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House advances budget reform bill over Dem objections
February 7th 2012
The Hill-The House on Tuesday afternoon approved a rule allowing the chamber to consider the third of 10 federal budget reform bills that Republicans have vowed to push through the House this year. Members approved the rule for H.R. 3581, the Budget and Accounting Transparency Act, by a 239-181 vote. The bill would make several changes to the federal budget process, including by bringing off-budget spending back onto the budget. Several government-sponsored entities, like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, would be ...
The Hill-The House on Tuesday afternoon approved a rule allowing the chamber to consider the third of 10 federal budget reform bills that Republicans have vowed to push through the House this year. Members approved the rule for H.R. 3581, the Budget and Accounting Transparency Act, by a 239-181 vote. The bill would make several changes to the federal budget process, including by bringing off-budget spending back onto the budget. Several government-sponsored entities, like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, would be ...
Let’s put power back into the hands of the people
February 6th 2012
Walton Tribune-By U.S. Rep. Rob Woodall On Aug. 3, 1980, in his first public address after being chosen as the Republican nominee for the presidential election, then-governor Ronald Reagan spoke of the importance of limiting the power of our federal government. He said, “I believe we have distorted the balance of our government today by giving powers that were never intended to be given in the Constitution to that federal establishment.” I share his belief, and in fact I would argue ...
Walton Tribune-By U.S. Rep. Rob Woodall On Aug. 3, 1980, in his first public address after being chosen as the Republican nominee for the presidential election, then-governor Ronald Reagan spoke of the importance of limiting the power of our federal government. He said, “I believe we have distorted the balance of our government today by giving powers that were never intended to be given in the Constitution to that federal establishment.” I share his belief, and in fact I would argue ...
Representative Rob Woodall on the Budget and Deficit Reduction
February 3rd 2012
Click on the link below to view Rob Woodall on C-Span’s Washington Journal Program the morning of February 2, 2012. Representative Rob Woodall talked about Congressional Budget Director Douglas Elmendorf's testimony before the House Budget Committee on the U.S. budget deficit and economic outlook. Representative Woodall also discussed President Obama's mortgage relief plan, the 2009 economic stimulus, tax cuts made during the George W. Bush administration, and Republican efforts to cut the budget and deficit. He responded to telephone ...
Click on the link below to view Rob Woodall on C-Span’s Washington Journal Program the morning of February 2, 2012. Representative Rob Woodall talked about Congressional Budget Director Douglas Elmendorf's testimony before the House Budget Committee on the U.S. budget deficit and economic outlook. Representative Woodall also discussed President Obama's mortgage relief plan, the 2009 economic stimulus, tax cuts made during the George W. Bush administration, and Republican efforts to cut the budget and deficit. He responded to telephone ...
Local Congressmen Sound Off On Keystone
January 24th 2012
Gwinnett Daily Post-Last week's rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline from the Obama administration brought strong words from Gwinnett politicians on both sides of the aisle. "Republicans in Congress have no one to blame but themselves for the denial of the Keystone Pipeline application because of the arbitrary and artificial deadlines they imposed on the process," said U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson, a Democrat whose district includes part of Gwinnett. "The Keystone Pipeline was never about jobs and energy independence -- it ...
Gwinnett Daily Post-Last week's rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline from the Obama administration brought strong words from Gwinnett politicians on both sides of the aisle. "Republicans in Congress have no one to blame but themselves for the denial of the Keystone Pipeline application because of the arbitrary and artificial deadlines they imposed on the process," said U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson, a Democrat whose district includes part of Gwinnett. "The Keystone Pipeline was never about jobs and energy independence -- it ...
On Wednesday, January 18, 2012, Rep. Woodall went to the floor of the US House of Representatives and condemned the President’s decision to trample the US Constitution with his recent “recess” appointments
January 19th 2012
CQ Floor Video House Floor 01/18/2012 5:10 p.m. - 5:40 p.m. "Woodall (R-GA): thank you, mr. speaker. i appreciate the time. i appreciate you giving me a moment to set up my charts because i have some pretty ones down here. i have the white house. it isn't the president's house. it's our house. every time i drive by, mr. speaker, i go past and i think, you know what, i own..." To view the video click here
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CQ Floor Video House Floor 01/18/2012 5:10 p.m. - 5:40 p.m. "Woodall (R-GA): thank you, mr. speaker. i appreciate the time. i appreciate you giving me a moment to set up my charts because i have some pretty ones down here. i have the white house. it isn't the president's house. it's our house. every time i drive by, mr. speaker, i go past and i think, you know what, i own..." To view the video click here
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