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Jay Leno’s View on Big Sugar
From Jay Leno: “I saw this in the paper today, the Department of Agriculture wants to use our tax money to buy 400,000 tons of sugar to limit supply and boost prices so sugar producers can pay back government loans that they could default on. You follow me here on this? We loaned them money […]
New Poll In Arkansas Shows Mark Pryor In Deep Trouble
Club for Growth President Chris Chocola: “President Obama’s economic policies are simply unpopular in Arkansas, and Mark Pryor’s support for ObamaCare, the Obama stimulus, and the Wall Street bailout have cost him support back home.” Washington, DC – Club for Growth Action and the Senate Conservatives Fund today released the results of a series of polls conducted […]
NPR on the Club for Growth PAC vs. New Rove Group
The Club’s PAC is the “most likely to frustrate party bosses.”
There are two great news articles about the Club and the Club’s PAC today: New York Times: As the Republican Party and the conservative movement continue to debate the lessons of 2012 – a discussion that will get further attention this week at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington – the Club for […]
Learn Liberty: Is Student Loan Debt Forgiveness a Good Idea?
Rep. Matt Salmon on Morning Joe
The Salmon Rule
Rep. Matt Salmon (AZ-05) is laying down the gauntlet. In an op-ed published this morning in the Washington Times, Salmon is pledging to vote against House leadership’s rules. From this point forward, I will vote against the rule for bills that increase spending without offsetting spending cuts and encourage my other conservative colleagues to do […]
Club for Growth Supports Matt Salmon, Urges Conservatives To Stop Enabling Bad Legislation
Club for Growth President Chris Chocola: “Matt Salmon is exactly right. Fiscal conservatives should use all the tools at their disposal to stop bad legislation, including voting against the rule.” Washington, DC – The Club for Growth today commended Congressman Matt Salmon (R-AZ) for his Op-ed in the Washington Times urging fiscal conservatives to fight to […]
Key Vote Alert: “YES” on Cruz Amendment to FY13 CR
KEY VOTE ALERT “YES” on Cruz Amendment to FY13 CR The Club for Growth urges all Senators to vote “YES” on the Cruz amendment to defund ObamaCare in the FY13 continuing resolution (HR 933). Consideration on the amendment could happen next week. This vote will be included in the Club for Growth’s 2013 congressional scorecard. […]
Club for Growth: After 256 Days With No Cabinet Secretary, Why Not Just Eliminate The Commerce Department?
Club for Growth President Chris Chocola: “If President Obama doesn’t see a need to nominate a new Commerce Secretary, then why not just eliminate the whole department?” Washington, DC – The Club for Growth today pointed out that the Commerce Department has operated for 256 days without the nomination of a new Secretary by President Obama. The […]
Club for Growth President Chris Chocola talks to CBS News about the Sequester
White House Threatens Bob Woodward
From The Hill newspaper: Bob Woodward said Wednesday that a “very senior person” at the White House told the veteran journalist and author “you will regret” faulting the Obama administration for the present fight over sequestration.
Club for Growth Action: It’s A Fact Pryor Voted For ObamaCare, Bailouts, and The Stimulus
Club for Growth President Chris Chocola: “Senator Pryor says Club for Growth Action’s ad is false? Which part? He did vote for ObamaCare. He did vote for the Obama stimulus. He did vote for the Wall Street bailout. He really is Obama’s best ally in Arkansas.” Washington, DC – Club for Growth Action issued the following statement […]
Club for Growth Action Sends Open Letter To Aaron Schock
Club for Growth President Chris Chocola: “You understandably would like to hide the reality that you are a pro-stimulus spending, pro-ObamaCare, pro-debt limit increase, pro-tax increase, pro-labor ‘Republican’, but all the evidence points to that very fact.” Washington, DC – In response to Illinois Republican Congressman Aaron Schock’s defensive reaction to www.PrimaryMyCongressman.com, Club for Growth Action today […]
Club for Growth Commends Chairman Camp’s Outline For Pro-Growth Tax Reform
Club for Growth President Chris Chocola: “Chairman Camp deserves credit for attempting to tackle tax reform using pro-growth principles, despite opposition from President Obama and the liberals who simply want tax increases.” Washington, DC – The Club for Growth issued the following statement today commending House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) for pushing pro-growth tax […]
Club for Growth Action Launches TV Ad Campaign Targeting Obama Ally Mark Pryor
Club for Growth President Chris Chocola: “While Arkansans have had to balance their checkbooks, Mark Pryor has joined with the liberals in Washington to recklessly spend our tax dollars on the Obama agenda.” Washington, DC – Today, Club for Growth Action announced a six-figure TV ad buy calling Arkansas Senator Mark Pryor “Obama’s best ally in Arkansas.” […]
Club for Growth Action Launches PrimaryMyCongressman.Com
Club for Growth President Chris Chocola: “PrimaryMyCongressman.com will serve as a tool to hold opponents of economic freedom and limited government accountable for their actions.” Washington, DC – Today, Club for Growth Action launched a new website, www.PrimaryMyCongressman.com. The purpose of the website is to raise awareness of Republicans In Name Only (RINOs) who are currently serving […]
Club for Growth Releases 2012 Scorecard
Washington, DC – Today, the Club for Growth released its 2012 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’s 2012 Congressional Scorecard and all prior Scorecards, click here, or go to:www.ClubForGrowth.org/Projects “2012 was a difficult year for economic […]
Oops…Did She Really Say That?
As reported in the Washington Post, a lobbyist was quoted as saying: "The worst-case scenario for us is the sequester hits and nothing bad really happens. And Republicans say: See, that wasn’t so bad.”
12 Step Program for Spendaholics
Club member Bill King from Pennsylvania sent us the following 12-step program for Spendaholics. Politicians in Congress should admit they have a problem! Admit to yourself and to your constituents that you have been addicted to spending. Admit to yourself and to your constituents that Spendaholism is a major cause of our budget deficits and national debt. […]