FreedomWorks Reveals the 2013 Recipients of the “FreedomFighter Award”

Former SC Senator Jim DeMint and Congressmen Jeff Duncan and Mick Mulvaney among those honored

Congressmen Jeff Duncan and Mick Mulvaney

FreedomWorks announced its second annual “FreedomFighter Awards” to Members of the House and Senate who consistently voted in defense of economic freedom. Each recipient earned a minimum score of 90 percent on the FreedomWorks Congressional Scorecard during the 2012 legislative session, which often required legislators to cast politically unpopular votes inside the Beltway in order to defend liberty and strengthen the economy across the country.

FreedomWorks President Matt Kibbe commented, “Our responsibility as engaged citizens is to hold politicians accountable for bad votes, but also to congratulate them for making the right votes.  FreedomWorks applauds every recipient of the second annual ‘FreedomFighter Award,’ and encourages them to keep fighting for Americans’ civil liberties.”

The FreedomWorks Congressional Scorecard is a ground-breaking piece of technology that has drawn an abundance of national media attention.  The user-friendly technology allows activists the ability to track the votes of Members of Congress in ‘real time’ on key issues of economic freedom. Users have the option to search for their lawmakers’ scores by zip code, or to browse each year’s scores by name, state, political party, or score rankings.  

“Democrats and Republicans are mutually responsible for America’s exploding national debt and the staggering unemployment rates in the US. It’s time we start holding all members accountable,” Kibbe continued. “FreedomWorks developed its Congressional Scorecard to help activists across the country track the legislation being voted on in Congress and to see which members protect the liberties and economic interests of the American people and which ones do not.”

The premier scorers (with scores of 100 percent) among this year’s “FreedomFighter Award” winners are: Senators Jim DeMint (SC), Mike Lee (UT) and Rand Paul (KY); and Congressmen Justin Amash (MI-3), Paul Broun (GA-10), Jeff Duncan (SC-3), Jeff Flake (AZ-6), Tim Huelskamp (KS-1), Tom McClintock (CA-4), Mick Mulvaney (SC-5), and David Schweikert (AZ-5).    

Other winners are: Senators Michael Crapo (ID), Ron Johnson (WI), James Risch (ID), David Vitter (LA); and Congresswoman Diane Black (TN-6), Congressmen Michael Burgess (TX-26), Steve Chabot (OH-1), Jason Chaffetz (UT-3), Stephen Fincher (TN-8), Trent Franks (AZ-2), Scott Garrett (NJ-5), Louie Gohmert (TX-1), Paul Gosar (AZ-1), Trey Gowdy (SC-4), Tom Graves (GA-9), Jim Jordan (OH-4), Raul Labrador (ID-1), Doug Lamborn (CO-5), Randy Neugebauer (TX-19), Mike Pompeo (KS-4), Tom Price (GA-6), Ben Quayle (AZ-3), Tim Scott (SC-1), James Sensenbrenner (WI-5), Joe Walsh (IL-8), Lynn Westmoreland (GA-3).     

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FreedomWorks Launches Grassroots Campaign to 'Make it DeMint'

From International Business Times

FreedomWorks believes Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) is the best choice for the open seat on the Senate Finance Committee. The Senate Finance Committee is one of the Senate's most influential, with jurisdiction over taxation, healthcare, trade, and entitlement programs.

It is up to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to appoint a Republican Senator to the open seat.

FreedomWorks is running radio ads across Kentucky asking citizens to contact Senator McConnell's office to register support for Senator DeMint. The radio ads will run in the Louisville, Glasgow, Lexington, and Somerset markets.

Senator Jim DeMint has a legislative record of fighting for fundamental tax reform, consumer-driven healthcare, free trade, proposing bold solutions for Social Security, and reining in spending. But he can do even more by attacking the issue at its choke-point; from inside the Senate Finance Committee.

On the Senate Finance Committee, Senator DeMint would continue to lead the charge against abusive earmarks and fight attempts to raise taxes. He would help keep conservatives on principle and fight massive left-wing expansions in government.

To help support Senator DeMint's bid, FreedomWorks issued a call to action and grassroots activists from across the country are calling and emailing Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to 'Make it DeMint!' FreedomWorks also set up the web site www.makeitdemint.com to lead the effort, and will hand deliver a petition signed by thousands of Americans to Senator McConnell's Washington office.

FreedomWorks President Matt Kibbe commented:

"It is clear that Senator Jim DeMint is the choice of grassroots activists. The next Congress will debate and vote on once in a generation sized expansion of government and will also face trillion dollar deficits. Taxpayers need to have an advocate of limited government in the critical Senate Finance Committee. There is no one better for the task than Jim DeMint. He has earned his reputation the hard way by challenging other Senators' pet projects and profligate ways. DeMint did not come to Washington to go along to get along, he came to Washington to cut wasteful government and protect taxpayer dollars. FreedomWorks and our half million activists are proud to support Senator Jim DeMint."