Rob Woodall (GA-07): Swamp Creature

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Significant Findings

 Woodall has worked in Congress since 1994, and received over $2 million in taxpayer-funded salary throughout his career.

 If Woodall left Congress at the end of his current term, he would receive $64,380 per year in taxpayer-funded pension.

 Over his career, Woodall has received $433,283 from financial, insurance, and real estate interests and voted to roll back Wall Street reforms.

 Woodall’s campaign supplemented his chief of staff’s and senior policy adviser’s income by tens of thousands of dollars.

 Woodall was an ineffective and absent representative for his constituents.

 Woodall did not hold a town hall in the district.

 Woodall owned a condo in the DC-area.

 Woodall has never sponsored a bill that became law.

 Woodall consistently co-sponsored very few bills compared to other members of Congress and the rest of the Georgia delegation.

 During the 115th Congress, Woodall spent more on mass mail and communications than any other member of the Georgia delegation.

 Woodall was also in the top-ten for mass mail and communications spending out of all members of Congress.

 Woodall collected over $70,000 in personal reimbursements from his House office, largely for travel.

 Woodall’s campaign committee raised more money from outside of Georgia than in Georgia.

 Woodall’s campaign committee received almost 63.5 percent of his contributions from political action committees.

 Woodall voted with the Republican conference 96 percent of the time over his career.

 Woodall voted with Speaker Paul Ryan 90 percent of the time over his career.

Biography

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Rob Woodall is a Member of Congress representing Georgia’s 7th Congressional District and has served in that position since 2011.

 Born February, 1970 in Athens, GA  Education: Furman University, B.A. (1992); University of Georgia, J.D. (1997)  Worked as a junior congressional aid for Rep. John Linder (R, GA-07) from 1994 to 1999.  Served as Chief of Staff for Rep. John Linder from 1999 to 2010.

Woodall Benefitted From The Perks Of Congress

Woodall Has Received Over $2 Million In Taxpayer Funded Salary

Over his eight years in Congress, at the end of his current term, Woodall will have received a total of $1,392,000 in taxpayer-funded congressional salary. As a congressional staffer, Woodall received $962,810.61 in taxpayer-funded salary. At the end of his current term, Woodall will have received more than $2,354,810 in taxpayer-funded salary.

Woodall’s Taxpayer-Funded Salary as a Congressman Year Congressional Salary 2011 $174,000 2012 $174,000 2013 $174,000 2014 $174,000 2015 $174,000 2016 $174,000 2017 $174,000 2018 $174,000 TOTAL $1,392,000 [Congressional Research Service, 6/05/18]

Woodall’s Taxpayer-Funded Salary As Congressional Staffer Year Position Salary 2010 Chief of Staff to Rep. John Linder $32,132.23 2009 Chief of Staff to Rep. John Linder $154,897.91 2008 Chief of Staff to Rep. John Linder $135,636.14 2007 Chief of Staff to Rep. John Linder $45,333.32 2006 Chief of Staff to Rep. John Linder $114,999.96 2005 Chief of Staff to Rep. John Linder $121,699.96 2004 Chief of Staff to Rep. John Linder $85,416.64 2003 Chief of Staff to Rep. John Linder $59,666.66 2002 Chief of Staff to Rep. John Linder $101,583.32 2001 Chief of Staff to Rep. John Linder / Staff Director, Subcommittee on Rules $90,194.45 2000 (10-12/00) Chief of Staff to Rep. John Linder / Staff Director, Subcommittee on Rules $21,250.02 Total: $962,810.61 ROB WOODALL (GA-07) Swamp Creature | 3

[Legistorm, accessed 12/1/17]

NOTE: Records for Woodall’s salary as a Congressional staffer prior to 2000 were not available.

Woodall Voted To Raise His Own Pay

2013: Woodall Voted Against Continuing Appropriations That Blocked COLA For Members. In May 2014, Woodall voted against: “Passage of the bill that would provide $3.3 billion for legislative branch operations, excluding Senate operations, in fiscal 2015. The total would include $1.2 billion for House operations, $595 million for the Library of Congress, $519.6 million for the Government Accountability Office, $488.6 million for the Architect of the Capitol and $348 million for the Capitol Police.” According to the Congressional Research Service, “The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014 (P.L. 113-46, Section 146, enacted October 17, 2013), prohibited the scheduled 2014 pay adjustment for Members of Congress.” A vote yes was a vote to block pay increases. The bill passed 285-144. [CRS, 6/21/16; CQ, 10/16/13; HR2775, Vote #550, 10/16/13]

2011: Woodall Voted Against A Bill That Included A Provision Blocking COLA For Members. In 2011, Woodall voted against passage of H.R. 3630. According to the CRS, “Section 5421(b)(1) of H.R. 3630, as introduced in the House, would have prohibited any adjustment for Members of Congress prior to December 31, 2013. Section 706 of the motion to recommit also contained language freezing Member pay.” A vote yes was a vote to block pay increases. The bill passed 234-193. [Congressional Research Service, 6/20/13; HR 3630, Vote #923, 12/13/11]

2011: Woodall Voted Against A Motion That Included Language To Block COLA For Members. In 2011, Woodall voted against a motion to recommit that included language blocking member pay increases. According to the CRS, “Section 5421(b)(1) of H.R. 3630, as introduced in the House, would have prohibited any adjustment for Members of Congress prior to December 31, 2013. Section 706 of the motion to recommit also contained language freezing Member pay.” A vote yes was a vote to block pay increases. The motion was rejected 183-244. [Congressional Research Service, 6/20/13; HR 3630, Vote #922, 12/13/11]

NOTE: When using this research, keep in mind that Woodall has also voted on various occasions against raising his own pay.

Woodall Would Receive $64,380 Per Year In Taxpayer Funded Pension

According to the Office of Personnel Management, a “Member of Congress or Congressional Employee (or any combination of the two) must have at least 5 years of service as a Member of Congress and/or Congressional Employee” to qualify for their retirement annuity.

The annual pension is calculated as “1.7% of your high-3 average salary multiplied by your years of service as a Member of Congress or Congressional Employee which do not exceed 20, PLUS 1% of your high-3 average salary multiplied by your years of other service.” [Office of Personnel Management, accessed 7/18/17]

For Members who joined after 1991, the annual pension is calculated as:

[The Atlantic, 10/2/15; Congressional Research Service, 11/10/16]

For any current Member eligible for their pension, their High-3 would be $174,000, making the formula:

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[$174,000 x .017 x Years of Service (Max 20)] + [$174,0000 x .01 x (Years of Service Over 20)] = Annual Pension

[$174,000 x .017 x 20] + [$174,000 x .01 x 3] = $59,160 + $5,220 = $64,380

Given Woodall’s approximately 23 years served as a federal Congressional staffer (1994 – 2010) and then Member of Congress (2011 – 2018), at the end of his current term he would receive $64,380 in annual taxpayer-funded pension.

Woodall Received Over $894 In Privately Funded Travel

Woodall Received Over $894 In Privately Funded Travel. As of June, 2018, Woodall had gone on four privately funded trips, receiving over $894 in travel. [Political Moneyline, accessed 6/05/18]

Woodall’s Privately-Funded Travel Dates Sponsor Location Total Amount 1/28 – 1/30/15 Heritage Foundation Middleburg, VA $336 2/6 – 2/8/14 Heritage Foundation Richmond, VA Not specified 2/6 – 2/8/13 Heritage Foundation Baltimore, MD Not specified 1/25 – 1/27/12 Heritage Foundation Philadelphia, PA $558 Total $894 [Political Moneyline, accessed 9/6/18]

Woodall Spent Over $7,000 On Taxpayer-Funded Trips

Woodall Spent Over $7,000 On Taxpayer-Funded Trips To 15 Different Countries. As of September 2018, Woodall has spent $7,461 on 6 taxpayer-funded trips to 15 different countries. [Political Moneyline, accessed 9/6/18]

Woodall Taxpayer-Funded Travel Year Sponsor Country Dates Amount 2017 COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION Canada 3/30/2017 - $312 AND INFRASTRUCTURE 3/31/2017 2016 COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION Panama, Colombia 6/26/2016 - $1,506 AND INFRASTRUCTURE 6/29/2016 2015 DELEGATION TO UKRAINE, Ukraine, Georgia, Ireland 6/29/2015 - $2,259 GEORGIA, IRELAND 7/6/2015 2014 COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND El Salvador, Honduras, 8/29/2014 - $676 GOVERNMENT REFORM Guatemala 9/1/2014 2014 COMMITTEE ON RULES New Zealand, Australia 8/11/2014 - $2,044 8/17/2014 2011 COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET Kuwait, Iraq, Pakistan, 6/4/2011 - $664 Afghanistan, Germany 6/10/2011 Total $7,461 [Political Moneyline, accessed 9/6/18]

2017 – 2018: Woodall Spent More On Mass Mail And Communications Than The Rest Of The Georgia Delegation And In The Top-Ten For All Members Of Congress

Georgia Delegation 115th Congress Spending On Mass Mail And Communications State/District Party Last First 115th Congress Total To Date ROB WOODALL (GA-07) Swamp Creature | 5

GA07 R Woodall Rob $367,854.67 GA12 R Allen Rick $251,502.80 GA01 R Carter Buddy $215,486.91 GA14 R Graves Tom $201,496.75 GA03 R Ferguson A. Drew $183,102.00 GA06 R Handel Karen $169,871.19 GA10 R Hice Jody $140,734.47 GA09 R Collins Doug $115,625.99 GA13 D Scott David $97,534.08 GA11 R Loudermilk Barry $73,951.19 GA08 R Scott Austin $58,673.08 GA04 D Johnson Henry $40,858.59 GA02 D Bishop Sanford $0.00 GA05 D Lewis John $0.00 [U.S. House Statement of Disbursements]

NOTE: Updated through the 2nd quarter of 2018 (June 30th).

Congressional Spending On Mass Mail And Communications – Top Ten Rank State/District Party Last Name First Name 115th Congress Total to Date 1 IA01 R Blum Rod $476,974.78 2 IN09 R Hollingsworth Trey $471,112.60 3 WV02 R Mooney Alexander $467,673.43 4 MI01 R Bergman Jack $358,089.80 5 FL16 R Buchanan Vern $398,237.37 6 CA03 D Garamendi John $392,205.87 7 WA04 R Newhouse Dan $391,871.04 8 FL18 R Mast Brian $386,221.15 9 GA07 R Woodall Rob $367,854.67 10 WI08 R Gallagher Mike $340,933.01 [U.S. House Statement of Disbursements]

Woodall Consistently Voted With The Republican Establishment

Woodall Has Voted With His Party 96% Of The Time

Woodall Has Voted With The Republican Party 96% Of The Time. According to CQ, over his career, Woodall has voted with other members of the Republican Caucus 96% of the time. [CQ Vote Studies, accessed 6/05/18]

Party Unity Year Support Oppose 2017 96% 4% 2016 98% 2% 2015 97% 3% 2014 97% 3% 2013 96% 4% 2012 96% 4% ROB WOODALL (GA-07) Swamp Creature | 6

2011 96% 4% Lifetime Average 96.57% 3.43% [CQ Vote Study, accessed 6/05/18]

Woodall Voted With Paul Ryan 90% Of The Time

Woodall Voted With Ryan 90% Of The Time. According to ProPublica, over his career, Woodall had voted with Speaker Ryan 90% of the time. [ProPublica, accessed 6/05/18]

Vote Comparison Congress Total Votes Votes Disagreeing Percent Agreement 115th 22 3 86% 114th 561 46 92% 113th 1,170 118 90% 112th 1,537 155 90% Lifetime Average 3,290 322 90.21% [ProPublica, accessed 6/05/18]

Funded By Republican Leadership, Receiving $11,000 From Paul Ryan

Over his career, Woodall has received $11,000 in donations from Paul Ryan and his associated entities:

Donations From Paul Ryan Date Candidate/Committee Amount 3/12/18 Prosperity Action, Inc. $5,000 9/30/11 Prosperity PAC $5,000 9/20/10 Prosperity PAC $1,000 Total $11,000 [FEC, accessed 6/05/18]

Voted To Elect Rep. Paul Ryan Speaker Of The House

2017: Voted To Make Rep. Paul Ryan Speaker Of The House. In January 2017, Woodall voted for Paul Ryan to be Speaker of the House. Ryan was elected by a vote of 239-189. [Election to the Speaker, Vote #2, 1/3/17; CQ, 1/3/17]

2015: Voted To Make Rep. Paul Ryan Speaker Of The House. In October 2015, Woodall voted for Paul Ryan to be Speaker of the House. Paul Ryan received 236 votes, Nancy Pelosi received 184 votes, and Daniel Webster received 9 votes. [Election to the Speaker, Vote #581, 10/29/15]

Funded By Out-Of-State And Special Interests

Top Overall Industries

Woodall Top Contributions To Campaign Committee By Industry Industry Total Health Professionals $175,500 Air Transport $138,150 ROB WOODALL (GA-07) Swamp Creature | 7

Leadership PACs $119,400 Insurance $113,050 Real Estate $111,076 Credit Unions $96,800 Electric Utilities $83,407 Building Materials & Equipment $80,183 Oil & Gas $70,750 General Contractors $68,050 Commercial Banks $66,400 [Center for Responsive Politics, accessed 6/5/18]

Top Overall Sectors

Woodall Top Contributions To Campaign Committee By Sector Sector Total Individ. PACs Finance, Insurance & Real Estate $433,283 $134,393 $298,890 Transportation $272,833 $35,833 $237,000 Misc Business $271,949 $85,399 $186,550 Construction $241,666 $118,416 $123,250 Health $235,750 $73,650 $162,100 Energy & Natural Resources $157,407 $14,207 $143,200 Ideological/Single-Issue $151,753 $2,860 $148,893 Agribusiness $110,050 $8,550 $101,500 Lawyers & Lobbyists $100,333 $74,083 $26,250 Communications/Electronics $98,750 $7,750 $91,000 [Center for Responsive Politics, accessed 6/5/18]

Woodall Received $113,050 From Insurance Companies

Career: Woodall Received $113,050 From Insurance Companies. According to Center for Responsive Politics, over the course of his congressional career, Woodall received $113,050 from insurance companies and their employees. [Center for Responsive Politics, accessed 6/5/18]

Woodall Received $320,233 From Finance And Securities And Investments Interests

Career: Woodall Received $320,233 From Finance And Securities And Investments Interests. According to the Center for Responsive Politics, over the course of his congressional career, Woodall received $320,233 from finance and securities & investment interests and their employees. [Center for Responsive Politics, accessed 6/5/18]

Woodall Received $9,250 From The Telecommunications Industry

2016: Woodall Received $9,250 From The Telecommunications Industry. According to the Verge, during his most recent election, Woodall received $9,250 from telecommunications industry and its employees. [The Verge, 3/29/16]

Woodall Voted For Key Republican Priorities In The 115th Congress

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Woodall Voted To Favorably Report The FY19 House Budget Resolution Without An Amendment Affirming That Congress Should Preserve Medicare Benefits

Woodall Voted To Report The FY19 House Budget Resolution Favorably Out Of The Budget Committee. In June 2018, Woodall voted for: “Recommend a draft budget for fiscal 2019 and set spending levels through fiscal 2028. It would assume the budget would balance in nine years, turning a surplus in the ninth and 10th years, if all of its policy recommendations were followed. These include cutting spending by $6.5 trillion over a decade, leading to overall deficit reduction of $8.1 trillion after accounting for projected economic growth effects. The blueprint assumes reducing the growth in Medicare by $537 billion, cutting the growth of Medicaid and other health programs by $1.5 trillion, and cutting other mandatory spending programs by $2.6 trillion.” The budget was reported favorably to the House, 21-13. [CQ, 6/21/18]

HEADLINE: “House GOP plan would cut Medicare, Medicaid to balance budget” [Washington Post, 6/19/18]

June 2018: House Budget Chairman: “The Time Is Now For Our Congress To Step Up And Confront… Debt And Deficits.” “Nonetheless the budget serves as an expression of Republicans’ priorities at a time of rapidly rising deficits and debt. Although the nation’s growing indebtedness has been exacerbated by the GOP’s own policy decisions — including the new tax law, which most analyses say will add at least $1 trillion to the debt — Republicans on the Budget Committee said they felt a responsibility to put the nation on a sounder fiscal trajectory. ‘The time is now for our Congress to step up and confront the biggest challenge to our society,’ said House Budget Chairman Steve Womack (R-Ark.). ‘There is not a bigger enemy on the domestic side than the debt and deficits.’” [Washington Post, 6/19/18]

June 2018: Washington Post: The House Republican Budget Proposed To Address Debts & Deficits By ‘Remaking’ Medicare Into A Voucher Program And Would Also “Squeeze $537 Billion Out Of Medicare Over The Next Decade.” “Nonetheless the budget serves as an expression of Republicans’ priorities at a time of rapidly rising deficits and debt. Although the nation’s growing indebtedness has been exacerbated by the GOP’s own policy decisions — including the new tax law, which most analyses say will add at least $1 trillion to the debt — Republicans on the Budget Committee said they felt a responsibility to put the nation on a sounder fiscal trajectory. […] The House Republican budget, titled ‘A Brighter American Future,’ would remake Medicare by giving seniors the option of enrolling in private plans that compete with traditional Medicare, a system of competition designed to keep costs down but dismissed by critics as an effort to privatize the program. Along with other changes, the budget proposes to squeeze $537 billion out of Medicare over the next decade.” [Washington Post, 6/19/18]

June 2018: House Republicans’ Budget Proposed Cutting Social Security By $4 Billion Over The Decade By Eliminating Unemployment Benefits For People With Disabilities Receiving Social Security Disability Insurance Payments. “Social Security comes in for more modest cuts of $4 billion over the decade, which the budget projects could be reached by eliminating concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance.” [Washington Post, 6/19/18]

Woodall Voted Against An Amendment To Add A Policy Statement To The FY19 Budget Resolution That Congress Should Preserve Medicare Benefits And Opposing Increasing The Medicare Eligibility Age. In June 2018, Woodall voted against: “Boyle, D-Pa. – Amendment that would add a policy statement that Congress should preserve Medicare benefits for senior citizens and the disabled, while opposing any change in guaranteed benefits, conversion of Medicare into a voucher program, increase in costs to beneficiaries or increase the Medicare eligibility age.” [Budget Committee Amendment 6, 6/21/18; CQ, 6/21/18]

Woodall Voted For Final Passage Of The Republican Tax Scam Bill

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Woodall Voted For Final Passage Of The Republican Tax Scam Bill

Woodall Voted For Adopting The Conference Report Of The Tax Cuts And Jobs Act. In December 2017, Woodall voted for “adoption of the conference report on the bill that would revise the federal income tax system by lowering the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent; lowering individual tax rates through 2025; limiting state and local deductions to $10,000 through 2025; decreasing the limit on deductible mortgage debt through 2025; and creating a new system of taxing U.S. corporations with foreign subsidiaries. Specifically, it would repeal personal exemptions and would roughly double the standard deduction through 2025. It would raise the child tax credit to $2,000 through 2025, would repeal the alternative minimum tax for corporations and provide for broader exemptions to the tax for individuals through 2025. It would double individual exemptions to the estate tax and gift tax through 2025, and would establish a new top tax rate for "pass-through" business income through 2025.” The conference report was adopted 227-203. [HR 1, Vote #692, 12/19/17; CQ Floor Votes, 12/19/17]

Woodall Voted For Final Passage Of The Tax Cuts And Jobs Act By Concurring With A Senate Amendment. In December 2017, Woodall voted for “Brady, R-Texas, motion to concur in the Senate amendment to the tax overhaul that would revise the federal income tax system by: lowering the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent; lowering individual tax rates through 2025; limiting state and local deductions to $10,000 through 2025; decreasing the limit on deductible mortgage debt through 2025; and creating a new system of taxing U.S. corporations with foreign subsidiaries. Specifically, it would repeal personal exemptions and would roughly double the standard deduction through 2025. It would raise the child tax credit to $2,000 through 2025, would repeal the alternative minimum tax for corporations and provide for broader exemptions to the tax for individuals through 2025. It would double individual exemptions to the estate tax and gift tax through 2025, and would establish a new top tax rate for "pass-through" business income through 2025. It would effectively eliminate the penalty for not purchasing health insurance under the 2010 health care overhaul law in 2019. It would also open portions of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling.” The motion was passed 224-201. [HR 1, Vote #699, 12/20/17; CQ Floor Votes, 12/20/17]

House Was Forced To Vote For A Second Time On The Final Bill After Small Changes Were Made To Comply With Senate Budget Rules. “The House, forced to vote a second time on the $1.5 trillion tax bill, moved swiftly to pass the final version on Wednesday, clearing the way for President Trump to sign into law the most sweeping tax overhaul in decades. House lawmakers approved the tax bill 224 to 201 on Wednesday, after being forced to vote on the bill again after last-minute revisions were made to it in the Senate, which passed the measure 51 to 48 early Wednesday morning. The final House vote was essentially a formality, as the changes, which were made to comply with Senate budget rules, did not significantly alter the overall bill.” [New York Times, 12/20/17]

Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Benefitted The Wealthy, Corporations, And Special Interests…

New York Times: Tax Bill “Creates As Many New Preferences For Special Interests As It Gets Rid Of” After Republican Ambitions “Fell To The Powerful Forces Of Lobbying And The Status Quo.” “The Republican tax bill does not pass the postcard test. It leaves nearly every large tax break in place. It creates as many new preferences for special interests as it gets rid of. It will keep corporate accountants busy for years to come. And no taxpayer will ever see the postcard-size tax return that President Trump laid a kiss on in November as Republican leaders launched their tax overhaul effort. This was not the grand simplification of the code that Republicans promised when they set out to eliminate tax breaks and cut the number of tax brackets as they lowered rates. As their bill tore through Congress, their ambitions fell to the powerful forces of lobbying and the status quo.” [New York Times, 12/16/17]

Washington Post: Final Tax Bill Included A “Significant Tax Break For The Very Wealthy” And “A Massive Tax Cut For Corporations.” “A new tax cut for the rich: The final plan lowers the top tax rate for top earners. Under current law, the highest rate is 39.6 percent for married couples earning over $470,700. The GOP bill would drop that to 37 percent and raise the threshold at which that top rate kicks in, to $500,000 for individuals ROB WOODALL (GA-07) Swamp Creature | 10

and $600,000 for married couples. This amounts to a significant tax break for the very wealthy, a departure from repeated claims by Trump and his top officials that the bill would not benefit the rich. […] A massive tax cut for corporations “A massive tax cut for corporations: Starting on Jan. 1, 2018, big businesses' tax rate would fall from 35 percent to just 21 percent, the largest one-time rate cut in U.S. history for the nation's largest companies.” [Washington Post, 12/15/17]

…While Millions Of Americans Would Pay More In Taxes

Politifact: GOP Tax Bill Would Raise Taxes For The Middle Class After Individual Tax Cut Provisions Expired In 2025. “Gillibrand said the Republican ‘tax [plan] raises middle-class taxes.’ That's not true during the first years of the new tax provisions. If not for the sunset for the tax changes for individuals, we likely would have rated Gillibrand's statement False or perhaps Mostly False. Middle-income taxpayers will either benefit or see no change in their tax liability through 2025. But her claim could hold up after the bill's individual provisions expire that year. There's no guarantee a future Congress will extend those parts of the bill.” [Politifact, 12/22/17]

Tax Policy Center: In 2018, 5 Percent Of Taxpayers Would Pay More In Taxes Under The GOP Tax Bill, But Would Increase To 53 Percent Of Taxpayers In 2027. “Some taxpayers would pay more in taxes under the proposal in 2018 and 2025 than under current law: about 5 percent of taxpayers in 2018 and 9 percent in 2025. In 2027, however, taxes would increase for 53 percent of taxpayers compared with current law.” [Tax Policy Center, 12/18/17]

RESOURCE: The Final Trump-GOP Tax Plan: National and 50-State Estimates for 2019 & 2027 [ITEP, 12/16/17]

Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Increased The Federal Debt – Increasing Pressure To Cut Program Like Medicare

Official CBO Estimate Found Final Tax Bill Would Increase The Federal Deficit By $1.46 Trillion. “Republicans decided it would be all right to go into debt up to $1.5 trillion to fund the tax cut. In the end, they nearly hit that mark. The official estimate -- released Friday evening alongside the bill -- came in at $1.46 trillion.” [Washington Post, 12/15/17]

Center For A Responsible Federal Budget Found True Cost of Tax Bill Would Be $2 Trillion Or More, After Budget Gimmicks Were Accounted For. “Adding these gimmicks to the cost of the bill would increase the total cost to $2.0 trillion to $2.2 trillion. Though the dynamic effect of making the bill permanent is unknown, we estimate a permanent bill would produce roughly $450 billion of feedback,* leading to a dynamic cost of roughly $1.6 trillion to $1.7 trillion. With interest, these costs would rise to $2.4 trillion to $2.5 trillion, or $1.9 trillion to $2 trillion with dynamic effects included, over a decade.” [CRFB, 12/18/17]

After Passing A Tax Bill That Added Trillions To The Deficit, Speaker Ryan Said Medicare And Medicaid Would Need To Be “Reformed” In Order To Decrease The Deficit. “With his dream of tax reform now realized, Ryan is hoping to make progress on two other issues he’s targeted during his two-decade career in Washington: entitlement and welfare reform. ‘We’re going to have to get back next year at entitlement reform, which is how you tackle the debt and the deficit,’ Ryan, a former Budget Committee chairman, said in a recent interview this month on the Ross Kaminsky radio talk show. Medicare and Medicaid are the ‘big drivers of debt,’ Ryan said, suggesting Republicans could once again use the budget reconciliation process to avoid a Democratic filibuster. Medicare is the ‘biggest entitlement that’s got to have reform,’ Ryan added.” [The Hill, 12/27/17]

HEADLINE: After Tax Overhaul, GOP Sets Sights on Medicare, Social Security [US News, 12/7/17]

HEADLINE: Ryan says Republicans to target welfare, Medicare, Medicaid spending in 2018 [Washington Post, 12/6/17]

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HEADLINE: Paul Ryan Pushes to Keep Overhaul of Safety-Net Programs on GOP Agenda [Wall Street Journal, 2/4/18]

AP: “A Wide Range Of Economists And Nonpartisan Analysts Have Warned That The Bill Will Likely Escalate Federal Debt, Intensify Pressure To Cut Spending On Social Programs And Further Widen America's Troubling Income Inequality.” “The tax overhaul of 2017 amounts to a high-stakes gamble by Republicans in Congress: That slashing taxes for corporations and wealthy individuals will accelerate growth and assure greater prosperity for Americans for years to come. The risks are considerable. A wide range of economists and nonpartisan analysts have warned that the bill will likely escalate federal debt, intensify pressure to cut spending on social programs and further widen America's troubling income inequality.” [Associated Press, 12/17/17]

Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Would Increase Incentives To Move Jobs Overseas

Tax Experts Said The Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Increased Incentives For Companies To Move Jobs Overseas. “What happened to the workers in Clinton, tax experts say, will probably happen to more Americans if the Republican tax overhaul becomes law. The legislation fails to eliminate long-standing incentives for companies to move overseas and, in some cases, may even increase them, they say. ‘This bill is potentially more dangerous than our current system,’ said Stephen Shay, a senior lecturer at Harvard Law School and former Treasury Department international tax expert in the Obama administration. ‘It creates a real incentive to shift real activity offshore.’” [Washington Post, 12/15/17]

Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Would Lead To More Expensive Health Insurance; 13 Million More Uninsured

Final Tax Bill Eliminated Central Affordable Care Act Provision, Leading To 13 Million Fewer Americans With Insurance. “The individual mandate is part of the Affordable Care Act, and removing it was a top priority for Trump and congressional Republicans. The Congressional Budget Office projects the change will increase insurance premiums and lead to 13 million fewer Americans with insurance in a decade, while also cutting government spending by more than $300 billion over that period.” [Washington Post, 12/15/17]

GOP Tax Bill Would Cause Health Insurance Premiums To Rise, And Could Lead Insurers To Drop Out Of Regional Markets. “The final GOP plan will repeal the Affordable Care Act’s individual insurance mandate, which would allow young and healthy people to leave the insurance pool, forcing insurers to compensate by raising prices due to the higher costs of insuring only less-healthy people. Not only would premiums likely rise, but many insurers could drop out of regional markets.” [Newsweek, 12/18/17]

HEADLINE: Republican Tax Plan Will Make Health Insurance More Expensive [Newsweek, 12/18/17]

Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Failed To Live Up To Republican Promises

HEADLINE: “New Tax Code Will Still Be Complicated Despite GOP Promise To Simplify.” [CNN Money, 12/18/17]

CNN Money: Final Tax Bill “Adds Plenty Of Complications, Particularly For Small Businesses.” “But the plan Republicans and Trump came up with almost certainly won't put tax preparers out of business. The final tax bill, released on Friday, does indeed deliver some simplification, but not as much as promised. And it adds plenty of complications, particularly for small businesses.” [CNN Money, 12/18/17]

Time: Republicans Failed To Follow Through On The “Central Promises” Of Their Tax Bill – To Allow People To File On A Postcard And To Benefit Working And Middle Class Americans. “As they pushed their sweeping tax bill through Congress, Republicans made two central promises. First, that the bill would simplify the U.S. tax code, allowing citizens to file their taxes ‘on the back of a postcard.’ And second, that the overhaul would ROB WOODALL (GA-07) Swamp Creature | 12

primarily benefit working Americans and the middle class. The first claim proved false. And economic experts are skeptical about the second, arguing that the bill aids businesses at the expense of middle-class taxpayers.” [Time, 12/19/17]

Woodall Voted For House Passage Of The Republican Tax Scam Bill

Woodall Voted For Passage Of The House Version Of The Tax Cuts And Jobs Act. In November 2017, Woodall voted for “passage of the bill that would revise the federal income tax system by: lowering individual and corporate tax rates; consolidating the current seven tax income rates into four rates; eliminating the deduction for state and local income taxes; limiting certain deductions for property taxes and home mortgages; and creating a new system of taxing U.S. corporations with foreign subsidiaries. Specifically, it would eliminate personal exemptions and would nearly double the standard deduction. It would raise the child tax credit through 2022, repeal the alternative minimum tax, repeal the estate tax in 2025 and reduce the gift tax rate in 2025. It would establish a new top tax rate for pass-through business income and would modify tax credits related to energy production.” The bill passed 227-205. [HR 1, Vote #637, 11/16/17; CQ Floor Votes, 11/16/17]

Woodall Voted For Considering The Tax Cuts And Jobs Act. In November 2017, Woodall voted for: “Adoption of the rule (H Res 619) that would provide for House floor consideration of the bill (HR 1) that would revise the federal income tax system by: lowering individual and corporate tax rates; consolidating the current seven tax income rates into four rates; eliminating the deduction for state and local income taxes; limiting certain deductions for property taxes and home mortgages; and creating a new system of taxing U.S. corporations with foreign subsidiaries.” The rule was adopted 235-191. [HRes 619, Vote #633, 11/15/17; CQ, 11/15/17]

Woodall Voted For FY18 Senate Republican Budget That Set The Stage For Tax Reform

Woodall Voted For Agreeing To The Senate Republican’s Version Of The FY18 Budget. In October 2017, Woodall voted for “Black, R-Tenn., motion to concur in the Senate amendment to the concurrent resolution that would provide for $3.1 trillion in new budget authority in fiscal 2018, not including off-budget accounts. It would allow the cap on defense spending to be raised to $640 billion for fiscal 2018, without the need for offsets. It would require the Senate Finance Committee to report legislation under the budget reconciliation process that would increase the deficit by no more than $1.5 trillion over the period of fiscal 2018 through fiscal 2027. It would also instruct the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee to report legislation under the budget reconciliation process that would reduce the deficit by $1 billion over the period of fiscal 2018 through fiscal 2027. The concurrent resolution would authorize the establishment of various reserve funds, including a deficit-neutral reserve fund related to repealing or replacing the 2010 health care overhaul law, and a revenue-neutral reserve fund related to modifying the federal tax system.” The budget passed 216-212. [H Con Res 71, Vote #589, 10/26/17; CQ Floor Votes, 10/26/17]

Washington Times: “The Goal Of The Budget Was To Set Up What's Known As The ‘Reconciliation’ Process” For Tax Reform. “Already months overdue the fiscal year began Oct. 1 the budget calls for about $1 trillion in discretionary spending this year, and envisions deficits of $641 billion. But even Republicans said those numbers were probably irrelevant, and it will take a bipartisan deal later this year to set actual spending levels for 2018. Instead, the goal of the budget was to set up what's known as the ‘reconciliation’ process, which allows big financial measures to pass the Senate by majority vote, without having to overcome a filibuster.” [Washington Times, 10/20/17]

HEADLINE: House approves Senate-passed budget plan, paving way for tax reform [CBS News, 10/26/17]

Senate Budget Cut $473 Billion From Medicare And More Than $1 Trillion From Medicaid Over 10 Years. “Under Capitol Hill's byzantine budget rules, the nonbinding budget resolution is supposed to lay out a long-term fiscal framework for the government. This year's measure calls for $473 billion in cuts from ROB WOODALL (GA-07) Swamp Creature | 13

Medicare over 10 years and more than $1 trillion from Medicaid. All told, Senate Republicans would cut spending by more than $5 trillion over a decade, though they don't attempt to spell out where the cuts would come from.” [Associated Press, 10/19/17]

Senate Budget Eliminated House Republican’s Requirement That Tax Legislation Be Revenue Neutral. “The path to a compromise earlier looked contentious. The House’s budget writers, led by fiscal hawk Rep. Diane Black of Tennessee, drew out a legislative map that would require any tax bill to be deficit-neutral and to be coupled with billions in mandatory cuts. Members of the Senate budget panel, by contrast, have given themselves much more flexibility. The Senate’s budget allows the GOP’s tax plan to add up to $1.5 trillion to the deficit over 10 years, which proponents say will allow for more aggressive tax cuts.” [NPR, 10/20/17]

Senate Budget Promoted Reducing The State And Local Tax Deduction. “The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or conference reports relating to changes in Federal tax laws, which may include reducing federal deductions, such as the state and local tax deduction which disproportionally favors high-income individuals, to ensure relief for middle- income taxpayers, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2018 through 2027.” [H Con Res 71, Text As Engrossed In The Senate, 10/19/17]

Woodall Voted For Republican Repeal & Ripoff

Woodall Voted For The American Health Care Act. In May 2017, Woodall voted for repeal and replace major parts of the Affordable Care Act. According to the New York Times, the bill “would eliminate tax penalties for people who go without health insurance. It would roll back state-by-state expansions of Medicaid, which covered millions of low-income Americans. And in place of government-subsidized insurance policies offered exclusively on the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces, the bill would offer tax credits of $2,000 to $4,000 a year, depending on age. […] The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said the first version of the bill would trim the federal budget deficit considerably but would also leave 24 million more Americans without health insurance after a decade. Average insurance premiums would be 15 percent to 20 percent higher in 2018 and 2019, but after that, they would be lower than projected under current law.” The bill passed by a vote of 217-213. [HR 1628, Vote #256, 5/4/17; New York Times, 5/4/17]

American Health Care Act Would Gut Protections For People With Pre-Existing Conditions

Politifact Found That AHCA “Would Weaken Protections” For Those With Pre-Existing Conditions, “Would Allow States To Give Insurers The Power To Charge People Significantly More.” “An ad by the American Action Network says that under the American Health Care Act ‘people with pre-existing conditions are protected.’ The only kernel of truth here is that the amendment has language that states insurers can’t limit access to coverage for individuals with pre-existing conditions. However, the ad omits that the House GOP health plan would weaken protections for these patients. The legislation would allow states to give insurers the power to charge people significantly more if they had a pre-existing condition. While Republicans point to the fact that those patients could get help through high-risk pools, experts question their effectiveness. Current law does not allow states to charge people with pre-existing conditions significantly more. We rate this claim Mostly False.” [Politifact, 5/24/17]

American Health Care Act Would Lead To 23 Million More Uninsured – Disproportionally Older People With Lower Incomes

CBO Estimated 14 Million More People Would Be Uninsured In 2018; 23 Million More Uninsured By 2026. “CBO and JCT estimate that, in 2018, 14 million more people would be uninsured under H.R. 1628 than under ROB WOODALL (GA-07) Swamp Creature | 14

current law. The increase in the number of uninsured people relative to the number under current law would reach 19 million in 2020 and 23 million in 2026 (see Table 4, at the end of this document).” [CBO, 5/24/17]

CBO Found Increase In Uninsured Would Disproportionately Impact Older People With Lower Income. “Although the agencies expect that the legislation would increase the number of uninsured broadly, the increase would be disproportionately larger among older people with lower income—particularly people between 50 and 64 years old with income of less than 200 percent of the federal poverty level (see Figure 2).” [CBO, 5/24/17]

CBO: Even In States Without Waivers, More People Would Be Uninsured Than Under Current Law. “CBO and JCT expect that under the current version of the legislation, the effects on health insurance coverage would be similar to those previously estimated for the half of the population that resides in states that would not obtain a waiver from the EHB or community-rating requirements. In general, under H.R. 1628, as passed by the House, fewer people would have coverage through the nongroup market, Medicaid, and employment-based coverage, and more people would be uninsured in those areas than under current law.” [CBO, 5/24/17]

American Health Care Act Would Create An Age Tax On Older Americans

American Health Care Act Allows Insurers To Charge Older Customers Five Times More Than Younger Adults. “Raises premiums for older people. The Affordable Care Act limited insurers from charging older customers more than three times what they charge younger adults. The House bill would raise that to five times. This may enable younger consumers to find cheaper coverage, but older policyholders would face higher rates.” [Huffington Post, 3/6/17]

New York Times: ACHA Achieved Lower Premiums Not Through Increased Choice And Competition, But By Making Health Insurance So Unaffordable For Many Older Americans They Would Leave The Market. “There are a lot of unpleasant numbers for Republicans in the Congressional Budget Office’s assessment of their health care bill. But congressional leadership found one to cheer: The report says that the bill will eventually cut the average insurance premiums for people who buy their own insurance by 10 percent. […] But the way the bill achieves those lower average premiums has little to do with increased choice and competition. It depends, rather, on penalizing older patients and rewarding younger ones. According to the C.B.O. report, the bill would make health insurance so unaffordable for many older Americans that they would simply leave the market and join the ranks of the uninsured.” [New York Times, 3/14/17]

Woodall Voted For Eliminating Limits On Consumer Internet Privacy

Woodall Voted For A Resolution To Eliminate Limits On What ISPs Could Do With Customer Information, Including Browsing Habits, Usage History, Location Data, And Social Security Numbers. In March 2017, Woodall voted for a resolution “that wipes away landmark online privacy protections, the first salvo in what is likely to become a significant reworking of the rules governing Internet access in an era of Republican dominance. In a party-line vote, House Republicans freed Internet service providers such as Verizon, AT&T and Comcast of protections approved just last year that had sought to limit what companies could do with information such as customer browsing habits, app usage history, location data and Social Security numbers. The rules also had required providers to strengthen safeguards for customer data against hackers and thieves.” The resolution passed 215-205. [S J Res 34, Vote #202, 3/28/17; Washington Post, 3/28/17]

Washington Post: ISPs “Will Be Able To Monitor Their Customers’ Behavior Online And, Without Their Permission, Use Their Personal And Financial Information To Sell Highly Targeted Ads.” “If Trump signs the legislation as expected, providers will be able to monitor their customers’ behavior online and, without their permission, use their personal and financial information to sell highly targeted ads — making them rivals to Google and Facebook in the $83 billion online advertising market. The providers could also sell their users’ information directly to marketers, financial firms and other companies that mine personal data — ROB WOODALL (GA-07) Swamp Creature | 15

all of whom could use the data without consumers’ consent. In addition, the Federal Communications Commission, which initially drafted the protections, would be forbidden from issuing similar rules in the future.” [Washington Post, 3/28/17]

Washington Post: The House just voted to wipe away the FCC’s landmark Internet privacy protections [Washington Post, 3/28/17]

Woodall Voted For Repealing Wall Street Reforms

Woodall Voted For The CHOICE Act To “Overhaul Financial Industry Regulations And Repeal Many Provisions Of The 2010 Dodd-Frank Law.” In June 2017, Woodall voted for “passage of the bill that would overhaul financial industry regulations and repeal many provisions of the 2010 Dodd-Frank law. It would convert the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau into an executive agency funded by annual appropriations and would modify operations at the Federal Reserve and at the Securities and Exchange Commission. It would repeal the prohibition on banking entities engaging in proprietary trading and would modify regulations governing the amount of capital that banks are required to maintain. It would also nullify the Labor Department's April 2016 "fiduciary" rule regarding standards for individuals who provide retirement investment advice to act in the best interests of their clients.” The bill passed 233-186. [HR 10, Vote #299, 6/8/17; CQ Floor Votes, 6/8/17]

HEADLINE: House passes Choice Act that would gut Dodd-Frank banking reforms [CNBC, 6/8/17]

New York Times: CHOICE Act “To Erase A Number Of Core Financial Regulations,” Including Limits On Risk Taking Enacted After The Financial Crash, And “Would Weaken The Powers Of The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.” “The House approved legislation on Thursday to erase a number of core financial regulations put in place by the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, as Republicans moved a step closer to delivering on their promises to eliminate rules that they claim have strangled small businesses and stagnated the economy. […] The Choice Act would exempt some financial institutions that meet capital and liquidity requirements from many of Dodd-Frank’s restrictions that limit risk taking. It would also replace Dodd-Frank’s method of dealing with large and failing financial institutions, known as the orderly liquidation authority — which critics say reinforces the idea that some banks are too big to fail — with a new bankruptcy code provision. In addition, the legislation would weaken the powers of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.” [New York Times, 6/8/17]

Woodall Voted For FY18 House Republican Budget That Cut Medicare And Medicaid

Woodall Voted For FY18 Republican House Budget. In October 2017, Woodall voted for “adoption of the concurrent resolution that would provide for $3.2 trillion in new budget authority in fiscal 2018, not including off- budget accounts. It would assume $1.22 trillion in discretionary spending in fiscal 2018. It would assume the repeal of the 2010 health care overhaul law. It also would propose reducing spending on mandatory programs such as Medicare and Medicaid and changing programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (also known as food stamps). It would call for restructuring Medicare into a "premium support" system beginning in 2024. I would also require the House Ways and Means Committee to report out legislation under the budget reconciliation process that would provide for a revenue-neutral, comprehensive overhaul of the U.S. tax code and would include instructions to 11 House committees to trigger the budget reconciliation process to cut mandatory spending. The concurrent resolution would assume that, over 10 years, base (non-Overseas Contingency Operations) discretionary defense spending would be increased by a total of $929 billion over the Budget Control Act caps and non-defense spending be reduced by $1.3 trillion.” The budget pass 219-206. [H Con Res 71, Vote #557, 10/5/17; CQ Floor Votes, 10/5/17]

AP: House Budget “Reprises A Controversial Plan To Turn Medicare Into A Voucher-Like Program.” “The House on Thursday passed a $4.1 trillion budget plan that promises deep cuts to social programs while paving the way for Republicans to rewrite the tax code later this year. The 2018 House GOP budget reprises a ROB WOODALL (GA-07) Swamp Creature | 16

controversial plan to turn Medicare into a voucher-like program for future retirees as well as the party's efforts to repeal the "Obamacare" health law. Republicans controlling Congress have no plans to actually implement those cuts while they pursue their tax overhaul.” [Associated Press, 10/5/17]

CBPP: FY18 Budget As Passed By House Budget Committee “Would Cut Medicare Spending By $487 Billion Over The 2018-27 Period, Largely By Shifting More Health Care Costs To Beneficiaries.” “The 2018 budget resolution that the House Budget Committee approved this week would end Medicare’s guarantee of health coverage by converting the program to a premium support system. Overall, it would cut Medicare spending by $487 billion over the 2018-27 period, largely by shifting more health care costs to beneficiaries. President Trump’s budget, by contrast, would spare Medicare from cuts.” [CBPP, 7/21/17]

House Budget Called For $5 Trillion In Spending Cuts, Including Slashing Medicaid By $1 Trillion. “The plan, passed by a nearly party-line 219-206 vote, calls for more than $5 trillion in spending cuts over the coming decade, promising to slash Medicaid by about $1 trillion over the next 10 years, repeal the ‘Obamacare’ health law, and force huge cuts to domestic programs funded each year by Congress.” [Associated Press, 10/5/17]

Washington Post: House Budget “Set The Stage For An Ambitious Tax-Overhaul Bill They Are Planning To Pass Without Democratic Help.” “House Republicans passed crucial budget legislation Thursday, setting aside months of intraparty squabbles to set the stage for an ambitious tax-overhaul bill they are planning to pass without Democratic help. The House budget resolution includes major spending cuts demanded by the party’s conservative wing, but the party’s focus is now on passing a tax bill that could add as much as $1.5 trillion to the budget deficit. Special procedures set out in the legislation would ultimately allow Republicans to pass the bill over a potential Democratic filibuster in the Senate.” [Washington Post, 10/5/17]

Woodall’s Campaign Supplemented His Chief Of Staff’s And Senior Policy Adviser’s Income By Tens Of Thousands Of Dollars

Woodall’s Campaign Supplemented His Chief Of Staff’s And Senior Policy Adviser’s Income

2011 – 2018: Woodall’s Chief Of Staff, Derick Corbett, Was Paid $153,024.44 From Woodall’s Campaign On Top Of The $940,985.45 He Had Already Made From Woodall’s Office

2011 – 2018: Derick Corbett, Woodall’s Chief Of Staff, Made $940,985.45 From Woodall’s Office. [Legistorm, Frederick M. Corbett (Derick), accessed 9/6/18]

Derick Corbett Salary – Rep. Woodall Office Year Amount 2018 (through June) $70,000.02 2017 $140,000.04 2016 $131,666.69 2015 $120,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2013 $120,000.00 2012 $120,000.00 2011 $119,318.70 Total $940,985.45 Yearly Average $117,623.18 ROB WOODALL (GA-07) Swamp Creature | 17

[Legistorm, Frederick M. Corbett (Derick), accessed 9/6/18]

2011 – 2018: Derick Corbett Was Paid $153,024.44 By Rob Woodall For Congress. [FEC.gov, disbursements, accessed 9/6/18]

Derick Corbett Salary – Rob Woodall for Congress Year Amount 2018 (through June) $6,591.97 2017 $11,300.52 2016 $16,708.55 2015 $24,000.00 2014 $24,000.00 2013 $24,000.00 2012 $24,000.00 2011 $22,423.40 Total $153,024.44 Yearly Average $19,128.06 [FEC.gov, disbursements, accessed 9/6/18]

NOTE: House ethics rules limit the amount of income anyone who makes the “senior staff” rate can earn outside of their Congressional employment. Corbett’s income qualified him as “senior staff” in 2017, 2016, 2013, and 2012. The limit on outside income in those years ranged between $26,955 and $27,765 and Corbett’s income from the campaign never exceeded the limit.

Corbett’s Wife, Alison, Was The Campaign’s Treasurer And Was Paid More Than $132,075.00 By Rob Woodall For Congress. [FEC.gov, disbursements, accessed 9/6/18]

Allison Corbett Salary – Rob Woodall for Congress Year Amount 2018 (through June) $6,591.97 2017 $11,300.52 2016 $16,708.55 2015 $24,000.00 2014 $24,000.00 2013 $24,000.00 2012 $24,000.00 2011 $22,423.40 Total $153,024.44 Yearly Average $19,128.06

2011 – 2018: Woodall’s Senior Policy Adviser, Alexander Poirot, Was Paid $35,104.28 From Woodall’s Campaign On Top Of The $368,494.39 He Had Already Made From Woodall’s Office

2011 – 2018: Alexander Poirot, Woodall’s Senior Policy Adviser, Made $368,494.39 From Woodall’s Office. [Legistorm, Alexander Poirot, accessed 9/6/18]

Alexander Poirot Salary – Rep. Woodall Office ROB WOODALL (GA-07) Swamp Creature | 18

Year Amount 2018 (through June) $38,333.32 2017 $76,305.52 2016 $64,833.33 2015 $48,000.00 2014 $41,333.31 2013 $36,000.00 2012 $35,333.34 2011 $28,355.57 Total $368,494.39 Yearly Average $46,061.80 [Legistorm, Alexander Poirot, accessed 9/6/18]

2011 – 2018: Alexander Poirot Was Paid $35,104.28 By Rob Woodall For Congress. [FEC.gov, disbursements, accessed 9/6/18]

Alexander Poirot Salary – Rob Woodall for Congress Year Amount 2018 (through June) $5,833.31 2017 $9,974.24 2016 $5,653.20 2015 $8,888.22 2014 $2,806.77 2013 $0.00 2012 $1,823.95 2011 $124.59 Total $35,104.28 Yearly Average $4,388.04 [FEC.gov, disbursements, accessed 9/6/18]

Woodall Was An Ineffective And Absent Representative For His Constituents

Woodall Did Not Hold A Town Hall In The District

2017 – September 2018: Woodall Did Not Hold A Town Hall In The District. According to Town Hall Project, Woodall did not hold a town hall in the district during the 115th Congress. [Town Hall Project, Missing Members, accessed 9/6/18]

Woodall Owned A Condo In Alexandria, Virginia, In Addition To His Home In Georgia’s 7th Congressional District

January 2010: Woodall Purchased A Condo In Alexandria, Virginia. According to a real estate assessment search with the City of Alexandria, Woodall purchased 801 N Pitt St, Unit 618, Alexandria, VA 22314 on January 25, 2010 for $162,500. [realestate.alexandriava.gov, accessed 9/6/18]

As Of September 2018, Woodall Still Owned The Property. [realestate.alexandriava.gov, accessed 9/6/18]

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January 2012: Woodall Purchased A Condo In Peachtree Corners, Georgia. According to the Gwinnett County tax assessor’s office, Woodall purchased a condo at 6140 Windsor Trace Drive, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092 for $67,200 on January 23, 2012. [Gwinnett County, tax assessor, accessed 9/6/18]

As Of September 2018, Woodall Still Owned The Property. [Gwinnett County, tax assessor, accessed 9/6/18]

The Property Was Previously Foreclosed, Before Woodall Purchased The Property, In 2011. [Zillow, accessed 9/6/18]

Career: None Of The Legislation Woodall Sponsored Became Law

Career: None Of The Legislation Woodall Sponsored Became Law. [Congress.gov, accessed 9/6/18]

Woodall Sponsorships Congress Number Of Bills Sponsored Number Became Law Percentage Became Law 115th 19 0 0.0% 114th 26 0 0.0% 113th 21 0 0.0% 112th 32 0 0.0% TOTAL 98 0 0.0% [Congress.gov, accessed 9/6/18]

Career: Only 9 Percent Of The Legislation Woodall Co-Sponsored Became Law

Career: Only 9 Percent Of The Legislation Woodall Co-Sponsored Became Law. [Congress.gov, accessed 9/6/18]

Woodall Sponsorships Congress Number Of Bills Sponsored Number Became Law Percentage Became Law 115th 64 6 9.4% 114th 91 9 9.9% 113th 80 7 8.8% 112th 97 9 9.3% TOTAL 332 31 9.3% [Congress.gov, accessed 9/6/18]

Woodall Consistently Co-Sponsored Very Few Bills Compared To Other Members And The Georgia Delegation

2017: Woodall Co-Sponsored The 10th Fewest Bills Of All Representatives. “Cosponsored the 10th fewest bills compared to All Representatives. Woodall cosponsored 51 bills and resolutions introduced by other Members of Congress.” [GovTrack.us, Rob Woodall 2017 Report Card, accessed 9/6/18]

2016: Woodall Co-Sponsored The Fewest Bills In The Georgia Delegation. “Cosponsored the fewest bills compared to Georgia Delegation. Woodall cosponsored 91 bills and resolutions introduced by other Members of Congress.” [GovTrack.us, Rob Woodall 2016 Report Card, accessed 9/6/18]

2015: Woodall Co-Sponsored The Fewest Bills In The Georgia Delegation. “Cosponsored the fewest bills compared to Georgia Delegation. Woodall cosponsored 63 bills and resolutions introduced by other Members of Congress. Cosponsorship shows a willingness to work with others to advance policy goals.” [GovTrack.us, Rob Woodall 2015 Report Card, accessed 9/6/18] ROB WOODALL (GA-07) Swamp Creature | 20

2014: Woodall Co-Sponsored The Fewest Bills In The Georgia Delegation. “Cosponsored the fewest bills compared to Georgia Delegation. Woodall cosponsored 80 bills and resolutions introduced by other Members of Congress. Cosponsorship shows a willingness to work with others to advance policy goals.” [GovTrack.us, Rob Woodall 2014 Report Card, accessed 9/6/18]

2013: Woodall Co-Sponsored The Fewest Bills In The Georgia Delegation. “Cosponsored the fewest bills compared to Georgia Delegation. Woodall cosponsored 53 bills and resolutions introduced by other Members of Congress. Cosponsorship shows a willingness to work with others to advance policy goals.” [GovTrack.us, Rob Woodall 2013 Report Card, accessed 9/6/18]

Office Expenditures

2011 – 2017: Woodall’s Office Spent An Average Of 82 Percent Of Their Allowed Budget

2011 – 2018: Woodall’s Office Spent Almost $8 Million. According to U.S. House of Representatives statements of disbursements, Woodall’s office spent a total of $7,833,735.45 from when he first entered Congress in January 2011 through the second quarter of 2018. [U.S. House of Representatives, Statements of Disbursements, 2018 Q2; 2017 Q4; 2016 Q4; 2015 Q4; 2014 Q4; 2013 Q4; 2012 Q4; 2011 Q4]

Woodall Office Expenditures – Career Personnel Rent, Supplies Franked Compen- Comms., Other and Equip- Mail sation Travel Utilities Printing Services Materials ment 2018 $46,338.86 $406,430.48 $11,494.68 $38,035.96 $36,844.44 $20,010.00 $2,352.55 $1,681.98 2017 $54,822.45 $812,301.22 $28,361.58 $75,656.53 $38,272.28 $40,236.27 $14,709.14 $3,197.91 2016 $77,280.11 $787,316.62 $31,920.25 $46,084.08 $51,016.19 $38,700.00 $28,318.68 $6,491.64 2015 $53,078.89 $739,144.46 $34,325.98 $82,886.59 $56,211.47 $38,967.94 $22,995.06 $6,074.82 2014 $64,022.08 $721,419.35 $42,380.00 $45,388.74 $57,124.21 $20,870.00 $22,936.64 $3,454.84 2013 $70,212.58 $707,539.76 $37,767.31 $71,701.93 $51,803.86 $31,788.00 $29,846.22 $2,667.96 2012 $120,551.15 $770,501.14 $20,142.71 $49,850.40 $88,350.00 $33,822.84 $22,496.38 $6,795.05 2011 $49,977.02 $741,304.78 $16,236.19 $77,480.31 $34,621.64 $44,529.20 $35,134.61 $9,459.44 Career $536,283.14 $5,685,957.81 $222,628.70 $487,084.54 $414,244.09 $268,924.25 $178,789.28 $39,823.64 [U.S. House of Representatives, Statements of Disbursements, 2018 Q2; 2017 Q4; 2016 Q4; 2015 Q4; 2014 Q4; 2013 Q4; 2012 Q4; 2011 Q4]

NOTE: 2018 data is only updated through the second quarter of 2018 (June 30th).

Woodall Office Spending Year Total Spent Total Allowed Percentage Spent 2017 $1,067,557.38 $1,293,358.00 82.5% 2016 $1,067,127.57 $1,218,358.00 87.6% 2015 $1,033,685.21 $1,206,295.00 85.7% 2014 $977,595.86 $1,206,295.00 81.0% 2013 $1,003,327.62 $1,194,351.00 84.0% 2012 $1,112,509.67 $1,351,046.00 82.3% 2011 $1,008,743.19 $1,443,425.00 69.9% Total $7,270,546.50 $8,913,128.00 81.6% [U.S. House of Representatives, Statements of Disbursements, 2018 Q2; 2017 Q4; 2016 Q4; 2015 Q4; 2014 Q4; 2013 Q4; 2012 Q4; 2011 Q4]

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Woodall Collected Over $70,000 In Personal Reimbursements From His House Office, Largely For Travel And Office Supplies

Personal Reimbursements To Woodall Personal Reimbursements Year Subject To Woodall 2018 $5,078.50 Commercial Transportation 2017 $4,144.00 Commercial Transportation 2016 $9,278.80 Commercial Transportation 2015 $8,099.90 Travel Subsistence, Commercial Transportation, Computer Hardw Purch Less Than $25,00 2014 $11,084.89 Commercial Transportation, Office Supplies (Outside), 2013 $10,183.80 Commercial Transportation, Office Supplies (Outside) 2012 $14,516.06 Commercial Transportation, Office Supplies (Outside), Travel Subsistence 2011 $9,515.00 Private Auto Mileage, Car Rental, Taxi/Parking/Tolls, Travel Subsistence, Commercial Transportation, Office Supplies (Outside) TOTAL $71,900.95 [U.S. House of Representatives, Statements of Disbursements, 2018 Q2; 2018 Q1; 2017 Q4; 2017 Q3; 2017 Q2; 2017 Q1; 2016 Q4; 2016 Q3; 2016 Q2; 2016 Q1; 2015 Q4; 2015 Q3; 2015 Q2; 2015 Q1; 2014 Q4; 2014 Q3; 2014 Q2; 2014 Q1; 2013 Q4; 2013 Q3; 2013 Q2; 2013 Q1; 2012 Q4; 2012 Q3; 2012 Q2; 2012 Q1; 2011 Q4; 2011 Q3; 2011 Q2; 2011 Q1]

NOTE: 2018 data is only updated through the second quarter of 2018 (June 30th).

Campaign Finance

Career: Woodall Raised More Money From Outside Of Georgia Than In Georgia

Woodall Career Fundraising In-State vs. Out-Of-State Cycle Amount Raised Percentage Raised Amount Raised Percentage Raised Cycle Total In Georgia In Georgia Outside Georgia Outside Georgia Raised 2018 $314,300.00 44.66% $389,400.00 55.34% $703,700.00 2016 $256,667.30 38.93% $402,577.20 61.07% $659,244.50 2014 $217,215.00 44.67% $269,047.20 55.33% $486,262.20 2012 $163,212.30 37.88% $267,617.08 62.12% $430,829.38 2010 $172,391.48 46.64% $197,193.00 53.36% $369,584.48 Total $1,123,786.08 42.41% $1,525,834.48 57.59% $2,649,620.56 [FEC Candidate and Committee Viewer, accessed 9/6/18]

NOTE: Above contribution details only include itemized contributions, which is likely why the totals raised for each cycle are lower than Woodall’s total raised.

Career: Woodall’s Campaign Raised $2.7 Million And Spent $2.2 Million

Woodall Career Congress Campaign Committee Funds Total Contributions Total Disbursements Party Operating Refunds Year Total Indivs Other Cmtes Total Cmtes Expdts Indivs Cmtes 2018 $724,911.90 $265,352.00 $459,550.00 $0.00 $519,485.45 $385,285.45 $600.00 $100.00 2016 $663,565.45 $219,078.00 $437,192.26 $0.00 $390,260.26 $315,760.26 $0.00 $0.00 2014 $494,448.88 $170,412.70 $323,690.00 $0.00 $500,041.47 $239,941.47 $5,200.00 $2,000.00 2012 $407,300.43 $123,175.97 $259,550.00 $0.00 $426,844.12 $268,844.12 $5,000.00 $0.00 ROB WOODALL (GA-07) Swamp Creature | 22

2010 $399,085.75 $182,610.34 $211,818.00 $2,000.00 $323,801.01 $322,801.01 $1,000.00 $0.00 Total $2,689,312.41 $960,629.01 $1,691,800.26 $2,000.00 $2,160,432.31 $1,532,632.31 $11,800.00 $2,100.00 [FEC Committee Candidate and Committee Viewer, accessed 9/4/18]

Woodall’s Leadership PAC Raised $57,200 And Spent $44,090

Rebuilding America’s Trust Career Funds Total Contributions Total Disbursements Party Year Total Indivs Other Cmtes Total Operating Expdts Cmtes 2018 $23,500.00 $5,000.00 $18,500.00 $0.00 $29,700.00 $2,000.00 2016 $13,500.00 $0.00 $13,500.00 $0.00 $10,524.90 $2,524.90 2014 $20,200.00 $6,700.00 $13,500.00 $0.00 $3,865.56 $3,865.56 Total $57,200.00 $11,700.00 $45,500.00 $0.00 $44,090.46 $8,390.46 [FEC Committee Candidate and Committee Viewer, accessed 9/4/18]

Woodall’s Campaign Committee Received 63.56 Percent Of His Contributions From PACs

Source Of Woodall Career Congressional Campaign Committee Funds Category Amount Percentage Individual Contributors $960,629 36.09% PAC Contributors $1,691,800 63.56% Self-Financing $1,754 0.07% Other $7,353 0.28% [OpenSecrets, accessed 9/4/18]

Woodall’s Campaign Committee Received Almost 89 Percent Of His PAC Contributions From Business PACs

Source Of Woodall Career Congressional Campaign Committee PAC Contributions Category Amount Percentage Business PACs $1,509,990 88.65% Labor PACs $22,000 1.29% Ideological PACs $171,393 10.06% [OpenSecrets, accessed 9/4/18]

Top Overall Industries

Woodall Career Top Contributors by Industry Industry Total Health Professionals $187,750 Air Transport $150,150 Insurance $135,550 Leadership PACs $133,900 Real Estate $111,326 Credit Unions $96,800 Building Materials & Equipment $94,683 Electric Utilities $85,907 General Contractors $77,050 ROB WOODALL (GA-07) Swamp Creature | 23

Oil & Gas $70,750 Commercial Banks $67,400 Railroads $66,750 Automotive $66,383 Food & Beverage $62,650 Lawyers/Law Firms $56,400 Special Trade Contractors $55,950 Retired $53,300 Lobbyists $51,483 Retail Sales $48,000 Misc Manufacturing & Distributing $47,421 [Center for Responsive Politics, accessed 9/4/18]

NOTE: According to the Center for Responsive Politics, “The organizations themselves did not donate, rather the money came from the organizations’ PACs, their individual members or employees or owners, and those individuals’ immediate families. Organization totals include subsidiaries and affiliates” [Center for Responsive Politics Top Contributors, accessed 3/21/17]

Top Overall Sectors

Woodall Career Top Contributors by Sector Sector Total Individuals PACs Finance, Insurance & Real Estate $457,033 $142,143 $314,890 Transportation $297,333 $35,833 $261,500 Misc Business $284,549 $86,999 $197,550 Construction $274,166 $125,416 $148,750 Health $245,500 $83,900 $161,600 Ideological/Single-Issue $174,703 $3,310 $171,393 Energy & Natural Resources $159,907 $14,207 $145,700 Agribusiness $135,750 $12,250 $123,500 Communications/Electronics $114,750 $8,250 $106,500 Lawyers & Lobbyists $107,883 $77,883 $30,000 Other $77,083 $77,083 $0 Labor $22,000 $0 $22,000 Defense $20,500 $500 $20,000 [Center for Responsive Politics, accessed 9/4/18]

Top Campaign Committee Contributors

Woodall Career Top Contributors To Campaign Committee Contributor Total Individuals PACs ROB WOODALL (GA-07) Swamp Creature | 24

Credit Union National Assn $55,000 $0 $55,000 Southern Co $52,707 $10,207 $42,500 American Dental Assn $45,500 $500 $45,000 AFLAC Inc $45,000 $0 $45,000 Coca-Cola Co $40,000 $2,000 $38,000 Home Depot $37,500 $500 $37,000 United Parcel Service $37,500 $0 $37,500 Honeywell International $35,000 $0 $35,000 Yancey Brothers $32,600 $32,600 $0 Koch Industries $32,500 $0 $32,500 National Auto Dealers Assn $30,500 $0 $30,500 Majority Cmte PAC $30,000 $0 $30,000 SunTrust Banks/Georgia $29,000 $0 $29,000 National Assn of Realtors $26,000 $0 $26,000 Primerica Inc $25,750 $7,250 $18,500 Sheet Metal/AC Contractors Assn $25,500 $0 $25,500 Delta Air Lines $25,200 $5,200 $20,000 Wells Real Estate Funds $24,390 $9,500 $14,890 National Beer Wholesalers Assn $23,500 $0 $23,500 CSX Corp $22,250 $1,250 $21,000 [Center for Responsive Politics, accessed 9/4/18]

PFDs & Net Worth

Woodall’s Net Worth Has Decreased By Between 64.2 Percent And 274.7 Percent Since He Entered Congress

2010 – 2017: Woodall’s Net Worth Has Decreased By Between 64.2 Percent And 274.7 Percent Since He Entered Congress. [2017 Woodall Financial Disclosure, filed 5/19/18; 2016 Woodall Financial Disclosure, filed 5/12/17; 2015 Woodall Financial Disclosure, filed 5/16/16; 2014 Woodall Financial Disclosure, filed 5/14/15; 2013 Woodall Financial Disclosure, filed 5/13/14; 2012 Woodall Financial Disclosure, filed 7/14/13; 2012 Woodall Financial Disclosure, filed 5/15/12; 2011 Woodall Financial Disclosure, filed 8/8/11]

NOTE: Woodall’s change in network is calculated by comparing his maximum net worth in 2010 (before he was elected to Congress) to his maximum net worth in 2017 and then comparing his minimum net worth in 2010 to his minimum net worth in 2017. Woodall PFD Toplines

Year Earned Asset Value Unearned Income Transactions Liabilities Net Worth Income MIN MAX MIN MAX MIN MAX MIN MAX MIN MAX 2010 $28,000 $217,006 $530,000 $12,011 $27,700 $234,024 $910,000 $0 $0 $217,006 $530,000 2011 N/A $168,006 $445,000 $17,507 $50,600 $230,005 $550,000 $150,002 $350,000 ($181,994) $294,998 2012 N/A $105,006 $325,000 $21,408 $70,100 $167,005 $465,000 $150,002 $350,000 ($244,994) $174,998 ROB WOODALL (GA-07) Swamp Creature | 25

2013 N/A $120,007 $375,000 $3,906 $9,900 None None $150,002 $350,000 ($229,993) $224,998 2014 N/A $120,008 $376,000 $4,707 $34,100 None None $150,002 $350,000 ($229,992) $225,998 2015 N/A $120,008 $376,000 $3,908 $10,300 None None $200,002 $500,000 ($379,992) $175,998 2016 N/A $120,008 $376,000 $2,908 $9,500 $15,001 $50,000 $200,002 $500,000 ($379,992) $175,998 2017 N/A $121,008 $390,000 $3,508 $8,700 None None $200,002 $500,000 ($378,992) $189,998 Total $28,000 $1,091,057 $3,193,000 $69,863 $220,900 $646,035 $1,975,000 $1,200,014 $2,900,000 [2017 Woodall Financial Disclosure, filed 5/19/18; 2016 Woodall Financial Disclosure, filed 5/12/17; 2015 Woodall Financial Disclosure, filed 5/16/16; 2014 Woodall Financial Disclosure, filed 5/14/15; 2013 Woodall Financial Disclosure, filed 5/13/14; 2012 Woodall Financial Disclosure, filed 7/14/13; 2012 Woodall Financial Disclosure, filed 5/15/12; 2011 Woodall Financial Disclosure, filed 8/8/11]