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Today Congressman Tim Walberg voted in favor of H.R. 3010, the Regulatory Accountability Act, which will require federal agencies to review the considerations of new regulations before imposing them on small businesses.
Today, U.S. Representative Tim Walberg voted in favor H.R. 10, the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2011. The bill requires that both Congress and the President approve of all new major rules created by federal agencies. A major rule is defined as any regulation which will have an annual economic cost of more than $100 million.
Today, Rep Walberg voted in favor of H.R. 1633, the Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011. The legislation would block the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from regulating particulate matter, also known as dust, in rural areas where state dust laws are already in effect.
Today, Congressman Tim Walberg voted in favor of HR 3630, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011. The legislation wouldhelp working families without raising taxes or borrowing from the Social Security Trust fund.
Specifically, HR 3630 would:
Today, Congressman Walberg issued the following statement after voting against H.R. 2055, the Conference Report to fund the federal government for the rest of the fiscal year.
Today, Representative Tim Walberg awarded the Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery to the parents of an officer killed in the line of duty last year, Officer James Bonneau. Mr. Marc and Amy Bonneau accepted the award on their son’s behalf.
Following today’s series of votes seeking a full-year payroll tax cut extension, Congressman Tim Walberg released the following statement:
Today, Congressman Tim Walberg presented war veteran Kenneth “Allan” Rifenburgh with the Purple Heart medal for injuries he sustained while serving in Vietnam.
Rep. Walberg made the following comment after the Obama Administration denied the application for construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline:
Today President Obama will deliver his fourth State of the Union Address, coinciding with the 1,000th day the Senate has failed to pass a budget. The last time the Senate approved a budget was April 29th, 2009. Since that time, the federal government has added more than $4 trillion to our national debt.