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Washington, D.C. – Today Rep. Walberg voted for H.R. 357, the GI Bill Tuition Fairness Act, to expand education opportunities for veterans. The bill allows veterans to pay the in-state tuition rate at the public school of their choice and extends the amount of time veterans can receive vocational rehabilitation benefits by five years.
Congressman Tim Walberg (R-Tipton) recently met with the editorial board of Heritage Media-West to discuss developments in Washington and issues important to his constituents.
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DEXTER — Julie Boonstra reached out to as many people as she could last month, after her private health insurance plan expired under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Washington — Josie Maisano is a laid-off St. Clair Shores resident hoping Congress restores emergency unemployment benefits to alleviate her fear of becoming homeless.
Julie Boonstra is a Dexter leukemia patient who is frustrated her insurance policy was canceled because of the Affordable Care Act.
Washington, D.C. – Rep Walberg released the following statement after the President's 2014 State of the Union address:
WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Subcommittee Chairman on Workforce Protections Tim Walberg (R-MI) sent a letter to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Assistant Secretary David Michaels requesting an extension for the public comment period on the agency's proposed rule for Respirable Crystalline Silica.
Tim Walberg (R), the U.S. Congressman representing Michigan's 7th Congressional District, visited the Lincoln Language Learning Center and Early Childhood Center and the Fremont Street Early Education Center on Tuesday. Branch Intermediate School District has operated Head Start since 1966 and Early Head Start since 2010.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — For nearly four decades, farmers with fewer than 10 employees have been exempt from having the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) inspect their farms for post-harvest activities.
Washington, D.C. – Today Rep. Walberg voted in favor of H.R. 3362, the Exchange Information Disclosure Act, requiring the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) provide weekly status reports on the troubled healthcare law. The reports would include enrollment numbers as well as an account of ongoing functional problems with the website.
Last week, the Department of Labor announced that 347,000 people dropped out of the workforce in December, making the Labor Force Participation Rate stand at a meager 63-percent– the lowest level since the Carter Administration.