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Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform passed H.R. 3813, the Securing Annuities for Federal Employees Act. H.R. 3813 would require federal employees contribute more towards their pension plans, bringing their pensions and total compensation more in line with the private sector.

Rep. Tim Walberg, a member of the Committee, released the following statement after the vote:

U.S. Representative Tim Walberg voted in support of H.R. 3521, the Expedited Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act, and H.R. 3581, the Budget and Accounting Transparency Act. Both of these bills will cut wasteful spending, help reduce the nation’s debt and are part of a larger package of budget process reforms under consideration by the House.

U.S. Representative Tim Walberg voted in support of H.R. 3582, the Pro-Growth Budgeting Act and H.R. 3578, the Baseline Reform Act. Both of these bills passed with bipartisan support and are part of a larger package of budget process reforms under consideration by the House to help gain control over and bring more accountability to federal spending.

Today, Congressman Tim Walberg released the following statement:

“The President with the support of the previous Congress has spent a trillion dollars on a failed stimulus and trillions on a government takeover of healthcare. In less than a year, this Republican-led House has made significant progress to reverse course.We have passeda budget that cuts more than $38 billion for 2011,the first six spending bills for 2012 that return to pre-bailout, pre-stimulus levels, and the Ryan Budget that will save $5.8 trillion over ten years.”

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords formally resigned from Congress this morning, just over a year after she was shot during a constituent event in Tucson, Arizona. Six people were killed and 13, including Giffords were injured.

Today President Obama will deliver his fourth State of the Union Address, coinciding with the 1,000^th day the Senate has failed to pass a budget. The last time the Senate approved a budget was April 29^th, 2009. Since that time, the federal government has added more than $4 trillion to our national debt.

Rep. Walberg made the following comment after the Obama Administration denied the application for construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline:

Today, Congressman Tim Walberg presented war veteran Kenneth “Allan” Rifenburgh with the Purple Heart medal for injuries he sustained while serving in Vietnam.

“I felt like it was my responsibility as an American to serve. I never hesitated. When I got drafted I just accepted it and figured I’d get involved with Vietnam. It was a good feeling to be doing something”, said Mr Rifenburgh about his service.