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Nation’s Largest Taxpayer Group Honors Royce with “Taxpayers’ Friend Award”
Washington,
Apr 4, 2011 -
Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) today was recognized for his outstanding pro-taxpayer voting record last year. The 362,000-member National Taxpayers Union (NTU), a nonpartisan citizen group, has announced that Royce is among the distinguished recipients of the 2010 “Taxpayers’ Friend Award.”
“With all the challenges facing our economy, fiscal discipline in Washington, DC has never been more important,” NTU President Duane Parde said. “Fortunately, residents of the 40th district in California could count on Royce, to whom the National Taxpayers Union is proud to present a ‘Taxpayers’ Friend Award.’”
The award is given to Representatives and Senators 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. For 2010, a total of 165 House and 142 Senate votes were selected from the second session of the 111th Congress.
"While many Members of Congress talk about fiscally responsible government, Rep. Royce backed up those words with solid votes. This Award recognizes that he is a steadfast and effective ally in our battle to make Washington accountable to taxpayers again.”
Between 2009 and the end of 2010, the average “Taxpayer Score” in the House rose slightly from 38 percent to 42 percent. The Senate’s average rose by six points, from 39 percent to 45 percent. In 2010, 79 lawmakers attained scores sufficient to win the “Taxpayers’ Friend Award” (at least 90 percent in the House and 95 percent in the Senate). Meanwhile, a whopping 264 Senators and Representatives captured the title of “Big Spender” for posting “F” grades (scores of 20 percent or less in the House and 18 percent or less in the Senate).
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