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share of “Taxpayer Heroes” (scoring 80 percent to 99 percent)
and “Taxpayer Super Heroes” (scoring 100 percent) in the state
was the 34th highest percentage among the 50 states, according
to CCAGW’s 2020 Congressional Ratings.
The study examined 35 votes in the House of Representatives and
10 in the Senate during the 116th Congress in an effort to
identify which elected officials strongly defended taxpayer
interests – and which lawmakers exhibited what the CCAGW saw as
“spendthrift behavior.”
The topics covered in the evaluation included taxation, public
spending, government transparency and fiscal accountability.
Democrats tended to get the lowest scores as a result of
supporting what the nonprofit group said was a big-government
philosophy during the coronavirus pandemic.
In the 2020 ranking, 16 senators and 80 members of the lower
house earned the title of “Taxpayer Super Hero.” In contrast, in
2019, only two senators and 27 House members earned a 100
percent score in the ranking, according to the CCAGW.
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