WASHINGTON - The National Hispanic Leadership Agenda awarded Sen. Russ Feingold a 100 percent approval rating for the 108th Congress, indicating total satisfaction with his voting record on issues affecting Latinos.
"I'm honored to receive this wonderful acknowledgment from the Hispanic community," Feingold said. "As I travel around the state, Wisconsinites from all backgrounds, including our flourishing Hispanic community, often agree on the issues that matter most to them."
Those all-important issues, according to the NHLA, are education, health care, economic mobility, labor, civil rights and immigration. The organization compiles its annual Congressional Scorecard, which rates all 535 members of Congress, based on specific votes that fall under these broad categories.
Feingold's fellow Wisconsin Democrats scored equally well. Sen. Herb Kohl and Reps. Ron Kind, Tammy Baldwin, Gerald Kleczka and Dave Obey were all given perfect ratings. Republican Reps. Paul Ryan, James Sensenbrenner Jr., Thomas Petri and Mark Green each scored less than 30 percent.
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These are not just hispanic issues, they are issues all working Americans should be concerned with.
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