Club PAC Endorses McClintock in CA-04
Club for Growth PAC Endorses Tom McClintock in CA-4
Washington – Today, the Club for Growth PAC endorsed State Senator Tom McClintock in California’s Fourth Congressional District for the open seat left by retiring Republican Congressman John Doolittle.
Tom McClintock is revered as a conservative hero in California politics. As a member of the California State Legislature, McClintock has consistently spoken out against higher taxes and spending. Recently, McClintock played a key role in opposing a negotiated budget deal between Governor Schwarzenegger and the Democrats, forcing the governor to reduce spending. As a candidate for Congress, McClintock has quickly signed Citizen Against Government Waste’s anti-pork pledge.
In contrast, McClintock’s primary opponent, former Congressman Doug Ose, has a lackluster record that includes voting for increased spending, increased regulation, and limiting economic freedom:
- Voted for McCain-Feingold and against protecting political free speech (RC #34, 02/14/02)
- Voted against school choice (RC #135, 05/23/01)
- Voted against eliminating money for pork projects, like wood utilization research (RC #160, 05/26/99) and peanut competitiveness (RC#161, 05/26/99)
- Voted against the Republican Study Committee budget that would cut wasteful spending (RC #73, 03/23/00) (RC #79, 03/20/03) and for a Democratic budget (RC #75, 03/25/99)
- Voted to spend taxpayer money on mohair subsidies (RC #383, 07/11/00)
- Voted for the fiscally irresponsible Medicare Prescription Drug Bill (RC #669, 11/22/03)
- Sponsored 37 bills to increase spending by $46.7 billion in the 107th Congress
“Over his many years in California politics, Tom McClintock has proven himself to be an unwavering economic conservative, who can be counted on to fight for taxpayers regardless of the opposition,” said Club for Growth Executive Director David Keating. “If elected to Congress, taxpayers can count on McClintock to fight for an end to wasteful government spending, lower taxes, and less government regulation, just as he did in the California Legislature. Tom McClintock has the potential to be a star in Congress.”
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