From an e-mail I receive from the Libertarian wing of the Republican party - the RLC(Republican Libertarian Caucus):
In case you're interested. I know most people don't seem to care much.
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| RLC’s Ron Paul A Friend of Taxpayers: The non-partisan National Taxpayers Union has released its annual Rating of Congress and The Republican Liberty Caucus’ Ron Paul is named a “Taxpayers’ Friend”. “…the highest scorer in the House was Ron Paul (R-TX), with 88 percent. Paul has claimed the top spot in his chamber for the third year running. Unlike those of other organizations, NTU’s annual Rating does not simplistically focus on only a handful of equally-weighted “key votes.” For this reason, it has received praise from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. The Rating, which is based on every roll call vote affecting fiscal policy, assigns a “Taxpayer Score” to each Member of Congress that indicates his or her commitment to reducing or controlling federal spending, taxes, debt, and regulation. For 2001, a total of 155 House and 194 Senate roll call votes were selected. The 335,000-member National Taxpayers Union is a non-profit, non-partisan citizen organization working for lower taxes, less wasteful spending, taxpayer rights, and accountable government at all levels.” By the Way, the least taxpayer friendly congress people are Hillary Clinton & Charles Rangel. Note: The 2001 Rating, along with a searchable Rating database from the years 1992-2000, are available online at <a href="http://www.ntu.org" target="_blank">http://www.ntu.org</a> -- National Taxpayers Union |
