Statement On TV Ad By The Sierra Club
“Unlike this very liberal special interest group, Tim Walberg believes regulations should be reviewed to determine their impact on jobs, energy prices and America’s manufacturing and global competitiveness. Despite this smear ad, Tim Walberg will continue working to protect American jobs and citizens, move our nation toward energy independence and ensure responsible environmental protections. Tim Walberg is working to protect the quality of the environment without chasing jobs out of Michigan.”
- Joe Wicks, Chief of Staff
Background:
Here is the TV ad:
https://www.frequency.com/video/sierra-club-michigan-ad-rep-tim-walberg/18334750
“Sources” in the TV ad:
Roll Call 741, passage of HR 2401, The TRAIN Act
On September 23, the House passed the Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation Act of 2011 (TRAIN Act) by a vote of 249-169. Tim Walberg voted yes.
The TRAIN Act would:
· Require an interagency committee to analyze the cumulative economic impacts of certain environmental regulations in an effort to better understand how these policies affect American manufacturing, global competitiveness, energy prices, and jobs.
The TRAIN Act would not:
· Prevent EPA from continuing to develop regulations
· Limit the EPA’s authority to protect public health and welfare in any way.
· Compel any legal regulatory framework to be based upon the final analysis.
Roll Call 147, passage of HR 1 the Continuing Resolution
On February 19, the House passed this overall appropriations bill that funded the federal government through September 30, 2011 by a vote of 235-189. Tim Walberg voted yes.
Roll Call 140, passage of Noem Amendment 563 to HR 1
On February 19, the House passed an amendment to HR 1 to prohibit the use of funds to modify the national primary ambient air quality standards applicable to dust by a vote of 255-168. Tim Walberg voted yes. Last summer, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) laid the foundation to regulate dust at the level of 65-85 ug/m3, which is essentially twice as stringent as the current standard. Opponents of this much more stringent standard, including the Farm Bureau, claim that if the EPA moves forward with a proposed rule later this year, vast rural and agricultural areas of the West and Midwest would be put into nonattainment and farmers and ranchers could be fined for everyday activities ranging from tilling soil, moving cattle, driving on unpaved roads or planting and harvesting crops.