Tim Walberg

Because we have to carry out OSHA's statutory mission, and that is to assure, as far as possible, every working man and woman in the Nation safe and healthful working conditions and to preserve our human resources.

We have strong disagreements with the massive Medicaid expansion contained in the President's takeover of health care, but we should be able to find common ground.

The taxpayer program should not serve as inheritance protection and that the rules that can be navigated so millionaires can qualify for welfare are in desperate need of reform.

We need to be figuring out ways to reform Medicare and Medicaid, not to expand it.

You are going to find Republicans and Democrats very united, working together on this.

when we hear about tens of billions of dollars in waste, fraud and abuse, it is unacceptable.

we are hiring up in Iraq to the tune of 17,000 contractors in an unbelievable amount of money.

So even though, initially, it looked like the study that was done was done in a cursory fashion to make sure it didn't cross the $100 million level, if it ultimately shows that it is going to be more, you are telling me that there will…

It is the certainty that under this administration's policies, we have no way in heck to dig ourselves out of this debt.

You bring down the cost of labor.

Demand doesn't come from government spending; inflation comes from government spending.

If you raise my taxes much more, that is it. I am done.

We have to make things first.

You can't lose your rights because you hire somebody.

We allowed this to happen, that we once again spent our children and grandchildren's money.

I thank the chair and committee leadership for bringing this bill forward, H.R. 2218, for which I urge my colleagues' support. In the Northwest Ordinance, the same language in that ordinance, as well as what was then put into many of our…

Being a new Member on the Cybersecurity Subcommittee, it has been an eye-opener for me beyond just my normal thought that the light switch works when I turn it on and off.

We are in the midst of a crisis. It's not a crisis of a debt ceiling. It's a crisis of debt, of Washington spending too much, not taxing or borrowing too little. The problem isn't the debt ceiling; it's the debt. We can no longer continue…

We are in the midst of an important debate. It's a debate on the debt ceiling and our spending crisis. But fundamentally, it's a debate about the future direction of our country, the next generation, and getting Americans back to work…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Michigan will be postponed. The Clerk will read. The Clerk read as follows: National…

I thank the chairman for yielding. I just want to make it clear because, as I've listened to the opposition to this, it appears one didn't catch my train of thought. I'm not saying that arts or the NEA is wrong. I'm saying it's time to…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 105, line 7, insert ``(reduced by $10,600,000)'' after the dollar amount. Page 158, line 25, insert ``(increased by…

Tonight I am offering an amendment that would reduce funding for the National Endowment for the Arts to fiscal year 2006 levels. In February, during the consideration of H.R. 1, I offered a similar amendment to cut NEA funding, which the…

We're broke, and that's really not the legacy that I want to leave Micah and Claire, my grandkids. More unrestrained spending and tax increases will only slow our economy and make our fiscal problems worse. Raising the debt ceiling without…

We received word yesterday that the President has threatened to veto the bill we will consider later today, H.R. 2560, the Cut, Cap, and Balance Act. As a cosponsor of this bill, I can't disagree more. We have a spending problem, not a…