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Armey Mobilizing Troops for Battle

By Josh Kurtz and Nicole Duran
Roll Call Staff
Sept. 5, 2006, Midnight

FreedomWorks, the organization dedicated to lower taxes and less government that is led by former House Majority Leader Dick Armey (R-Texas), will announce this week that it is spending $4 million on get-out-the-vote operations in several key Congressional races between now and Election Day.

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