Congressman Joe Barton (R-TX) has received a Lawmaker of the Month Award from the 60 Plus Association, a national senior citizens organization with 819 members in the 6th Congressional District.

In announcing Barton as the December winner of the award, 60 Plus Association President Jim Martin praised Barton for his “pro-senior voting record.”

“Congressman Barton has always been someone seniors can count on. He has truly been a man for all seasons. Seniors know that Joe Barton can be depended on,” he said.

Martin cited Barton’s votes to:

• Reform Medicare by giving seniors more choices of coverage, including a voluntary prescription drug benefit
• Repeal the death tax, which hurts small businesses and family farms
• Repeal the Earnings Limit for seniors 65 to 69
• Support the work of the President’s Commission to Strengthen Social Security
• Oppose taxes on Social Security benefits.

“Congressman Barton deserves credit for voting right whenever an issue important to seniors is before the House. That’s why he has been chosen as Lawmaker of the Month for December,” Martin said.

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