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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.
I thank my friend from Texas for yielding, and I thank him for his work. Madam Chairman, I rise today in support of H.R. 1994, the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act. I would like to thank Chairman Neal and Ranking…
I thank the lead Republican for yielding. Mr. Chair, I rise today in opposition to H.R. 986. I would give its titled name, but it is yet another misleading effort that has nothing to do with the title of the bill. House Republicans fully…
Would DOE be better positioned to carry out these functions in the long term if the Assistant Secretary position responsible for the functions were made permanent in your organization?
I appreciate very much the increased dollars that have been put in for CESER.
Those same basic American values and principles should apply to everyone, including organized labor.
Violate workers' privacy rights without them volunteering those pieces of information that could allow, yes, a union organizer to get their information and make those contacts.
according to polling from Opinion Research Corporation, 81 percent of union households and 81 percent of Democrats support the right to a secret ballot in union elections.
Organized labor has a long history in America, in the work force of America, in its diverse looks and places and the work force.
Ten years on from the Great Recession and the American economy is achieving robust, record-breaking growth.
The early advocacy for fairness and decent treatment left an important legacy--and I say that sincerely--save lives, that have impacted benefits and futures for Americans.
It is the height of hypocrisy that Americans select their representation in Congress by secret ballot...
The union elections process must be updated to give workers expanded voting rights.
Americans have the right to organize and join a union if they choose to do so, and United States law has protected this freedom for over 80 years.
Resistance to those basic values and principles deserves a thorough examination, and that's what we want to do today.
If this legislation is enacted, would workers have any say in whether their personal information is shared with the union?
Far different than getting approval, voluntary status from workers saying yes, sure, this is information I want to know about, so here is the information that you need to get a hold of me.
To take a bill like we are looking at today that eliminates right to work laws nationwide, regardless of whether the people of Michigan voted for that or not, is wrong.
To stifle work of independent contractors, which limits workplace flexibility and opportunity, is wrong.
I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chair, as a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, I rise today in opposition to H.R. 9, more appropriately named the U.S. energy disadvantage act. The bill attempts to lock us into a bad deal…
A budget is an indication of what you value. Well, it is about time that the other side offers us a budget as well to find out what they value.
It has to be, and we appreciate any assistance, any help, any ideas auditing all of that because it truly does need to be done, or otherwise, we have a significant problem that taxpayers will pay for anyway.
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