Press Releases
Today, the U.S. House passed H.R. 1, the Continuing Resolution. This bill funds the federal government for the remainder of the fiscal year.
This week Congressman Tim Walberg (R-MI) introduced new legislation to rein in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), lower consumer energy costs, and protect American jobs. H.R. 750, the Defending America’s Affordable Energy and Jobs Act, would prevent the EPA from regulating greenhouse gases without Congressional approval and stop Washington bureaucrats from implementing a cap-and-trade program that will drive up energy prices on families and businesses. H.R. 750 is a companion to a bill, S. 228, offered in the U.S. Senate by Senator John Barrasso of Wyoming.
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed an amendment offered by Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-7) that will save the taxpayer over $20 million this year. The amendment was added to H.R. 1, the FY2011 Continuing Resolution, which funds the government for the remainder of the current fiscal year. The amendment to the budget bill would return funding for the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA) back to FY2006 levels, which would save $20.5 million.
Today, Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-7) introduced a critical piece of legislation that would prevent the implementation of a costly new federal mandate on homeowners. The bill, HR 700, is entitled the Floodplain Maps Moratorium Act, and it is being introduced in response to local concerns about the burdensome mandate voiced by many constituents in the Seventh District.
Today, the President released his FY2012 Budget proposal. The $3.7 trillion budget will result in a record breaking $1.6 trillion deficit for FY2012.
In response, Congressman Tim Walberg released the following statement:
Today, Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-7) participated in a congressional hearing which focused on the regulatory barriers to spurring job growth and expanding the economy. The hearing was conducted by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and was entitled, “Regulatory Impediments to Job Creation.” The witnesses included small business owners, manufacturers, and regulatory scholars.
“I am very pleased that the courts are coming to the same commonsense conclusion that the people did months a
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. 1230 requires the Secretary of the Interior to conduct oil and natural gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico and offshore Virginia that have been delayed or cancelled by the Obama Administration.
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. HAMP, partially funded under the Trouble Asset Relief Program (TARP), is another failed program that the federal government haphazardly created to deal with the recent economic downturn. The program was intended to allow the federal government to assist homeowners in achieving a mortgage loan modification to avoid foreclosure.