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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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Mar 27, 2023

The voices that pushed the panic that led to school closures were amplified on social media settings.

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Mar 27, 2023

The consequences in Michigan: Like you have said, Michigan's average math score dropped four points for fourth-graders and eight points for eighth-graders since 2019.

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Mar 27, 2023

We have been always told to follow the science, and we didn't follow the science.

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Mar 27, 2023

We have created a huge deficit in the learning, and that will have consequences through the entire lives of these children.

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Mar 27, 2023

We have created a generational divide in--in terms of the educational impact from these school closures and lockdowns.

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Mar 27, 2023

I do believe there are multiple reasons for this, but one of the reasons is the Democrat policies that are disincentivizing work.

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Mar 27, 2023

I've often said it was a deeply unfair position for the Federal Government to put families in, to tell workers that to stay home is a better way to provide for their families.

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Mar 27, 2023

In Pennsylvania, that was about 42 percent, literally could make more staying at home than returning to their jobs.

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Mar 27, 2023

It wasn't the workers, or the independent contractors asking for the right-to-work law to be taken out, it was the union bosses.

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Mar 27, 2023

The PRO Act would remove beyond the independent contractor legislation and regulations, the PRO Act would be an all-out assault, not just on independent contractors, but on states' right to work laws.

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Mar 27, 2023

Some here in Washington have proposed legislation that would nullify right-to-work laws in states all across the country.

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Mar 27, 2023

Unfortunately, Michigan recently repealed its right to work law.

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Mar 27, 2023

Welfare reform began in Michigan, under Engler.

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Mar 22, 2023

You have access to American data.

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Mar 22, 2023

This blows up any trust we could desire to develop.

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Mar 22, 2023

We are talking about what you are doing now, what your expectations are now, what your relationship is with the Communist Party.

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Mar 22, 2023

The Chinese Government will make decisions according to the law.

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Mar 9, 2023

If China is successful in setting spectrum policy and moving the rest of the world in a different direction than the United States, does that mean Chinese network gear like Huawei and ZTE will be the standard going forward?

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Mar 9, 2023

Our country's full connectivity potential cannot be realized without establishing a coordinated and robust spectrum pipeline.

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Mar 9, 2023

The road to connection for all Americans will be paved by a number of technologies: wireless, Wi-Fi, fiber, satellites.

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Feb 28, 2023

What is good for one can be good for all in a great way as we do it comprehensively.

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Feb 28, 2023

Republicans in the House are committed to putting parents back in the driver's seat, and even grandparents back in the driver's seat.

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Feb 14, 2023

Eight fentanyl overdoses happen in their town in one week this year already.

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Feb 14, 2023

I think this is a good pattern to have on a regular basis of going out to the places we are finding information from.

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Feb 7, 2023

I'd appreciate that. Only ask questions that we hope we can get an answer for.

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