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House Education and Workforce Committee Chair Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) is pressing Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer to rescind several former President Biden-era labor regulations to improve, in his view, the lives of workers, job seekers and retirees.

Republican Congressman Tim Walberg of Michigan and Russ Fulcher of Idaho introduced legislation this week aimed at preventing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from imposing future vehicle emission standards that effectively mandate electric vehicles (EVs). Known as the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act, the bill directly challenges recent federal efforts to shift the U.S. automotive industry toward electrification.

Congressman Tim Walberg said consumers should have the choice between a vehicle powered by a electricity or gasoline.

Congressman Tim Walberg is reintroducing his CARS Act, which would prohibit the federal government from issuing rules that mandate electric vehicle sales or limit the availability of gas-powered vehicles.

Republican U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg plans to reintroduce legislation Friday that would ban the federal government from issuing rules that mandate electric vehicle sales or limit the availability of gas-powered ones, his office told The Detroit News.

In the U.S. House, the GOP’s education efforts will be led by Rep. Tim Walberg, the new chair of the Education and Workforce Committee. Walberg, a veteran member of Michigan’s congressional delegation, replaces Rep. Virginia Foxx, who’d led the committee’s Republicans since 2017. I was curious to hear how Walberg’s approaching his new role and what we should expect to see over the next two years.

Michigan U.S. Representatives Tim Walberg, Debbie Dingell and Bill Huizenga have introduced a bipartisan measure called the Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act.

Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) said he’s planning on reintroducing his bill to extend online privacy protections to many teen users soon, adding that he thinks the moment is ripe for it to pass.