Taxpayer Watchdog Groups Honor Gutknecht

9.28.2006

Washington, DC - First District Congressman Gil Gutknecht today announced he was awarded the "Taxpayer Hero Award" from Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) and the "Tax Fighter Award" from the National Tax Limitation Committee (NTLC) for his work during the 109th Congress. ATR and NTLC are two of the foremost taxpayer watchdog groups on Capitol Hill.

"I would like to thank ATR and NTLC for their work on behalf of American taxpayers," said Gutknecht. "I've always known that it's not Washington's money, it's the peoples' money. And I will do everything I can to ensure it's spent wisely."

"Constituents deserve to know who has worked for taxpayers' interests, and not the special interests," said ATR President Grover Norquist. "Representative Gil Gutknecht is squarely on the side of taxpayers, and Americans for Tax Reform offers thanks and congratulations."

"Congressman Gutknecht's votes on tax and spending issues in the 109 th Congress earned him an 'A' grade and the Tax Fighter Award," said NTLC President Lewis K. Uhler. NTLC scores members of Congress based on tax and spending votes. Gutknecht had the most fiscally conservative score in the entire Minnesota delegation.

Gutknecht was first elected in 1994. He is a member of the House Agriculture, Government Reform and Science Committees. He serves as chairman of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Dairy, Nutrition, and Forestry.