CCAGW PAC Endorses Rep. Jeb Hensarling for Texas’s 5th District

Washington, D.C. - The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste Political Action Committee (CCAGW PAC) today announced its endorsement of Rep. Jeb Hensarling for Congress in Texas’s 5th Congressional District.

“In this time of massive new government spending and bailouts, huge budget deficits, and inefficient bureaucracies, taxpayers need a friend in Washington that will look out for their interests and not the special interests,” said Thomas Schatz, president of CCAGW PAC.  “That is why CCAGW PAC supports Rep. Hensarling, a true fiscal conservative who has pledged to reduce the size of government by working to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse.”

Rep. Hensarling has been a leader in fighting for lower taxes and a smaller government since arriving in Washington.  Rep. Hensarling received a score of 100 percent in the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste 2007 Congressional Ratings, earning the rank of Taxpayer Super Hero.  “This score proves Rep. Hensarling looks out for taxpayers and future generations by finding ways to cut out-of-control Washington spending and eradicate wasteful programs,” declared Schatz.

For example, Rep. Hensarling voted against congressional pork-barrel projects such as the Maverick Concert Hall preservation in New York City; the Exploratorium in San Francisco; the Kansas Regional Prisons Museum; and the National Drug Intelligence Center in Johnstown, Pa. that has been recommended for closure because of its expensive and duplicative use of federal drug enforcement resources.

Rep. Hensarling voted for a 1 percent or 0.5 percent across-the-board cut to several appropriations bills, which amount to a penny or half-cent cut for every dollar spent.

“The total cost of government consumes nearly half of the average American’s income.  Rep. Hensarling continues to say ‘no’ to the overspending in Washington and will work for the best interest of citizens in the 5th district in Texas and for taxpayers nationwide,” Schatz concluded.

CCAGW PAC is affiliated with the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, a 501(c)(4) organization.  CCAGW PAC’s mission is to support political candidates who will fight to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse in government and represent the best interests of taxpayers.