Category: General Economics
McIntosh joins CNBC’s Squawk Box prior to May 2019 Jobs Report release
KEY VOTE ALERT – “NO” ON GREEN NEW DEAL, S.J. RES 8
The Club for Growth opposes the Green New Deal, S.J. Res 8 and urges all Senators to vote NO on it. A vote is expected this week in the Senate. The results of this vote will be included in the Club for Growth Foundation’s 2019 congressional scorecard. The scorecard will count any Senators voting “present” […]
Don’t Believe Pelosi and Schumer’s Lies: The U.S. Economy is Finally Back on Track Thanks to Trump
Washington, D.C. – Club for Growth’s President, David McIntosh, released the following statement regarding the Economic Report of the President: “Today’s Economic Report of the President should give all Americans renewed confidence in the agenda that President Trump and Congressional Republicans passed in 2017 and 2018. The historic tax cuts combined with the unshackling of innovation […]
Club for Growth Announces Annual Congressional Scorecard
Today, Club for Growth announced its publication of the 2018 Club for Growth Foundation’s Congressional Scorecard, which ranks the voting behavior of Members of Congress based on issues relating to limited government and economic growth. To view the Club for Growth Foundation’s 2018 Congressional Scorecard, click here. To view all prior Club for Growth Scorecards, […]
Club for Growth Rejects Senator Rubio’s Anti-Growth Tax Hike on Capital Gains
Today, Club for Growth President David McIntosh released the following statement regarding Senator Marco Rubio’s (R-FL) new plan that considers higher capital gains taxes on buybacks for the expressed purpose of reducing the occurrence of share repurchases: “The stated goal by Senator Rubio, and one shared by the Club for Growth, is to increase capital […]
AOC’s Green New Deal Is Really the New Green Unemployment Deal
Today, Club for Growth President David McIntosh issued the following statement after Senator Edward Markey (D-MA) and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) unveiled their plans for a “Green New Deal:” “The Green New Deal is nothing more than the latest job-killing, socialist wish list from the radical left obsessed with climate change, Medicare-For-All, free college, and a total […]
Club for Growth Condemns Plans to Expand Presidential Trade Authority
Today, Club for Growth President David McIntosh issued the following statement after reports that White House Trade Adviser Peter Navarro is pushing legislation to enhance the president’s power to unilaterally increase tariffs. News reports reveal that Representative Sean Duffy (R-WI) is planning to introduce such legislation called the United States Reciprocal Trade Act: “Not just no, but […]
McIntosh on CNBC’s Squawk Box: Is the Fed Getting It Wrong?
Following GDP Report, Club for Growth to President Trump: It’s Time to Index Capital Gains to Inflation
In light of the 3rd quarter GDP numbers that were below 4%, Club for Growth President David McIntosh offered the following statement: “The economy is strong, but it has recently encountered some formidable headwinds. In order to reinvigorate the economy and make it even stronger, we recommend that President Trump immediately sign an executive order […]
Key Vote Alert – “YES” on the Kavanaugh Nomination (PN 2259)
KEY VOTE ALERT “Yes” on the Kavanaugh Nomination (PN 2259) The Club for Growth supports President Trump’s nomination of DC Circuit Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. A vote is expected in the next few days. The vote will be included in the Club’s 2018 congressional scorecard. Judge Kavanaugh’s record on the bench affirms his […]