Article: Watchdog Group Names Sen. Kyl a 'Taxpayer Super Hero'; Scores 100 Percent on CCAGW's Congressional Ratings

WASHINGTON, July 19 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) today honored Sen. Jon Kyl (R- Ariz.) as a Taxpayer Super Hero for being the only senator to score a perfect 100 percent on its 2005 Congressional Ratings. The average for the entire Senate was 46 percent. Since 1989, CCAGW has tracked roll call votes to separate the taxpayer advocates in Congress from those who favor wasteful programs and pork-barrel spending. Sen. Kyl consistently voted to rein in deficit spending, reduce the tax burden, and make government more accountable to taxpayers.

"Talk is cheap," CCAGW President Tom Schatz said. "A member's voting record is the best measure of his ...

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