Aderholt Receives Pro-Small Business, Limited Taxation Awards

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CONGRESSMAN ADERHOLT RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS PRO-SMALL BUSINESS, LIMTED TAXATION AWARDS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) has won an award from two separate advocacy groups that promote limited government, less taxes and small business entrepreneurship.

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation’s leading small business association, has named Congressman Aderholt a “Guardian of Small Business” for his voting record on behalf of America’s small business owners in the 111th Congress. In addition, the National Tax Limitation Committee (NTLC) has given the “Tax Fighter Award” to Congressman Aderholt for his voting record in the 111th Congress. Both awards were presented to Congressman Aderholt on September 23rd.

“These awards mean a lot to me because they represent some of the values that I am most passionate about -- less taxes and economic prosperity through limited government and private sector growth,” said Congressman Aderholt. “I am fully committed to the principles of smaller, more accountable government because I believe that these principles make our nation stronger. I am extremely appreciative and honored by these awards and I support what these two organizations are doing on behalf of conservative Americans all over this nation.”

NFIB’s voting record tallies key small business votes in the U.S. House of Representatives taken during the 2009 and 2010 sessions. NFIB has presented Guardian awards to members of Congress who voted favorably on key small business issues deemed important by the organization during the 111th Congress.

“In the 111th Congress, Congressman Aderholt proved that he is a champion of small business,” said NFIB President and CEO Dan Danner. “The Guardian of Small Business Award is a token of the deep appreciation that small business owners have for elected officials who promote and protect their right to own, operate and grow their businesses.”

NFIB is the nation’s leading small business association, with offices in Washington, D.C. and all 50 state capitals. Founded in 1943 as a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, NFIB gives small and independent business owners a voice in shaping the public policy issues that affect their business. NFIB’s network of grassroots activists send their views directly to state and federal lawmakers through their member-only ballot, in an effort to support America’s free enterprise system.

“Congressman Robert Aderholt’s votes on tax and spending issues in the 111th Congress earned him an ‘A’ grade and the Tax Fighter Award,” said NTLC President Lewis K. Uhler. “Aderholt has led the battle on behalf of taxpayers to stop the passage of ObamaCare and cap-and-trade legislation, to make the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts permanent, to eliminate the death tax, to kill the Alternative Minimum Tax, to provide incentives for investment and job creation and to control the growth of federal spending.”

Since 1975 the National Tax Limitation Committee, a 501(c)(4) grass roots taxpayer activist organization, has worked to limit taxes and spending and to reduce the size and scope of government at all levels. NTLC has led the national movement for constitutional tax and spending limits at the state and federal levels. NTLC publishes a congressional scorecard at the conclusion of each Congress, as it has for more than a quarter-century.

“Congressman Aderholt has been a major asset to taxpayers across America during his congressional service, having earned the Tax fighter Award consistently in every session of Congress. He has had the courage to challenge the orthodoxy of Washington spending,” concluded Uhler.

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PHOTO Pictured from Left To Right: Congressman Aderholt and National Tax Limitation Committee President Lewis K. Uhler