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Tim Walberg

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Tim Walberg is an American politician currently serving as the U.S. Representative for Michigan's 5th congressional district, a position he has held since January 5, 2011. A member of the Republican Party, Walberg has focused on various issues during his tenure, including education and fiscal policy. He has been vocal about the challenges facing education in the United States, recently commenting on the decline in NAEP scores in subjects like math and reading.

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May 15, 2023

Parents knew that school closures were harming their children, and they needed to get back in the classroom as quickly as possible.

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May 10, 2023

Today, I introduced with my colleague, Representative Rochester, the Immersive Technology for American Workforce Act.

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May 10, 2023

Through the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act, WIOA, we have an opportunity to address America's workforce challenges.

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May 10, 2023

America's workforce needs to have drastically change how Americans access education, and workforce development has changed as well.

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Apr 26, 2023

A comprehensive privacy law would fill many of the gaps we discussed today.

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Apr 26, 2023

I am extremely concerned how common and easy it is for apps to collect, store, and sell children's data.

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Apr 25, 2023

Telehealth was a lifeline for millions during the pandemic, and has the potential to alleviate provider shortages, especially in mental health and behavior health.

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Apr 25, 2023

Association health plans are a commonsense solution that empowers small employers, and their employees when making health coverage decisions by providing small businesses with greater bargaining power.

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Apr 25, 2023

The high cost of healthcare remains a struggle for small businesses, many of whom are facing lingering hardships from the pandemic as well as inflation, which is a tax on everyone.

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Apr 25, 2023

For the middle-income person, that is not their car of choice.

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Apr 25, 2023

What we do here will just put us behind other polluters that aren't going to clean up their world, like China.

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Apr 25, 2023

Let's let the engineers and let's let the consumers decide what they want and what they need.

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Apr 25, 2023

Nobody is against electric vehicles if they work and if the consumer wants them.

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Apr 25, 2023

Anything that has been said about the IRA is all picking out of the air. It hasn't been fully implemented yet, thank God.

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Apr 17, 2023

This apparent attempt to become the national overlord has caused more harm than good.

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Apr 17, 2023

I don't think this is the best way to protect consumers, and it may have even caused more harm than good.

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Apr 17, 2023

Consider yourself guilty of accusations from the FTC unless you can prove otherwise.

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Mar 28, 2023

The radical National Labor Relations Board--that is my own opinion--in 2021 issued a memo where the general counsel alleged that student-athletes had been misclassified and are in fact employees at the academic institutions.

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Mar 28, 2023

We need to establish clear rules of the road, so athletes, colleges, and advertisers can all benefit.

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Mar 28, 2023

I am fully supportive of individuals being able to participate in the free market and to be able to earn what they can.

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Mar 28, 2023

We need these universities to ensure that those who are enforcing this are going to uphold free speech neutrally for all students.

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Mar 28, 2023

We should strive to reaffirm diverse theological beliefs, and solidify religious freedom rather than encouraging discrimination.

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Mar 28, 2023

Last month, the Biden Department of Education announced proceedings to rescind those protections.

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Mar 28, 2023

In 2020, the Trump administration put in place--somebody needs to protect that button there, protections for on campus religious organizations.

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Mar 28, 2023

Countless studies have shown that religious organizations, especially improve feelings of belonging, cultural awareness and academic success.

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