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April 25, 2016
Opinion Editorial
Talk to nearly any small business owner or employee and they'll tell you how challenging it has become to grow and create jobs.

The combination of heavy-handed regulations, confusing paperwork requirements, and a complex and unfair tax code make it harder and harder to succeed.

The federal government should be asking small businesses how to help them thrive, not telling them how to run their companies.
Issues:Jobs and EconomyLocal Issues

April 22, 2016
JACKSON, Mich (WLNS) – Congressman Tim Walberg will be in Jackson this morning for his 6th annual job fair from 9:00 a.m. to noon.

51 local employers will be there ready to meet people looking for jobs.

The job fair will take place at the Commonwealth Commerce Center.

No registration is required but you should bring some resumes and dress to impress.

Walberg says the annual job fair is one of the ways he tries to boost jobs in Michigan.

April 22, 2016

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-07) and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) introduced bipartisan legislation to bring more accountability to the federal prison system. H.R. 5042, the Federal Prisons Accountability Act, would require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to receive a presidential appointment and a confirmation by the U.S. Senate, as is the case for nearly all other top federal law enforcement agency officials. Currently, the Director of BOP is appointed by the Attorney General and not subject to Senate approval.


April 12, 2016
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-07) today supported bipartisan legislation to add the Zika virus to the Food and Drug Administration's Priority Review Voucher Program, which would help expedite the development of vaccines and treatments for the mosquito-borne virus. It passed the House unanimously and now heads to the President's desk.
Issues:Health Care

April 8, 2016
Opinion Editorial
In 2014, the number one cause of injury-related deaths in the entire state of Michigan was drug overdoses.

It's a tragic and fast-growing epidemic that touches every corner of our state and is tearing apart families and communities.

Here in Lenawee County, more than 200 people recently came together at Siena Heights University for the third Lenawee Addiction Summit to confront this public health crisis.
Issues:Health CareLocal Issues

April 6, 2016
In an effort to help ease the pain for veterans working through endless mazes of red tape, on Friday Congressman Tim Walberg hosted a Veterans Claims Fair. The event provided "one stop shopping" that allowed veterans to visit several agencies at one location.

Seventy-five veterans from throughout the area took advantage of the opportunity to find assistance that's out there but not necessarily known to them.
Issues:Veterans

April 4, 2016

Ann Arbor, MI – Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-07) and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today co-hosted a Veterans Fair to provide veterans and their family members throughout Washtenaw County with access to resources earned through their service to our country. More than 20 different veterans employment specialists, Veterans Affairs counselors and veterans services organizations participated. Walberg and Dingell both represent parts of Washtenaw County, and this is the second Veterans Fair they have hosted for local veterans and their families.