Americans for Prosperity: 112th Congress Mid-Term Review Key Vote Scorecard

Americans for Prosperity just released its Mid-Term Review Key Vote Scorecard grading Members of Congress on what AFP feels were the most important economic votes in 2011.


We looked at the 17 top free-market votes in the Senate and 15 in the House. The issues included votes to repeal the President’s new health care law, halt the EPA’s onerous greenhouse gas regulations, and cut federal spending in the budget and appropriations bills. AFP also includes the signature of our No Climate Tax Pledge in the scorecard.

Five senators and thirty-nine representatives earned a perfect A+ score, voting with AFP’s free-market position on every issue in 2011. See how your Members of Congress voted!

When we were analyzing the scores, a few interesting trends emerged. First, there is a lot of work left to do to promote economic freedom. While 44 lawmakers had a perfect score, a whopping 128 of them received a score of zero, voting against AFP’s position on every issue.

Second, President Obama claims that his agenda is being stifled by an intransigent and ideologically-rigid block of Republicans swept into office by the 2010 elections. However, (to our dismay) the actual voting records do not support this. Almost half of the House GOP received a B grade, failing to support the free-market position between two and four times last year. In reality, Democrats put up the most “ideologically pure” scores, especially in the House, continuing a trend reaching back to at least the 110th Congress.

We hope you find our scorecard to be a useful tool in holding your elected representatives accountable for their votes on economic freedom.


Americans for Prosperity ranks Members of Congress based on their votes on the most important free market issues. Click the links below to explore current and past congresses:


http://americansforprosperity.com/scorecard?tr=y&auid=10169858