Category: Government Spending
ICYMI: POLITICO ON CLUB FOR GROWTH POLL – “OVERWHELMING” MAJORITY OF VOTERS OPPOSE BAILOUTS FOR CRUISE LINES
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Politico’s Tanya Snyder and Brianna Gurciullo published an exclusive report on Club for Growth’s latest polling showing voters overwhelmingly oppose using taxpayer money to bail out cruise lines which incorporate outside of the U.S. to avoid taxes and regulations. Story Excerpts: “MY NAME IS NO, MY SIGN IS NO: The conservative Club […]
CLUB FOR GROWTH STATEMENT ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S CORONAVIRUS RESCUE PLAN
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Club for Growth President David McIntosh issued the following statement in response to the Trump Administration utilizing loans instead of free cash in the proposed Coronavirus rescue plan. “President Trump has proposed a responsible plan to provide assistance to struggling industry by offering loans instead of blindly handing over billions in taxpayer dollars in […]
Policy Options for the Senate in Replacing the Pelosi/Mnuchin Coronavirus Stimulus with Economic Freedom that protects the American Economy
Conservatives believe economic freedom is essential to limiting the current economic crisis and accommodating a fast recovery following the economic turmoil caused by the coronavirus. And above all, whatever Congress does, it should first and foremost follow the Hippocratic Oath and “DO NO HARM.” a. As the federal government determines how to save important American […]
STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT TRUMP’S PROPOSED BUDGET
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Club for Growth President David McIntosh issued the following statement in response to the release of President Trump’s proposed budget. “We know Democrats will tear up this budget, that’s a given. But my message to Republicans is to stop spending like drunken sailors and fight for President Trump’s budget – we are watching. […]
Key Vote Alert: “NO” SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 1158 AND “NO” ON SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 1865, THE END-OF-YEAR SPENDING AGREEMENT AKA THE “DOUBLE-DECKER BUS”
Club for Growth opposes the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1158, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020, and the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1865, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020, and urges all Representatives and Senators to vote no. The legislation is expected to be considered soon in the House of Representatives and Senate. The […]
Club For Growth Statement Opposing Christmas Continuing Resolution
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The following statement was issued by Club for Growth President David McIntosh in response to the news that Congress will consider a continuing resolution that would fund government through December 20. “Instead of giving Democrats leverage to insert their Christmas wish-list while threatening a government shutdown during the holidays, President Trump should issue a veto […]
Statement On House Passage Of The Bipartisan Budget Act Of 2019
Club for Growth issued the following statement in response to the passage of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill would bust the current spending caps by over $300 billion, suspend the debt limit for more than two years, and raise the budget baseline for future spending by […]
Statement On The Pelosi-Mnuchin Spending Deal
Club for Growth President David McIntosh issued the following statement on the budget deal negotiated by Speaker Pelosi and Secretary Mnuchin. “President Trump has worked hard in his budget to restrain Congress’s unending desire to spend, but we can’t support this spending deal. We hope President Trump will reject the budget busting deal from Speaker […]
Act Now: Stop Pelosi from Bankrupting America!
Statement on Status of Spending Deal Negotiations
Club for Growth has strong concerns over details of a plan to increase federal spending by hundreds of billions of dollars and suspend the debt limit through the 2020 elections. A deal is not final, but apparently the spending levels and debt limit provisions of the plan are agreed upon by the negotiators, including Treasury […]