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Walberg, R-Tipton, represents Michigan's 7th District.
The Jackson County students receiving nominations from him and offers of admission to a U.S. military academy are:
• Duncan Farrant – U.S. Naval Academy. He is the son of Billy and Cindy Farrant and a Hanover-Horton High School graduate.
Jackson, MI—Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-07) is pleased to announce the appointments of six students from Michigan's 7th District to attend a U.S. military service academy.
"Michigan is filled with some of the best and brightest young leaders our country has to offer, and these students are shining examples of success in the classroom and in the community. I congratulate these young men and women on receiving such a prestigious appointment, and our nation is forever grateful for their commitment to military service in the years to come," said Walberg.
U.S. Reps. Debbie Dingell, D-Dearborn, and Tim Walberg, R-Tipton, introduced the bill, which comes as a reaction to concerns raised about particulate matter being found on surgical equipment trays at a VA center in Ann Arbor.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-12) and Tim Walberg (MI-07) today introduced legislation that would enhance transparency requirements at VA hospitals. Hospitals that receive reimbursement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) must report a variety of quality measures to the National Healthcare Safety Network, including surgical infections. The VA Transparency Enhancement Act will help improve VA reporting requirements by bringing them more in line with other hospitals.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-07) praised the House Judiciary Committee for passing the Due Process Act, bipartisan legislation he helped introduce to curb civil asset forfeiture abuse and defend the American people's due process and private property rights. The legislation incorporates many of the key provisions of the Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act (FAIR Act), which Congressman Walberg introduced with Senator Rand Paul in January 2015.
U.S. Reps. Tim Walberg, R-Tipton, and Debbie Dingell, D-Dearborn, met with surgical and sterile processing staff about particulate matter that started turning up on sterilized instrument trays last fall, following the repair of a water main break near the hospital's sterile processing department.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-12) and Tim Walberg (MI-07) today released the following statement on the ongoing contamination issue at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System.Dingell and Walberg have been in constant communication with the VA since being alerted that surgeries continue to be canceled or moved to different facilities because particulate matter has been observed on sterile surgical equipment.