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November 18, 2013
Opinion Editorial
From transportation to job creation, an abundant supply of energy is critical to the health of our economy, especially in Monroe County where DTE Energy and CMS Energy employ more than 600 people combined. But uncertainty about high energy costs is making it harder for Michigan's businesses to grow and for families to live within their budget.
Issues:Energy & Gas Prices

November 15, 2013

Washington, D.C. - Today Rep. Walberg voted in favor or H.R. 3350, the Keep Your Health Plan Act, that could allow Americans to keep their current health care coverage in 2014.

Issues:Health Care

November 14, 2013

Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Tim Walberg introduced H.R. 3493, the Servicemembers Transition Improvement Act, which would assist members of the Armed Forces transitioning into civilian life by requiring the Department of Defense to provide the contact information for separating service members to state veterans affairs departments. H.R.

Issues:Veterans

November 13, 2013

HILLSDALE — Governmental officials from around the state took time out Monday to remember those who are serving and those who have served in our nation's armed forces.


November 11, 2013

Hillsdale, Mich.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week Rep. Walberg met with Sean Hilbert, president of Cobra Motorcycle in Hillsdale, to honor him for Cobra's 20 years of manufacturing and consistently delivering the most successful line of competition mini-motocross bikes in the country.

Issues:Local Issues

November 11, 2013
Opinion Editorial

During a recent visit to Walter Reed National Medical Center, I met 24-year-old Sgt. Christopher Hemwall from Monroe as he underwent rehabilitation. In March 2011, he was shot three times in an ambush while serving in Afghanistan's Kandahar Province.

Eventually, Sgt. Hemwall's right leg had to be amputated below the knee after an experimental treatment failed.

Issues:Veterans

November 7, 2013

CHARLOTTE, Mich. (WLNS) - On Thursday morning Congressman Tim Walberg hosted a town hall meeting in Charlotte.

And dozens of community members showed up to express their frustrations.

Government spending and the possible loss of insurance policies were the biggest issues discussed at the meeting.


November 6, 2013

The Senate passed a House bill Tuesday that would transfer some responsibility from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to the Department of Labor.


November 1, 2013
Opinion Editorial

The recently released Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) September employment report certainly wasn't worth the wait. Delayed because of the government shutdown, September's jobs report disappointed as our economy added just 148,000 jobs, fewer than the previous month's and slower than the average pace of growth within the last year.