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Rep Walberg Helps Introduce Legislation to Repeal Obamacare Definition of Full-Time Employment
Washington, D.C. - Today Rep Walberg helped introduce the Save American Workers (SAW) Act with Representatives Todd Young (IN), Pete Olson (TX), and Mike Kelly (PA) to repeal the 30-hour definition of "full-time employment" under the Affordable Care Act and replace it with the traditional 40-hour definition.
Rep Walberg released the following on the legislation's introduction:
Rep Walberg Welcomes 2013 Congressional Art Competition Winner to Washington, D.C
Washington, D.C. - Rep Tim Walberg welcomed the 2013 Congressional Art competition winner for the 7th district to Washington D.C. this week. Emily Phillips is a senior at Airport High School and her acrylic painting entitled, "St Patrick's Rectory" will be part of a yearlong display in the Cannon Tunnel to the U.S. Capitol with other winning pieces from high school students around the country.
The public's trust in government has been shaken by a string of recent controversies. It's chilling to learn what's happened under this administration's watch and, as seen from the influx of calls and letters to my office every day, I know you are concerned as well. As your representative, I am committed to pursuing accountability and increased transparency for our federal government. Sitting on the House Committee on Oversight & Government Reform (OGR) has provided me the opportunity to address issues including Benghazi, IRS, and the Department of Justice directly.
JACKSON, MI – U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Tipton, is hosting an open house for Jackson County high school students and recent graduates interested in applying to a military service academy.
The event runs from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, June 21 at the Commonwealth Commerce Center, 209 E. Washington Ave.
Representatives from the U.S. Military, Naval , Air Force, Coast Guard and Merchant Marine academies will be available to answer questions.
Washington, D.C. –Rep. Walberg released the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 1797, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, which passed the U.S. House:
"Every year, over 1.2 million unborn children die at the hands of abortionists, suffering excruciating pain. As a father and grandfather this sickens me. The Kermit Gosnell trial shed more light on the atrocities that go on behind closed doors, but we need to do more to prevent similar cases, and protect the lives of women, babies and the unborn," commented Rep Walberg following the vote.
Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Mich., said at a House Education and the Workforce Committee hearing this morning that the Labor Department expanded the reach of Davis-Bacon Act without public comment earlier this year.
Davis-Bacon is a law that requires contractors engaged in any federally-funded construction project to affirm that they are paying workers the prevailing local wage. Big Business dislikes the law, calling it a time-consuming and often subjective process. The law is strongly-favored by Big Labor though since it serves to remove any economic incentive to hire non-union labor.