Legislative Alerts
May 13, 2013 JBudget & Spending
Americans For Prosperity is proud to participate in a coalition of free-market and conservative organizations in opposing the Farm Bill, which is currently moving through Congress. Although there is a panoply of terrible programs packed into the Farm Bill, the coalition came up with a list of the 12 most objectionable. On behalf of the [...]
May 10, 2013 JBanking & Financial Services
Jason Hughey Last week, President Obama appointed Congressman Mel Watt from North Carolina to be the new director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). If Congress confirms Watt’s appointment, he will replace FHFA’s acting director, Ed DeMarco. This is a major development for federal housing policy because Watt will likely reverse DeMarco’s stance against [...]
May 10, 2013 JBudget & Spending
Americans for Prosperity is proud to support the EASY Savings Act (H.R.1931), which would provide better incentives for federal agencies and grant recipients to return unused funds for deficit reduction.
May 10, 2013 JHealth Care & Entitlements
AFP strongly opposes this attempt to limit competition and increase prescription drug prices, the Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2013 (S. 740, H.R.1588).
May 09, 2013 JBanking & Financial Services
AFP supports the EPA Fair Play Act (S. 830), which would prevent the EPA from retroactively vetoing permits, bringing more permanency and certainty in the permitting process.