Club for Growth gives GOP a midterm affordability message

Memo targets the cost of living

Club for Growth is circulating a two-page memo and a 76-page policy packet to Republican lawmakers ahead of the November midterms. The conservative organization argues that voters remain concerned about what they pay for everyday goods, even when the rate of inflation slows.

The group attributes higher costs to deficit spending, subsidies, government requirements and policies that restrict supply. It is urging Republicans to connect current prices to the federal government’s expansion during the COVID-19 pandemic under the Biden administration.

The memo offers Republicans a way to answer criticism over current living costs while making a broader case against federal intervention in the economy. It does not tie that strategy to a particular congressional race or candidate.

Proposed response and a potential conflict

Club for Growth’s policy approach calls for lower federal spending, more construction, increased energy production, greater competition in health care and more choices for workers and families. The group argues that those changes would address the underlying drivers of costs rather than offset prices with federal payments.

The memo specifically urges lawmakers to resist subsidies in areas where prices are rising. It points to Affordable Care Act premium tax credits as an example and argues that subsidies and regulation can deepen government involvement in private markets. COVID-era enhancements to those credits expired at the beginning of 2026.

That position could conflict with President Donald Trump’s proposal to give every American adult if Republicans win the midterms. Several Republican lawmakers were hesitant to support that proposal when asked about it by Fox News.