Rep. Barton recieves tax fighter award
WASHINGTON, DC: The National Tax Limitation Committee (NTLC) has honored Congressman Joe Barton with its 112th Congress “Tax Fighter Award.” NTLC President Lewis K. Uhler recently announced the scorecard results in Washington, DC. Uhler stated, “Congressman Barton’s votes on tax and spending issues in the 112th Congress earned him an ‘A’ grade and the Tax Fighter Award.”
“Congressman Barton has led the battle on behalf of taxpayers to repeal Obamacare, to block cap-and-trade legislation, to make the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts permanent, to eliminate the death tax, to kill the Alternative Minimum Tax, to provide incentives for private savings, investment and job creation and to control the growth of federal spending.”
“Congressman Barton has become a major asset to taxpayers across America during his congressional service, having earned the Tax Fighter Award consistently in every session of Congress. He has had the courage to challenge the orthodoxy of Washington taxing and spending,” concluded Uhler.
Background information: Since 1975 the National Tax Limitation Committee, a 501(c)(4) grass roots taxpayer activist organization, has worked to limit taxes and spending and to reduce the size and scope of government at all levels. NTLC has led the national movement for constitutional tax and spending limits at the state and federal levels. NTLC publishes a congressional
