Monday, March 11, 2013
U.S. Rep. Rob Woodall announces two telephone town hall call-ins and two in-person town hall meetings in March.
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Monday, March 11
U.S. Rep. Rob Woodall, R-GA, whose 7th Congressional District includes Suwanee, has announced the dates and times for his March Town Hall meetings with constituents. Two are telephone call-ins on Tuesdays, March 12 and 19. In-person meetings are scheduled for Tuesday, March 26, at Lilburn City Hall, and Saturday, March 23, in Forsyth County, at the Forsyth Conference Center in Cumming. Telephone Town Hall Meeting Tuesday March 12, 2013 7:30PM – 8:00PM Dial Toll Free: (877) 229-8493 Passcode: 17849 Telephone Town Hall Meeting Tuesday, March 19, 2013 7:00PM – 7:30PM Dial Toll Free: (877) 229-8493 Passcode: 17849 Gwinnett County Town Hall Meeting Tuesday, March 26, 2013 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM Lilburn City Hall Calvin Fitchett Municipal Complex 76…
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
It's 'all dessert and no vegetables,' the Gwinnett congressman says.
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Wednesday, January 2
U.S. Representative Rob Woodall, whose district includes Suwanee, issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 8, a bill to address the so-called “fiscal cliff.” 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 …
Friday, December 14, 2012
A 'letter to the editor' in response to Rep. Rob Woodall, submitted by Jason Pfeifle, field organizer for Georgia Fair Share.
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Friday, December 14, 2012
(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 …
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Rep. Woodall discusses his thoughts on the fiscal cliff in this letter to Patch.
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Wednesday, December 12, 2012
(Editor's note: the following was sent by Rep. Rob Woodall (R) as a letter to the editor to Snellville Patch. Woodall's district includes Suwanee.) 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: …
Thursday, October 25, 2012
The congressman will be at George Pierce Park briefly on Saturday, October 27.
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Thursday, October 25, 2012
Election campaigning is heating up, and the action will come to Suwanee on Saturday, October 27. U.S. Congressman Rob Woodall, whose district includes Suwanee, will attend a GOP rally at George Pierce Park at 11 a.m., according to Facebook. This is in connection with Family Voting Day. "Saturday is Family Voting Day, and to celebrate, we're touring voting locations in Gwinnett in support of Mitt, Paul and our Gwinnett candidates," the announcement reads. After the short rally, the candidates will head for the Gwinnett elections office and vote. -- Do you plan to attend the Woodall rally? Have you voted already in 2012? Tell us in the comments below.
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Hancock is COO of ACP. Also, a Lawrenceville attorney will seek the district post as a Democrat.
U.S. Rep. Rob Woodall has a challenger from Suwanee in his bid for re-election. David Hancock, chief operating officer of Alpharetta-based Automation Control Products, has qualified as a Republican to challenge Woodall, according to records with the Georgia Secretary of State's Office. The GOP primary is July 31. Qualifying as a Democrat to seek the District 7 seat was Steve Reilly of Lawrenceville. Do you think Rob Woodall will win re-election to Congress? Tell us in the comments below. Hancock said on his website that he would serve just one term and would not accept any campaign funds. "Congress should not be a career, so my goal is to spend only one term in Washington," Hancock's website reads. "Serving in Congress would be a great …
Thursday, May 3, 2012
National Day of Prayer service will be Thursday at Shadowbrook Baptist Church.
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Thursday, May 3, 2012
Updated May 3 The National Day of Prayer will be observed again in Suwanee in 2012, and this year there will be an out of town figure. U.S. Congressman Rob Woodall, whose 7th District includes Suwanee, will be part of the event. The service will be at Shadowbrook Baptist Church on Thursday, 6 p.m. —Will you celebrate National Day of Prayer in Suwanee? Tell us in comments below. This year’s theme is "One Nation, Under God," part of our Pledge of Allegiance. The theme verse this year is Psalm 33:12: “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,” according to Frank Ferrer, chairman of the Suwanee event. "On May 3, there will be thousands of pray rallies across the country that day. These rallies will be held in churches, town squares, parks, …
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
The event is at noon at Coolray Field.
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012
U.S. Rep. Rob Woodall, whose district includes Suwanee, will speak Wednesday, May 2, at a meeting of the Buford/North Gwinnett Rotary Club. Lunch and Woodall’s presentation are open to the public, according to a news release. Contact Dawn Pogue at (678) 533-2206 or dawn.pogue@gmail.com by Tuesday, May 1, if you plan to attend. The cost for lunch is $10. The club typically meets weekly on Wednesdays for lunch at noon at the Home Plate Club at Coolray Field, 2500 Buford Drive. The Rotary Club of Buford/North Gwinnett fosters fellowship among its members while working to make a difference in the local and worldwide communities. Club members serve Buford, Sugar Hill, Suwanee, and northern Gwinnett County by organizing and participating in …
Saturday, March 24, 2012
The congressman announces guidelines for 7th District art competition for high school students.
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Saturday, March 24, 2012
U.S. Congressman Rob Woodall, whose district includes Suwanee, encourages high school art students in the 7th Congressional District to enter the 2012 Congressional Art Competition. The deadline to submit entries is Friday, March 30. The winner will be invited to attend the June 20 opening of the 2012 Congressional Art Competition: An Artistic Discovery Exhibition at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Winning student artworks will be displayed in the hall leading from the U.S. House office buildings to the U.S. Capitol for an entire year. “The Congressional Art Competition affords our young and talented students the opportunity to showcase their work in the U.S. Capitol – a global symbol of freedom. This is truly a once-in-a-lifetime …
Monday, October 24, 2011
The U.S. congressman answers questions and discusses Washington at Peachtree Ridge High.
U.S. Congressman Rob Woodall spoke to students in Suwanee last week, and he pushed a theme that often is not welcome in a classroom: failure. "I wish failure on all of you," Woodall told students in a financial literacy class at Peachtree Ridge High on Friday, while engaging in questions, answers and discussion with students. There was a method to his madness: failure, he said, means you've given it your best shot, that you have taken a risk. Entrepreneurship and job creation were at the core of his point. "I tell my staffers that you better fail at something in the first 30 days," Woodall, whose Seventh District includes Suwanee, told students in Linda Brimmer's class. "You don't know what your maximum is until you fail." Woodall sought …
Patch Adams
10:23 am on Thursday, December 13, 2012
Let's be honest here, Congressman. The wealthy have been undertaxed for a long time and though addition of middle class jobs will help raise tax revenues we still need a much fairer tax system. We voted for this in the last election. While you're at it lets cut spending too...starting with our grotesque defense budget. more ›