Issues
November 30, 2011 JBanking & Financial Services
Denounces unfair treatment of conservatives by Mayor Jones
RICHMOND - Americans for Prosperity Virginia (AFP-VA) today stands beside their economic freedom allies at the Richmond Tea Party, who have been singled out for an audit after requesting fair treatment by the city. The Richmond Tea Party audit appears to be nothing more than retaliation for the conservative group seeking refunds of some $10,000 spent on rally permits and fees, arguing that Occupy Richmond activists have not been charged anything for their similar activities.
November 22, 2011 JBanking & Financial Services
By Phil Kerpin
Vice President for Policy
Americans for Prosperity
It now appears the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (the Super Committee) will deadlock, resulting in automatic spending cuts of $1.2 trillion over the next 10 years. Some are decrying this as a failure; Im celebrating it as a victory. Clearly, much more must be done to cut federal spending and avert a fiscal crisis. But real spending cuts were never on the table. What was on the table was a disastrous tax hike that would have undermined our economic recovery and given Washington politicians even more money to spend, undermining the goal of cutting spending.
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November 22, 2011 JEnergy & Environment
Thanks to conservative activists like you, Virginia has earned a reputation for keeping taxes low, creating jobs, and preventing the worst federal regulations from crossing the Potomac. Nonetheless, our work is not done. The new year will bring new challenges and opportunities to advance conservative principles and make Virginia even stronger
That is why we are excited to announce Audrey Berkshire Jackson as the new state director of the Americans for Prosperity Virginia chapter.
Audrey will be working hard to give you a voice in Washington DC, Richmond, and your local government. She will lead AFP VAs on key issues concerning our economic freedom and prosperity.
November 21, 2011 JBudget & Spending
Elected officials support escalates for Mercury Papers contribution to Virginia jobs
Americans for Prosperity Virginia (AFP-VA) is applauding Representative Bob Goodlatte (R-VA-6) for being the latest elected official to take a stand against Greenpeaces vicious attempts to destroy jobs in the Commonwealth. In a letter to the CEOs of Costco, Food Lion, Kmart, Kroger, Sam's Club, Safeway, Target and Wal-Mart, Rep. Goodlatte called on the businesses to resist a Greenpeace-led smear campaign to stop the retailers from buying goods from the Mercury Paper Company, a business that has recently invested $21 million in Strasburg, VA.
November 14, 2011 JBudget & Spending
By James Valvo
Once again President Obama has used extra-congressional powers to block Americas access to affordable, dependable sources of energy. Amid his administrations dizzying array of EPA regulatory rewrites and his green energy political favoritism toward Solyndra, the president just announced that he will delay final approval of the Keystone oil pipeline from Canada that would have transported the product to Gulf Coast refiners. This delay will push the final decision until after the November 2012 elections.
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