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Congressman Tim Walberg (R-MI) released the following statement about on the death of Osama bin Laden:

“I am satisfied that justice was accomplished by the death of Osama bin Laden at the hands of American forces. The terrorism bin Laden and his al-Qaeda associates perpetrated against the American people on 9/11 was pure evil. Justice is not always as quick as we wish, but it is certain.

Today, Congressman Tim Walberg continued his long-standing efforts to expand domestic energy production by joining with 265 of his colleagues to pass H.R. 1230, the Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act. H.R. 1230 requires the Secretary of the Interior to conduct oil and natural gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico and offshore Virginia that have been delayed or cancelled by the Obama Administration.

Today, Congressman Tim Walberg released the following statement on Republican efforts to increase domestic energy exploration and increase jobs.

This evening, Congressman Tim Walberg issued the following statement after his vote against a blank check debt limit increase. By a vote of 318 to 97, the U.S. House of Representatives rejected an increase in the debt limit that included no spending reductions or reforms.

This week Congressman Tim Walberg released the following statement on the Gainful Employment Rule:

"I am deeply troubled by the news of the Gainful Employment rule. We don’t need additional red tape that hurts the ability of millions of people to attend college and learn new skills in the next decade. Despite making my opposition known in a letter to the President and through amendment, the Administration has chosen to ignore Congress and move forward with this regulation. Unfortunately this time it will be to the detriment of many low-income students who need it the most."

Today, Congressman Tim Walberg voted in favor of a bill to repeal two burdensome regulations on colleges and universities. H.R. 2117, the Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act, was overwhelmingly passed by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Today, Congressman Tim Walberg released the following statement on the one year anniversary of President Obama’s “Recovery Summer.”

“In 2009, the Obama administration promised that if the Democrats borrowed a trillion dollars to ‘stimulate’ the economy, the unemployment rate would not exceed 8 percent. Today, we sit at 9.1%, and it’s even worse in some parts of the 7th District,” said Congressman Walberg.

One year ago today, the Obama administration launched its “Recovery Summer” publicity tour to bolster flagging support for the “stimulus.”

Today, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report on America’s long-term economic outlook. Among its findings, the report states the federal government’s record budget deficits are the largest (as a share of the economy) since 1945.