Press Releases
Today, Congressman Tim Walberg continued his long-standing efforts to expand domestic energy production by joining with 265 of his colleagues to pass H.R. 1230, the Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act. H.R.
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the government’s takeover of health care being signed into law by President Obama.
In recognition of the anniversary of the job-killing law, Congressman Walberg released the following statement:
Today,Congressman Tim Walberg voted to save $30 billion dollars in taxpayer funds by supporting H.R. 839, the HAMP Termination Act. The bill would terminate the Home Affordable Modification Program, commonly known as HAMP.
Will Soldiers, intelligence workers, and security personnel still work?
A: Yes, positions that are deemed essential to the operation and safety of our nation will still be filled.
Will Federal Courts stay open?
A: Yes, Federal Courts will operate off of reserve funds they have on hand.
Today, the White House issued a ‘veto threat’ for H.R. 2560, the Cut, Cap, and Balance Act. H.R. 2560 would cut spending by billions in Fiscal Year 2012, cap federal spending as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product, and require passage of a Balanced Budget Amendment before raising the nation’s debt limit.
Today, Congressman Tim Walberg voted to cut more than $111 billion in federal spending this coming year, approximately $5.8 trillion over the next ten years, cap spending at below 20% of the U.S. economy, and require a vote on a Balanced Budget Amendment. H.R. 2560, the Cut, Cap, & Balance Act of 2011, now moves to the U.S. Senate for consideration.
Today, Congressman Tim Walberg successfully offered and passed an amendment to H.R. 1309, the Flood Insurance Reform Act, that would assist homeowners adversely affected by new Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) floodplain maps. Since 2006, FEMA has been tasked to issue new flood maps across the country.
As negotiations over the issue of debt and spending continue, Congressman Tim Walberg released the following statement:
Today, the Labor Department reported that the nation's unemployment rate rose to 9.2 percent in June. Employers added only 18,000 new jobs, and April and May jobs numbers were revised to show 44,000 fewer jobs were created than previously reported. Congressman Tim Walberg released the following statement on the June Unemployment Report: