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U.S. Chamber Presents Paulsen with Spirit of Enterprise Award

03/31/11

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 31, 2011

U.S. Chamber Presents Paulsen with Spirit of Enterprise Award
Annual Award Recognizes Paulsen’s Pro-Jobs Record and Commitment to Free Enterprise

Washington, D.C. – Representative Erik Paulsen (MN-03) was honored today on Capitol Hill by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce with the organization’s Spirit of Enterprise Award for supporting pro-jobs policies during the second session of the 111th Congress.

“Our nation’s businesses are the drivers of innovation, growth and prosperity and it’s an honor to receive the Chamber’s Spirit of Enterprise Award,” said Paulsen.

“These hard working men and women on Capitol Hill give American businesses good reason to feel optimist,” said Thomas J. Donohue, president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber. “I am proud to salute Congressman Paulsen, who has consistently supported pro-growth policies that will allow businesses to begin to hire again.”

Eligibility for the Spirit of Enterprise Award is based on Members key business votes outlined in the Chamber’s yearly publication, How They Voted. Those Members of Congress who supported the Chamber’s position on at least 70 percent of those votes qualified to receive the award. According to the scorecard, Paulsen received an 88 percent rating this year and collectively holds an 87 percent rating for his entire Congressional tenure.

The Chamber scored Congress on 11 Senate and 9 House votes in 2010, including passage of a tax rate extension, health care reform, financial services reform, and legislation to promote science and math education. To view a complete list of the 2010 Spirit of Enterprise recipients, please visit www.uschamber.com/soe.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the world’s largest business federation, representing the interests of more than 3 million businesses of all sizes, sectors, and regions, as well as state and local chambers and more than 100 American Chambers of Commerce abroad.

Paulsen, a champion of small business and advocate of free enterprise, entrepreneurship, and innovation currently serves on the House Ways and Means Committee, and is co-chair of the Congressional Korea-U.S. Free Trade Working Group and co-chair of the House Medical Technology Caucus.

For more information on Rep. Paulsen’s work in Congress, please visit www.paulsen.house.gov.

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