Rep. Rob Woodall Rejects Senate's Fiscal Cliff "Deal"

It's "all dessert and no vegetables."

U.S. Representative Rob Woodall (R-GA-07) issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 8, a bill to address the so-called “fiscal cliff.”  Rep. Woodall voted for the original proposal in August but voted against the bill as amended by the Senate on Monday, Jan. 1. The Senate’s bill is all dessert and no vegetables.  It puts into permanent law the campaign promise on which President Obama ran: ‘You can have all the government that you desire and you won’t be asked to pay even a penny for it.’  That promise is destroying America, and I will fight it with every fiber of my being. Spending is the problem in Washington, not tax revenue.  Yet the Senate's bill does nothing to curtail spending.  In fact, it both eliminates …

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Letters to the Editor

Fine, Stop Kicking the Can, But Cut Taxes Already!

A 'letter to the editor' in response to Rep. Rob Woodall, submitted by Jason Pfeifle, field organizer for Georgia Fair Share.

(Editor's note: the following is a letter to the editor sent by Jason Pfeifle, field organizer for Georgia Fair Share, in response to Rep. Rob Woodall's letter to the editor on the fiscal cliff titled "Rep. Woodall: 'I Will Not be Complicit in Kicking the Can Down the Road.'") The fiscal cliff is quickly approaching, and itʼs time for our elected officials to get something done. In a recent opinion piece in the Snellville Patch, Representative Rob Woodall called for a comprehensive solution to the pending fiscal cliff and outlined what he thinks that solution should look like: reduced government spending, increased revenue through the closing of tax loopholes, and no changes to current tax rates. But, if Rep. Woodall is so concerned about …

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Letters to the Editor

Rep. Rob Woodall: "I Will Not be Complicit in Kicking the Can Down the Road"

Rep. Woodall discusses his thoughts on the fiscal cliff in this letter to the editor.

(Editor's note: the following was sent by Rep. Rob Woodall (R) as a letter to the editor to Snellville Patch.) If you've turned on a television or opened a newspaper in the last few weeks, you've no doubt seen the so-called "fiscal cliff" conversation unfolding in Washington.  The "fiscal cliff" is Washington-speak for the expiration of Bush-era tax rates coupled with across-the-board spending cuts on many domestic spending accounts.   While the fiscal cliff coverage continues to escalate as the January deadline draws near, I can tell you these discussions are absolutely nothing new.  They are a continuation of every discussion that the House and the President have had during my two years in Congress: the President wants to see taxes go up…

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Citizens Pack Woodall's Town Hall Meeting

The meeting room was at capacity at the Snellville City Hall, as citizens came to hear Rep. Rob Woodall, and to be heard.

Rep. Rob Woodall (R-GA-07) met with citizens on Thursday evening at Snellville City Hall. Crowds of people flooded the walls to hear Woodall cover such topics as the super committee, budget cuts, healthcare, the national debt and taxes. Woodall is a representative of Georgia’s seventh district which covers Gwinnett, Walton, Barrow and parts of Newton and Forsyth Counties. As the floor was open for questions and comments, there was much debate surrounding controversial topics. More than 100 people packed the Snellville City Hall for the town hall meeting. Woodall addressed his idea of a balanced budget and how that affects taxes. He stated that the top 1 percent of income earners in this country pay 40 percent of all taxes and spoke about …

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Woodall's Town Hall Meeting in Snellville Thursday

The congressman will host one of his August town hall meetings in Snellville this week.

Rep. Rob Woodall (R-GA-07) will host a town hall meeting in Snellville on Thursday, August 25. The meeting will be 7 p.m. - 8 p.m., at Snellville City Hall, 2342 Oak Road, Snellville. Citizens do not need to reserve a space. Woodall represents Georgia's Seventh District, which covers Gwinnett, Walton, Barrow and parts of Newton and Forsyth Counties.

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