Washington, DC (September 22, 2006) - Pat Toomey, president of the Club for Growth, the nation's leading free-market advocacy organization with over 36,000 members, today announced that Congressman Jeff Miller (R-Fl-01) has earned the first annual “Defender of Economic Freedom Award” created to honor Members of Congress who have a strong voting record on economic growth issues.
“With his score of 96% Congressman Miller is clearly a hero of the pro-economic growth agenda,” said Club for Growth president, Pat Toomey, “He demonstrates a strong commitment to limiting government spending and promoting free-market principles.”
“Congressman Miller is 1 of only 36 Members of Congress to earn this award, and is ranked 12th out of 435 members in the House of Representatives,” Toomey added.
The rating is based on Miller’s voting record and examines legislative actions that reflect Club for Growth’s immediate pro-economic growth policy goals, including:
• Cutting and limiting government spending
• Making the Bush tax relief permanent
• Death Tax repeal
• Social Security reform with personal retirement accounts
• Legal reform to end abusive lawsuits
• Eliminating the IRS and replacing the current tax code
• School choice
• Regulatory reform and deregulation
Visit http://www.clubforgrowth.com for the complete 2005 Congressional Scorecard.
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