YANCEYVILLE, NC -- Former State Senator and Congressional candidate Hugh Webster said that, given Brad Miller's liberal spending habits, he is not at all surprised to see how low Miller was rated by the National Taxpayers Union.

The ratings recently released by the National Taxpayers Union show just how liberal those spending habits are.

Every year, the National Taxpayers Union rates U.S. Representatives and Senators on every vote that affects taxes, spending, debt and regulatory burdens on consumers and taxpayers. Ratings range from 0-100 with higher scores going to members of Congress whose voting record shows they are strong supporters of responsible tax and spending policies. The lower the score, the bigger the spender.

According to the most recent ratings released by the National Taxpayers Union, which analyzed voting records of the 110th Congress, 1st Session 2007, Brad Miller earned an "F", with an extremely low rating of 4%. Miller's low rating showed that he was more liberal in spending than Barack Obama, whose support of wasteful spending earned him a 5% rating.

Out of North Carolina's 13 elected Representatives, only 3 -- all Republicans -- earned an "A" grade from the National Taxpayers Union.

Senator Hugh Webster, who spent 12 years in the North Carolina Senate fighting for the state's taxpayers, believes the people of North Carolina deserve better. While serving the taxpayers of North Carolina in the General Assembly, Senator Webster NEVER voted for a tax increase and led the fight to reduce spending in the state's liberal-controlled government. In Washington, as Representative of North Carolina's 13th District, Webster will continue to fight for the taxpayers to reduce spending and abolish the tax code once and for all.

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