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Club for Growth Response To President Obama’s Remarks On Sequestration

 Club for Growth President Chris Chocola: “Republicans and Democrats voted for the debt limit deal that included the sequester, and President Obama signed it into law. They should keep their promise to the taxpayers.”   Washington, DC – The Club for Growth issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s remarks on the sequester:  “Republicans and […]

Watch Out, Speaker Boehner

Here’s the lede to a new article about the Club at National Review: One of the many banes of John Boehner’s speakership is an unassuming former Republican congressman from Indiana named Chris Chocola. Chocola, the president of the Club for Growth, has become an influential congressional disciplinarian, but his hard-line positions have earned insiders’ scorn. […]

Thanks Everyone…

Thank you everyone for the well wishes while I’ve been away.  After Abbie was born, I wasn’t able to distract the bureaucrats – they still issued her a social security number, so my poor girl will forever be in the cross hairs of the government. I’m back in the saddle here at the Club so […]

Club for Growth President Chocola: GOP lacked plan “before the crisis hits'”

Club Vice President Andy Roth is a New Dad!

Congrautlations to Club for Growth Vice President Andy Roth on the birth of his daughter, Abigail Roth! She’s 6lbs, 4oz and both Andy and his wife are doing great.  Abigail’s first question was who she could support in a primary against all the R.I.N.O.’s who have helped saddle her with $52,000 in debt the day […]

Key Vote Alert – “NO” on Sandy Relief Bill (HR 152)

KEY VOTE ALERT “NO” on Senate Fiscal Cliff Deal (HR 8) The Club for Growth urges all members of the U.S. Senate to vote “NO” on the $50 billion Sandy relief bill (HR 152). Consideration on the Senate floor is expected as soon as today. If there is a vote on the package, it will […]

Club for Growth Statement on the GOP Debt Limit Proposal

Club for Growth Will Not Make Debt Limit Proposal A “Key Vote” On Congressional Scorecard  Washington, DC – The Club for Growth today announced that it would not make the debt limit proposal offered by the House Republican Leadership a “Key Vote” on its annual congressional scorecard. Club for Growth President Chris Chocola also issued the following […]

Rep. Thomas Massie’s View on Paul Krugman

POLITICO has an article out today about freshman Rep. Thomas Massie from Kentucky’s 4th congressional district.  Massie was elected with Club member support last year and has had – as far as I can tell – a perfect record on our issues. In the article, Massie told POLITICO that he once took a macroeconomics course […]

Rock Star vs. RINO

RINO Rep. Mike Simpson (Club lifetime rating: 57%) took to the local press in Idaho to criticize his far more conservative colleague, Rep. Raul Labrador (Club lifetime rating: 100%): Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson says fellow Republican Rep. Raul Labrador has forever undermined his effectiveness with an “irresponsible” role in plotting to defeat GOP House Speaker […]

Key Vote Alert – “YES” on Mulvaney Amdt (#4) to HR 152

KEY VOTE ALERT “YES” on Mulvaney Amdt (#4) to HR 152 The Club for Growth urges all members of the U.S. House to vote “YES” on Rep. Mulvaney’s amendment (#4) to the Sandy relief bill (HR 152). Consideration on the House floor is expected later today. This vote will be included in the Club for […]

Club for Growth Praises Efforts Of Mulvaney, Fiscal Conservatives, To Offset Sandy Relief

Club for Growth President Chris Chocola: “Congressman Mulvaney and his allies deserve praise for their efforts to provide an offset to the billions of dollars worth of unpaid-for spending on Sandy relief.”  Washington, DC – The Club for Growth today praised the efforts of fiscal conservatives, led by Congressman Mick Mulvaney (R-SC), to offset disaster appropriations for […]

Key Vote Alert – “NO” on Sandy Relief Bill and Frelinghuysen Amdt.

KEY VOTE ALERT “NO” on the Sandy Relief Bill (HR 152) and Frelinghuysen Amdt. (#2) The Club for Growth urges all members of the U.S. House to vote “NO” on both the $17 billion Sandy relief bill (HR 152) and the Frelinghuysen amendment (#2) to add another $33.67 billion in funding for long-term projects. Consideration […]

Club for Growth President Chris Chocola on MSNBC’s Daily Rundown

Club for Growth President Chris Chocola on C-Span’s Washington Journal

MSNBC’s Morning Joe discusses the impact of the Club for Growth PAC

The “Hell No” Caucus

From the POLITICO: [Freshman Rep. Tom Cotton] is neither a hick, nor a blowhard. But he was virtually invisible until he won an audience with the Club for Growth. The Club has pioneered a technique that has helped make Congress an even more polarized mess. Instead of wasting time on high-profile races, the group intervenes […]

The Old Bulls Are Dwindling

It works both ways, but this POLITICO article makes it sound like this is a bad thing. "The Senate’s old bulls are rapidly fading as a band of more junior members in both parties seek to upend the seniority system that has ruled the chamber for generations. Gone are the likes of Bob Byrd, Daniel Inouye, […]

Club for Growth’s Barney Keller discusses Sandy Relief Funding on MSNBC

Senator Tim Scott Fires Back At NAACP

Tim Scott was elected with Club member support.  

Club for Growth’s Andy Roth Discusses Sandy Relief Funding on CNBC