Topic: Key Vote Alert House and Senate
Key Vote Alert - Cut, Cap, and Balance Pledge
Posted on Jun. 21, 11 | 11:38 AM by Andrew Roth | Topic: Key Vote Alert House and SenateKEY VOTE ALERT
"YES" ON CUT, CAP, BALANCE PLEDGE
"YES" ON CUT, CAP, BALANCE PLEDGE
The Club for Growth strongly supports the Cut, Cap, and Balance pledge and urges all members of Congress to sign it. Signing this pledge will be scored positively on the Club for Growth's 2011 Congressional Scorecard.
The Cut, Cap, and Balance pledge states that the signer will oppose any debt limit increase unless all three of the following conditions are met:
- Cut - Substantial cuts in spending that will reduce the deficit next year and thereafter.
- Cap - Enforceable spending caps that will put federal spending on a path to a balanced budget.
- Balance - Congressional passage (not mere support) of a Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution -- but only if it includes both a spending limitation and a super-majority for raising taxes, in addition to balancing revenues and expenses.
This is a critical moment in our country's history. Congress has proven itself incapable of responsibly handling taxpayers' dollars so constraints need to be placed on the government in order to get our fiscal house in order. The conditions in this pledge help achieve that. Please go here to review and sign the pledge.
Our Congressional Scorecard for the 112th Congress provides a comprehensive rating of how well or how poorly each member of Congress supports pro-growth, free-market policies and will be distributed to our members and to the public.
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Key Vote Alert - “NO” on Currency Exchange Oversight Reform Act
Posted on Jan. 19, 11 | 04:19 PM by Andrew Roth | Topic: Key Vote Alert House and SenateKEY VOTE ALERT
“NO” on Currency Exchange Oversight Reform Act
The Club for Growth urges all members of Congress to vote “NO” on the Currency Exchange Oversight Reform Act recently proposed by Senator Chuck Schumer. While the bill has not yet been introduced, previous versions provide a direct assault on free trade and economic liberty. A vote on this bill will be included in the Club’s 2011 Congressional Scorecard.
This proposal would make it easier for the government to slap punitive tariffs on “nonmarket” economies – in particular China – if an exporting country’s currency is considered misaligned against the U.S. dollar. This is a disastrous proposal that would increase taxes on American consumers, stall the economic recovery, and spark an ugly trade war that would benefit no one.
Supporters of this bill believe that cheap imports from China are harming our nation’s manufacturers, but they fail to realize that China ships intermediary goods and raw materials to the United States, not just final consumer products. These cheap goods are used by our nation’s businesses to produce final products that can be sold at competitive prices. And even if supporters of this bill had a valid argument, the better course of action to spur our nation’s economy is not to punish another country through higher taxes on ourselves, but by lowering taxes on corporate income, capital gains, and dividends. This would ignite economic growth, expand our access into foreign markets, and make American companies more competitive and innovative. We strongly urge all members to not only vote against this bill, but to decline co-sponsorship of it.
Our Congressional Scorecard for the 112th Congress provides a comprehensive rating of how well or how poorly each member of Congress supports pro-growth, free-market policies and will be distributed to our members and to the public.
UPDATE: As of today, this bill has still not been considered (02/08/2011).
Permalink: http://www.clubforgrowth.org/perm/?postID=14690
UPDATE: As of today, this bill has still not been considered (02/08/2011).
Member Comments (1)
Key Vote Alert - "YES" on Repeal of ObamaCare
Posted on Jan. 06, 11 | 02:33 PM by Andrew Roth | Topic: Key Vote Alert House and SenateKEY VOTE ALERT
“YES” on Repeal of ObamaCare (HR 2)
The Club for Growth urges all House members to vote “YES” on the full repeal of the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act” and the related reconciliation healthcare provisions (Public Laws 111-148 and 111-152). This proposal is expected to be considered next week. This vote will be included in the Club’s 2011 Congressional Scorecard.
As we wrote in an earlier key vote alert, this healthcare law betrays the principles of limited government and individual liberty that our Founding Fathers relied on when they crafted the Constitution. It hinders growth, includes an unconstitutional individual mandate to buy insurance, raises taxes, and massively increases the size of government.
Members who vote “NO” on HR 2 who also signed our Repeal It pledge will be considered in violation of that pledge.
Our Congressional Scorecard for the 112th Congress provides a comprehensive rating of how well or how poorly each member of Congress supports pro-growth, free-market policies and will be distributed to our members and to the public.
UPDATE: The House voted to repeal ObamaCare, 245-189, on January 19, 2011. The Club sent out a similar alert to the Senate on February 1, 2011. The Senate subsequently voted 47-51.
Permalink: http://www.clubforgrowth.org/perm/?postID=14653
UPDATE: The House voted to repeal ObamaCare, 245-189, on January 19, 2011. The Club sent out a similar alert to the Senate on February 1, 2011. The Senate subsequently voted 47-51.
Member Comments (3)
