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April 08, 2013
AFP President Tim Phillips said, “Today with heavy hearts we mark the passing of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, a stalwart ally of the free market and a powerful defender of liberty. She led her nation with grace, an iron will, and principled values that led to economic prosperity and a stronger nation for all her [...]
April 04, 2013 JBudget & Spending, Health Care & Entitlements
Arlington, VA – Today Americans for Prosperity, the nation’s largest advocate for economic freedom, issued a statement opposing Arkansas-style Medicaid expansion. Some state governors are beginning to express interest in this flawed plan. AFP President Tim Phillips said, “Medicaid is a dead-end system that forces our most vulnerable citizens onto a one-size-fits-all government program, and [...]
March 14, 2013
“Murray’s budget reminds one of Einstein’s definition of insanity…” Arlington, VA – Today Americans for Prosperity president Tim Phillips issued the following statement in response to Senator Murray’s budget proposal: “After four long years of failing to do the most basic function of governing, Senate Democrats have finally put forward a budget. That is good [...]
March 12, 2013 JBudget & Spending
Arlington, VA – Today Americans for Prosperity, the nation’s largest grassroots advocate for economic freedom, released the following statement from AFP president Tim Phillips: “Budget Chair Paul Ryan should be commended for once again crafting a serious federal budget that begins reining in government overspending, which is the greatest threat to economic prosperity our nation [...]
March 08, 2013
Arlington, VA – Today Americans for Prosperity president Tim Phillips issued the following statement: “The jobs report today reminds us again that President Obama is presiding over the slowest economic recovery since the Great Depression. Some 20 million Americans are still looking for work, and at recent growth rates, the jobs gap may not even [...]