Lawmakers celebrate Small Business Saturday

by Kate Tummarello - 11/30/13 3:32 PM ET

Members of Congress took to Twitter Saturday to celebrate small businesses in their district as part of “Small Business Saturday,” an effort to get shoppers to support local businesses.

While many are encouraging their followers to go out and shop local on Saturday, a few are doing so themselves and posting to the social media site to prove it.

Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.) tweeted that she was shopping at Country Village, a collection of shops in Bothell, Washington.

Getting some holiday shopping done at Country Village in Bothell for #SmallBizSat! Where will u #shopsmall today? pic.twitter.com/3zMIMBRdYa

— Rep. Suzan DelBene (@RepDelBene) November 30, 2013

Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-Tenn.) wrote about shopping at a pharmacy and gift shop in his district.

Another #SmallBizSat stop, this one at Kingwood Pharmacy in East Ridge. A great local business. pic.twitter.com/UvKG5DM8j7

— Chuck Fleischmann (@RepChuck) November 30, 2013

Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.) told his followers about his Small Business Saturday shopping, which began shortly after 10 a.m.

#smallbizsat lunch at Four Corners Grille w/ Rep Edwards, Mike Burk, Sally Black, Paul Amaral & Deb Pallasch pic.twitter.com/rJ9jphZs3Q

— David N. Cicilline (@davidcicilline) November 30, 2013

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) spent his Saturday tweeting out pictures of him shopping with constituents, tweeting about his state’s small business economy and engaging with his actively engaged followers.

Small businesses represent 98% of NJ employers: http://t.co/YFjNQjXb5Z (2010 numbers) #smallbizsaturday #shopsmall

— Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) November 30, 2013

Other officials promoted their Small Business Saturday shopping. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder spent part of his Saturday at Union Markey in D.C.

AG Holder waits for his sandwich order at the amazing @redapronbutcher inside @UnionMarketDC #SmallBizSat pic.twitter.com/rUf7v7mnQx

— Brian Fallon (@brianefallon) November 30, 2013

Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, former mayor of Charlotte, N.C., tweeted out a picture of himself shopping at the Charlotte Running Company.