Conservative Lawmakers Get High Marks For Legislative Work

WISCONSIN — The American Conservative Union Foundation has just released its 47th Edition of its Annual Ratings of Congress. The guide ranks members of Congress based upon their commitment to conservative principles as demonstrated by their voting records in the first session of the 115th Congress.

“In the 2017 session, we saw Republicans come together to pass the most important corporate tax reform in decades, confirm a true conservative in Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, and repeal the Obamacare individual mandate,” said ACU Chairman Matt Schlapp in a prepared statement.

This session’s scorecard is made up of 25 bills in the US House of Representatives and 21 bills in the US Senate. The bills selected cover a wide range of issues including fiscal and economic, social and cultural, and national security, and are designed to reflect how an individual views the role of government in an individual’s life.

This year four members of the Wisconsin congressional delegation received awards from ACUF for earning scores of 80 percent or higher:

• Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Menomonee Falls) – 100 percent
• Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) — 96 percent
• Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Green Bay) — 85 percent
• Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin) – 80 percent
• Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wausau) 77 percent

Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Janesville) did not receive a score due to his non-voting role as Speaker. Democratic members received the following scores: Rep. Gwen Moore (8 percent), Rep. Ron Kind (7 percent), Rep. Mark Pocan (4 percent), and Sen. Tammy Baldwin (0 percent).

This year some of the key issues ACU Foundation scored include:

• Confirmation of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court
• Repeal of the Affordable Care Act
• Passage of comprehensive tax reform
• Defunding of Planned Parenthood
• Repeal of Dodd-Frank
• Key presidential nominations to cabinet positions.

CLICK HERE to view the 2017 Ratings online.

Image Via Jim Sensenbrenner's Office