Category: Free Trade

In The News… 3.9.16

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Inside Sources; A free-market approach to rising drug prices and how the FDA has stifled it The Daily Caller, Correlation between big government and anemic economic growth Real Clear Markets; Obama pedals economic fiction to protect his legacy Investor’s Business Daily on how higher tariffs cost the American worker in an effort to save jobs artificially

National Review On Trump’s Protectionism

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The Problem with Trump’s Protectionist Tariffs Jim Geraghty in National Review March 8, 2016 4:00 AM Donald Trump has pitched himself to voters as a proud protectionist, intent on punishing the Chinese companies that he says are hurting American workers. In his January meeting with the editorial board of the New York Times, he said […]

In The News… 3.1.16

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Mary Thomas endorsed by Tea Party Express; Sunshine State News Real Clear Policy; Trade deficits aren’t necessarily a bad thing, and free trade is a very good thing An op-ed defending Citizens United and the importance of political free speech during an election cycle; LA Times  Steve Forbes argues that a flat tax would reduce cronyism and simplify the […]

Donald Trump’s New Enemy: Your iPhone

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“Trump’s latest absurd promise defies the Constitution and free markets.” Washington, DC – Club for Growth Action, a political arm of the Club for Growth, released the following statement in response to Donald Trump’s promise to force Apple to manufacture its products in the US:   “Donald Trump has a new enemy: your iPhone,” said […]

A Washington Pastime: China-Bashing!

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by Andy Roth, VP of Government Affairs   After news broke this week that China was devaluing its currency, Sherrod Brown (D-OH), leader of the Senate China-Bashing Caucus*, wasted no time in…well, bashing China:   “China will stop at nothing to give its exports an unfair advantage in the global marketplace and this devaluation by […]

Key Vote Alert – “YES” on Senate Vote on Trade Promotion Authority (HR 2146)

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KEY VOTE ALERT “YES” on Trade Promotion Authority (HR 2146) The Club for Growth urges all Senators to vote “YES” on the bill (HR 2146) that authorizes Trade Promotion Authority (TPA).  A clean vote on this is expected this week.  This vote will be included in the Club for Growth’s 2015 Congressional Scorecard. There’s a […]

Key Vote Alert – “NO” on TAA Reauthorization (HR 1314)

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KEY VOTE ALERT “NO” on TAA Reauthorization (HR 1314) The Club for Growth urges all House members to vote “NO” on the bill that reauthorizes Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA).  A vote on this is expected today as part of the debate on the Trade Act of 2015 (HR 1314).  This vote will be included in […]

Key Vote Alert – “NO” on Adding Ex-Im to the Defense Bill (HR 1735)

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KEY VOTE ALERT “NO” on Adding Ex-Im to the Defense Bill (HR 1735) The Club for Growth urges all Senators to vote “NO” on any amendment to the National Defense Reauthorization Act (HR 1735) that would reauthorize the Export-Import Bank.  This includes all procedural votes.  If such an amendment passes, the Club for Growth will […]

What’s TPP, TPA, and TAA?

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These acronyms have been in the news lately, so we thought we’d break down the details for you. The Club for Growth strongly supports free trade.  And while we would prefer immediate multilateral elimination of all tariffs (domestic and abroad), or even unilateral elimination (just domestic), we recognize that politics get in the way of […]

Club for Growth & Heritage Action statement on the Export-Import Bank

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Washington – Following Senate passage of the Trade Act of 2015 (H.R. 1314), Club for Growth President David McIntosh and Heritage Action CEO Michael A. Needham issued a joint statement: “Yesterday, Senator Maria Cantwell leveraged her vote on Trade Promotion Authority to open up Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s playbook on the Export-Import Bank. It […]