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NewsMay 26, 1999

The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, America's largest fiscal watchdog group, praised Sen. John Ashcroft, R-Mo., as a "Taxpayer Superhero." The group, which released its 1998 Congressional Ratings, commended Ashcroft for achieving a waste-cutting rating of 100 percent during the second session of the 105th Congress...

The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, America's largest fiscal watchdog group, praised Sen. John Ashcroft, R-Mo., as a "Taxpayer Superhero."

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The group, which released its 1998 Congressional Ratings, commended Ashcroft for achieving a waste-cutting rating of 100 percent during the second session of the 105th Congress.

Fifteen senators and 77 House members received the "Superhero" awards.

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