Press Releases
Washington, D.C. –Today, the House passed the bipartisan H.R. 3089, the Grants Oversight and New Efficiency (GONE) Act, to bring accountability to the federal grant making process and rein in wasteful spending. A 2012 Government Accountability Office report identified nearly one billion dollars remaining in undisbursed funds within expired grant accounts. It is also estimated that federal agencies spend $2 million dollars per year to maintain accounts with no funds in them.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-07) released the following statement after the House voted in a bipartisan fashion to disapprove of President Obama's nuclear agreement with Iran. Click here to watch Walberg's floor speech in opposition to the deal moments before the vote occurred.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-07) voted today for the Regulations from the Executive in Needs of Scrutiny (REINS) Act, which would give Congress an up or down vote on any major new executive branch rule or regulation. Major regulations are those that produce an annual economic impact of $100 million or more, spur major increases in costs for consumers, or have other significant adverse effects on jobs and the economy.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-07), a senior member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, called on President Obama today to remove IRS Commissioner John Koskinen from his position for obstructing Congressional investigations into the IRS targeting scandal.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-07) and Congresswoman Candice Miller (MI-10) today introduced the Great Lakes Assurance Program Verification Act. They were joined by officials from the Michigan Farm Bureau, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources at a press conference in Monroe County to announce the bill's introduction.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-07) and Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence (MI-14) introduced the Grants Oversight and New Efficiency (GONE) Act today, bipartisan legislation to increase government accountability and crack down on wasteful spending. H.R. 3089 would require federal agencies to close out thousands of expired grants and accounts with a zero balance.