Author: Madeline Rainwater
Afternoon Press Snacks 10.10.16
For today’s Columbus Day snacks, news on an unprecedented direct carbon tax, an update on legislative funding fights ahead of the lame duck session, and lastly, a story of how the private sector fought back against strangling regulation and won! Washington State voters to decide the fate of the nation’s first carbon tax, AP There could […]
Politifact Wisconsin confirms – Ron Johnson is the Pro Growth candidate for Wisconsin!
Russ Feingold, the Democratic candidate for Senate in Wisconsin, made the false claim that Senator Ron Johnson “helped companies ship jobs overseas” by voting for free trade deals. Economists tell the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that they found no evidence for Feingold’s claim. Meanwhile, Ron Johnson, who is endorsed by the Club for Growth PAC, came […]
Afternoon Press Snacks 10.07.16
A very happy Friday to you, snackers! I’m sorry to say that we’ve got some more rough news out of Congress, looking ahead at possible budget proposals in a lame duck session, and some concerning news on the economy as well. Hopefully we’ll have some “sweeter” snacks next week! This year’s lame duck session will […]
Afternoon Press Snacks 10.06.16
As the week begins to draw to a close, we have some meatier press snacks this time around: Paul Ryan promises to use budget tools to pass the Republican economic agenda, Politico Watchdog organization finds that the government spends at least 1.5 billion on PR and Ads every year, Daily Signal From Matt Kibbe via […]
Afternoon Press Snacks 10.05.16
For today’s snacks, we’ve unfortunately got quite a bit of sour news on the regulation and employment front, but the Club’s own Doug Sachtleben had some positive news regarding the Vice Presidential Debates last night: Pence comes out strong with pro-growth policies, via the Club for Growth Blog New regulations concerning prepaid cards and “mobile wallet” […]
Afternoon Press Snacks 10.04.16
For today’s press snacks: a brief look at Hillary Clinton’s proposed death tax, and (in case you missed it) a very telling Politico-Harvard study on the state of the economy: From the Daily Signal, a look at how Hillary’s death tax would affect many families, not just the very wealthy Most Americans don’t expect significant economic […]
Afternoon Press Snacks 10.03.16
Good afternoon, snackers! It’s that time again! For today’s snacks, some news on trade and a fascinating op-ed on the TPP. Lowest growth projections for world trade since 2009, Daily Signal From Barry Wood, an analysis on the state of trade, and the benefits of TPP for American consumers, via MarketWatch
Afternoon Press Snacks 09.29.16
Good afternoon, snackers! Today’s menu includes a legislative update and a word from our President: Club for Growth President David McIntosh interviewed regarding renewed focus on downballot races, CNN The Club for Growth issued a key vote alert on the stopgap spending bill that passed this week, which means the Club will be incorporating lawmakers’ votes on […]
Afternoon Press Snacks 08.31.16
It’s that time again snackers! First, some good news from Florida and Arizona: Club PAC endorsed candidates Marco Rubio, Ron DeSantis and Paul Gosar have all won their respective primaries! (NY Times; Daily Courier) But the fight is not over in Arizona district 5, where Club PAC endorsed Andy Biggs fell just 1 percentage point […]
Afternoon Press Snacks 08.30.16
Well, at this point they’re probably “Pre-Dinner Press Appetizers”, but I promise they are still worthy of your indulgence! It’s looking like it’s going to be another rough fight in the House over spending, The Hill And, an exclusive interview with Club President David McIntosh in the Politico Playbook* *David’s interview is towards the bottom of […]