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U.S. Representative Tim Walberg voted in support of H.R. 3521, the Expedited Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act, and H.R. 3581, the Budget and Accounting Transparency Act. Both of these bills will cut wasteful spending, help reduce the nation’s debt and are part of a larger package of budget process reforms under consideration by the House.

U.S. Representative Tim Walberg voted in support of H.R. 3582, the Pro-Growth Budgeting Act and H.R. 3578, the Baseline Reform Act. Both of these bills passed with bipartisan support and are part of a larger package of budget process reforms under consideration by the House to help gain control over and bring more accountability to federal spending.

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords formally resigned from Congress this morning, just over a year after she was shot during a constituent event in Tucson, Arizona. Six people were killed and 13, including Giffords were injured.

Today President Obama will deliver his fourth State of the Union Address, coinciding with the 1,000^th day the Senate has failed to pass a budget. The last time the Senate approved a budget was April 29^th, 2009. Since that time, the federal government has added more than $4 trillion to our national debt.

Rep. Walberg made the following comment after the Obama Administration denied the application for construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline:

Today, Congressman Tim Walberg presented war veteran Kenneth “Allan” Rifenburgh with the Purple Heart medal for injuries he sustained while serving in Vietnam.

“I felt like it was my responsibility as an American to serve. I never hesitated. When I got drafted I just accepted it and figured I’d get involved with Vietnam. It was a good feeling to be doing something”, said Mr Rifenburgh about his service.

Following today’s series of votes seeking a full-year payroll tax cut extension, Congressman Tim Walberg released the following statement:

Today, Representative Tim Walberg awarded the Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery to the parents of an officer killed in the line of duty last year, Officer James Bonneau. Mr. Marc and Amy Bonneau accepted the award on their son’s behalf.