Newsroom
March 01, 2013
A year ago today we were stunned by the loss of the prolific, insightful and passionate new-media general Andrew Breitbart. Breitbart’s persona was larger than life and his impact far more powerful than even he realized. It is fitting then that his zany style and online ferocity effectively converted an army of thousands, each one [...]
February 28, 2013 JBudget & Spending, Taxes
With the sequester set to cut government overspending on March 1 by $85 billion, reports are now beginning to surface of government agencies cutting back on some of the wasteful spending that many free market advocates have been pushing for years. As FoxNews reports, government agencies are looking to cut back on their travel budgets [...]
February 27, 2013 JBudget & Spending
Mark Lucas wouldn’t mind seeing America’s defense budget cut by billions. “There’s quite a bit of waste within the military,” Lucas, who serves as Iowa state director for the conservative group Americans for Prosperity (AFP), told ABC News. “Being in there for 10 years, I’ve seen quite a bit of it.” With the budget sequester [...]
February 26, 2013 JBudget & Spending, Taxes
Arlington, VA – Today, Americans for Prosperity (AFP), the nation’s foremost advocate for economic freedom, issued the following statement in response to the President’s campaign-style speech in Newport News, VA. AFP President Tim Phillips said, “It’s not the least bit surprising to hear President Obama refuse to support any serious effort to rein in government [...]
February 24, 2013 JBudget & Spending
Like a breathless 13 year old girl at a One Direction concert, President Obama raced around the nation over the last week attempting to frighten Americans into opposing the modest cuts to the federal budget due through the sequester process on March 1. Never mind that the sequester was President Obama’s idea. Never mind that [...]