Press Releases
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:
Today Congressman Tim Walberg joined with several House colleagues in a press conference to demand a response to a June 2nd letter sent by 33 House members to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. The letter asked for information on waivers to President Obama’s health care law, including details on the number and types of waivers denied and pending, as well response time to waiver requests.
Today, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report on America’s long-term economic outlook. Among its findings, the report states the federal government’s record budget deficits are the largest (as a share of the economy) since 1945.
Today, Congressman Tim Walberg released the following statement on the one year anniversary of President Obama’s “Recovery Summer.”
“In 2009, the Obama administration promised that if the Democrats borrowed a trillion dollars to ‘stimulate’ the economy, the unemployment rate would not exceed 8 percent. Today, we sit at 9.1%, and it’s even worse in some parts of the 7th District,” said Congressman Walberg.
One year ago today, the Obama administration launched its “Recovery Summer” publicity tour to bolster flagging support for the “stimulus.”
Today, Congressman Tim Walberg voted in favor of a bill to repeal two burdensome regulations on colleges and universities. H.R. 2117, the Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act, was overwhelmingly passed by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Tonight, Congressman Tim Walberg (R-MI) released the following statement about the budget situation:
The Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), today held a hearing to examine the Department of Labor’s implementation of the Davis-Bacon Act. |