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Only in Washington can bureaucrats get away with spending money on nothing.
It's the very definition of government waste, and I'm fighting to stop it.
Currently, the federal government is racking up service fees to administer thousands of expired, empty grant accounts, costing taxpayers millions per year.
Bipartisan legislation I recently introduced with Rep. Brenda Lawrence (D-MI) would reform the grant management process to help put an end to this fiscal malpractice.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-07) voted today for the Regulations from the Executive in Needs of Scrutiny (REINS) Act, which would give Congress an up or down vote on any major new executive branch rule or regulation. Major regulations are those that produce an annual economic impact of $100 million or more, spur major increases in costs for consumers, or have other significant adverse effects on jobs and the economy.
The 2-year-old, state-of-the-art Career Technology Center on the Monroe County Community College campus will be open for high school students. Business leaders and educators said training students for jobs waiting to be filled — even at the high school level — is vital.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-07), a senior member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, called on President Obama today to remove IRS Commissioner John Koskinen from his position for obstructing Congressional investigations into the IRS targeting scandal.
On Tuesday, U. S. Reps. Tim Walberg, R- Tipton, and Candice Miller, R-Harrison Township, announced the Great Lakes Assurance Program Verification Act at Darling Farms.
The legislation, created by Rep. Miller, builds off the Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program (MAEAP). It encourages states throughout the Great Lakes Basin to develop voluntary agricultural assurance programs to promote conservation and minimize agricultural pollution risks.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-07) and Congresswoman Candice Miller (MI-10) today introduced the Great Lakes Assurance Program Verification Act. They were joined by officials from the Michigan Farm Bureau, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources at a press conference in Monroe County to announce the bill's introduction.
Michigan farmers are among the hardest-working individuals we represent in the U.S. House. They are also the original environmentalists, because no one takes better care of the Earth than someone who makes a living from it.
Healthy and sustainable land, water and air are a necessary prerequisite for a successful farm. And a successful future for their children and grandchildren.
