Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) and Congressman Tim Walberg (R-MI) responded today to Attorney General Eric Holder's announcement that the Department of Justice will limit the scope of its Equitable Sharing Program. The program has been misused by government officials to seize the property of innocent Americans without being criminally charged.

Washington, D.C. – House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Representative Tim Walberg (R-MI) issued the following joint statement after a federal district judge ruled against a Department of Labor regulation that redefined companion care under the Fair Labor Standards Act:

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tim Walberg released the following statement today after voting for H.R. 185, the Regulatory Accountability Act, bipartisan legislation which requires federal bureaucrats to adopt the least costly method to effectively implement the law. The cost of America's federal regulatory burden amounts to $15,000 a year for each household.

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tim Walberg reintroduced his legislation, H.R. 272 or the Medal of Honor Priority Care Act, to ensure living Medal of Honor recipients receive timely access to their health benefits.

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tim Walberg voted today for H.R. 3 to authorize construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline. The vote came just hours after a major decision by the Nebraska Supreme Court to throw out a lawsuit challenging the pipeline's route in the state.

Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Tim Walberg released the following statement today after voting for the Hire More Heroes Act, bipartisan legislation to incentivize small businesses to hire more of our nation's veterans by exempting veterans already covered elsewhere from counting towards the President's health care law employee limit.