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Mike Simpson in New Club for Growth Action TV Ads: “My name is Mike Simpson. I voted for the 700 billion dollar bailout”
Club for Growth President Chris Chocola: “Mike Simpson’s words speak for themselves.” Washington, DC – Today, Club for Growth Action announced a new TV ad in the race for Congress in Idaho’s Second Congressional District. The ads use Mike Simpson’s own words about his support for the $700 billion Wall Street bailout against him. The Club for […]
Kudlow’s Final Chapter
New Club for Growth Action TV Ads: “Five Decades In Washington Is Enough” For Senator Thad Cochran
Club for Growth President Chris Chocola: “Thad Cochran has been in Washington too long and it’s time for a conservative change.” Washington, DC – Today, Club for Growth Action announced a new TV ad campaign in Mississippi’s Senate race. The ads criticize Mississippi Republican Senator Thad Cochran for voting for former President Jimmy Carter’s federal takeover […]
Key Vote Alert – “NO” on Unemployment Insurance Extension
KEY VOTE ALERT “NO” on Unemployment Insurance Extension The Club for Growth urges all Senators to vote “NO” on the deal to extend unemployment benefits for five months, including retroactively to the beginning of the year (Senate Amdt 2874 to HR 3979). A vote is expected later this week. The vote on final passage will […]
Club for Growth Statement on McCutcheon Decision
Club for Growth President Chris Chocola: “This is a great day for the First Amendment, and a great day for political speech.” Washington, DC – The Club for Growth issued the following statement in reaction to the Supreme Court decision McCutcheon v. Federal Elections Commission that invalidated the aggregate limits on campaign contributions: “This is a great […]
Club for Growth PAC Endorses John Ratcliffe for Congress
Club for Growth President Chris Chocola: “John Ratcliffe is a constitutional conservative who will champion economic freedom and individual liberty in Congress.” Washington, DC – The Club for Growth PAC today announced that it is endorsing former U.S. Attorney John Ratcliffe for U.S. Congress in Texas’s 4th Congressional District. The seat is currently held by seventeen-term […]
Pelosi “singled out Simpson for praise” on San Francisco Park Funding
Club for Growth President Chris Chocola: “Mike Simpson’s not only a liberal, but he’s also earned the dubious distinction of earning praise from Nancy Pelosi for his love of bigger government.” Washington, DC – Today, the Club for Growth PAC noted that Mike Simpson was one of just 10 Republicans to vote to spend millions on a […]
Fact checkers on Simpson’s Wall Street bailout claim: “Misleading Idaho Voters” “For TARP before he was against it”
Club for Growth President Chris Chocola: “This is a ‘for it, before I was against it’ that would make John Kerry blush.” Washington, DC – The Club for Growth PAC released the following statement after two independent fact-checkers ridiculed Mike Simpson’s claim that he voted to “repeal” the $700 billion Wall Street bailout after voting for […]
Club for Growth Asks Chamber of Commerce To Help Stop Export-Import Bank Loans To Russian Companies
Club for Growth President Chris Chocola: “We don’t think that the Export-Import Bank should exist at all, let alone even consider giving loans and loan guarantees to Russian oligarchs and companies with ties to the Russian mob.” Washington, DC – Today, the Club for Growth noted that the Export-Import Bank of the United States had discussions […]
Club for Growth PAC Releases New Instructional Video: “How To Tell That Mike Simpson Is A R.I.N.O”
Club for Growth President Chris Chocola: “It’s easy to tell that Mike Simpson is a RINO. He’s a big-spending, tax-increasing, government-run-health-care-supporting, bailout-backing, school-choice-opposing, liberal who is the poster child for term limits.” Washington, DC – Today, the Club for Growth PAC released a new web video explaining how to tell that liberal Republican Congressman Mike Simpson […]
Club for Growth PAC Endorses Dan Sullivan For U.S. Senate
Club for Growth President Chris Chocola: “In the Senate, Dan Sullivan will continue the fight for economic freedom and we can’t wait to see him help deliver for America the kinds of pro-growth policies he’s already delivered for Alaska.” Washington, DC – The Club for Growth PAC today announced that it is endorsing former Alaska […]
Club for Growth Action Ad Campaign In Idaho Calls Mike Simpson “Just Too Liberal”
Club for Growth President Chris Chocola: “Career politician Mike Simpson is one of the most liberal, anti-taxpayer Republicans serving in Congress today, which is exactly why it’s so critical that Idaho voters replace him with a constitutional conservative like Bryan Smith.” Washington, DC – Today, Club for Growth Action announced a new TV ad campaign in […]
Club President Chris Chocola at AEI: Who Is Helping The Right More?
Club for Growth Salutes Camp Tax Reform Plan
Club for Growth President Chris Chocola: “We particularly applaud Chairman Camp’s willingness to take on the special interests that predictably screamed bloody murder as soon as he put out his blueprint.” Washington, DC – Today, the Club for Growth issued the following statement on House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp’s proposal for tax reform: […]
Club for Growth: Follow Hensarling’s Lead On Flood Insurance
Club for Growth President Chris Chocola: “House Republican Leadership wants to stick taxpayers with the bill for higher subsidies to beach-front properties, but Congressman Hensarling took a principled stand.” Washington, DC – Today, the Club for Growth issued the following statement commending Congressman Jeb Hensarling’s leadership in opposition to the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act […]
Key Vote Alert – “NO” on the House Flood Bill (HR 3370)
KEY VOTE ALERT “NO” on the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act (HR 3370) The Club for Growth urges all House members to vote “NO” on the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 (HR 3370). A vote is expected later this week. The vote on final passage, and/or any procedural votes, will be included in […]
Club for Growth Releases 2013 Scorecard
Senators Cruz (TX) and Lee (UT) receive perfect scores in 2013; Nine Current Senators Named “Defenders of Economic Freedom” Washington, DC – Today, the Club for Growth released its 2013 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 […]
New Club for Growth Action TV And Radio Ads Say Cochran’s Name All Over Tax Hikes, Bailouts And Debt In Washington
Club for Growth President Chris Chocola: “Senator Thad Cochran has his name plastered over all sorts of buildings in Mississippi, but in Washington, his name is all over debt limit increases, tax hikes, and bailouts.” Washington, DC – Today, Club for Growth Action announced a new TV and radio ad campaign in Mississippi’s Senate race. The […]
Who’s Lost Credibility Now?
In the National Review today, Club for Growth President Chris Chocola takes house GOP leadership to task for abandoning all pretense of principle on the heels of their decision to put a "clean" debt limit increase on the floor: Let’s review: The Republicans voted for the sequester. Then they spent two years talking about how they didn’t […]
Key Vote Alert – “NO” on Clean Debt Ceiling Increase
KEY VOTE ALERT “NO” on Clean Debt Ceiling Increase (S. 540) The Club for Growth urges all Senators to vote “NO” on the upcoming clean debt ceiling increase (S. 540). A vote could happen later today. The vote will be included in the Club’s 2014 Congressional Scorecard. Supporters of this clean debt ceiling increase deserve […]