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Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Mich., harshly criticized the antisemitic, pro-Hamas mob on Tuesday night targeting Jewish people in Brooklyn, telling Newsmax on Wednesday that it is crucial that there be a response to it that is swift and significant in order to demonstrate that such hatred is not what America is all about.

U.S. Congressman Tim Walberg of Michigan’s 5th Congressional District stopped by The WNDU Studios on Tuesday morning and covered a lot about education during an interview with our own Joshua Short.

Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) fired off a letter Thursday to the Ivy League school, demanding information about incidents ranging from Hillary Clinton being shouted down by anti-Israel protesters to letting undergrads who occupied Hamilton Hall skate on disciplinary charges.

The U.S. House Education and Workforce Committee has approved legislation intended to increase foreign gift reporting requirements for colleges and universities. Congressman Tim Walberg, chair of the committee, says the DETERRENT Act slashes the foreign gift reporting threshold for colleges and universities from $250,000 down to $50,000, with a stricter $0 for gifts from countries and entities of concern.

Wednesday’s actions marked the first bills reported out of the House education committee in the new session of Congress. As such, they provided an early indicator of the priorities for the committee under the new leadership of Chairman Tim Walberg, R-Mich.

Congressman Tim Walberg is welcoming House passage of the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act, legislation that he co-sponsored.