Press Releases

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.

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. 636, America's Small Business Tax Relief Act, makes permanent a provision in the tax code that allows small businesses to expense up to $500,000 of new equipment purchases per year.

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.

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.

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.

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. Yesterday, Walberg managed the floor debate for the Education and Workforce Committee's trafficking legislation. Click here for the video.