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Washington, Apr 28, 2009 -

Congressman Jeff Miller (R-FL-01) received the National Taxpayer Union's 2008 Taxpayers' Friend Award by consistently voting to reduce the burden on American taxpayers. The award is presented to those Members who achieve an “A” grade in NTU’s annual Rating of Congress. 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 support for reducing or controlling federal spending, taxes, debt, and regulation.

The NTU scorecard is the only rating to utilize every roll call vote affecting tax, spending, and regulatory issues and was based on 182 votes in the House of Representatives. This year, only 48 lawmakers received a grade of "A" for fiscal responsibility.

NTU is a nonpartisan, nonprofit citizen group founded in 1969 to work for lower taxes, smaller government, and economic freedom at all levels. Note: The 2007 Rating and a searchable Rating database from 1992 to 2008 is available at www.ntu.org.