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Tim Walz is an American politician serving as the 41st governor of Minnesota since January 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented Minnesota's 1st congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2007 to 2019. During his time in Congress, Walz focused on issues such as veterans' affairs, education, and healthcare, advocating for policies that support working families and rural communities.
During the last Congress, we proved that it is possible to undertake significant entitlement reform without undermining bedrock benefits upon which the American people rely, eliminating $500 billion in wasteful spending while shoring up…
This will have to include the Pentagon's budget, the largest agency in the federal government.
We've all been here since January, dutifully collecting paychecks, and no budget for the American public, creating uncertainties in the businesses and keeping job growth down. It's straining our national security forces and making…
You'll get no argument in this House that this is a country that has to get a handle on our budget, be fiscally responsible, reduce our national debt, and grow the economy. We owe nothing less to our children and grandchildren. But I will…
Listen to the people. Kindergarten teachers, not a group easily riled, are amongst 30,000 of their neighbors in Wisconsin at the State Capitol. The audacity of their demand? The ability to negotiate a living wage, safe working conditions…
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Over the past several weeks, I have had the incredible privilege and honor to be traveling up and across my district, the First District of Minnesota, from the plains of Worthington to the Mississippi River Valley…
The idea that we should have our elections be influenced by undisclosed foreign money runs counter to everything in this Nation's history. This piece of legislation was a bipartisan piece of legislation that was meant to curb the excesses…
I rise today to state my strong opposition to the repealing of the Affordable Care Act. Repealing this law will eliminate consumer protections, raise taxes on small business, explode the deficit, and put insurance company CEOs directly…
Today I rise after some of the saddest days I have ever lived through. A friend and a colleague, an exemplary member of this body was gunned down while doing her job. Innocent lives were lost and a Nation grieves for their family and…
I'm profoundly disappointed, though, that the new majority of the Republicans has decided to take the opposite approach: skyrocketing the debt, denying rights, and making sure we kill jobs. Seniors in my district now have access to better…
The Ninth Amendment: ``The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.''
The greatest privilege I have had in my life has been serving this country in uniform for 24 years and helping to preserve the freedoms and liberties of this country for all Americans. I had the honor of training soldiers from all walks of…
Thank you to my colleague from St. Paul and to all my colleagues from Minnesota. Coming here today, the honor to speak of Jim Oberstar as a Minnesotan, no one quite personifies what it means to be Minnesotan as Jim Oberstar--a man of quiet…
The same challenges that faced this Nation on November 1 still faced us when we woke up on November 3. We still have too many Americans without jobs, and we still have work to do to grow our economy and put our country back on a path of…
Perhaps my career as a public schoolteacher and having survived 20 years of the high school lunchroom makes me more optimistic than some of my colleagues in here--the idea of the trust that I have in our young people and in this country to…
As we approach the 75th anniversary of the founding of Social Security, it's a time to reflect on the generations and the hundreds of millions of Americans who through good times and bad counted on Social Security to be there to have…
Last week I had the opportunity to welcome Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to my district and to the city of Rochester, Minnesota, home to the Mayo Clinic, to talk about the positive influence that the health care…
This Monday, Memorial Day, gives citizens from around the country the opportunity to pause, come together, and remember those who have laid down their lives in protection of freedom. The debt we owe our Nation's members of the armed…
I thank the gentleman. Madam Chair, the greatest privilege I've had in my life has been in serving this Nation for almost 25 years in uniform. I know how important it is to fill our military with qualified professional and motivated…
2 years ago, our Nation experienced the beginning of the worst financial crisis since the stock market crash of 1929, resulting in the longest, deepest financial downturn since the Great Depression. While the factors that contributed to…
Last week I had the opportunity to travel around my southern Minnesota district talking to local business owners on the best ways to grow and revitalize our economy. Businesses, working families, including the Mayo Clinic centered in my…
This week this House has a historic opportunity. For far too long, millions of Americans have not been able to afford basic health care coverage. For far too long, families with insurance are told when they finally need to use that…
Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. And I thank the chairman of the committee and the ranking member for your work in securing our Nation and bringing this piece of legislation to the floor. The amendment that I am offering, Madam Chair, serves a…
Last week I, too, had a chance to be out in my local district. I was on Main Street in St. Peter, Minnesota. We had great conversations about how small businesses can continue to create and revitalize our economy. But do you know what they…
We are grateful to the Members of Congress who signed onto a letter circulated by Congressmen Tim Walz and Steve King.
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