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Casey Black DeSantis shows off her Club for Growth coffee mug
Casey Black DeSantis, the wife of Congressman Ron DeSantis (R-FL), recently showed off her Club for Growth mug on her TV show “First Coast Living” down in Jacksonville, FL. Thanks for the shout-out, Casey!
Club for Growth Urges McConnell To Block Hochberg Nomination
Club for Growth President Chris Chocola: “Senator McConnell stood strong when he voted against reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank last year, and we hope he will show leadership again by blocking Fred Hochberg’s nomination and all other nominations to the Export-Import Bank’s board.” Washington, DC – The Club for Growth today urged Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) […]
Chocola: Obama’s Budget Taxes the Middle Class, Too
Club for Growth Action Adds Greg Walden To PrimaryMyCongressman.Com
Club for Growth President Chris Chocola: “We always knew Greg Walden had a liberal record, but he really cemented it with his public opposition to even modest entitlement reform.” Washington, DC – Club for Growth Action today announced that it is adding Congressman Greg Walden (R-OR) to www.PrimaryMyCongressman.com following Walden’s comments opposing modest reforms to Social Security. […]
Club for Growth Calls On Walden To Clarify His Remarks On Chained CPI
Club for Growth President Chris Chocola: “Greg Walden ought to think about clarifying his remarks on chained CPI, and think about clarifying soon.” Washington, DC – The Club for Growth issued the following statement in response to National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Greg Walden’s comments opposing “chained CPI” inflation calculation for Social Security: “Greg Walden doesn’t […]
Club for Growth Opposes Obama Plan To Cap IRA Size
Club for Growth President Chris Chocola: “What’s next – a cap on wealth in general?” Washington, DC – The Club for Growth issued the following statement in response to a proposal in President Obama’s budget that would cap the size of IRAs: “What’s next – a cap on wealth in general?” said Club for Growth President Chris […]
Key Vote Alert – “NO” on Hochberg Re-Nomination to Ex-Im Bank
KEY VOTE ALERT “NO” on Hochberg Re-Nomination to Ex-Im Bank The Club for Growth is urging all Senators to oppose the re-nomination of Fred Hochberg as chairman and president of the Export-Import Bank. This vote, which could include procedural votes, will be included in the Club’s 2013 Congressional Scorecard. In 2008, when President Obama was […]
Confusing Question of the Day
Pryor Votes Against Death Tax Repeal
Club for Growth President Chris Chocola: “Mark Pryor should be held accountable for his vote for this nasty and anti-growth tax.” Washington, DC – Club for Growth President Chris Chocola issued the following statement in reaction to Arkansas Democrat Senator Mark Pryor’s vote late Friday night against full repeal of the Federal estate tax, more commonly […]
Key Vote Alert – Senate Budget Amendments
KEY VOTE ALERT Amendments to the Senate Budget (S. Con. Res. 8) The Club for Growth will be scoring the following amendments during the debate on the Senate budget resolution (S. Con. Res. 8). These votes could be considered as early as today. These votes will be included in the Club’s 2013 Congressional Scorecard. […]
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 […]