McAdams Honored with Inaugural Award for Reaching Across the Aisle in Congress

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Congressman Ben McAdams today received the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's first-ever Jefferson-Hamilton Award for Bipartisanship. He was one of only 20 House members to earn the award for his work during the first part of the 116th Congress.

This is the first year that the Chamber has recognized members of Congress who in their actions have demonstrated a willingness to work across the aisle in support of getting good public policy enacted.

"I'm proud to receive this award and grateful to the U.S. Chamber for prioritizing bipartisanship. I have long believed that the best approach to serving Utah's hard-working families is to listen, build relationships and find common ground in order to make progress. During this unprecedented time in our country, with millions unemployed as we battle COVID-19, and citizens peacefully protesting on behalf of fairness, equality and justice, we urgently need to bring people together to find solutions," said McAdams.

"Now more than ever, our nation needs elected leaders with the courage to pursue common ground and bold, bipartisan solutions to America's greatest challenges," said U.S. Chamber President Suzanne Clark. "This award honors the deserving members of Congress that are forging common-sense solutions, working across the aisle, to enact lasting and meaningful reforms."

The Jefferson-Hamilton Award is presented to the 10 top senators and 20 top members of Congress, apportioned by party, based on the number of bills a member cosponsors introduced by a member of the opposite party. McAdams received a score of 98 percent.

McAdams has supported numerous Chamber-endorsed measures, such as passage of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Free Trade Agreement (USMCA) and reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank, both of which will create and sustain jobs. McAdams said another jobs bill was H.R. 2207 to repeal a medical device tax. McAdams said the medical device industry employs 400,000 Americans, including thousands in Utah, who develop advanced medical technology to improve health, save lives, and generate efficiencies in the health care system. Congress passed the repeal and the president signed it into law last December.

McAdams said he remains committed to working with both Democrats and Republicans and the White House to enact laws that support the efforts of hard-working Utah families to build a healthy, safe and prosperous future.

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