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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.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Walberg voted in favor of H.R 3811, the Health Exchange Security and Transparency Act, whichwould require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to notify individuals within 48 hours of any security breach of their personal information on the government's health insurance exchanges.
After months of wrangling, Congress is moving toward a resolution on the contentious farm bill that sets a broad range of agriculture policies.
Each day I receive letters and emails from constituents who are being hurt by the President's health care law — and it's no wonder.
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Walberg released the following statement after voting in favor of the bipartisan budget agreement:
Washington, D.C. Today, Rep Walberg voted in favor of H.R. 2019, the Kids First Research Act, which provides targeted and coordinated pediatric research funding through the National Institutes of Health while terminating taxpayer funding for political party nominating conventions.