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Today President Obama will deliver his fourth State of the Union Address, coinciding with the 1,000th day the Senate has failed to pass a budget. The last time the Senate approved a budget was April 29th, 2009. Since that time, the federal government has added more than $4 trillion to our national debt.
Rep. Walberg made the following comment after the Obama Administration denied the application for construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline:
Today, Congressman Tim Walberg presented war veteran Kenneth “Allan” Rifenburgh with the Purple Heart medal for injuries he sustained while serving in Vietnam.
“I felt like it was my responsibility as an American to serve. I never hesitated. When I got drafted I just accepted it and figured I’d get involved with Vietnam. It was a good feeling to be doing something”, said Mr Rifenburgh about his service.
Following today’s series of votes seeking a full-year payroll tax cut extension, Congressman Tim Walberg released the following statement:
Today, Representative Tim Walberg awarded the Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery to the parents of an officer killed in the line of duty last year, Officer James Bonneau. Mr. Marc and Amy Bonneau accepted the award on their son’s behalf.
Today, Congressman Walberg issued the following statement after voting against H.R. 2055, the Conference Report to fund the federal government for the rest of the fiscal year.
“It’s positive that Congress reduced discretionary spending for the second year in a row, the first time since World War II, but with the magnitude of our fiscal challenges, this appropriations bill did not go far enough in reducing federal government spending,” commented Congressman Walberg following the vote.
Today, Congressman Tim Walberg voted in favor of HR 3630, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011. The legislation wouldhelp working families without raising taxes or borrowing from the Social Security Trust fund.
Specifically, HR 3630 would:
Today, Rep Walberg voted in favor of H.R. 1633, the Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011. The legislation would block the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from regulating particulate matter, also known as dust, in rural areas where state dust laws are already in effect. More specifically, the legislation would limit the EPA’s power to situations where dust hurts people’s health,local governments are not monitoring it, and where the benefits of regulations clearly outweigh the costs. H.R.
The U.S. House voted today to repeal an onerous requirement created under the health care law. The provision would require businesses to issue IRS 1099 forms for all payments over $600. In voting for the repeal, Congressman Tim Walberg (R-MI) issued the following statement: