Alicia RobinsonRep. Dana Rohrabacher was deemed a...
Alicia Robinson
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher was deemed a “taxpayer superhero” on Wednesday
by the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste based on his
voting record on 2002 legislation.
“It means that he voted 100% of the time in favor of cutting
wasteful spending,” council President Tom Schatz said.
The council looked at how legislators voted on 24 issues, such as
cutting appropriations to the federal treasury, a farm bill and
several tax relief bills.
The superhero awards are given annually. Eight of the House’s 435
members received superhero awards for 2002.
Schatz said Rohrabacher’s lifetime rating for votes on wasteful
spending issues is 93%, the second highest of all House members.
Topping the list with the highest lifetime record at 95% is another
Orange County legislator, Rep. Ed Royce.
California’s two senators didn’t fare so well, Schatz said. Sen.
Barbara Boxer and Sen. Diane Feinstein received scores of zero for
their 2002 voting records, he said.
The council is the lobbying arm of Citizens Against Government
Waste, a fiscally conservative watchdog organization, Schatz said.
The awards it gives are “really intended to encourage legislators
to vote more often to cut waste and cut taxes. It’s really a lobbying
tool,” he said.
Cox tells Russians to shape up if it wants into the G8
Rep. Chris Cox has introduced legislation stipulating that
Russia’s membership in the Group of Eight nations be conditioned on
Russia improving its record on human rights.
The bipartisan bill says the Russian government under President
Vladimir Putin has suppressed the media, arrested prominent
opposition supporters and has moved away from a market economy.
Russia’s membership in the Group of Eight should depend on its
“voluntarily accepting and adhering to the norms and standards of
democracy,” the bill says.
A press release from Cox’s office notes the bill’s coauthors
include Rep. Tom Lantos, Sen. John McCain and Sen. Joseph Lieberman,
but does not elaborate on the bill.
Cox, a longtime expert on Russia and its former incarnation as the
Soviet Union, could not be reached for comment on Wednesday.
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