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Today, U.S. Representative Tim Walberg voted in favor of H.R. 674, legislation that will repeal the 3% withholding rule that is scheduled to take effect in 2013. This rule would require federal, state and local governments to withhold 3% of the payments to vendors for purchased goods and services. Many businesses, including family farms, construction companies and trucking firms, operate on slim profit margins, and this rule would impose a substantial new burden that undermines their ability to create jobs.

Today, U.S. Representative Tim Walberg voted in favor of the EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 (H.R. 2250), which passed the full House of Representatives 275-142 and heads to the U.S. Senate for further consideration. Below is a description of the legislation, which seeks to stop another new, costly, job destroying regulation from the Obama Administration:

Today, U.S. Representative Tim Walberg voted in favor of H.R. 3078, 3079, and 3080 to expand trade with Colombia, Panama and South Korea, and Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment to H.R. 2832 to provide Trade Adjustment Assistance. All passed the full House of Representatives.

“Unlike this very liberal special interest group, Tim Walberg believes regulations should be reviewed to determine their impact on jobs, energy prices and America’s manufacturing and global competitiveness. Despite this smear ad, Tim Walberg will continue working to protect American jobs and citizens, move our nation toward energy independence and ensure responsible environmental protections. Tim Walberg is working to protect the quality of the environment without chasing jobs out of Michigan.”

- Joe Wicks, Chief of Staff

Background:

Today, U.S. Representative Tim Walberg voted in favor of H.R. 2681, the Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act of 2011, which will halt a new, costly, job destroying regulation. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) acknowledges this new regulation will cost $2.2 billion, potentially close 12 plants, raise the price of cement and reduce American cement production by up to 12 percent. Michigan has cement plants in Alpena and Charlevoix.

Following the President’s Speech about jobs to a Joint Session of Congress, Congressman Tim Walberg released the following statement:

“Job creation has been my number one priority since I took office, and I had hoped that the President was finally ready to join me in encouraging private sector job creation.

Today, Congressman Tim Walberg released the following statement:

“The President with the support of the previous Congress has spent a trillion dollars on a failed stimulus and trillions on a government takeover of healthcare. In less than a year, this Republican-led House has made significant progress to reverse course.We have passeda budget that cuts more than $38 billion for 2011,the first six spending bills for 2012 that return to pre-bailout, pre-stimulus levels, and the Ryan Budget that will save $5.8 trillion over ten years.”

Today, Congressman Tim Walberg released the following statement about the Budget Control Act:

“I am acutely concerned for the direction of the country, and the current path of mounting debt for future generations. I am working to achieve the largest possible spending cuts and long-term deficit reduction and spending reform.