Author: Madeline Rainwater
IRS Reportedly Wasted $12 Million on an Unusable Email System
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) just released a report that found the IRS authorized the purchase of $12 million in subscriptions for an enterprise email system that was never properly installed. Besides violating several federal requirements for how these sorts of products are acquired, this is a clear misuse of taxpayer dollars, […]
Afternoon Press Snacks 10.20.16
Happy Thursday, snackers! For today’s throwback Thursday, this piece from August detailing the most likely ways Hillary would raise taxes as President from the Conservative Review And from recent reports, Government spent at least $168 billion more during the last fiscal year than the year before! Daily Signal
Lumber Policy May Spark Trade War
The United States may have another front in a potential trade war: Canada. With protective tariffs forcing Canadian lumber to shutter their doors, American citizens will pay likely pay much higher prices. Read more on this story here!
Afternoon Press Snacks 10.17.16
Hello again, snackers! Here are a few snacks to kick off your week: From a recent ALEC report: state and local gov’t has funded 35 cents of every dollar pledged to pensions, The Daily Signal From the Pennsylvania Senate race: First debate between McGinty and Toomey set to air tonight, Philly News
Afternoon Press Snacks 10.13.16
Good afternoon, snackers! Here are your pre-dinner appetizers: DOJ refuses to hold the EPA accountable for the Colorado mining spill that contaminated a waterway. Yet another example of different rules of law applying to the government than to private citizens: The Hill These five policies from Hillary make her extraordinarily anti-growth, Conservative Review
The Number One Issue That Neither Candidate is Talking About
Ask any American what issues are most important to them this year, and the economy will almost immediately rise as the biggest area of concern. But shockingly, economic issues are rarely discussed in debates. In the second presidential debate on Sunday night, the economy was represented in just one of 23 questions posed to the […]
Afternoon Press Snacks 10.12.16
It’s that time again! Happy snacking: The Club for Growth was proud to sign this letter asking Congress to cease with bailouts for insurance companies under Obamacare, Club for Growth Blog ICYMI: The Federal Trade Commission seems to be considering action against patent trolls in a report released last Thursday. What this means for copyright holders and small businesses remains to be […]
Club for Growth Signs Letter Against Obamacare Bailouts with Conservative Coalition
The Club for Growth is urging Congress to not allow any further bailouts of insurance providers under Obamacare. The Club signed a coalition letter to Congress that warns lawmakers against Obamacare bailouts because they are an express waste of billions in taxpayer funded subsidies, and are extraordinarily anti-growth. For more on this story, click here To […]
Afternoon Press Snacks 10.11.16
Happy Tuesday, snackers! Today, some news regarding a regulatory institution, and some great news coming from the polling covering Wisconsin: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an agency spawned from Dodd-Frank, severely weakened by DC appellate court ruling today, CNN Money New Club for Growth blog post: Club PAC-endorsed candidate Ron Johnson pulls ahead of Russ […]
Ron Johnson Rising in the Polls
In a turbulent time for GOP Senators, Club for Growth PAC-endorsed candidate Sen. Ron Johnson is resonating with Wisconsin voters. In a poll conducted by The Loras College, Johnson leads his opponent by five points, a significant lead in a competitive election year. The full poll results are available here. Club for Growth PAC is a political […]