Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., earned the highest scores on a first-of-its kind report card for federal lawmakers on international religious freedom issues.
The scorecard rated senators on 14 legislative votes and representatives on 25 in the legislative session that began in January 2015 and ended in December 2016, and then factored in caucus work on the issue during that period.
The ranking was released by the 21st Century Wilberforce Initiative, a nonprofit group that advocates for religious freedom. Its website says it does that “from a distinctly Christian perspective while working on behalf of all individuals regardless of religion, belief, ethnicity, or location.”
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