Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa received the designation of “Taxpayer Super Hero” from the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste on July 30. The title is awarded to lawmakers who earned a score of 100 percent in the council’s 2014 Congressional Ratings.
“I appreciate receiving this award from an organization that works to cut wasteful government spending and make the government more accountable to taxpayers. This has been a priority of mine for a long time. We don’t have a taxing problem. Washington has a spending problem,” Grassley said.
“We applaud and wholeheartedly thank Sen. Grassley for his hard work on behalf of the taxpayers while serving in the Senate. His courageous votes to cut wasteful spending and make government more accountable should serve as an example to other members, encouraging them to make good on promises to protect the fiscal interests of American taxpayers. His constituents should be very proud of him,” said Council for Citizens Against Government Waste President Tom Schatz.
The 2014 report scored 13 votes in the U.S. Senate and identified members whose voting records helped protect and save the taxpayers’ money.
As chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and former chairman and a senior member of the Finance Committee, Grassley conducts proactive and ongoing oversight of the federal bureaucracy to protect taxpayers from waste, fraud and abuse. He is the author of the qui tam amendments to the False Claims Act that recovered nearly $3 billion for the taxpayers in fiscal 2014 alone. Grassley is also the founder and chairman of the Whistleblower Protection Caucus, which works to respond to the needs of citizens who play a vital role in protecting against fraud, waste, and misconduct. The caucus also works to educate members of the Senate about whistleblower issues.
The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste advocates for the elimination of waste and inefficiency in government.
