Issues
November 08, 2011 JBanking & Financial Services
The Obama Administration today released the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Five-Year Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Development Plan, but did not see fit to include Virginia in the proposal. Virginia officials have long sought to be able to explore for oil and natural gas off the Atlantic coast, a position with which Americans for Prosperity-Virginia wholeheartedly agrees.
AFP-Virginia state director Trixie Averill today issued the following statement:
This proves once again that President Obama does not care a lick about job creation in Virginia or efforts to achieve energy independence. After playing keep-away with Virginias desire for oil and gas exploration rights over many months, he has now finally turned his back on the possibility of millions of dollars in private investment and the creation of thousands of jobs in the Commonwealth.
November 02, 2011 JBudget & Spending
Greenpeace attacks prompt strong defense of Virginia employer from Lt. Governor Bill Bolling
Americans for Prosperity Virginia applauds the leadership of Virginias Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling following his letter to national retailers to support a Virginian paper company in the face of a smear campaign by Greenpeace. The letter, which was sent to the CEOs of Costco, Food Lion, Kmart, Kroger, Sam's Club, Safeway, Target and Wal-Mart called on the retailers to reject Greenpeaces attacks and to show support for their customers and suppliers by standing with Mercury Paper, the company targeted in the smear campaign. Lieutenant Governor Bollings action joins the nearly 500 Virginians who have recently sent letters to the CEOs urging the retailers to denounce Greenpeaces threats and to stand by Mercury Paper.
October 31, 2011 JBudget & Spending
[img_assist|nid=25328|title=AFP Energy Bus|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=300|height=154]Tired of limousine liberals using your tax money for their green energy projects that never work?
If you agree with us that energy prices do not have to be so high, if we would only:
Explore domestic energy production
Build pipelines to transport oil from Montana and Canada rather than the volatile Middle East
Stop energy tax hikes, with similar intent as cap-and-trade, that benefit companies like Solyndra
Expand refinement capacity here in America
Join Americans for Prosperity and American Energy Alliance for our Energy for America Tour as we make stops in Virginia.
Stop by and sign the bus or visit our activist hub and take action today!
October 24, 2011 JBudget & Spending
Americans for Prosperity - Virginia (AFP-VA) needs you to help us stand up for a local Virginia business and its workers against Greenpeace's radical agenda.
Click here to take action today!
Their latest campaign against Wal-Mart, Target, Kroger, Kmart, Sam's Club, Safeway and Costco is aimed at putting Virginia-based Mercury Paper Inc., an American supplier of low-cost paper products such as Oasis Branded toilet paper, out of business. This effort threatens jobs and economic growth in Virginia at a time when we can ill afford to turn our backs on new job creation.
Americans for Prosperity Virginia (AFP-VA) has expressed its firm opposition to this campaign by Greenpeace and the impact it will have on workers and consumers. But we need your help today.
October 17, 2011 JBanking & Financial Services
Americans have tightened their belts, so should Washington!
For decades, Washington has continued to borrow and spend at a pace that is not sustainable. Washington is borrowing nearly 40 cents of every dollar we spend and the US debt is now the same size as our entire economy.
You and I understand that our families could not survive borrowing at the same rate, but Washington continues to use the same budgeting gimmicks and accounting tricks to hide our financial crisis.
Thats why Americans for Prosperity-Virginia is pleased to announce our Cut Spending Now! Tour, which will be rolling through Roanoke and Fredericksburg on Tuesday, October 25, 2011.
Roanoke Event
Who: Hard-working, concerned citizens such as YOURSELF!
What: Cut Spending Now Tour rally and lunch
Where: Fallon Park, Roanoke 2150 Dale Avenue (Elm Ave turns into Dale, park on left)
When: Tuesday, October 25th at 12 noon
