Budget & Spending Issues
December 15, 2011 JBudget & Spending
"Coalition to Protect Virginia Jobs warns of state economic fallout from capitulating to activist demands, closing local paper company
RICHMOND, VAThe Coalition to Protect Virginia Jobs, a new project committed to safeguarding local businesses and workers against unfounded attacks by out-of-state activist groups like Greenpeace, was officially launched today.
Comprised of leading local organizations including Americans for Prosperity Virginia and the Virginia Federation of Tea Party Patriots, members of CPVJ have united to pursue a shared goal: staving off job loss and other economic fallout by preventing retailersranging from Costco to Krogerfrom capitulating to extremist demands issued by groups such as Greenpeace.
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.
Read more here.
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!
