Category: Federal Budget

ICYMI: McIntosh & Cass Debate Pro-Growth Vs. Populist Policies & The Deficit

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Washington, D.C. – In case you missed it, David McIntosh, President of the free-market Club for Growth, debated populist economist and Executive Director of American Compass Oren Cass on Open To Debate. McIntosh and Cass discussed if higher taxes should be used to bring down the deficit. Cass supported raising taxes to close the deficit, […]

Club for Growth President David McIntosh Issues Statement on House Passage of the Limit, Save, and Grow Act

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Club for Growth President David McIntosh issued the following statement on the House successfully passing the Limit, Save, and Grow Act. “House passage of the debt limit increase is evidence that Republicans have a fiscally responsible plan to deal with the debt and the votes to pass it. President Biden and Democrats’ position […]

Club for Growth Statement on Biden’s Bankrupt Budget

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Washington, D.C. – Joe Biden released the details of his budget, and it includes $58.3 trillion in total taxes over the next 10 years, which would be the highest sustained tax burden in American history. “Make no mistake: this plan is not a budget—it is a plan to bankrupt America,” said Club for Growth President […]

Statement on CBO Score of Biden’s Build Back Better

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Washington, D.C. – Club for Growth released the following statement in response to the CBO score on the so-called Build Back Better legislation. “The CBO has spoken: Biden’s so-called “Build Back Better” Bill will add $367 billion to the deficit over 10 years. Representatives Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), Ed Case (HI-01), Stephanie Murphy (FL-07), Kurt Schrader (OR-05), […]

New Ads In 6 Congressional Districts On Proposed Taxes And IRS Spying

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Washington, D.C. – Club for Growth will launch a new round of television advertisements in six Congressional Districts across the country asking constituents to contact their representative in the U.S. House Representative and ask them to oppose the reconciliation legislation. The Hill’s Tal Axelrod published an exclusive report on the announcement. “Despite what Speaker Pelosi is […]

Statement On Need For CBO Score On Massive Tax & Spend Proposal

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Washington, D.C. – Club for Growth released the following statement in response to the announcement that the Congressional Budget Office is unsure when the cost estimate for the Democrat’s massive tax and spend proposal will be available. “Once again, Speaker Pelosi is making House Democrats walk the plank; if the House bill isn’t scored, it can’t be taken […]

ICYMI: Club for Growth President David McIntosh, “Biden Budget Must Be Measured in Human Suffering”

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In case you missed it, Club for Growth President David McIntosh penned an op-ed in Newsweek, arguing that the true cost of Biden’s multi-trillion budget must be measured in human suffering. Excerpts: “By the numbers, the $3.5 trillion Biden budget is dizzying. If each dollar were instead one minute in time, the total amount would […]

Statement On House Passage Of The Bipartisan Budget Act Of 2019

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Club for Growth issued the following statement in response to the passage of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill would bust the current spending caps by over $300 billion, suspend the debt limit for more than two years, and raise the budget baseline for future spending by […]

Statement On The Pelosi-Mnuchin Spending Deal

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Club for Growth President David McIntosh issued the following statement on the budget deal negotiated by Speaker Pelosi and Secretary Mnuchin. “President Trump has worked hard in his budget to restrain Congress’s unending desire to spend, but we can’t support this spending deal. We hope President Trump will reject the budget busting deal from Speaker […]

Statement on Status of Spending Deal Negotiations

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Club for Growth has strong concerns over details of a plan to increase federal spending by hundreds of billions of dollars and suspend the debt limit through the 2020 elections. A deal is not final, but apparently the spending levels and debt limit provisions of the plan are agreed upon by the negotiators, including Treasury […]