{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.lee.senate.gov/2025/11/senator-lee-named-taxpayers-friend-receives-a-grade-for-cutting-spending", "Senator Lee Named \u2018Taxpayers\u2019 Friend,\u2019 Receives \u201cA\u201d Grade for Cutting Spending", "2025-11-24", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "Senate", "UT", "Mike Lee", "L000577", "www.lee.senate.gov", "mikelee", "https://www.lee.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) has earned the top score from the National Taxpayers Union (NTU) in its latest NTU Rates Congress report, placing Senator Lee among the top 20 lawmakers in Congress working to protect taxpayers and reduce wasteful government spending. As a result of his \u201cA\u201d grade, Senator Lee was given the NTU\u2019s Taxpayers\u2019 Friend Award.\n\n\u201cCutting wasteful government spending and lowering their tax burden is both a priority and personal responsibility I have to the Utahns who sent me to Congress to fight for them,\u201d said Senator Mike Lee. \u201cI thank the National Taxpayers Union for their great work, and for recognizing our victories for hardworking American families.\u201d\n\n\u201cIf we had a hundred more members like Senator Mike Lee in Congress, the nation would be on much more prosperous and solid financial footing,\u201d said Brandon Arnold, National Taxpayers Union Executive Vice President. \u201cWe\u2019re grateful to Senator Lee for always putting taxpayers first when voting.\u201d\n\nThe NTU Rates Congress scorecard is the nation\u2019s most comprehensive nonpartisan analysis of federal tax and spending votes. In this report, NTU evaluated 39 Senate votes and 130 House votes, assigning greater weight to those with the largest long-term effects on federal taxes, spending, debt, and regulation.\n\nAccording to NTU, members who earn an \u201cA\u201d rating consistently vote to:\n\nReduce wasteful or excessive federal spending\n\nOppose tax increases\n\nLimit regulatory burdens that hinder economic growth\n\nThe full report is available here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"]], "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://www.lee.senate.gov/2025/11/senator-lee-named-taxpayers-friend-receives-a-grade-for-cutting-spending"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8321998175233603, "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"}