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Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed an amendment offered by Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-7) that will save the taxpayer over $20 million this year. The amendment was added to H.R. 1, the FY2011 Continuing Resolution, which funds the government for the remainder of the current fiscal year. The amendment to the budget bill would return funding for the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA) back to FY2006 levels, which would save $20.5 million.
This week Congressman Tim Walberg (R-MI) introduced new legislation to rein in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), lower consumer energy costs, and protect American jobs. H.R. 750, the Defending America’s Affordable Energy and Jobs Act, would prevent the EPA from regulating greenhouse gases without Congressional approval and stop Washington bureaucrats from implementing a cap-and-trade program that will drive up energy prices on families and businesses. H.R. 750 is a companion to a bill, S. 228, offered in the U.S. Senate by Senator John Barrasso of Wyoming.
Today, the U.S. House passed H.R. 1, the Continuing Resolution. This bill funds the federal government for the remainder of the fiscal year.
Today, Congressman Tim Walberg (R-MI) released the following statement after the House passed a two week continuing resolution:
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:
Congressman Tim Walberg voted today in favor of H.R. 2, Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Act. Congressman Walberg co-sponsored the bill, which is a full repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and all health care and taxprovisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.
U.S. Representatives Candice Miller (MI-10) and Tim Walberg (MI-7) released the following joint statement on the meeting they held with Air Force Secretary Michael Donley this past Tuesday. Miller and Walberg said:
Rep Walberg issued the following statement after being sworn into the 113thCongress today:
"It is an honor and privilege to represent the people of the 7th district in the 113th Congress, with the addition of Monroe County this year. For the next two years, I will work hard to promote fiscal responsibility and responsible policies that encourage job creation in Michigan and across the country. I am ready to begin working in this new Congress to make our nation stronger now, and for future generations."
Today Rep Walberg voted in favor of H.R. 6726, the Congressional Pay Freeze and Fiscal Responsibility Act, to extend the current pay freeze for federal employees and Members of Congress for one year. H.R. 6726 passed with bipartisan support by a vote of 287 - 129.