John Kline Named ‘Taxpayer Hero’
Americans have had enough with the big-spending, overreaching, backroom-dealing culture that is pervasive in Washington. Unfortunately, Washington refuses to listen. Despite what the majority of Americans are saying, the President, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid continue to raise taxes and increase regulations that stifle job growth and destroy small businesses.
John Kline supports fiscally responsible solutions and successfully persuaded many of his colleagues to join him in his opposition to earmarks. Members of Congress must show their constituents they are serious about reducing wasteful pork-barrel spending and restoring order to America’s fractured fiscal house.
Accordingly, John Kline was named a “Taxpayer Hero” by the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) for his record of fighting to cut wasteful spending, reduce the national debt, increase government transparency, and let Americans keep more of their hard-earned dollars.
The CCAGW’s annual report identifies members whose stellar voting records protecting taxpayers and saving money have won them the moniker of Taxpayer Hero. CCAGW scored 120 votes in the U.S. House of Representatives.
“Taxpayer Heroes demonstrated unparalleled commitment to cutting wasteful spending, reducing the tax burden, and make government more accountable to taxpayers,” said CCAGW President Tom Schatz. “Their ratings are even more impressive given the record number of votes rated by CCAGW and the record number of representatives who could not vote even once to cut wasteful spending or taxes. While far too many members of Congress on both sides of the Capitol demonstrated little regard for the consequences of failing to reduce the record $1.4 trillion deficit and $13 trillion debt, the Taxpayer Heroes give taxpayers hope for the future.”
