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March 30, 2016
Congressmen Mike Bishop and Tim Walberg conducted a hearing today, to hear from witnesses on why a new policy by the Department of Labor, could be restricting to the ever-changing workforce.

Uber, Lyft and Air B&B are all self contracted jobs, and they are growing in popularity, but this new policy could be the end of these new start up businesses.

"While this may sound good because employees get some extra protection that individual contractors don't, but getting those protections comes with giving up flexibility," Manhattan Institute Fellow Jared Meyers said.

March 28, 2016
More than 70 years later, U.S. Marine Corps veteran Lyman Cory still remembers seeing the American flag raised on Mount Suribachi during the World War II Battle of Iwo Jima.
Wounded in that battle, Cory recalled that time again Friday when he was presented with his own American flag.

March 28, 2016
Standing before an audience of mostly family, he had to pause, trying to control inevitable emotion, as he recalled a soldier he knew only as Able.

Able took a fatal shot in the neck as he moved to support Lyman Cory, a young private in the U.S. Marines fighting in his first battle, Iwo Jima, during World War II.

Only a day earlier, Able had confided he was weary of war and desperate for a superficial injury that would send him away from the front.

March 25, 2016


March is Women's History Month and Congressman Tim Walberg has been recognizing some female residents of Michigan's 7th Congressional District who have made a mark in their communities.

Walberg honored Coldwater's Mary Smith on the floor of the U.S. House this week for the many contributions she has made.

He said, "if you live in Branch County, you know Mary. She's family."

Issues:Local Issues

March 25, 2016
A decade ago, heroin use in Lenawee County was rare, according to law enforcement personnel.

Today, said Detective Lt. Aaron Hunt from the state police's Region of Irish Hills Narcotics Office, the drug that claims lives can be found nearly everywhere.

March 25, 2016

Washington, D.C. – In celebration of March as Women's History Month, Congressman Tim Walberg has been recognizing some of the incredible women from Michigan's 7th District who have made and are making a lasting mark on our communities. Highlighted below are three of them: Helen Jedele from Washtenaw County, April Demers from Monroe County, and Mary Smith from Branch County.


March 23, 2016
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-07) joined with members of the Committee on Education and the Workforce today to introduce the Improving Safe Care for the Prevention of Infant Abuse and Neglect Act. The legislation will strengthen efforts to prevent and respond to child abuse and neglect by strengthening and requiring the U.S.

March 21, 2016
Opinion Editorial
We've repeatedly heard the same campaign rhetoric for seven years, but President Obama finally submitted a plan to Congress in late February to close down Guantanamo Bay. The eight-page proposal, however, lacked specificity on several critical items, including how much it would cost to implement and where in the United States the remaining prisoners would be transferred-pretty significant details to leave out.
Issues:Foreign AffairsDefense and National Security

March 18, 2016

Jackson, MI – Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-07) is seeking submissions from high school students in the 7th District for this year's annual Congressional Art Competition. The winning piece of art will be displayed in the Cannon Tunnel to the U.S. Capitol, along with the winners from the other congressional districts across the country.

Issues:Local Issues