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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-07) voted today for H.R. 2029, the FY2016 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill, to ensure our military has the infrastructure they need, boost funding for veterans programs, and to make the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) more accountable. H.R. 2029 also includes a Walberg-sponsored amendment to boost veterans' job training and services to help them transition into the civilian sector.
Walberg, R-Tipton, spent an hour answering questions 38 members of the audience wrote down on note cards.
Walberg said representatives in Washington have had "three good weeks. We've accomplished a number of things that are important to deal with."
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tim Walberg's (MI-07) bipartisan legislation to dramatically reform our nation's civil asset forfeiture laws to protect against unlawful seizures has been backed by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) and Americans for Tax Reform (ATR). The Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act (FAIR Act) was introduced on January 27 in both the House and Senate by Congressman Walberg and Senator Rand Paul.
Washington, D.C.—Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-07) introduced the Flexibility to Farm Act today to protect farmers from EPA overreach and restore common sense to farm regulations. H.R. 1993 would allow individual states to opt-out of regulations stemming from the Clear Air Act and Clean Water Act if the state's governor finds them to be excessively burdensome to the farming community. The legislation is supported by farmers across the 7th District and also the Michigan Farm Bureau.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-07) released the following statement after voting to repeal the death tax. In a letter to Congress, 81 organizations in the Family Business Coalition write that this "legislation will help America's family businesses create jobs, expand operations, and grow the economy."
This Tax Day marks the first time that Obamacare's individual mandate kicks in, forcing individuals to pay a penalty of 1 percent of their income or $95 — whichever is higher — if they failed to purchase insurance. Fines will grow to 2 percent of income or $325 for the next tax filing season. As many as 6 million Americans, many of them unaware of the mandate, could be facing this new penalty.
Washington, D.C. – Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), Congressman Tim Walberg (R-MI), and the lead bipartisan cosponsors of the Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act (FAIR Act) sent a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Ranking Member Patrick Leahy (D-VT) to thank them for holding today's hearing on civil asset forfeiture abuse and ask the Committee to embrace the principles contained in the FAIR Act.