At a dinner last night in Washington, D.C., Ending Spending was named a finalist (one of three) for the Weyrich Awards in the category of “Outstanding New Organization of the Year.” Four candidates endorsed by Ending Spending were elected to the U.S. Senate in 2012: Senators Cruz, Fischer, Flake and McCaskill. I was honored to receive the award on behalf of the entire Ending Spending team, all of whom should be proud of our efforts last year.
The annual Weyrich Awards are given in honor of conservative icon Paul Weyrich, who served as the first president of the Heritage Foundation and who later founded the American Legislative Exchange Council. Weyrich passed away in 2008. According to the Weyrich Awards Dinner website, the awards are meant to recognize “those who have made a major contribution to advancing the cause of liberty through organizations and media and whose work reflects beliefs, principles and convictions that are harmonious with Paul’s own values.” Former Sen. Jim DeMint, the new President of the Heritage Foundation, was the honorary chairman of the dinner.
At the dinner, attended by Senators Mike Lee, Rand Paul and Ted Cruz — each of whom Ending Spending was proud to endorse in their campaigns for office — former Reagan Administration Attorney General Ed Meese was given a special “conservative hall of fame award.” Additionally, Sen. Cruz delivered an important keynote address on the need for leaders to “stand on principle.”
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