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March 19, 2013 JLabor, Education & Pensions
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 [...]
March 13, 2013 JBudget & Spending, Health Care & Entitlements
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 [...]
February 27, 2013
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?
January 16, 2013
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 [...]
January 10, 2013
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 [...]