Category: Free Trade

What’s TPP, TPA, and TAA?

Andrew Roth  |   May 27, 2015

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

Doug Sachtleben  |   May 22, 2015

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 […]

Key Vote Alert on TPA Bill

Andrew Roth  |   May 20, 2015

KEY VOTE ALERT “YES” on Flake Amdt to Strike TAA (#1243) “NO on Portman Currency Admt (#1299) The Club for Growth urges all Senators to vote “YES” on Sen. Flake’s amendment (#1243) to strike Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) from the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) bill (H.R. 1314).  The Club also urges Senators to vote “NO” […]

Key Vote Alert – “NO” on Customs Bill (HR 644)

Andrew Roth  |   May 14, 2015

KEY VOTE ALERT “NO” on Customs Bill (HR 644) The Club for Growth urges all Senators to vote “NO” on final passage of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (HR 644).  A vote is expected tomorrow at 12 noon EDT.  This vote will be included in the Club for Growth’s 2015 Congressional […]

Club for Growth Opposes Trade-Killer Amendments

Doug Sachtleben  |   April 22, 2015

Washington, DC – The Club for Growth issued the following statement regarding today’s Senate Finance Committee markup on trade legislation:   “While the Club for Growth supports Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) in general, four amendments on today’s agenda are threats to free trade,” said Club for Growth President David McIntosh. “The Portman/Stabenow currency amendment has […]

United States of Imports

Andrew Roth  |   August 12, 2013

Learn Liberty: “Combating Global Poverty with a Cup of Coffee”

Barney Keller  |   July 16, 2013

GOP’s Leadership on Free Trade

Andrew Roth  |   February 15, 2013

Free trade is an economic issue that is near and dear to us here at the Club, mainly because the benefits from freer trade are so strong, but also because it’s an issue that Democrats and Republicans alike either misunderstand or don’t care about.  Therefore, we have a lot of work to do in order […]