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March 30, 2017

Civil forfeiture allows the government to take people's property on account of crime — without proving anyone guilty. But a local congressman is working to reform the practice and provide better due-process protections.


March 20, 2017
ANN ARBOR, MI - U.S. Reps. Tim Walberg and Debbie Dingell, along with other members of Congress, have reintroduced "Jessie's Law," a bipartisan bill named after Ann Arbor resident Jessie Grubb, who died of an opioid overdose.

March 7, 2017
JACKSON, MI - Searching for more insight on Jackson County's growing opioid epidemic, U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Tipton, toured the county Monday to see what he can do to help.

Walberg, alongside Andy's Angels founder Mike Hirst, toured the Jackson County Jail on Chanter Road Monday, March 6, meeting with inmates who have been affected by heroin.

March 2, 2017

The House on Thursday passed legislation aimed at increasing transparency in the regulatory process.

The Regulatory Integrity Act, backed by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.), requires federal agencies to shed light on what happens behind the scenes when they are crafting new rules. The measure also prohibits regulators from drumming up public support for those rules.

Issues:Agriculture

March 2, 2017
Legislation to preserve health care access and protections for individuals with pre-existing conditions has been introduced by U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Tipton.
Issues:Health Care

February 28, 2017
JACKSON, MI -- U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg invited a Jackson resident to attend President Donald Trump's first Joint Address to Congress with him on Tuesday, Feb. 28.

Substance abuse prevention advocate Mike Hirst was invited to make the trip to Washington D.C. with Walberg.