A pro-[[free market]] [[fiscal conservative]] who was referred to as the "watchdog of the Treasury",<ref name=nytimesobituary>February 6, 1970. [https://www.nytimes.com/1970/02/06/archives/ben-f-jensen-is-dead-at-77-exrepresentative-from-iowa.html Ben F. Jensen Is Dead at 77; Ex‐Representative From Iowa]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved May 16, 2021.</ref> Jensen advocated cutting spending during the presidency of [[Lyndon B. Johnson]].<ref>February 10, 1964. [https://www.nytimes.com/1964/02/10/archives/gop-finds-myth-in-spending-cuts-says-johnson-is-planning-to-outdo.html G.O.P. FINDS ‘MYTH’ IN SPENDING CUTS; Says Johnson Is Planning to Outdo Kennedy's Program]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved May 16, 2021.</ref> He opposed some public power projects as well as a proposal for a transmission program. However, Jensen would back federal programs which bolstered agricultural regions including his district. | A pro-[[free market]] [[fiscal conservative]] who was referred to as the "watchdog of the Treasury",<ref name=nytimesobituary>February 6, 1970. [https://www.nytimes.com/1970/02/06/archives/ben-f-jensen-is-dead-at-77-exrepresentative-from-iowa.html Ben F. Jensen Is Dead at 77; Ex‐Representative From Iowa]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved May 16, 2021.</ref> Jensen advocated cutting spending during the presidency of [[Lyndon B. Johnson]].<ref>February 10, 1964. [https://www.nytimes.com/1964/02/10/archives/gop-finds-myth-in-spending-cuts-says-johnson-is-planning-to-outdo.html G.O.P. FINDS ‘MYTH’ IN SPENDING CUTS; Says Johnson Is Planning to Outdo Kennedy's Program]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved May 16, 2021.</ref> He opposed some public power projects as well as a proposal for a transmission program. However, Jensen would back federal programs which bolstered agricultural regions including his district. |