Joe Walsh
Illinois' 8th District
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- Yesterday, the President & CEO of #NAM, Jay Timmons, said that tax hikes would damage #smallbiz & hurt economy: http://t.co/24Cg0Yvt
- 83 of 563 regulatory rules issued this year affecting #smallbiz are significant rules, meaning that they have costs of $100 million or more.
- So far this year, there have been 563 final regulatory rules issued that affect our #1 job creators - #smallbiz http://t.co/4XeGucdP
- Now more than ever, we need to give #smallbiz certainty they need to hire - a vibrant private sector will pull us out of this recession!
- Only 4% of #smallbiz expected to create jobs last month. http://t.co/3zjE37JB via @SmallBizGOP
- Just sent out my #WeeklyWrapUp -- want to receive my newsletter? Check out the archive & subscribe here: http://t.co/Djb6d6QW
- My staff is currently holding mobile office hours until 4 PM in #HoffmanEstates! More details here: http://t.co/pplqZ8KI #IL08
- For 4 years, gov't has run up $1 trillion deficits. Let's get serious -- I introduced #BalancedBudget Amendment. http://t.co/IF67CVeh
- Big government policies & increasingly higher taxes are crushing #smallbiz - our #1 job creators.
- "Whether he realizes it or not, President Obama’s tax policies will result in fewer and less successful #SmallBiz." http://t.co/sTV2NLRG
- RT @SmallBizGOP: .@USChamber: 89% of #SmallBiz believe #FiscalCliff tax hikes will hurt them, House GOP has voted to #StopTheTaxHike htt ...
- Responding to survey, 69% of #smallbiz stated that #regulations are "major impediment" to #job creation: http://t.co/DsRMKVWE
- Had the opportunity today to tour Advanced Precision Manufacturing, a family-owned #smallbiz in Elk Grove Village! http://t.co/LHvoN9Tm
- MT @SmallBizGOP #FiscalCliff will increase taxes for 88% of Americans average of $3,500, GOP voted to #StopTheTaxHike http://t.co/SQRBNUji
- Thanks to everyone who helped me get to 7,500 #Facebook likes -- can you help me get to 8,000?! https://t.co/0vVquJEm
- We need to implement an "all of the above" approach to energy that includes clean coal, nuclear power, & developing renewable energy.
- CHART: incomes fall as energy $ rises, placing an incredible burden on families and #smallbiz via @RepublicanStudy http://t.co/5GOP3Gz2
- RT @FixCongressNow: ICYMI KnoxNews: @jgregjohnson: 'No Budget, No Pay' Could Spur Action http://t.co/DhbamNNO
- RT @gopconference: Four years, four deficits above $1 trillion. President Obama has set a frightening precedent for reckless spending. h ...
- Americans work hard to earn their paychecks and Congress should not be any different. That is why I support #bipartisan #NoBudgetNoPay #IL08
- #FY2013 begins today, and yet the Senate has still not passed a budget. This is absolutely unacceptable. #IL08 #EnoughIsEnough
- MT @GOPWhip Today marks the start of FY 2013 & #SenateDems have yet to produce & pass a budget. House GOP have acted. http://t.co/e5KNxl0g
- Americans deserve a government that is serious about balancing their budget & that is why I introduced a #BalancedBudget Amendment.
- Fiscal year ends today and marks the 4th straight year that our deficit has exceeded $1 trillion. #EnoughIsEnough
- #SmallBiz Owner on #FiscalCliff "If we don't maintain the current tax rate...we'll have to stop hiring." http://t.co/bpZDxvUg
- One #smallbiz owner explains what the #FiscalCliff means for her business: http://t.co/bpZDxvUg #StopTheTaxHike
- .@Tennessean says this about #NoBudgetNoPay: "How utterly common sense. How completely reasonable. And again, how refreshing."
- RT @GOPLeader The latest GDP report shows the economy is simply not growing at a pace that will put American families back to work.
- RT @FixCongressNow: ICYMI @Tennessean 'Budget Act is Something We Can All Get Behind' #NoBudgetNoPay http://t.co/wIAWk36c
- Meager 2nd quarter growth rate only confirms what we’ve known all along: the last 4 years of big gov't & reckless spending haven’t worked.
- #IL08 families don’t need the Department of Commerce to tell them that the economy hasn’t recovered, they already know it.
- The economy only grew at 1.3% in the 2nd quarter. My statement here: http://t.co/cs946KA7
- RT @SmallBizGOP: Majority of #SmallBiz wouldn't start business in today's environment, another sign our private sector isn't #DoingFine ...
- The strength of our economy lies in American job creators & #SmallBiz - not with government policies.
- Almost 70% of #smallbiz feel that "regulatory policies have hurt American small businesses and manufacturers."http://t.co/FPj5f9dK
- "Proper response to recessions & debt crises not more gov't regulation & gov't spending — it’s more economic freedom." http://t.co/WsuxgSm2
- RT @RepublicanStudy: Unbelievable! FY 2012 ends this Sunday, and the deficit will surge past $1 trillion for the 4th straight time.
- RT if you believe we must get government out of the way of #SmallBiz so they can do what they do best - create jobs!
- Survey of #smallbiz - #1 job creators - shows gov't regulations & uncertainty are hurting businesses & economy: http://t.co/UgYD9By6
- I am a proud member of the @FixCongressNow caucus - a bipartisan group committed to fixing our broken Congress! #IL08
- RT @SmallBizGOP: Unemployment rates rose in 26 States, while the House has passed 39 #JobsBills that are stuck in the Senate http://t.co ...
- RT @GOPWhip: CBO confirms: ObamaCare mandates tax on millions of low and middle income American families. http://t.co/cFUlk3nf
- RT @SmallBizGOP: #SmallBiz need certainty to invest & grow: Entrepreneurs have more doubts today about policy than just a few years ...
- @nycasac I am a cosponsor of H.Con.Res. 139 which condemns Iran for addressing the #UN on Yom Kippur http://t.co/m4ta1E2K
- Cost of #regulations regulations issued by the Obama Administration over the past four years = approx $488 billion http://t.co/RCPo8ZVa
- RT @GOPoversight: Last week was a busy one. Catch up on the latest with Team Oversight at http://t.co/fZRYYjSU. #accountability #transpa ...
- Happy first day of #fall! What is YOUR favorite part about the fall? http://t.co/s1m9teEh
- On January 1, 2013 the largest tax hikes in American history are scheduled to take effect. I voted to #StopTheTaxHike http://t.co/qgy8p6ha
- RT @DarrellIssa Today is National POW/MIA Recognition Day. Remember our heroes who haven't come home - http://t.co/y8Hq9s6n #mia #pow
- If it weren’t for Chairman @DarrellIssa's relentless pursuit of truth, I fear Terry family may never have gotten answers #FastAndFurious
- Atty General should have sought justice for Brian Terry’s murder, not whistleblowers, & that's why called for resignation #FastAndFurious
- No doubt in my mind that lives in Mexico & United States lost because too many people in ATF failed to do their jobs #FastAndFurious
- IG #FastAndFurious report brings to light what #OGR has always suspected - result of serious failures by ATF leadership http://t.co/jA83sGpJ
- RT @GOPWhip: .@WSJ median household incomes continue to fall under @BarackObama's failed economic policies http://t.co/LMopKKVl #jobs
- RT @GOPoversight: Tune in now: http://t.co/Owd5H8R0 - @Justice Inspector General testifies on his findings of #FastandFurious investigation.
- US fell to #18 of freest economies due to "decade-plus course of government expansion, increased debt and regulation" http://t.co/9Hh17G5l
- #hcr tax will affect 6 million taxpayers -- more than half of whom are #middleclass. RT if you oppose this massive tax increase. #IL08
- "The individual #mandate in President Obama #hcr law will cost 6 million taxpayers a total of $7 billion in 2016" -- http://t.co/1UWmP7Dq
- RT @SmallBizGOP: Scott Hodge from @TaxFoundation at last week's hearing: Going over #FiscalCliff is counterproductive http://t.co/ShK7xl ...
- Friends, headed back to Washington, DC this morning. Check out the schedule for the week here: http://t.co/avG5cHzs #IL08
- Reminder: my staff holds mobile office hours every Friday in #HoffmanEstates! #IL08 http://t.co/FudQ6Z0m
- ICYMI: I chaired a hearing where #SmallBiz owners warned of the devastating effects of the #FiscalCliff http://t.co/hSAf1dsD #StopTheTaxHike
- RT @uscapitol: Happy 219 birthday to the US Capitol building! G. Washington placed cornerstone #onthisday 1793. http://t.co/LWfzKucC
- RT @DarrellIssa .@usairforce: defending our skies since 1947. Happy birthday. PIC: http://t.co/rYE4ySj4
- RT @gopconference: Thank you to all who serve and have served in our @usairforce, now 65 years old today. Happy birthday! #USAF
- Our #Constitution is the cornerstone of the American Republic & will continue to maintain the US as the greatest country in the world.
- RT @GOPWhip: “A republic, madam. If you can keep it.” – Ben Franklin’s response to what new gov. will look like under the Constitution. ...
- 225 years ago today, the United States Constitution was signed in Philadelphia. Happy #ConstitutionDay! http://t.co/7BkzCwf9
- RT @uscapitol: Happy Constitution Day. Constitution signed #onthisday 1787 by 39 delegates. http://t.co/mCTph5L8
- Wishing those celebrating Rosh Hashanah a happy and healthy new year. L'shana tovah.
- Police foiled a would-be terror attack in Chicago on Friday. Home-grown terrorism is a real threat. My statement: http://t.co/gY8oOK75 #IL08
- RT @SmallBizGOP: Congrats to all 15 of our Committee Members for being named @NFIB Guardians of #SmallBiz, demonstrating their commitmen ...
- RT @SmallBizGOP: #SmallBiz owners warn of devastating effects of #FiscalCliff on job creation at our hearing yesterday #tcot http://t.co ...
- #TaxCliff discouraging #SmallBiz from hiring & delaying investment according to biz owners who testified on Hill http://t.co/GAKhthDY
- RT @GOPLeader: 38– the number of jobs bills passed by the House that Senate Democrats refuse to consider. http://t.co/2Gb9mE22
- REMINDER: staff will be holding mobile office hours today from 12 - 4:00 PM in #HoffmanEstates #IL08 http://t.co/pplqZ8KI
- RT @TheRepLawyer: @RepJoeWalsh reintroduces Election Integrity Act which would require voter ID http://t.co/IXCCRtmV
- PRESS RELEASE on Federal Election Integrity Act: I Want to Ensure Every Vote Counts http://t.co/7P7HsTNm
- Reintroduced Fed. Election Integrity Act w former AttyGen. Ed Meese & Susan Carleson CEO of American Civil Rights Union http://t.co/n0HSDmy4
- RT @SmallBizGOP @RepJoeWalsh "Just the threat of a tax hike is holding #smallbusinesses back" http://t.co/tZEE7a2c
- Listening to testimony from #SmallBiz owners on #FiscalCliff with .@RepSchrader at the .@SmallBizGOP subcomm. hearing http://t.co/00Z9RMFb
- I will be chairing a @SmallBizGOP hearing regarding #SmallBiz Perspectives on the #TaxCliff at 10 AM! Streaming here: http://t.co/shPpPoZa
- .@RepCuellar Congrats on passage of Gov't Customer Service Improvement Act & thx for kind words re: bipartisanship http://t.co/oKsbcja9
- ICYMI: yesterday afternoon I spoke on the House floor in support of my No-Hassle Flying Act. Watch here: https://t.co/X0JnVYwI
- RT @AirlinesDotOrg A4A Lauds No-Hassle Flying Act: Rep. Walsh’s Bill Streamlines Baggage Security http://t.co/QmSlDnud
- Want to read more about the No-Hassle Flying Act? Check out my press release here: http://t.co/1m8bQ3SK
- Was honored to be presented the "Friend of Farm Bureau" award today by @FarmBureau and @ILFarmBureau http://t.co/KvJqa9rz
- No-Hassle Flying Act streamlines baggage security for international flights & received praise from Homeland Security Chair & Ranking Member.
- Yesterday, the House voted in favor of another #bipartisan bill that I authored, the No-Hassle Flying Act. http://t.co/4qqW1l95
- RT @GOPWhip via @SpeakerBoehner: Flags over U.S. Capitol to be flown at half-staff today in honor of the four fallen Americans in Libya
- The loss of US Ambassador Christopher Stevens and 3 diplomatic staff in Libya is a tragedy. My thoughts and prayers are with their families.
- I introduced the GSA Act because it is our responsibility to ensure taxpayer $ is not wasted on lavish conferences http://t.co/wXHYBqxx
- Thank you for the shout-out today on the House floor .@RepCuellar! It was great working with you. #Bipartisanship
- The Government Spending Accountability Act, a bill I introduced, has passed the House of Representatives.
- RT @gopconference: We remember those lost on 9/11/01, and we are eternally grateful for our armed forces that fight every day to protect ...
- RT @GOPoversight: Today honor those who lost their lives 11 yrs ago, those who fought so hard to save them, & those still fighting t ...
- RT @uscapitol: Forever in their debt. #flight93 we never forget. http://t.co/C5nuHfgH
- We must always remember & never forget those who perished September 11 nor those we have lost since in the struggle for freedom & liberty.
- Friends, as I head back to Washington, here is the legislative and committee schedule for the week: http://t.co/2rwnJmGk #IL08
- RT @gopconference: FACT: House has passed >30 bipartisan #jobs bills that STILL sit in the Democrat-controlled Senate: http://t.co/8X ...
