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Budget & Spending

Government at all levels is too expensive.  Spending is the real cost of government because every dollar they spend is removed from the private economy through taxation, borrowing or inflation.  Large and expensive government...

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Important Legislation

Rep. Fleischmann’s EASY Savings Act

This bill would provide better incentives for federal agencies...

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Cut Spending Now!

The federal government has a spending problem. Take action...

Energy & Environment

Abundant, affordable energy is a key driver of prosperity. We must unleash resources by removing regulatory barriers and keeping taxes low.  The environment improves with economic growth and prosperity, so an overriding goal of...

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Important Legislation

EPA Fair Play Act

This bill would prevent the EPA from retroactively vetoing...

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End Wind Subsidies, Let the Energy Market Work

Politicians of all stripes frequently say they’re for simplifying...

Health Care & Entitlements

Patients and doctors should control health care decisions, not politicians and bureaucrats.  The biggest driver of federal spending is the cost of health care and entitlement.  Social Security and Medicare must be modernized to...

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Important Legislation

Medicare Part D Rebate Bills

This mandatory “rebate” is no such thing; it’s actually...

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Repeal ObamaCare

The law costs too much, taxes too much and...

Banking & Financial Services

Our financial system is burdened with overlapping, counterproductive regulations.  Housing finance is distorted by government-sponsored entities.  Markets should allocate capital so participants can see the positive and negative results of their risk taking.

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Important Legislation

Rep. Price and Sen. Ayotte’s Pro-Growth Budgeting Act

AFP supports dynamic scoring methodology, which would give Congress...

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Repeal Dodd-Frank

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform bill was supposed to...

Property Rights

Private property is the foundation of economic freedom. The right of property owners to use their property consistent with their own wishes and without harming others should not be infringed by politicians or bureaucrats. ...

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Important Legislation

Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlement Act

The Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlement Act of...

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Stop the EPA’s attack on property rights!

EPA is abusing the Clean Water Act Section 404...

Legislative Alerts

Obama’s Budget: Flawed Tobacco Tax to Fund Ineffective Program

April 10, 2013 J,

By Jason Hughey Last year, President Obama pledged that he would not raise taxes on Americans who earn less than $250,000.  Now, the President is actively proposing a new tax hike for Americans who choose to smoke tobacco products.  The President’s FY2014 budget proposal includes another tax hike on cigarettes and other tobacco products, effectively [...]

President Obama’s Budget Would Punish Savers

April 09, 2013 J,

By Jason Hughey We’re starting to learn about the worrisome policies that the President will include in his new budget.  Although the final details won’t be released until tomorrow, it’s apparent that this budget will present new attacks against our liberty and prosperity. One of the president’s most concerning policies deals with new rules for [...]

Carbon Tax Claims Don’t Hold Up

April 09, 2013 J,

In a recent opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal, George Shultz and Gary Becker attempt to argue, again, why a revenue-neutral carbon tax is good policy.  Their piece makes several easily refutable claims; let’s take each in turn: Claim: “A carbon tax would encourage producers and consumers to shift toward energy sources that emit [...]

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