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Washington
–
U.S.
Senator
Tim
Scott
(R-SC)
proudly
accepted
two
awards
this
week
that
highlight
his
ongoing
work
to
standing
up
for
South
Carolina’s
families
and
its
small
and
retail
businesses
in
the
U.S.
Senate.
The
National
Retail
Federation
(NRF)
named
him
a
“Hero
of
Main
Street”
for
his
commitment
to
policies
that
promote
America’s
retail
sector,
and
the
Council
for
Citizens
Against
Government
Waste
(CCAGW)
awarded
Scott
their
“Taxpayer
Super
Hero”
Award
for
his
steadfast
efforts
to
cut
wasteful
spending
and
make
government
more
accountable
to
taxpayers.
“Every
day
I
am
committed
to
working
to
unleash
opportunity
for
individuals,
families
and
job
creators
all
throughout
South
Carolina
and
around
the
country,” Scott
said.
“By
supporting
pro-growth
policies
that
allow
our
economy
to
recover
and
thrive,
while
also
holding
the
line
on
spending
and
growth
on
the
federal
level,
I
believe
we
can
create
a
climate
that
grows
our
economy,
creates
good
paying
jobs
and
strengthens
communities.
I
am
proud
to
accept
both
the
NRF’s
Hero
of
Main
Street
honor
and
the
CCAGW’s
Taxpayer
Super
Hero
award
because
I
believe
Washington
needs
to
do
more
to
protect
hardworking
families
and
our
country’s
job
creators.”
The
NRF’s
Hero
of
Main
Street
award
was
created
in
2013
to
recognize
members
of
Congress
for
support
of
the
retail
industry’s
public
policy
priorities.
Award
eligibility
is
based
on
key
votes,
bill
sponsorship
and
advocacy
to
advance
the
industry’s
priorities.
The
“heroes”
have
supported
policies
and
initiatives
defined
by
NRF
that
recognize
the
contributions
of
the
retail
industry,
and
have
worked
to
encourage
a
“vibrant,
sustained
and
healthy”
retail
sector.
“NRF’s
Heroes
of
Main
Street
have
shown
through
their
voting
records
that
they
care
about
retailers,
big
and
small,
and
value
the
role
these
businesses
play
in
communities
around
the
country,”
NRF
President
and
CEO
Matthew
Shay
said.
“By
backing
our
policy
priorities,
they
show
their
commitment
to
a
prosperous
Main
Street
and
to
the
long-term
growth
of
retail
-
our
nation’s
largest
private-sector
employer.”
Since
1989,
the
Council
for
Citizens
Against
Government
Waste
(CCAGW)
has
examined
roll
call
votes
to
help
identify
which
members
of
Congress
have
defended
taxpayer
interests
and
which
have
backed
down
on
their
promises
of
fiscal
responsibility.
The
Ratings
separate
the
praiseworthy
from
the
profligate
by
evaluating
important
tax,
spending,
transparency,
and
accountability
measures.
CCAGW
applauds
those
members
of
Congress
who
stood
up
for
taxpayers
and
ignored
the
temptations
of
satisfying
local
or
special
interests.
However,
those
who
supported
a
big-government
agenda
should
be
prepared
to
face
the
consequences
for
their
spendthrift
behavior.
CCAGW’s
2014
Congressional
Ratings,
for
the
second
session
of
the
113th
Congress,
scored
85
votes
in
the
House
of
Representatives
and
13
votes
in
the
Senate.
By
comparison,
in
2013,
CCAGW
rated
80
votes
in
the
House
and
48
votes
in
the
Senate.
“In
awarding
the
Taxpayer
Super
Heroes,
CCAGW
President
Tom
Schatz
said,
“CCAGW
applauds
the
Taxpayer
Super
Heroes
for
their
votes
to
cut
wasteful
spending
and
make
government
more
accountable
to
taxpayers.
In
today’s
fiscal
climate,
the
actions
of
these
members
are
refreshing,
and
their
constituents
should
offer
them
hardy
congratulations.
On
the
other
hand,
far
too
many
members
of
Congress
in
2014
continued
to
support
a
further
expansion
of
the
bureaucratic
morass
at
the
expense
of
hard-working
taxpayers.
Hopefully,
these
profligate
members
will
vote
more
often
in
2015
to
eliminate
the
waste,
fraud,
abuse
and
mismanagement
that
runs
rampant
in
Washington.”
Photos
of
Senator
Scott
receiving
both
the
NRF’s
Heroes
of
Main
Street
and
CCAGW’s
Taxpayer
Super
Hero
are
below.
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(CCAGW
Taxpayer
Super
Hero
Award)
(NRF's
Hero
of
Main
Street
Award) |