Press Releases

Washington, D.C. –Today Rep Walberg welcomed Hillsdale Resident Heather, Tritchka-Stuchell, and her family to Washington, D.C. to receive the 2013 Angels in Adoption award. Heather was chosen for her advocacy on behalf of the needs of children. She and her husband, Greg, are the parents of Chloe, 11, and Olivia, 9, a special needs child born in Taiwan and adopted by the couple.

Washington, D.C. - Today Rep Walberg voted for legislation to provide a possible venue for negotiations with Senate Democrats on reopening the government and addressing the debt limit in a fiscally responsible manner. The legislation establishes a 20-member negotiating team made up of House and Senate Republicans and Democrats that would immediately begin negotiations aimed a finding a path forward.

Washington, D.C. - Today Rep Walberg voted to provide immediate funding for the Head Start program. The legislation passed with bipartisan support by a vote of 248 - 168 and is now before the Senate for further consideration.

Washington, D.C. - Rep Walberg released the following statement after voting to provide immediate funding for nutrition assistance for low-income women and children and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Both bills passed with bipartisan support and are now before the Senate for further consideration.

Walberg Supports Funding for Veterans, the National Guard and Reservists

Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep Walberg voted to provide immediate funding for Veterans and our military reserve components. Both pieces of legislation passed with bipartisan support and come after the House passed earlier measures this week to fund the National Institutes of Health, the National Park Service, and the DC government, in addition to four continuing resolutions to keep the government open and a request calling for a combined House and Senate negotiating committee.

Washington, D.C. - Today Rep Walberg voted to provide immediate funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Park Service. Both pieces of legislation passed with bipartisan support.

Washington, D.C. - Today Rep Walberg voted in favor of legislation that would provide funding for the National Park Service and the Veterans Affairs Department. However, both pieces of legislation failed by not gathering enough Democrats to reach the two-thirds required for final passage.