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Latest Blog & NewsJeb Hensarling's Wall Street Journal Op-Ed Piece, "Time for a Spending Cap With Teeth" that outlines the Congressman's new Spending Limit Amendment to the Constitution.Read the Full Article
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"When the government picks winners and losers, it enshrines us as a bailout nation. You cannot bail out, borrow, and spend your way to prosperity."
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Awards and Honors
FreedomWorks Foundation
FreedomWorks has awarded Congressman Hensarling with two straight 100% scores in its Congressional ratings and its 2008 Legislative Entrepreneur Award. Jeb Hensarling was one of only two Members of the House to win the Legislative Entrepreneur Award. “Driven by the desire to put policy before politics, Congressman Hensarling asked the fundamental question that most on Capitol Hill have long forgotten: ‘Is this the right thing to do with the taxpayer’s money?’” said FreedomWorks Chairman and former House Majority Leader Dick Armey.
American Conservative Union
Congressman Hensarling was recently honored by his fifth consecutive 100% score in American Conservative Union’s Congressional Ratings. He is a consistent winner of ACU’s highest award, the Defender of Liberty, and has a 98.6 % lifetime score.
Club for Growth
The Club for Growth awarded Congressman Hensarling a 100% lifetime score in its Congressional Scorecard. "With his perfect score of 100, Congressman Hensarling is clearly a courageous defender of American tax-payers," said the Club for Growth president. "Congressman Hensarling demonstrates a strong commitment to increasing economic freedom and improving the standard of living for all Americans."
National Taxpayers Union
Congressman Hensarling has received National Taxpayers Union's highest award, the coveted Taxpayer Friend, for 5 consecutive years. Congressman Hensarling twice earned the second-highest pro-taxpayer score and averages fourth-highest in the entire House throughout his career. According to NTU's Bill Tally, Congressman Hensarling has amassed the #1 or #2 most taxpayer-friendly spending agenda in each Congress he has served.
Americans for Tax Reform
Americans for Tax Reform has recognized Congressman Hensarling with a 97% lifetime voting record and awarded him with their highest award, the Hero of the Taxpayer, each year he’s served in Congress.
Citizens Against Government Waste
Citizens Against Government Waste is an organization fighting government waste, fraud, and abuse. In 2008, Congressman Hensarling was one of only three House Members to receive the Taxpayer Super Hero Award, given to Members who scored 100% in CAGW's ratings. Having received multiple awards through his career in Congress, he has a lifetime voting record with CAGW of 95%.
Other Awards
- Jeb has a 100% National Right to Life lifetime voting record and he consistently wins Family Research Council’s True Blue Award each year.
- The 2010 Almanac of American Politics reports that Congressman Hensarling has a “solidly conservative voting record” and “has not been afraid to push Republican leaders to take more conservative positions.”
- Congressman Hensarling is a Life Member of the National Rifle Association.
"There was a time when we talked about billions, and now it's trillions rolling off the tips of our tongues." — Jeb Hensarling, Reuters
- Congressman Hensarling has received National Taxpayers Union’s highest award, the coveted Taxpayer Friend, for 5 consecutive years. According to NTU’s Bill Tally, Congressman Hensarling has amassed the #1 or #2 most taxpayer-friendly spending agenda in each Congress he has served.
- Americans for Tax Reform has recognized Congressman Hensarling with a 97% lifetime voting record and awarded him with their highest award, the Hero of the Taxpayer, each year he’s served in Congress.
- The Club for Growth awarded Congressman Hensarling with a 100% lifetime score in its Congressional Scorecard and FreedomWorks has awarded Congressman Hensarling with two straight 100% scores in its congressional ratings and its 2008 Legislative Entrepreneur Award.
