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Key Vote Alert – Student Success Act (HR 5)
KEY VOTE ALERT Student Success Act (HR 5) The Club for Growth urges all House members to vote YES on the following amendments that will be considered during the debate on the Student Success Act (HR 5). These votes will be included in the Club for Growth’s 2015 Congressional Scorecard. Walker-DeSantis Amdt #36: Allows states […]
Congress Must Now Use Reconciliation to Repeal Obamacare
Washington, DC – The Club for Growth issued the following statement after the United States Supreme Court released its decision in the King v. Burwell Obamacare case: “With health insurance premiums skyrocketing as a result of Obamacare mandates, today’s decision is nothing less than a crushing blow to average Americans,” said Club for Growth President […]
John Stossel: Supreme Court decision turns “grapes of wrath” into delight
John Stossel explains the recent SCOTUS decision and what it means for free markets Check out more from John Stossel on his YouTube page. #WeThePeople
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 […]
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Key Vote Alert – “YES” on Trade Promotion Authority (HR 2146)
KEY VOTE ALERT “YES” on Trade Promotion Authority (HR 2146) The Club for Growth urges all House members to vote “YES” on the bill (HR 2146) that authorizes Trade Promotion Authority (TPA). A clean vote on this is expected today. This vote will be included in the Club for Growth’s 2015 Congressional Scorecard. There’s a […]
Economist Greg Mankiw on the Export-Import Bank:
Economist Greg Mankiw, a former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under President George W. Bush, recently came out against the Export-Import Bank. See his short blog post below. I just got back from Utah, where I was one of the speakers at a conference that has been dubbed “Club Mitt.” One of the other speakers–this […]
Why Donald Trump Should Not Be Taken Seriously as a GOP Candidate and Should Not Be Included in the GOP Debates
Washington, DC – The Club for Growth PAC released the following statement after Donald Trump announced his candidacy for president: “Donald Trump is a great entertainer and developer, but his ideas of what to do as president won’t grow the economy,” said Club for Growth President David McIntosh. “The Club for Growth has issued […]
Jeb Bush Record Analyzed by Club for Growth
Washington, DC – The Club for Growth has released its White Paper analysis of the economic freedom record of former Florida Governor Jeb Bush. To view the Club for Growth’s Presidential White Papers, click here. “As the two-term governor of Florida, Jeb Bush has an extensive record on the issues of taxes, spending, entitlement reform, […]
Club for Growth Starts New TV Ad Campaign against Ex-Im in Arkansas and Tennessee
Washington, DC – The Club for Growth today released TV ads urging two more Members of Congress to join conservatives and end the Export-Import Bank. The ads are airing in the congressional districts of Representatives Bruce Westerman (AR-4) and Phil Roe (TN-1). They are on broadcast and cable TV in Little Rock and Fort Smith, […]
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 […]
Club for Growth Applauds Senator Shelby for Opposing Export-Import Bank
Washington, DC – The Club for Growth today released the following statement after Senator Richard Shelby (AL), Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, announced his opposition to reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank: “Chairman Shelby is exactly right that ‘we really won’t miss’ the Export-Import Bank when its charter expires,” said Club for Growth President David […]
An Open Letter to Republicans on the Ex-Im Bank by Rep. Jeb Hensarling (TX-5)
The following was published in The Wall Street Journal on June 4, 2015 By Rep. Jeb Hensarling The 80-year old Export-Import Bank will begin to wind down on June 30, unless Congress renews it again. Republicans in the House and Senate need to let it expire—and as chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, […]
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 […]
Press Clips | 5.27.15
Jonah Goldberg on Huckabee’s particular brand of progressivism, in National Review. The Club’s Florida ad buy targetting Rep. Patrick Murphy for his support for the Export-Import Bank gets stories in WSJ, The Hill, Breitbart, Bloomberg, Miami Herald, Palm Beach Post, AP, Daily Caller, Politico, Washington Times, Tampa Bay Times, Sunshine State News #24 of #50Reasons to […]
What’s TPP, TPA, and TAA?
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 TV Ad Applauds Opposition to Ex-Im by Democrat Alan Grayson
Washington, DC – The Club for Growth today announced the release of a TV ad urging Florida Democrats to support Representative Alan Grayson’s (FL-9) opposition to the Export-Import Bank, over Representative Patrick Murphy’s (FL-18) support for the bank and its corporate welfare. The ad will begin airingtomorrow statewide on MSNBC and other outlets in Florida, […]
Press Clips | 5.26.15
Club for Growth’s ad buy leads to Bishop and Stewart opposing Ex-Im, in AP and Daily Caller Boeing preparing to deploy big muscle over the next few weeks to save Ex-Im, in WSJ. Obamacare subsidies at risk with upcoming SCOTUS decision, in WSJ. #50Reason to #EndExIm – Today’s tweet: #25 – In 2014, Boeing got 40% […]
Club for Growth & Heritage Action statement on the Export-Import Bank
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 […]
Club for Growth Applauds Congressmen Rob Bishop and Chris Stewart for Opposing Export-Import Bank
Washington, DC – The Club for Growth today released the following statement after Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-1) and Representative Chris Stewart (UT-2) announced their opposition to re-authorization of the Export-Import Bank: “The Club for Growth applauds Chairman Bishop and Congressman Stewart for declaring their opposition to re-authorization of the Export-Import Bank,” said Club for Growth […]