (see earlier comments) but I keep seeing this misleading talking point. In 2017, Meijer received his M.B.A. from New York University and after a stint in Detroit real estate development, he decided to enter Michigan politics. [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. There's a difference between an explanation and excuse. The evidence indicates that this LLC was used to unlawfully keep voters in the dark about the true source of a $150,000 super PAC contribution, said Brendan Fischer, senior director of federal reform at the Campaign Legal Center. [1] He is a member of the Republican Party. as well as other partner offers and accept our. Lukoil has endured targeted US sanctions since 2014. Prosecutors in Istanbul on Thursday launched a probe into Turkish cryptocurrency exchange platform Thodex after its . About Us. Contributions or gifts to DCCC are not tax-deductible. "The family is reluctant to use personal checkswith personal information like a home address on them.". After the complaint was filed Friday, the Congressional Leadership Fund amended its FEC filing. And frankly, some energy that Donald Trump brought to the Republican Party was very needed to a party that had grown listless. According to data from OpenSecrets.org, members of the DeVos family and DeVos-owned companies have contributed to the re-election campaign of Rep. Peter Meijer. He thinks politicians need to stop putting "their jersey on first." 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. Ep. After a heated campaign, Meijerdefeated Democrat Hillary Scholten of Grand Rapids 53% to 47%, according to unofficial returns. He has consistently voted against bills to expand abortion access and has an A+ rating from the Susan B. Anthony list. Another billionaire, coal tycoon Jim Justice, a Democrat-turned-Republican, just started his second term as West Virginias governor and has a net worth of $1.2 billion. Fischer said CLFs amendment shows that the allegations in his complaint were correct. But I also don't pretend that I have all the answers. "Khanna strongly supports the president's sanctions targeting Putin, the oligarchs, and the Russian government.". And at the same time, it's very easy for misunderstanding and suspicion to take root, which can be very well founded. Deeply unsettled by the . 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. 0:00. and earning the trust of the voter and get that rare privilege of governing on behalf of the American people," he said. [61], Meijer was one of 31 Republicans to vote for the LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act. 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. [40], During the presidency of Joe Biden, Meijer had voted in line with the president's stated position 36% of the time. And are you optimistic about the direction politics is going? 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. [16], From 2013 to 2015, Meijer worked as a conflict analyst for an international NGO. The complaint also asks the FEC to probe whether Montcalm failed to register as a political committee as required by federal law. You've been in Congress about a year and a half. 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. [11], Following Justin Amash's departure from the Republican Party in July 2019, Meijer announced his candidacy for Michigan's 3rd congressional district, competing in the Republican primary. Meijer is a Republican rather. Those are things that we can at least make progress on in a bipartisan way. 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. 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. Meijer was deployed to Baghdad in 2010 for a little over a year as an intelligence advisor for the U.S. Army. [21] Meijer defeated Lynn Afendoulis in the August 4 primary election. Meijer faced Democratic nominee Hillary Scholten in the general election. The family currently has no investments in these funds," Lee spokesperson Zoe Sheppard said. [5] His financial disclosures list more than $50million in assets, primarily from a Meijer family trust. Frustratingly, because I don't know why, honestly. In Michigan, there were a number of prominent Republicans like yourself, Congressman Fred Upton, and several others at the local and federal level that pushed back against the 2020 election misinformation and what happened on January 6. Meijer, whose family founded the Meijer retail chain, has assets of at least $60 million, according to a personal financial disclosure form covering the period of January 2019 through April. He spoke to press Thursday in downtown Grand Rapids outside his campaign's corrugated steel Quonset hut a semi cylindrical structure popular inWorld War II for sheltering troops. ", 2023 The Detroit News, a Digital First Media Newspaper. And as a fellow Michigander, I've got to ask, does that include Kellogg's cereal? 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. It's been two decades since Michigan had a Republican senator. I talk to plenty of people who say there was no violence or if there was violence, it was the FBI. 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. I love egg on a burger. "Prior to taking office, Josh turned over management of his portfolio to a third party and only receives statements of prior transactions," Gottheimer spokesperson Chris D'Aloia said. OK. [32] In November 2022, Gibbs lost the general election to Meijer's 2020 opponent, Hillary Scholten. By the next year, sales were an estimated $5 billion. mesurer votre utilisation de nos sites et applications. When it comes to political violence, if there's ever a moment when we should step back and say, my first thought shouldn't be, "What's best for my side?" I think it's deeply worrisome when the former elected officials who successfully won statewide in a state like Michigan, when you have a party that actively seeks to purge them. ", "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. Rep. Peter Meijer, R-Mich., is seen during a group photo with freshmen members of the House Republican Conference on the House steps of the Capitol on Monday, January 4, 2021. We're now at this point where, frankly, I don't know whoI'm not sure whose mind is not already made up. [28], Meijer ran for reelection in the district for the 2022 elections. That's something we need to reckon with. That bill also would have provided some $7 billion for highways in Michigan and over $500 million for bridges. 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. [54], Meijer was one of eight House Republicans to vote for the Colorado Wilderness Act. I know that shell continue to fight for our rights and make a difference for the people of West Michigan. And do you think any evidence could be brought to light that will actually impact the views of voters regarding what happened that day? It should be first and foremost as Americans who denounce and refuse to condone political violence. A nonpartisan watchdog is asking federal officials to investigate a Grand Rapids entity it claims was created to funnel money to a Republican political group working to help elect GOP candidate Peter Meijer to Congress.
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