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WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) issued the following joint statement after the Department of Labor finalized changes to the companion care exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act: |
Washington, D.C. – Today Rep Walberg voted in favor of H.R. 2009, the Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care Act, which prevents the IRS from implementing any part of the president's health care law.
Washington, D.C. – Today Rep Walberg voted in favor of H.R. 367, the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act, to reform our nation's regulatory system. The REINS Act requires any rule or regulation with an economic impact of $100 million or more and identified by the White House's Office of Management and Budget as a ‘major regulation' to come before Congress for an up-or-down vote and signed by the President before taking effect.
Washington, D.C. - Today Rep Walberg voted in favor of H.R. 1582, the Energy Consumers Relief Act, to help protect consumers from rising energy costs by increasing transparency for EPA rules. H.R. 1582 requires that before the EPA finalizes an energy related rule costing more than $1 billion, they provide Congress a detailed report on the cost, benefit, energy price and job impact. The legislation also prohibits the EPA from finalizing a rule that the Secretary of Energy, in consultation other relevant agencies, determines would hurt the economy.
Washington, D.C. – Today Rep Walberg voted in favor of legislation to reduce federal student loan interest rates. Earlier this month the Senate amended and approved House-passed legislation, H.R. 1911, to tie student loan interest rates to the market. The legislation provides certainty for federal student loan programs by implementing a permanent market based interest rate, locks in the interest rate for students at origination for the life of the loan and will be applied retroactively to any loans made since July 1, 2013.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) and Senior Democratic Member Joe Courtney (D-CT) today introduced the Streamlining Claims Processing for Federal Contractor Employees Act (H.R. 2747), legislation that moves responsibility for wage claims adjustments for federally contracted workers from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to the Department of Labor. |
Washington, D.C. – Today Rep Walberg voted in favor of H.R. 5, the Student Success Act, to reform the nation's K-12 education system by putting control back in the hands of parents, school leaders and local communities.