Category: Free Trade
In The News… 3.10.16
Tim Scott fights for school choice while opposing Obama’s nominee for Education Secretary, The Post and Courier Forbes; The key to ending class warfare is economic growth USA Today; Trade wars do not bring back jobs The Federalist dismantles Trump’s protectionist trade proposals
IBD: The Unseen Cost Of Tariffs
Walter Williams: The Unseen Cost Of Saving Jobs With Tariffs Train cars sit idle at Sparrows Point steel mill in Sparrows Point, Md., in December 2012, before the property was razed. In its heyday during and after World War II, the mill employed some 30,000 workers. (AP) WALTER E. WILLIAMS in Investor’s Business Daily 3/08/2016 4:36 […]
In The News… 3.9.16
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
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
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
“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!
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)
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)
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)
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 […]