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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 13, 2022

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 246, nays…

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Apr 28, 2022

I thank my friend and colleague. And thank you, Madam Speaker, for your statements. I agree wholeheartedly with you. America is having a fight undertaken for us by the Ukrainian forces. Ukraine is fighting for liberty around the world. It…

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Apr 27, 2022

I just returned from a trip to Ukraine with my colleague, Representative Spartz, last night. We were invited by Ukrainian officials to see firsthand their immediate needs. The destruction and loss of life was heartbreaking. Everywhere we…

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Apr 27, 2022

I thank my friend for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H. Res. 336 and, once again, call on the Russian Government to release American citizen, Paul Whelan. I thank my colleague, Congresswoman Haley Stevens, for her…

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Apr 7, 2022

I was unable to attend the first vote in the series on April 7, 2022. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 122. MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS Bass (Beyer) Bilirakis (Fleischmann)…

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Apr 5, 2022

The American people are committed I believe, to helping protect American children from child abuse.

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Apr 5, 2022

Faith-based organizations play an indispensable role as sub-recipients of CAPTA and CSBG grants.

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Apr 5, 2022

What is your administration doing to ensure that these individuals are aware of their private coverage options, which are not on the ACA exchanges?

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Apr 5, 2022

the administration has requested an additional 22.5 billion dollars to purchase COVID-19 vaccinations testing and therapeutics.

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Mar 8, 2022

I thank my friend from Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, today, Michigan's average fuel prices are mere cents away from the all-time high in the Motor State--not seen since the middle of the Great Recession. On Thursday, Triple A (AAA) data…

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Feb 7, 2022

Each year, too many lives are cut short because of drug overdoses. And fentanyl and its analogs, most of which originate from China, are making this crisis even worse. Sadly, under the Biden administration's porous border policies, many of…

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Dec 8, 2021

Because what has happened is that, as kids are migrating into this digital e-commerce world, and having debit cards and digital wallets, those privacy rules are Gramm-Leach-Bliley, which is an opt-out regime, and you hope that the parents…

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Dec 8, 2021

I fear that, without a bipartisan, cohesive framework, we will continue down a path of patchwork laws that confuse consumers and place undue compliance burdens on businesses.

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Dec 8, 2021

My legislation, of course, as you may know, raises the age for parental consent protections for children online from under 13 to under 16 years of age.

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Dec 8, 2021

I actually think it should start at 17 and go younger, and not at 16.

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Dec 8, 2021

Privacy, particularly when it comes to children, should be a no-brainer.

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Nov 30, 2021

It is really scandalous that the agency has not made better use of its time to remedy these problems.

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Nov 30, 2021

The findings from the OIG are extremely concerning, and perhaps what is more troubling is the apparent lack of resolve within AmeriCorps to resolve its financial management failures.

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Nov 17, 2021

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, today, we are here to take a stand against President Biden's unconstitutional vaccine mandate on private businesses and their employees. And in the end, I think it is clear that we need to…

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Nov 17, 2021

Shortly, this body will begin debating the most radical and expensive spending bill in our Nation's history. Shockingly, Democrats are intent on moving forward without the CBO's final cost analysis. But independent estimates put the bill's…

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Nov 2, 2021

With Veterans Day approaching, I am pleased to join my good friend from Michigan, General Jack Bergman, and all of my colleagues tonight in paying tribute to those who served. What we say tonight will be totally inadequate to express what…

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Oct 27, 2021

The cost of living keeps getting more expensive, and we are reminded of that every time we fill up our cars and trucks. Gasoline prices, at a 7-year high, are putting a strain on family budgets. When asked about surging gas prices…

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Oct 20, 2021

Frankly, it is a little mind boggling to me how even after witnessing what is happening in Europe, where millions of families won't be able to afford to heat their homes this winter and are entirely reliant on Russian gas, we are…

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Oct 20, 2021

I am disappointed that at a time when we are facing rapidly rising energy prices, steep home heating costs, global supply shortages, and skyrocketing gas prices, this committee is choosing to prioritize President Biden's antifossil-fuel…

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Oct 20, 2021

RODA announced its intent to sue the Biden administration earlier this week over its failure to comply with the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act in its approval of the Vineyard Wind 1 project, and this letter highlights some of their…

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