AFP: Obama Connected to IRS Harassment . The White House has tried to distance itself from the growing IRS scandal, but there is a clear pattern emerging that connects undue scrutiny from the IRS with President Obama’s own rhetoric. It’s now clear that at the same time President Obama was attacking AFP by name, the IRS [...]
An important event happens today and we need your help! Tennessee’s state Senate Education Committee holds a hearing on SB 196, legislation that provides education vouchers enabling children to attend the school of their choice. Contact your state legislators by clicking here and tell them you support school choice in Tennessee. No longer would students [...]
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 faces. Others talk [...]
AFP ranks members of Congress based on their votes for economic freedom. Our scorecard is now available on an easy-to-use, interactive online site. How did your legislators vote?
A Statement from AFP President Tim Phillips “President Obama has demanded a clean, hassle-free vote on raising, yet again, the debt ceiling; he should not and will not get it. The debt ceiling fight is another much needed opportunity to refocus on what got us into this mess: years of runaway government spending. AFP urges [...]
Many Americans breathed a sigh of relief when Congress passed a bill to extend many of the tax cuts and delay sequestration in order to avoid the fiscal cliff. However, would Americans be quite so satisfied if they realized the wasteful government spending that was included in so-called emergency legislation? Below is a compilation of [...]
Asks activists to contact Representatives Arlington, VA – Today Americans for Prosperity, the nation’s largest advocate for economic freedom, is asking its more than two million activists nationwide to take action to help prevent a bad deal from going forward. AFP President Tim Phillips said, “It’s deeply disappointing to see Speaker Boehner and President Obama [...]
Releases list of nine “naughty and nice” legislators Arlington, VA- Today, Americans for Prosperity (AFP), the nation’s leading grassroots advocate for economic freedom, announced the release of a new Lame Duck initiative aimed at pressuring Congress to refrain from raising taxes. The effort, “Merry Taxmas” presents AFP’s initial list of naughty and nice legislators and [...]
Retro-Themed Game Allows Gamers to Bag Bad Policies ARLINGTON, VA – Americans for Prosperity (AFP), the nation’s leading grassroots organization in championing economic freedom, recently released its most innovative educational outreach message yet, in the form of a computer game titled “Lame Duck Hunt.” In Lame Duck Hunt, free-market economic policy meets today’s techie culture [...]
Here are the Nashville Metro Council who voted for the whopping 13% property tax increase: ‘Taxpayer Zeros’ Megan Barry, At-Large Member Ronnie Steine, At-Large Member Tim Garrett, At-Large Member Charlie Tygard, At-Large Member Jerry Maynard, At-Large Member Lonnell Matthews Jr., District 1 Frank Harrison, District 2 Walter Hunt, District 3 Brady Banks, District 4 Scott Davis, District 5 [...]
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