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February 24, 2015
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-07) released the following statement today in response to President Obama's veto of the Keystone XL Pipeline. According to the State Department, the pipeline, whose application was filed six years ago, would create more than 40,000 jobs.

February 13, 2015
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-07) voted for legislation to bring more certainty to the tax code by making a number of tax provisions permanent. H.R. 644, the Fighting Hunger Incentive Act, includes several provisions to promote charitable giving, including making permanent the tax deduction for contributions of food inventory by any type of business. H.R.

February 11, 2015
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-07) released the following statement today after voting to send the Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act, which passed the Senate 62-36 on January 29, to President Obama's desk.

February 3, 2015
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tim Walberg released the following statement today after voting for H.R. 596 to repeal the President's health care law.
Issues:Health Care

January 28, 2015
Washington, D.C. – Congressmen Tim Walberg (R-MI) and Jim Cooper (D-TN) introduced today H.R. 598, the Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act, bipartisan legislation requiring each federal agency to produce an annual report that identifies every program with a description of the program and its costs. Senator James Lankford (R-OK) is introducing companion legislation in the Senate.
Issues:Workforce

January 27, 2015
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tim Walberg voted for a bipartisan package of bills to combat the growing problem of human trafficking. The bipartisan bills passed by the House of Representatives will equip law enforcement officials with additional resources to prevent the heinous crime of human trafficking and provide victims with added support.

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Rep. Walberg at Press Conference
January 27, 2015
Washington, D.C. – Senator Rand Paul and Representative Tim Walberg reintroduced the Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act (FAIR Act) today, legislation to protect the rights of property owners and restore the Fifth Amendment's role in civil forfeiture proceedings.

January 22, 2015
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tim Walberg released the following statement today after attending the 42nd annual March for Life. The rally comes on the same day as the House voted on pro-life legislation to ban taxpayer-funded abortions.

January 20, 2015
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tim Walberg released the following statement after the President's State of the Union Address: