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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-07) today announced that Jackson resident and substance abuse prevention advocate, Mike Hirst, will be his guest at President Trump's first Joint Address to Congress on Tuesday, February 28. Mike Hirst is the founder of Andy's Angels, a non-profit foundation which educates the community on opioid and heroin abuse and provides support for families and individuals suffering from addiction. Andy's Angels is named in memory of Mike's son, Andy, who died of a heroin overdose at the age of 24.
The first piece introduced with Debbie Dingell (MI-12) will help to reduce unnecessary paperwork burdens and bring down energy prices for Michigan families.
On Friday, U.S. Reps. Tim Walberg, R-Tipton, and Dan Kildee, D-Flint, reintroduced the Families Save for Education Act. The bill wants to expand the maximum annual contribution limit on Coverdell Education Savings Accounts from $2,000 to $10,000 and increase the age of eligibility from 18 to 22 years old.
The bill was referred to the House Ways and Means Committee.
By Reps. Francis Rooney and Tim Walberg
The Times' Feb. 10 editorial, "House Republicans side with Wall Street against the little guy," sadly resorts to worn out rhetoric and attacks about motive rather than engaging in an honest debate about ideas.
If we were to respond in kind, we would question the L.A. Times' enduring faith in big government programs and their belief in a world without unintended consequences. But we won't, because the readers of this paper deserve better.