Tim Walberg

I hope my colleagues will oppose this bureaucratic overreach by supporting the Protecting Health Care Providers from Increased and Administrative Burdens Act.

It is an honor to testify before the elected representatives of the American people we both serve.

This is simply unacceptable for the brave men and women who served our country, and we need to do much more.

I noted earlier our frustration with the administration's lack of cooperation with our oversight specifically on this important issue.

I am confused as to why the department was so late in delivering a wholly inadequate response.

I would hate to think that the department is obstructing our oversight. Will you assure us that by December 13 we will receive a complete and adequate response to our oversight request, including all requested materials, documents, and…

the AHA fully supports H.R. 3633, the Protecting Health Care Providers from Increased Administrative Burdens Act, introduced yesterday by Chairman Walberg.

Federal contractors have a moral and legal obligation to ensure employment discrimination is not tolerated in their workplaces.

I have introduced legislation, H.R. 3633, that will ensure hospitals and doctors reimbursed through federal health care programs are not unilaterally designated contractors and subject to OFCCP's dictates.

We have asked the administration by letter to provide us with information, basically to say define the problem.

Wages are stagnant. Pain is felt every day at the gas pump.

I probably kept a little bit of the remaining hair that I have as a result of people like those in our witness panel taking care of my mother and releasing some of the stress and the needs that I had.

Health care costs are rising, and now millions are losing the health care plan they like.

The final regulations effectively repeal that protection.

The caregivers who ostensibly are the intended beneficiaries under the final regulations will be worse off.

The final regulations will create a new aspect of life that defines--that differentiates between the very wealthy and everybody else.

This isn't the final action that we will take, but this is certainly a great first step this term.

The administration's effort to redefine companion care moves our country in the opposite direction.

I would uphold their rights to do that.

America's families are hurting. More than 11 million workers are searching for a job.

For the federal government to come in and make a sweeping policy change... I think is suspect.

We should be working together to revive our struggling economy.

For each dollar spent, there's $9 gained.

``If you like your health plan, you can keep it'' was President Obama's promise to the people since 2009, but just last week, he attempted to apologize to those losing health insurance because of the law. While I am glad the President is…

I believe it was Steve Jobs who had a slogan: 'If it's your problem, it's our problem.'