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On Tuesday, U. S. Reps. Tim Walberg, R- Tipton, and Candice Miller, R-Harrison Township, announced the Great Lakes Assurance Program Verification Act at Darling Farms.
The legislation, created by Rep. Miller, builds off the Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program (MAEAP). It encourages states throughout the Great Lakes Basin to develop voluntary agricultural assurance programs to promote conservation and minimize agricultural pollution risks.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-07) and Congresswoman Candice Miller (MI-10) today introduced the Great Lakes Assurance Program Verification Act. They were joined by officials from the Michigan Farm Bureau, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources at a press conference in Monroe County to announce the bill's introduction.
Michigan farmers are among the hardest-working individuals we represent in the U.S. House. They are also the original environmentalists, because no one takes better care of the Earth than someone who makes a living from it.
Healthy and sustainable land, water and air are a necessary prerequisite for a successful farm. And a successful future for their children and grandchildren.
Organizations on hand to offer help included the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, the VFW Department of Michigan Service Office, the Washtenaw County Department of Veterans Affairs, Buddy-to-Buddy Volunteer Veteran Program, Michigan Operation Freedom Outdoors, and many more.
The controversial police tactic of seizing cash and other property without a warrant or indictment is generating a backlash in Michigan.
The state House and at least two members of Michigan's congressional delegation are trying to put restrictions on state and federal law enforcement's seizure of property that officers suspect of being involved in criminal activity — even when charges aren't eventually filed.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-07) and Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence (MI-14) introduced the Grants Oversight and New Efficiency (GONE) Act today, bipartisan legislation to increase government accountability and crack down on wasteful spending. H.R. 3089 would require federal agencies to close out thousands of expired grants and accounts with a zero balance.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-07) voted today for the 21st Century Cures Act, a landmark initiative that aims to unleash the promise of new innovation and speed up the rate of medical breakthroughs. The bipartisan legislation, which passed the House by 344-77, is fiscally responsible, with the funding fully paid for and subjected to oversight and review to ensure its efficient and effective use.