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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-07), a member of the Bipartisan Task Force to Combat the Heroin Epidemic, cosponsored another bipartisan bill in his ongoing commitment to combat the heroin and prescription opioid epidemic. The Promoting Responsible Opioid Prescribing (PROP) Act, introduced by Congressman Alex Mooney (R-WV), removes a harmful provision from the Affordable Care Act that could offer payment incentives for doctors and hospitals to overprescribe opioid drugs.
Lots of government agencies are watching the clock this year, working to get new rules and regulations approved before the occupant in the White House changes early next year. The lame-duck rush to regulate has become a Washington ritual with its own name — midnight regulations.
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee passed the Midnight Rule Relief Act that Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) introduced last week with Sens. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.).
The bill establishes a post-election moratorium on new regulations that cost the economy $100 million or more annually. Any rules necessary for imminent health or safety threats would be exempt.
Walberg, R-Tipton, led the program at the Lenawee Intermediate School District Tech Center before an audience of three dozen people, including members of the community, business owners and Tech Center students. First Federal Bank Market Area President Marybeth Shunck, Lenawee Now Executive Director Jim Van Doren, LISD Superintendent Jim Philp and Rima Manufacturing President Jed Engle joined the congressman.
Rapid advancements in science and technology continue to impact the economic landscape, the types of jobs available, and the skills necessary to do them.
Here in Jackson County, the Jackson Area Career Center and Jackson College are prime examples of effectively equipping the next generation to compete for the in-demand jobs of the modern economy.
The Midnight Rule Relief Act, introduced by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) and Sens. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), would establish a post-election moratorium on new regulations that cost the economy $100 million or more annually.
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Tim Walberg (R-MI), U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), and U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) introduced bicameral legislation to prevent a surge in costly federal regulations as a United States President's term comes to a close. The Midnight Rule Relief Act would protect hard working families and small businesses from significant regulations that are often politically motivated and imposed between Election Day and Inauguration Day.