good afternoon everybody. welcome to the heritage foundation. by name is michael franken i m the vice president here for government studies and it s my honor today to introduce one of the elected officials in washington who does not fit in the 84% disapproval rating that congress gets these days. he is one of the good guys i want to welcome senator jim demint. senator jim demint started out in washington in 1998 when he was elected to the house of representatives where he served three terms. we got to know him well during those years and worked with him on a range of issues, none of them small. he tends to think about the biggest problem statement country and introduce legislation to address those problems and create solutions to them. he represents south carolina. he was elected in 2004. national acclaim, we remember him for this, as a tireless advocate to end earmarks and in fact in 2006 he single-handedly at the end of the session stopped 10,000 projects from going forw
many iraqis were befuddled because they thought he might be an iraq had left iraq as a joke, gone over here, and grown up and came back with a funny midwestern accent. they made and quickly became very close allies in this struggle. you can watch this and other programs on line at booktv.org. next, the center s third book, jim demint calls for an expansion of what the tea party is initiated. he argues curbing federal spending and getting our dead and control is crucial if the u.s. is to avoid a complete financial collapse. it s about half an hour. good afternoon, everybody. o welcome to the heritage foundation. my name is michael franken and governce president here for government studies, and it s my honor today to introduce one ofn the elected officialts in washingt washington who does not fitot within those that get the 84%th% disapproval rating that congress gets these days.ress gt here is one of the good guys. gs so want to welcome senator jim demint. senator jim de
getting our debt under control is crucial if the u.s. is to avoid a complete financial collapse. it s about a half an hour. good afternoon everybody. welcome to the heritage foundation. by name is michael franken i m the vice president here for government studies and it s my honor today to introduce one of the elected officials in washington who does not fit in the 84% disapproval rating that congress gets these days. he is one of the good guys i want to welcome senator jim demint. senator jim demint started out in washington in 1998 when he was elected to the house of representatives where he served three terms. we got to know him well during those years and worked with him on a range of issues, none of them small. he tends to think about the biggest problem statement country and introduce legislation to address those problems and create solutions to them. he represents south carolina. he was elected in 2004. national acclaim, we remember him for this, as a tireless advoca