In The News
Feb 5, 2013
| The Washington Times
Obama crony wins contract to give phones to jobless
Rep. Tim Griffin, Arkansas Republican, said the cellphone spectrum is poorly suited to be a user’s primary Internet portal and that any resume tapped out with two fingers on a cellphone screen would be sure to be sloppy. Mr. Griffin opposes the expansion, but TracFone’s proposal to meet the requirements in the form of a high-end cellphone rather than a workhorse desktop connection is an “outrage,” he said.
Feb 1, 2013
| Log Cabin Democrat
Griffin opens Conway office for greater access
Griffin and the Conway Area Chamber of Commerce officiated a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday at the office located at 1105 Deer Street, Suite 12. Griffin said the district office near Conway's downtown will be a center for outreach and community events, but "more than anything," it will be a hub for the communities far removed from Little Rock. Griffin's Little Rock office was reorganized, he said, and his lease renegotiated to cut down about 1,000 square feet for an annual savings of about $15,000. With the new Conway office, savings are about $3,000 a year, he said. The...
Jan 31, 2013
| The Daily Citizen
Bald Knob opens middle school
Issues: Education
Watching the ribbon cutting is Bald Knob School Board President Brenda Odom, left, Arkansas Department of Education Deputy Commissioner Tony Wood, and U.S. Rep. Tim Griffin, R-Ark.
Jan 31, 2013
| Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Griffin to open office in Conway
Griffin’s in-state staff still totals seven workers, he said. After giving up about 1,000 square feet of his office space in Little Rock, Griffin said his annual rent was reduced by $18,988. Rent on the Conway space was less than that, at $15,600. “We’re actually saving money,” Griffin said.
Jan 31, 2013
| KUAR
The Expansion Of Custom Aircraft Cabinets Creates 150 New Jobs
Issues: Economy and Jobs
Republican Second District Congressman Tim Griffin said, “This is an example of the American Dream. It really is.” Griffin notes that much of the company’s business is providing furnishing for luxury jets. “The next time you hear politicians bashing people buying the jets that you put work in…If you’re standing near them, shout out at them “Hey, that’s not fair!” because these are great paying jobs.”
Jan 24, 2013
| Arkansas News
Arkansas Delegation Backs Extension Of Debt Ceiling
The bill would require the Senate and House to pass a budget by mid-April or see their paychecks withheld. The Senate has not approved a formal budget resolution in more than three years. “If you don’t do your job, you shouldn’t be paid for it,” said Rep. Tim Griffin, R-Little Rock. Lawmakers would eventually get their paychecks because of a constitutional limit on tampering with their own pay. They can only change pay for future sessions of Congress. Reps. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, Tom Cotton, R-Dardanelle, Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, and Griffin voted in favor of the bill, which passed 285-...
Jan 24, 2013
| Arkansas News
Griffin opens Conway office
U.S. Rep. Tim Griffin, R-Little Rock, announced Wednesday he has opened an office in Conway. Griffin said his Little Rock office will remain open. He said shifting workers and shedding excess office space in Little Rock has allowed him to open the second office at no additional cost to taxpayers. The Conway office is located at 1105 Deer St., Suite 12. Griffin and the Conway Area Chamber of Commerce will hold a grand opening and open house there on Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Jan 23, 2013
| Arkansas News
Griffin weighs in on debt ceiling debate
As a new member of the House Ways and Means Committee, Griffin waited several hours for his turn at the microphone during a hearing on the debt ceiling. Last up, Griffin noted that most of his questions for the panel of economists had been asked and answered. He used his five minutes to reaffirm the GOP position that federal spending cuts – and not tax increases – are needed to reduce the long-term debt. “We just had an agreement here in Congress that raised taxes,” said Griffin, R-Little Rock. “And, the bottom line is that the tax increase we got did nothing to impact the deficit with any...
Jan 22, 2013
| KARK
Little Rock Central High Group Greeted by Rep. Tim Griffin at U.S. Capitol
Issues: Civil Rights
A Little Rock Central High School group visiting Washington, D.C. got to spend some time with Second District Congressman Tim Griffin today. Rep. Griffin greeted the group in a morning stop at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center. The congressman shared the photos above and below of the visit on his Facebook page.
Jan 12, 2013
| The Daily Caller
GOP congressmen push Obama to address nation’s ‘dire financial straits’ in State of the Union
“It seems to me in order for us to address our big fiscal problems — debt, deficit, and entitlement reform — we are going to have to have the American people on the same page,” one of the letter’s authors Arkansas Republican Rep. Tim Griffin explained to The Daily Caller in a Friday interview.... Griffin recalled to TheDC a Wall Street Journal report in which House Speaker John Boehner noted that “the president said to me, ‘We don’t have a spending problem.’” “I believe we need to do an intervention with the president, and this is part of that,” he said. “I believe that the young people of...
