Washington, DC - The Club for Growth today issued the following statement in reaction to news that United States Senator Jim DeMint is resigning from the Senate to run the Heritage Foundation: 

“Senator DeMint has done more to advance the cause of freedom and liberty in Congress than anyone else since his election,” said Club for Growth President Chris Chocola. “Senator DeMint is a champion of economic freedom, a defender of free markets, and one of the strongest allies the Club for Growth has had in the United States Senate. We wish him nothing but the best in his new role at Heritage.”