Phillips Wins Chamber of Commerce Jefferson-Hamilton Bipartisanship Award for Second Straight Year
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce honored Rep. Dean Phillips (MN-03) with the Jefferson-Hamilton Award for Bipartisanship for the second year in a row. The Chamber gives Phillips high marks for working across the aisle and leading on legislation to support entrepreneurs, small businesses, and nonprofits throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. In May, the non-partisan Lugar Center named Phillips the 12th most bipartisan member in the House of Representatives.
"I'm on a mission to inspire a new era of collaboration in Congress," Phillips said. "As other political leaders focus on division, my staff and I will always prioritize unifying over common ground for the common good. I thank the Chamber for once again recognizing this important work."
"These awards recognize members of Congress who demonstrated a commitment to advancing bipartisan solutions that address our nation's problems and move our economy forward," said U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Suzanne Clark. "In a time of intense polarization and gridlock, Rep. Phillips's record of working across the aisle is to be commended."
In the 116th Congress, Rep. Phillips's bipartisan accomplishments included:
Serving a leadership role on the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, a group of 29 Democrats and 29 Republicans committed to finding bipartisan solutions to the major issues our country faces
Authoring the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act with Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), a bipartisan law that made sweeping improvements to the largest small business relief program in American history
Breaking the gridlock and inspiring a bipartisan compromise on COVID-19 relief signed into law in December 2020
For these success and more, Phillips was rated the most productive Representative in the Minnesota delegation by the non-partisan Center for Effective Lawmaking. In addition, Congressman Phillips is the only member of the Minnesota delegation to win a Legislative Action Award from the Bipartisan Policy Center.
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