Mike Simpson Receives C+ on the 2012 National Taxpayers Union Scorecard

Washington, DC – The Club for Growth PAC today noted that Congressman Mike Simpson recently received a C+ on the National Taxpayers Union Scorecard for 2012. Congressman Simpson has never received a score higher than a “B” from the National Taxpayers Union. In contrast, Idaho’s 1^st Congressional District Representative Raul Labrador has always received an “A” rating.   

In addition to his poor ratings from the National Taxpayers Union, Simpson has been called “hostile” to taxpayers by Citizens Against Government Waste, and has received scores as low as 47% from the conservative Heritage Action for America and 30% from the tea party group FreedomWorks.

“We’ve always known that Mike Simpson is no friend to Idaho taxpayers, and his C+ from the National Taxpayers Union is just another data point.” said Club for Growth Spokesman Barney Keller. “Mike Simpson voted to bail out Wall Street, he voted for billions in new taxes, and he doesn’t support efforts by fiscal conservatives like Ted Cruz to defund Obamacare. Mike Simpson has repeatedly worked with the Democrats to grow government and increase spending, all while voting to raise his own pay nine times. Idaho voters should replace Mike Simpson with true fiscal conservative Bryan Smith in the Republican primary next May.”