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Walberg said, "That begins with each district de-stigmatizing the issue of addiction from simply saying it's a criminality issue to a victim issue. These are people in many cases we're finding out now who have been caught either through using pain killers or opioids and have now become addicted and find that heroin is the only alternative that meets the need and they are able to afford it."
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-07), a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, today introduced the Regulatory Integrity Act to provide greater transparency to the federal government's rulemaking process. The legislation, H.R. 5226, is in response to the Environmental Protection Agency's covert propaganda efforts during the public rulemaking process for the flawed Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-07) voted today for comprehensive legislation to combat the heroin and opioid epidemic as he continues to seek bipartisan solutions to improve people's lives. The targeted 18 bipartisan bills that passed the House this week form a single package that will go to a conference committee with the Senate.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-07) continued his bipartisan work to combat the heroin and opioid epidemic by voting for the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Reduction Act. H.R. 5046 would establish a comprehensive opioid abuse reduction program at the Department of Justice and give states and localities the flexibility to tailor prevention and treatment efforts to the specific needs of their communities.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-07) today supported a series of bipartisan bills to combat the heroin and opioid epidemic, including legislation he helped introduce to strengthen safeguards to ensure infants born into a life of drug addiction are safely cared for and protected. H.R.
He says the event is for seniors in Branch and Hillsdale Counties.
Representatives from Walberg's office will be on hand to help seniors with various issues including Social Security and Medicare, housing assistance and veterans information.
The Senior Resources Fair will be from 10 a.m. until 12 noon.
The bill would enhance privacy protections for consumers and require the government to obtain a warrant in order to access online communications stored by a third-party service providers.
Saturday is National Drug Take Back Day. It's a day local law enforcement and pharmacies across the state and the nation join in the effort to fight prescription drug abuse. According to the latest numbers from the CDC, over 28,000 people died from opioid overdoses. In 2014, half of those deaths involved a prescription drug.
All it takes is walking in the door and disposing of unused prescription pills. Bill Pohanka knows not to flush them down the toilet, either.