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ACU NAMES CONGRESSWOMAN FOXX ONE OF THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
Alexandria, VA,
June 15, 2006
The American Conservative Union, the nation's oldest and largest grassroots conservative lobbying organization, is proud to honor Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) with its 2005 Best and Brightest Award.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Given annually to senators and congressmen who score 100 percent in ACU’s “Rating of Congress,” the B&B award recognizes members for their voting-based commitment to ideological conservatism. For 2005, or the first session of the 109th Congress, Congresswoman Foxx was one of 50 members (12 senators and 38 congressmen) so recognized. “As many increasingly question what it means to be a conservative today—especially in the face of an exploding and encroaching federal government—Congresswoman Foxx held fast to ACU’s core values of fiscal discipline and limited government,” said David A. Keene, ACU’s chairman. “Unmoved by shifting poll numbers and the Potomac temptations to make headlines and put power over principle, Congresswoman Foxx deserves our respect, our admiration, and our vote.” ACU has rated every member of Congress since 1971. The purpose of the “Rating” is to inform the public, in as unbiased a method as possible, exactly where individual members stand on the major issues.
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