{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://cline.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1588", "Congressman Cline Earns 2024 Club For Growth\u2019s Defender of Economic Freedom Award", "2025-05-16", "2025", "2025-05", "Republican", "House", "VA", "Ben Cline", "C001118", "cline.house.gov", "cline", "https://cline.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27", "scraper", "Congressman Ben Cline (VA-06) has been awarded the \u201cDefender of Economic Freedom Award\u201d by the Club for Growth, America\u2019s largest free market advocacy organization.\n\n\u201cOne of my top priorities in Congress is to support economic policies that benefit the citizens of the Sixth District of Virginia,\u201d said Congressman Cline. \u201cI\u2019ve voted to cut taxes, eliminate red tape, reduce regulations on small businesses, and fight inflation. It\u2019s a privilege to receive this award from Club for Growth as I continue working to advance fiscally responsible legislation that empowers Americans and strengthens our economy.\u201d\n\n\u201cWe congratulate Rep. Cline for earning Club for Growth\u2019s Defender of Economic Freedom Award for fighting for policies that advance limited government and prosperity,\u201d said Club for Growth President David McIntosh. \u201cMeanwhile Democrats have become more socialist than ever despite many of them claiming to be \u2018moderate.\u201d\n\nThe award is based on the Club for Growth Foundation\u2019s 2024 Congressional Economic Scorecard, the gold-standard in measuring the voting behavior of Members of Congress based on issues relating to limited government and economic growth. Club for Growth\u2019s Defender of Economic Freedom Award required Representatives and Senators to not only score 90% or better on votes cast in a year, but to also maintain a lifetime rating of at least 90% to receive the award.\n\nCongressman Ben Cline represents the Sixth Congressional District of Virginia. He previously was an attorney in private practice and served both as an assistant prosecutor and Member of the Virginia House of Delegates. Cline and his wife, Elizabeth, live in Botetourt County with their two children.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T00:49:36Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://cline.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1588"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.94212731346488, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}