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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 3, 2014

USPS, Mr. Todisco, currently has an unfunded liability for retiree health care of $48 billion.

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Feb 27, 2014

Last week, I held health care town halls all across my district. Constituents shared their experience with the President's health care law. While parts of the law have helped a few, a majority of people have been hurt. We heard from a…

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Feb 26, 2014

Well, I applaud you for that because--until we get principals out of their office filling paper and into the classroom knowing what their front line is doing and assisting them in that, I don't think we achieve.

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Feb 5, 2014

Do you think IRS agents should have the right or should have to take training in the Constitution and Bill of Rights?

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Feb 5, 2014

It appears that the President has a war on the Constitution.

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Feb 5, 2014

We need to hold this administration and the IRS accountable, and I'm committed to making that happen.

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Feb 4, 2014

So essentially the reinsurance fund is a large transfer from the vast majority of Americans without an ObamaCare insurance plan to the few Americans with an ObamaCare plan.

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Feb 3, 2014

Unfortunately, rewriting the law through executive fiat and circumventing the public rulemaking process undermines this goal.

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Feb 3, 2014

Time and again the administration has made end-runs around Congress and the American people we represent.

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Feb 3, 2014

President Obama promised in his State of the Union address to go around Congress when necessary to advance his own agenda.

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Feb 3, 2014

The President's remarks fits a pattern we are all too familiar with under this administration.

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Feb 3, 2014

And they are the ones most concerned with the safety of their own workplace.

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Jan 15, 2014

I thank my friend from New Jersey, again, for this opportunity to stand for life. It will be exciting to have the demonstration, and I say that in a positive sense, a demonstration that is going on this next week, again, of people…

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Jan 8, 2014

As opposed to getting out of the way so that people who do know how to create jobs can do that, including our States.

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Jan 8, 2014

A new year brings new perspective and, for many, a fresh start. Many of my hardworking constituents hope this year will bring a healthy economy with increased opportunities. My House colleagues and I didn't need a new year to make this our…

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Jan 8, 2014

I guess I would like to ask any of you who would like to weigh in, the fact that this has unfortunately languished in the Senate.

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Jan 8, 2014

On rollcall No. 2, on Wednesday, January 8, I was unavoidably detained and missed a rollcall vote. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall 2, in support of a bill I cosponsored, H.R. 724, to amend the Clean Air Act to…

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Dec 5, 2013

the fact is, no matter what you were promised, it simply isn't turning out to be true

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Dec 5, 2013

the stark reality of far more people losing their healthcare than getting replacement healthcare

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Dec 3, 2013

Mr. Chairman, that concludes my statement. Thank you very much, again, for the opportunity to testify.

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Dec 3, 2013

Well, in our deliberative process we need those issues resolved. And so I would continue to push for that to be made.

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Dec 3, 2013

Any government agency with this much influence should exercise its authority judiciously, especially at a time when so many cannot find full-time employment.

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